Spellbinders Snowflake View | D.Ann's Crafting Whims

Hello, again! I’m back with another fun cocoa card:

I love that sweet sentiment: Friends are marshmallows in the cocoa of life!

The layers were inspired by Kraftin’ Kimmie’s December Layout (you KNOW they didn’t come from plain Jane me!) and the colors came from Simon Says Stamp’s Wednesday Challenge: Ice Inspiration:

Did you know how easy it is to DIY your own glitter cardstock colors if you don’t have the right one? I just took a Copic marker to some gold glitter cardstock and instantly had the olive color I needed:

I also added some bling to the girls’ hair ornaments and mugs with a Spectrum Noir Sparkle Pen. Oh, and I couldn’t resist adding chocolate mustaches from the cocoa! : )

I even added a little decoration on the inside:

Supplies used:

Spellbinders dies: Opulent Ovals, Gold Labels One, Snowflake View
Kraftin’ Kimmie Stamps: Cocoa Friends & Beary Big Hugs (mug)
Memento dye inks: Tuxedo Black and London Fog (inside)
Copic Markers:
- Auburn Hair: E04, 25, 37; R39
- Blonde Hair: E11, 31; Y24, 32
- Rest: C1, 3, 5; E000, 00, 02, 13, 25, 74; G99; R20; RV19, 34; YG63 W1, 3, 5
Spectrum Noir Sparkle pen – Clear
Pebbles, Inc. Pearlescent Chalks Jewel Tones
Core’dinations cardstock: White, Gray
DCWV Glitzy Glitter cardstock stack fuchsia, gold and silver
Misc. Adhesive

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A special thanks to all you dear sweet marshmallows in my life!! : )

~D.Ann

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We’re winding down to the end of the Winter Coffee Lovers Blog Hop – tomorrow is the final day! I kinda feel like this kitty today!

I think the dog days of summer are matched by the kitty days of winter, don’t you?! >^.^<

This is one of the few snowy wintry items in my crafty stash. I only have it because I got it as blog candy from the very generous Tina. (Thanks again!) I fell in love with this cute little digi from Sami Stamps at the Cat Lovers Hop and it’s still on available for free HERE, if you’d like to get it and see the rest of the adorable Cats in Cups set she has. I like using dark copies of a die behind a light copy to give it a shaded edge. The frame around the sentiment that I made up and printed out are just the ends of the die cut off and adhered together.

Here’s a better angle to see the Wink of Stella on the snowflakes. Just a pinch for a nice finishing touch!

Oh, and I was looking through my photo gallery and found a picture I had taken a few weeks ago in anticipation of National Cocoa Day, but forgot to share:

I also wanted to try using STENCILS to sprinkle powdered sugar over cocoa for designs, but I got mixed results. Mostly because the cocoa was too hot and melted the sugar…