For the July Technique Challenge - to create a scene and use it for your background. I made my snowy scene using stencil butter and a few different snow stencils, and I die cut the trees. Then I built my layout on top. Pic is of Twinkie and Sky in the snow.

Background paper: Echo Park Weathered Wood Grain
Cardstock: Concord & 9th

Embellishements:
Flowers - Bo Bunny
Puffy Hearts and Asterisks - Elle's Studio
Tag - Bo Bunny
Snowflake Vellum - Recollections
Die - Studio Light Pine Trees Die

Stenciling:
TCW Pearl White Stencil Butter
Studio Light Snow Background Stencil
Simon Says Stamp Snowflakes and Bank Stencil
Simon Says Stamp Winter Flurries Layering Stencil