It's a while since I made a Christmas card featuring a snowman, but that's what Sue J asked us to make for today's Christmas Card Club challenge. So I thought it was about time I used one of my favourite Stampotique stamps by Jo Capper-Sandon, colouring just a bit with spectrum noirs. I stamped this on to an offcut piece of hammered white card to give a bit of texture. The scalloped circles were cut with nesties. The backgrounds were made with my eBosser with the lovely Embossaliious 'star of wonder 8 x 8 embossing folder. The pieces used were all snippets left from earlier makes, so I'm into the playground for Pixie's crafty snippets week 91.
As ever, with mirror card it was difficult to get a photo without too much reflection. You can't really see, but the circular Craftwork cards sentiment says 'with love at Christmas', mounted on to a piece of glittered white ribbon from Hobbycraft.
I've based the card on the sketch given for Christmas card challenges week 43:
This is also for:
Facebook A card a day
Crafter's companion September: embossing
A creative romance: dies or punches
Just inspirational: die cuts or punches shapes
Oldie but a goodie: dies and punches - the stamp is well over six months old
Fussy & fancy 98: punches and dies
Stuck on u: die cut challenge stars
Creative card crew 45: Christmas
LEJ 71: winter wishes
One crazy stamper September: Christmas
Pile it on 38: cool or warm colours
Flourishes timeless 238: let it shine
Craftitude 49: anything goes
Jo's scrap shack funday Friday 18: anything goes
Pink by design: anything goes
4 krafty girlz 2: anything goes
Designed to color 20: anything goes
Get creative September card challenge: anything goes
DL.ART thankful Thursday September: anything goes
Inky linky 30
Sister act 25
Inspire me Fridays 121
52 card pick up 2.38
This is lovely Hazel love that cute image! what a great card huggles Sue xxxx
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ReplyDeleteI love your snowman Hazel. I don't think I've made a card with a snowman before today for some strange reason. I love that embossing folder. Gorgeous. Christine xx.
ReplyDeleteBrilliant Hazel - I love the watercolour effect with the hammered card. Great sketch to work to as well.
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Beautiful card Hazel! Love all the snowflake touches embossed into your card. Thanks for playing along with us this week for our Timeless Tuesday Challenge at Flourishes!
ReplyDeleteWhat a really wonderful Christmas card. The snowman image is gorgeously traditional and I love the minimal colouring. Gorgeous colour blue and I really like the embossed snowflakes.
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This is so lovely and shimmery and sparkly! I can imagine how pretty it must be IRL!
ReplyDeleteLove that snowman image!
So lovely. I love your challenges and cards, and I'm just thrilled that you shared your talents with us this week. Hope to see you again at Christmas Card Challenges.
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This is a lovely card !! Thank you for joining us at Pile it On Challenges !
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Beautiful Snowman-I love the colouring on him-and your backing panels are perfect :)
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Love all the textures and framing of your very stylish snowman Hazel. He's super! Zx
ReplyDeleteA wonderful detailed creation Hazel. Thank you for sharing with us at Crafter's Companion Monthly Challenge.
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A super-stunning card Hazel, love the cheeky snowman and those snippets you used are really perfect for the Playground!
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Beautiful. Love the embossed papers.
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This is so cute, I love the mirri card.
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This is just lovely, Hazel. Hope you're feeling better. Take it easy, my friend. I know it's hard, but you've got to rest.
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Such a lovely card Hazel!
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Cute, thanks for joining SOUS!
ReplyDeletelovely card love the design and lovely colors. Thank you for joining us at CRAFTITUDE this week. Abbie xx
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Sweet card Hazel. I love the foil's with that adorable snowman.
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Mari
Lovely card Hazel. Great use of dies. Thanks for joining us at an OBAG, Jx
ReplyDeleteSuper cute card! I love the embossing and the cute snowman! Thanks for joining us at SOUS;-)
ReplyDeleteThanks for joining us at Jo's FFC too with your cute card;-)
ReplyDeleteLove your snowman Hazel, great design too. Carol x
ReplyDeleteI LOVE all the shiny papers you used on this card, and the embossing is beautiful on it. The white textured paper you stamped the snowman on is so cool! Almost looks like snow! Thanks so much for playing along with us in the Let It Shine Timeless Tuesday Challenge.
ReplyDeleteVery nice indeed. Great embossing and love your happy snowman.
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Sarn xxx
Lovely card, thank you for joining us at A Creative Romance for our Dies & Punches challenge.
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Such a cute card Hazel, what a jolly snowman! Love the frosty blue colour scheme
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Debs x
Great card, Hazel. Super snowman and I like the embossed squared used to make the background. Elizabeth xx
ReplyDeleteWhat an absolutely gorgeous card, great use of dies. Thank you so much for entering my challenge theme on an Oldie But A Goodie, and good luck!
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely card! The embossing and papers are so cool! Thank you so much for joining us at the Crafter's Companion's Embossing challenge.
ReplyDeleteWhat a fabulous card. Love your design! Thanks so much for joining us this week at The Creative Card Crew!
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Looove the layout that you have done! Awesome embossing as well.
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