Tuesday 14 October 2014

Papertrey Ink and Stamping Boutique Snowman card.

Hello everyone and a very warm welcome to Maarit from Violet's Corner, who is joining us as a new follower. Maarit works as a teacher in Sweden, is a member of a number of Design Teams, and her blog is full of inspirational projects. Do pop over to say hello.

It is time for another challenge over at Holly Jolly Christmas

Holly Jolly Christmas Challenge

and this time Julie is challenging us to use snowmen on a project. We are sponsored this time by 

The Stamping Boutique

and 


I used an image from the Stamping Boutique called Chubby Snowman, and I decided to try a large format 8 inch by 8 inch card for a change.



 I started by colouring the image with Copic Markers and then added some chalk to enhance the snowbanks. Some glitter was put on the hat and birdhouse before I added some snow fall with a white gel pen. Some Glossy Accents on the buttons finished him off and I then matted him onto some black card. The blue card was embossed with a Cuttlebug E/F, and the Snow words were cut with a Papertrey Ink die and stamped with a snowflake background stamp. The words 'let it' were cut on mySilhouette Cameo.

 I must confess that after I challenged myself to use a larger format, I was tempted to change my mind when I had the blank card in front of me. I wondered how I would fill the space - but I'm glad I continued and might try this again!

Why not pop over to the Holly Jolly Christmas Blog and check out all the inspiration from my talented Teamies.



I'd like to enter this into the following challenges

Keep it Simple use threes - 3 snow die cuts and 3 musical notes.

The Glory of Christmas  - snowman

Kitty Bee Designs Aloha challenge - use die cuts or punches.

Christmas at Sweet Stampin' - snowflakes

Addicted to Stamps and More - anything goes

Thanks for stopping by.

Hugs
Carol x



15 comments:

Linda Anderson said...

So sweet Carol!! Love your die cut words, how perfect for this adorable snowman. The black mats sure do make every layer pop.

Linda

Marybeth said...

Darling snowman card, Carol! Love the crisp clean look and as always your coloring is perfect!

Jacquel said...

I love this Carol! The image, textured background & sentiment is perfect...great work Hun!
DT Sis Jackie

Pink Unicorn said...

Carol, this is such a great card, I love how you coloured the image to fit so well with the blue background and the sentiment is great!

Sue said...

Love your cute snowman and lovely embossed background, adorable card! Thank you for joining us at ATSM.

Joyce said...

This is so adorable, and colored perfectly. Hope you don't have snow just yet.

Cindy van Oorschot said...

Adorable Carol, love the lettering too.
Cindy😊

sweet art designs said...

Love the colours, embossing, colouring...well just the whole thing! Thank you for sharing with us at the Glory of Christmas. - Myrna DT

Sue said...

Ohhhhh I love this Carol! its so cute love it all...huggles Sue xxx

Wei Wei said...

Adorable snowman! Love the color and image! Thank you for sharing at ATSM!

Grenouille Greetings said...

Your prettily embossed background is just perfect to showcase your cute snowman and lovely lettering. It's great to see you playing along with the CASSettes at Christmas at Sweet Stampin'.
Hugs, Lesley

Benzi said...

Wow! I just had to backtrack and comment on this pretty card. I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE snowmen and this card is just adorable....every inch. I really like the larger format...looks awesome.

Leanne said...

oh what a fun card!! Love the embossed background and the fun scene. Wonderful use of the dies too!!
Mahalo for joining us at Kitty Bee Designs Aloha Friday Challenges (#34). Good luck!

Helen said...

Beautiful - that embossed background really make the image pop.

Thanks for joining us at The Glory of Christmas challenge.

Helen x

mixamatoasties said...

Great.

Thanks for sharing at CASS.

Susan

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