How to Create Valentine’s Day Snow Globes Using iPhone Stickers
iPhone Stickers make it easy to turn people, pets, or objects into reusable cutouts — and with a little creativity, you can use them to build fun images like Valentine’s Day snow globes.
This tutorial walks through the full process, from creating a sticker to placing it inside a snow globe image and customizing the final design using built-in iPhone tools.
🎓 What You’ll Learn
How to create a photo sticker from a person or subject
Where to find and download snow globe images
How to place stickers inside another image
How to customize snow globes using Markup tools
How to save and share the finished photo
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🧩 Creating a Photo Sticker on iPhone
The first step is creating a sticker from a person or subject in a photo. Stickers allow you to isolate the subject and reuse it across multiple images.
This process uses Apple’s built-in subject detection.
Open Photos and choose a photo with a clear subject
Swipe up to activate subject detection
Tap the animated outline around the subject
Select Add Sticker to save it for later use
🖼 Finding and Downloading Snow Globe Images
Once the sticker is created, you’ll need a snow globe image to place it into. These images can come from messages, saved files, or external websites.
High-quality images work best for realistic results.
Download snow globe images from a trusted source
Save the image directly to Photos
Open the image in a new tab for best quality before saving
✂️ Preparing the Snow Globe Photo
Before adding stickers, it helps to prepare the snow globe image. Apple’s editing tools allow quick adjustments to improve the final result.
This step is optional but recommended.
Open the snow globe image in Photos
Tap Edit to access adjustment tools
Adjust brightness, contrast, or crop if needed
Use the Cleanup tool if unwanted elements appear
✏️ Adding Stickers Using Markup
Stickers are added using the Markup tool rather than standard photo editing. This gives you precise placement control.
Markup also allows layering and resizing.
Tap the Markup pencil icon
Tap the plus button in the bottom corner
Select Add Sticker
Choose the sticker you created earlier
🔄 Positioning and Resizing the Sticker
Once added, the sticker can be positioned inside the snow globe. Using two fingers gives full control over placement and rotation.
Small adjustments make a big difference visually.
Drag the sticker into the globe area
Pinch to resize
Rotate with two fingers as needed
Keep the sticker within the globe’s boundaries
❄️ Adding Snow and Decorative Effects
To make the image feel more realistic, you can draw snow and add decorative elements directly in Markup.
This step adds depth and personality.
Select the crayon tool
Change the color to white
Adjust thickness and opacity
Draw short strokes to simulate falling snow
Use Undo if you accidentally move the sticker
❤️ Adding Text, Emojis, and Final Touches
Markup allows additional customization with text, shapes, and emojis. These finishing touches help personalize the image for Valentine’s Day.
Keep additions minimal for the best visual balance.
Add text for a Valentine’s message
Insert heart emojis or shapes
Adjust size and placement carefully
💾 Saving and Sharing Your Snow Globe
Once finished, the image can be saved directly back to Photos. From there, it’s ready to send or share.
No extra apps are required.
Tap Done to exit Markup
Tap Done again to save the image
Share via Messages, AirDrop, or social apps
