Frosty All Wrapped Up for Christmas

This is for today's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE # 565 - Wrapping Up Christmas and for today's CLEAN AND SIMPLE CHALLENGE # 356 - Some people are worth melting for. Well my husband, daughters and grandkids certainly are worth melting for and Saturday they melted my heart with the joy on their faces as they opened their gifts. I spent less this year than I have in a long time but the faces still glowed with joy and excitement. Anyway, I love this darling snowman and have not had an opportunity to ink him up until today. I am still trying to work on my hills and snowbanks. Maybe one day I will get it rights. These turned out tooo dark to suit me. I added stickles to the base of the snowbanks and around the snowman for bling. I wrapped the ribbon around the pool party panel and tied a bow on the end. I colored the snowman with copics. On the front, inside and envelope I stamped in pool party. Hope you like it.
RECIPE:
Stamps: Jolliest Time of the Year, Come to Bethlehem
Paper: white, pool party 
Ink: Pool Party, copics 
Techniques: copic coloring, bow, masking, snowbanks

Lovely Decorating Snowman

This is for today's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE # 558 - White Silhouettes where I stamped my tree in versamark then added white embossing powder and heat set it. This is also for today's CAS349 - Time To Hibernate and for this I inked up my Inky Antics "Decorating Snowman" set and stamped the image in momento tuxedo black once on the white card base and once on white paper which I cut out and used as a mask. After my images where the way I wanted I began sponging at the bottom with soft sky, then pool party then coastal cabana at the top. I love these 3 colors together. I colored the snowman image with copics BG10, 11, 13, & 15, R13 & 15, Y02, and YR23.

The inside sentiment and the tree on the envelope were stamped in coastal cabana. Hope you like it.
RECIPE:
Stamps: Lovely as a Tree - SU, Decorating Snowman - IA 
Paper: white, Coastal Cabana 
Ink: Momento Tuxedo Black, Soft Sky, Pool Party, Coastal Cabana 
Accessories: white detail embossing powder, copics 
Techniques: sponging, masking, hombre, silhouettes, copic coloring

A Snowman with More Merry Messages for Christmas

This is for today's COLOR CHALLENGE # 553 - An Elegant Calypso in Old Bermuda with Pearls or Rhinestones for dessert. For Monday's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE # 556 - Die Cut Critters, for CLEAN AND SIMPLE CHALLENGE # 347 - Me Want Candy. My layout is from Monday's MOJO MONDAY SKETCH CHALLENGE # 420. OK so Monday when I first looked at the photo for the CAS I saw Frankie but today I studied it a little more and the head looked like a decorated flower pot so I went with it and the google eyes. I used a flower pot cut from elegant eggplant and turned it upside down for a hat. I used various sizes of circle punches for the snowman and attached some google eyes, gems and ferns for arms.

On the inside and envelope I stamped my sentiments in Bermuda bay. I hope you like it.
RECIPE:
Stamps: More Merry Messages 
Paper: white, calypso coral, elegant eggplant, Bo Bunny Altitude dp
Ink: Bermuda Bay 
Accessories: MS Snowflake, Fiskers Fern, Spellbinders Flower Pot, Ribbon, dimensionals, google eyes, gems, circle punches, 
Techniques: 3d, die cuts critters

Snowman Christmas Gift Holder

This is for today's COLOR CHALLENGE # 546 - Rich Cucumber Twist, Monday's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE # 549 - Front Fold Up Card and Monday's CLEAN AND SIMPLE CHALLENGE # 340 - Christmas holiday gifts. Well these front fold up cards are so quick and easy to make, Anne I am loving them. I have a granddaughter that thinks purple is the only true color so I made this with her in mind today. I think I will slip a folded bill in the gift section. I used a new to me set from Inky Antics - Decorated Snownman and stamped in black then colored with copics V04, V06, YG09, YR07. Stamped the sentiment above the hand and cut and matted on cucumber crush for the top part of the front. I used some coordinating dp for the folded sections except on the 2nd panel where I created a gift section.

