Sunday, 25 January 2015

Little Snowman

From the Heart Stamps have a lovely little snowman as the image for their progressive challenge. This is my take on him.

SAM_1340 (watermarked)

Materials used:
From the Heart Stamps - Little Snowman
Bearly Mine - Winter Swirls 17 (unfortunately no longer in business because of the new EU Vat laws)
Snowflake Die (Spellbinders)
Copic and Spectrum Noir Pens
Stamping card
Printing card and paper
Cosmic Shimmer Diamond Sprinkles
Wink of Stella Shimmer Pen - Clear

Method:
I printed out a panel of the Winter Swirls on the right hand side of piece of card before folding it into an A5 card blank with the printing inside. I cut the front panel down to 11 cms so that when the card is closed part of the printed inside shows. I then printed out two A4 sheets of the same Winter Swirls paper, one I used as an insert and the other as the front panel.

SAM_1337 (watermarked)I printed out the Little Snowman onto stamping card and coloured in with the pens before cutting out the snowman and a small part of the snow under him. I put some wink of stella onto the pom-pom and trim of his hat. Taking the panel of patterned paper for the front I cut a slit along the snow drift long enough to slip the bottom of the snowman into. I inked the edges of the panel with black ink and then stuck it to the card front. The snowman is held in place by the part behind the paper.

Finally I die cut a snowflake from a snippet of paper and covered it with diamond sparkles before attaching it to the card front so that it overlaps the card opening.

When I finished the card I discovered that the front panel matches up to the back quite well, purely by chance. I was not so successful in matching the insert but it is not visible when the card is closed!

Thank you for popping in. Take care.

Pippa

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:
From the Heart Stamps - stamp of the month challenge
Rudolph Day Challenge
Pixie's Snippets Playground (the snowflake cut from a snippet)
Outlawz Friday Colouring Challenge - Winter Wonderland
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24 comments:

  1. LesleyG25 January 2015 at 20:03

    sounds complicated! a very cute snowman card xxx

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  2. jmhave4425 January 2015 at 23:47

    Thanks for explaining just how you did this. Sounds like a nice technique to try, and it surely did turn out well with the computer generation of designs, the addition of that fab colored snowy cut out and popped up behind his little snowhill. Liked the way you popped that sparkly snowflake on the edge of the card too. Great design detail. Thanks for playing in 2015's #1 Rudolph Day, and hope you can play each month. TFS & Hugs too.

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  3. Sarn26 January 2015 at 08:25

    Awww . . . that is one VERY cute snowman! Love the background too.

    Happy Rudolph Day!

    Hugs, Sarn xxx

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  4. Sally Miller26 January 2015 at 08:39

    What a cutie!

    Sally

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  5. Di26 January 2015 at 11:50

    Oh how cute Pippa - and very clever with the folding too! Good luck in Exeter on Saturday, I'll be in Southampton for the day - weather permitting of course.

    Hugs

    Di xx

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  6. Imke26 January 2015 at 12:27

    Amazing Card, Pippa and your coloring of "Little Snowman" is adorable !

    Thanks for joining our FREE Stamp of the Month Challenge @ From the Heart Stamps !!

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  7. Pippa26 January 2015 at 20:53

    Thank you Lesley. It's actually less complicated to make than to describe how to make it!

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  8. Pippa26 January 2015 at 20:55

    Thank you for your lovely comment Mary. I need to contact you about another matter, is there anyway of sending a private message?

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  9. Pippa26 January 2015 at 20:56

    Thank you Sarn. I was a little out of my comfort zone as my Christmas makes tend to be traditional religious ones so I do not often get to build a snowman! ;)

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  10. Pippa26 January 2015 at 20:56

    Thank you Sally

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  11. Pippa26 January 2015 at 20:58

    Thanks Di. We do not get very big craft shows down this end of the country but this one is an annual event. If I am really lucky there is also one in September!

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  12. Pippa26 January 2015 at 20:59

    Thank you Imke. I am not a great snowman card maker, I prefer the real thing, but this year I think this may be the nearest I get! The image was so cute too, I really enjoyed making him.

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  13. scrappymo28 January 2015 at 06:53

    Lovely card Pippa. That is such an adorable little snowman. I like the way you enserted him onto a hill!

    Thank you for taking part in my first Rudolph Days challenge of 2015.

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  14. Elizabeth28 January 2015 at 19:56

    Super card, Pippa. The snowman is fab and beautifully coloured too. Elizabeth xx

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  15. jimlynn0129 January 2015 at 18:35

    This is not only pretty, but precious too! I love the way you did the background with the cute little snowman. Fantastic coloring on that little guy too. A perfect card for Christmas!
    Lynn

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  16. djkardkreations29 January 2015 at 19:19

    Pippa, your card is so magnificent outside and in! Your snowman could not be more adorable and the background colors and snowflakes are phenomenal!! It's great to meet you over at Rudolph's and Pixie's!! Hugs, Darnell

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  17. Pippa30 January 2015 at 12:33

    Thank you Scrappymo

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  18. Pippa30 January 2015 at 12:33

    Thank you Elizabeth

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  19. Golda30 January 2015 at 15:34

    This is a lovely card! I love your detailed explanation, as well. It's so very nice when things line up and you just weren't sure they would.

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  20. Pippa1 February 2015 at 16:27

    Thank you Lynn

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  21. Pippa1 February 2015 at 16:28

    Thank you Darnell, I hope we 'bump' into each other more often this year, if I can get it together!

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  22. Pippa1 February 2015 at 16:29

    Thanks Golda, it was pure fluke and I have the feeling if I had deliberately tried to match it up I would have failed!

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  23. Kathy Curry3 February 2015 at 19:29

    Wow, this is gorgeous. Love the way you printed out the image and folded it, great look. Thanks for playing along with us at FTHS for our Stamp of the Month Challenge.

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  24. Pippa3 February 2015 at 20:26

    Thank you Kathy.

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