Christmas Kickstart #109

I knew right away what I would do with the theme at Christmas Kickstart.

They want images wearing a hat and I couldn't think of a better one than Penny Black's Snowy.

I paper pieced his hat and scarf with some Gingham from Honey Bee and added Fluff it Paste to his brim and pom pom.  The background is a press plate from Spellbinders called Snowflake Shimmer and was pressed with Unicorn White on SB Celestial.  To keep Snowy from fading into the snow, I put him on a vellum Stylish Oval from SB.  The sentiment is from PFS.  

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Tic Tac Toe #235

I'm finally able to do a little card making and i have a card for Tic Tac Toe - blue, snowman sparkle.

I used my favorite Snowy from Penny Black, coloring him with Zigs and paper piecing his scarf.  The  sparkle on his hat, the snow on the tree from Altenew and the ground is Snowflake Tinsel embossing powder from Ranger. I'm disappointed in how yellow it looks and that you can't really get the full sparkle effect in the photo.  The sentiment is from Hero Arts.

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52 Christmas Card Throwdown - 11.23

52 Christmas Card Throwdown was really a challenge this week.  I don't do a lot of scenes and have few critters but I did have one stamp set that worked for their 'Snowman and Deer' theme.

Both images are from Your Next Stamp's Snowglobe set but they were too big to both fit in that globe so I made my own using WaffleFlower Nested Domes.  The background was inked with Speckled Egg DI and the figures colored with PolyChromos pencils.  The snowflakes are from PPP.

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Double D - Snow

When I think of snow, which we have plenty of on the ground now, I think of Snowy, my favorite Penny Black snowman.  I had one all ready to go for the challenge at Double D.  You can see their moodboard below.

His scarf and hat are paper pieced and his brim has the same Wanderlust embossing powder as the edge of the torn snow.  The snowflakes, cut from Altenew Dazzling Diamond cardstock, are from the same set.  The sentment is also from Penny Black.  Doesn't he just make you smile?

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CAS Christmas - June 2021

I'm glad CAS Christmas is a monthly challenge because it gave me time to order a snowman for their current challenge.  I have a couple of snowman stamps at home but I only really like one of them so he's been over used. ;)  Here's my new one from Penny Black.

I colored him with Zigs, die cut him and placed him on a panel cut with MFT's wonky stitched rectangle to which I did a light ink blending.  The sentiment is from the same stamp set. 

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Inspired By #153

I kept looking at the photo inspiration at Inspired By and had half a card in mind when I ran across a die I hadn't used in a while.  It was a gift from My Favorite Things when Nancy, Michele and I visited a few years ago for Kathy Racoosin's Road Trip.

It's called Filled With Joy and has options to use in place of the O - like a snowman.  Perfect for the challenge.  I put the dies on a silver flocked paper and added a few snowflakes from other companies. 

This is starting my stash for next year.  I have another one to post later on and I will be making slider cards to hold gift cards for my grandchildren that I will show you when they're done.

Thanks for dropping by.  Have a great week!

Just Us Girls #515 - Photo Week

Ready for winter?  I know I'm not but Maria has a wintery photo to inspired your cards for this week's photo challenge at Just Us Girls.

After seeing this I thought I need to get some cute snowman stamps.  I have a couple but they are too large for a scene like this.  Then I remembered the darling one I HAD to have from PB.  I mean I NEVER buy wood block stamps but Snowy is so endearing that I broke my rule.  He's still a little large for the scene but you can overlook that with his cuteness.

I started by stamping the trees from Deep Red (I love those trees!!) in HA Field Greens.  Snowy was colored with Zigs and some Puff ep added to his Pom Pom.  A little Snippet stamp from PB made a great sentiment.

Thanks for dropping by and have a wonderful weekend.

CAS(E) This Sketch #300

Sketch #300!  What a landmark for CAS(E) This Sketch.  I just had to play along.

I got the 'Filled with Joy' card kit as a favor when I was at My Favorite Things with Michele and Nancy in September. Everything you see except for the background paper and the holly leaves were included in the kit. 

I hope your week is off to a great start. Thanks for dropping by. 

CAS(E) This Sketch #298

Hey all.  It's good to be back.  This is my first post in almost three weeks.  Except for scheduled Design Team posts.  It took a while after our 'work project' in North Carolina to get other responsibilities out of the way and find my mojo.  It's amazing what you forget after a short time away.  Or is it just me? 

I colored a few images at the beginning of the month for part of the 30 Day Coloring Challenge and turned one into a card for CAS(E) This Sketch.

The snowman was colored with Polychromos pencils with a little 'unnoticeable' glitter embossing thrown onto the snowballs and ground.  That same glitter embossed the snowflakes from CAS-ual Fridays and a sentiment border from SSS runs along side.

I worked on another card most of the afternoon and half of it ended in the recycle bin.  That kind of discouraged me but I'm hoping to salvage the other half and get started on a few more cards for challenges.

