VIDEO | Using Cardstock Scraps to Create Mini Scenes

Hello there, today I have two tags to share using the Altenew Winter Village Die Set. The dies are so tiny that it is a perfect opportunity to use up cardstock scraps. 

Whilst I try not to be, I am a bit of a hoarder when it come to cardstock! I do keep lots of little bits of cardstock because they come in handy for things like this! How about you? Do you keep little bits of cardstock? 

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For the tags, I started off by die cutting two of the medium sized Altenew Terrific Tags Dies from Altenew Caribbean Sky Cardstock. I then added ink blending on top with Altenew Persian Blue and Ultraviolet Fresh Dye Inks. I focused the ink towards the top of the tags and faded it to the colour of the cardstock towards the bottom. 

I placed the tags in my Splat Box, mixed Altenew Titanium White Artists' Gouache with a little water and splattered it onto the tags to create snow fall. I then set them aside to dry while I worked on the scenes. 

I die cut another two tags from white cardstock and cut them down further using the landscape die in the Altenew Winter Village Die Set, to create snowbanks. They were adhered to the bottom of the tags using Altenew Glue Tape. I then die cut the houses from Altenew Blush and Volcano Lake Cardstock and the roof and doors from Altenew Coral Bliss and Lagoon Cardstock. 

The pieces were adhered together using Bearly Art Glue and then I added a little vellum behind the windows. The trees were cut from Altenew Parrot and Forest Fern Cardstock. The trees were adhered to to the tags flat and the houses adhered with Altenew Instant Dimension Foam Tape. 

I stamped the 'happy holidays' sentiment from the Altenew Pocket Sentiments Stamp Set onto white cardstock using Altenew Obsidian Pigment Ink twice. They were die cut out using the coordinating dies and adhered to the tags. I added twine through the top of the tags and tied in bows and then to finish, added white gel pen dots of snow to the trees and houses. 

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Here is the video showing how I made the tags:

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