I stamped the envelope and colored them with copics as well. Hope you like it and I know she will if I put some green in with that purple. LOL.
RECIPE:
Stamps: IA - Decorated Snowman 
Paper: white, cucumber crush, rich razzleberry
Ink: Cucumber Crush 
Accessories: circle punch, ribbon, hole punch 
Techniques: front fold up card, copic coloring

Snow Globe Snowman

This is for today's COLOR CHALLENGE # 404 - Misty Cherry Espresso, Monday's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE # 406 - Make A Snowman, and Monday's CLEAN AND SIMPLE CHALLENGE # 199 - Sketch. My base is vanilla and is stamped in the center with the snowflake from the Snow Globe retired SU set using marina mist ink.
I stamped the snow globe image in espresso ink then colored the base with copics and cut a top for the top of the hat out of early espresso cs. I matted my focal panel with early espresso cs then popped it up on dimensionals. I used some google eyes, buttons and ribbon for the face. I used some dp for the panel across the bottom and tied 2 strips of ribbon.
Hope you like it, now off to work I go.
RECIPE:
Stamps: Snow Globe - SU
Paper: vanilla, dp?
Ink: early espresso, marina mist
Accessories: dimensionals, ribbon, google eyes, buttons
Techniques: make a snowman, google eyes, snowman, 3D

Snowlglobe Gift Card

I have been MIA for a couple of days sick with a winter cold. GGRRRR.  Friday and most of Saturday was spent between the recliner, couch, and bed. On top of that I had put myself down to work ICU Sat night since they needed help. I did this long before I was sick so when the day approached I was really praying they would NOT need me but as luck would have it I was needed.  The night was quiet thank goodness. Suday was sunday school, church, lunch followed by a short nap and then to church to watch 5 of the grands in a Christmas play. Not much sleep for me until after midnight thanks to my cough.  I will be so thankful when this is out of my system. 

I did find the energy to go to the cave this morning so this is for today's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE # 356 - Snowglobe and today's CLEAN AND SIMPLE CHALLENGE # 149 - Sketch Inspired and last Tuesday's COLOR CHALLENGE # 353 - Cobbler Cake Always.  I stamped the globe on white then folded and cut the gift card in the shape of the image leaving the bottom on the fold. I stamped the snowman, colored with copics, added some white liquid applique then heated it from the back to make it puff up. I needed a gift tag so I stamped the to: from: out of the All Year Cheer II sentiments in cherry cobbler. Hope you like it. Bad as I feel it was fun to make and now off to work I go.
RECIPE:
Stamps: Snowglobe, All Year Cheer II
Paper: white
Ink: momento black, cherry cobbler
Accessories: copics, white liq applique
Techniques: CAS, gift card

A Snowman Gift Bag

This is for today's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE # 355 - Decorative Bags.
This is also for today's CLEAN AND SIMPLE CHALLENGE # 148 - "Chill Out" Theme. My first thought was "snowmen & snowflakes".
I missed out on honoring last weeks star so this is also for Sunday's FEATURED STAMPER # 253 - Pegmac71 finding my inspiration in Peggy's HOLIDAY HUGS. I changed from a card to a gift bag, I used some dp with snowmen on it and changed the colors. I just did not want to miss out on Peggy's special honor. Congrats to you girl.
RECIPE:
Stamps: none
Paper: WalMart Holiday dp
Ink: none
Accessories: Martha Stewart snowflake punch, gift bag
Techniques: Decorative Gift Bag

What is Christmas without Frosty?

This is for today's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE # 352 - Let's Make Snow and today's CLEAN AND SIMPLE CHALLENGE # 145 - Christmas/Winter.
Well I just can NOT have a Snowy Christmas Winter without my Frosty. This is a classic, although retired, set from Stampin Up that I will never get tired of using or seeing.
My color combo is from last Tuesday's COLOR CHALLENGE # 349 - Lucky Coral Breezes.
I stamped the snowflake image in baja breeze on the white base for my background then keeping it in a CAS style used my copic marker for a faux matt look.
My image was stamped in momento tuxedo black then colored with copics and covered with stickles.
I used polar white flower soft under frosty for snow.
Hope you like it, I sure did like how this turned out. Happy Monday all.
RECIPE:
Stamps: Frosty
Paper: white, calypso coral
Ink: momento tuxedo black, baja breeze, calypso coral
Accessories: stickles, flower soft - polar white
Techniques: create a background, faux snow, copic coloring

