Getting more uses out of a seasonal stamp!

   Hi there, today I'm going to show how a wintry stamp can be used for more than just Christmas and wintry cards. I'm always trying to find ways to get the most out of my stamps and this idea works perfectly. My son wanted Valentine's for his class, but being a boy didn't want to girly. So I decided that the snowman stamp from  CTMH would work with a few changes

   For the base of the card I used my Artiste cartridge from CTMH. I can't remember what size I cut the base out at unfortunately I made a template for the heart so I could have it a different colour. I embossed the heart and the band that goes around the card  in the big shot with the poka-dot  folder from Stampin-up. I inked the edges of the heart and the card base with a ink. 

   This is an up close look at the band that goes around the card. I decided it needed a little sparkle, so I put a piece of scotch tape on the inside ( sticky side facing out) and applied glitter to the tape. You are still able to see through the opening but the glitter just gave it that little something.

   For the inside I decided use the snowman stamp. Now this is not what I would normally use for Valentine's Day but with a few changes it works great. I coloured the snowman with my CTMH watercolour markers, which are no longer available.
    So to make these work for the Valentine's theme I punched out small hearts that I covered in glitter and used them in place of snowballs. I also embossed the white paper with the the same folder that I used on the heart. The words are also from the snowman stamp set. I decided to replace the O in Love with a glitter heart to make it feel like a Valentine's. I think that this card really works well for a boy's Valentine's card. Once  you close this card up we decided that is needed some candy, so we put a sucker inside each one. You could put a small bag of candy inside instead.
  Well that's all for today. I hope everyone has a great weekend and I'll be back on Monday!