Thanks for dropping by.  Being gone put me way behind on commenting but I hope to do some catch up soon. 

CAS Christmas Challenge

I loved the little snowman from Penny Black and even though he is a wood stamp I bought him anyway.  He's perfect for the CAS Christmas Challenge.

I paper pieced him with DSP and glitter paper, popped him up on a ragged cut panel and one that has snowflakes embossed on it.  The sentiment is also from PB, popped up over the one that got a little embossing powder on it and was difficult to read. 

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Inspired By #1

I heard from Michele who heard from Leanne about a 'new' challenge called Inspired By.  (Uh oh.  Now that REO song is running through my head.) I had to check it out - the challenge not the song - and this is the photo inspiration. 

It inspired me to make this.

I knew I wanted to heat emboss the CF snowflakes on kraft but then what?  I went searching for a sentiment and thought this would be perfect.  All I needed was the little snowman from Stampendous and some MFT snowflakes in glitter cs to finish it up.

Thanks for dropping by and sharing a little of your time with me.  It does take the chill off. 😊

Merry Monday #235

It's been too warm here for a snowman to exist so he'll have to live on my card for Merry Monday.

He comes from Inky Antics and is colored with Zigs.  An Avery Elle curve cut an opening so I could emboss the rest of the panel with a snowflake folder and pop it up.  The sentiment comes with the stamp set and I colored some Bristol the same as the jacket to stamp and emboss it on.

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CASology # 230 and The Heart Desires #8

Cold is the perfect cue word for CASology as it is bitter cold here in Michigan.  It brings to mind mittens and hats and heaters and warm blankets.  Yes, warm blankets and snowmen. Not for them but for me and my card. ;)

A little Stampendous snow person colored with Zigs on an embossed quilt with the perfect sentiment from My Craft Spot (closed).  I think he looks a lot like the snowman on the mood board at The Heart Desires so he's off to their gallery too.

Thanks for dropping by and keep warm.

Muse CV #66 and CAS(E) This Sketch #194

I've been busy crafting up a storm and I'm going to post two cards today for two different challenges before I lose track of deadlines and miss them. You don't ever do that, do you? ;)

First up is Muse Christmas Visions.  I haven't played with them in a while but Chriss's card was so cute and I had a stamp that wanted to play along.

The snowman and sentiment are from Inky Antics colored with Intense pencils, something else I haven't used in a while.  A little Spectrum Noir glitter pen was essential on the star, tinsel and fur part of the hat.  I wish my photography was better so you could see it.

Chriss's card

The next card is for CAS(E) This Sketch and I'm not crazy about it but it is what it is.

I tried a non-traditional color scheme with my W & W holiday trimmings stamps.  Guess why there's a strip of aqua mist paper across the top.  Yup, I goofed on my HLS sentiment and this was the only way I could think to fix it.  Actually I think it adds a little dimension so I'm okay with it.

I have quite a stack of Christmas cards already and I'm not sure when I made them unless it was last December after I had already sent out my cards.  I hope you've gotten a good start on yours.

Time Out #52 and Muse: Christmas Visions #37

The sun is shining, oh happy day!  If often sing this song when the weather breaks and it's beautiful out.  So why am I on the computer?  Because I have two cards to show you.

This one is for Time Out using my new SSS Roses for You and inspired by this card by Marjan for the 'CASE with your own twist' challenge.

I used a TH stencil with Peeled Paint DI on Linen cardstock.  I told you I'd use it, Anita ;).  I stamped the flowers and did a loose watercolor with Altenew and Distress inks.  The sentiment is from CF. The wonderful Kim of Cupcakes, Cards and Kim celebrated a 'big' birthday recently and  Kylie has a link up at her blog, Kylie's Addicted to Stamps for us to send our birthday wishes.  This card will be going there.

Here is my card for Muse: Christmas Visions

based on this card by Emily Leiphart.

I used my PTI jar stamps and dies, coloring the snowman's clothing with DI and adding some white enamel accents to cover the stamped snow dots.  I'm not sure that was the best thing to do but it looks good from a certain angle.

Here's hoping you have a happy day.

Curtain Call - Plush and Plaid & LIM #248

This is my second post for today.  Sometimes when I plan to enter a card into more than one challenge, I forget to check the deadlines on all of them.  Such is the case with this card.  I made it for Curtain Call's Plush and Plaid challenge but knew it would fit with Less Is More's paper piecing challenge and their deadline is fast closing in.  So without further ado - my card.

The snowman is from Penny Black.  I stamped and fussy cut his hat and scarf from an old, old scrap of paper, making a plain green cuff.  His pom pom uses my new Snow Marker which puffs up when you heat it. I just wish it was whiter.  I edged the snow mound with VersaMark and snow embossing glitter.  Then after the fact, I decided to add some snowfall using the SSS stencil.  You can barely see it in the photo and it would have looked better to do that first.  Oh well, live and learn.  Seems I've been doing a lot of learning lately.

I'm definitely not dreaming of that white stuff just yet.  Are you?