Winter Wonderland of Snowmen

This is for today's WAYS TO USE IT CHALLENGE # 349 - Baby It's Coldd Outside.
My layout is Wednesday's SKETCH CHALLENGE # 359.
My color combo is Tuesday's COLOR CHALLENGE #349 - Lucky Coral Breezes.
This will also work for last weeks TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE # 350 - No Stamping Allowed.
My dp is from My Minds Eye - Winter Wonderland pack. I cut the 2 snowmen out and popped them up.
I embossed the baja breeze panel using cuttlebugs Snowflake embossing folder.
I changed the 3 squares to circles after embossing a sheet of white cs using Snowflake EF then punching out 3 different snowflake designes. I applied some stickles to the snowflakes.
RECIPE:
Stamps: none
Paper: lucky lemonade, baja breeze, calypso coral, MME Winter Wonderland
Ink: none
Accessories: stickles, cuttlebug, Snowflake EF, stickles
Techniques: no stamping

Snowglobe Faux Tile Filigree Background

This is for today's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE # 301 - Faux Tile Background. I made another STITCHED RIBBON FLOWER following Beate's Tutorial for today's CLEAN AND SIMPLE CHALLENGE # 95 - Flower Accents. My focal image was stamped in soft suede then stamped off before stamping on vanilla which is a close match for crumb cake (since my SU order has not arrived yet), colored, cut out and popped up on dimensionals for Saturday's JUST US GIRLS CHALLENGE # 61 - 3D. My layout is from Friday's CLEAN & SIMPLE CHALLENGE # 118 - Sketch and my color combo is last Tuesday's lucious COLOR CHALLENGE # 298 - Chocolate Cherry Crumb Cake.
RECIPE:
Stamps: Snow Globe, Filigree
Paper: vanilla, chocolate chip
Ink: cherry cobbler, soft suede
Accessories: ribbon, lacey ribbon, button
Techniques: Faux Tile Background, Distress sponging, 3D

Snowman Soup Gift Set

This is for today's LIMITED SUPPLY CHALLENGE - Silver & Gold. I used silver & gold cording in my ribbon tied on my cup handle, a gold leafing pen around the top and bottom of my cup and silver sharpe on the center of the snowman's hat. This is also for Thursday's WAYS TO USE IT CHALLENGE - Cookin' Up A Challenge where we were to create around a recipe. Well I am not much on cooking but since I still needed something for a co-worker and Snowman Soup is a recipe I went with it. I made another darling cup from Sue Berker's CUP TEMPLATE. My cup is made with brown cs then decorated with so saffron pattern paper. The recipe is matted on melon mambo and I stamped 3 snowmen, colored and cut them out. I popped 1 of each on both sides of the recipe on the cup and used the 3rd one on the 3x3 card I made using Wednesday's SKETCH CHALLENGE. Well you guessed it my color combo is from Tuesday's COLOR CHALLENGE - Saffron Moss Melons. I used 2 stamp sets Winter and Cup of Cocoa both from CLEAR AND SIMPLE STAMPS. When I got ready to take my pic I realized that one of my grandbabies or my dh must have snitched my candy cane I had upstairs and that was the last one so now I have to go buy some more so I can put one in this cup and I need some to hang on the tree too. TeeHee, gotta luv'em.
RECIPE:
Stamps: Winter, Cup of Cocoa - Clear And Simple Stamps
Paper: brown, vanilla, melon mambo, so saffron pp, white
Ink: black brillance, gold leafing pen, silver sharpe
Accessories: copics, dimensionals. Cup Template, ribbon, gold & silver cording

Winter Snowmen Fun

This is for today's SKETCH CHALLENGE. Rox has given us a "funky" sketch this week to play with. OK don't faint, yes this is just 1 challenge. I had this vision in my head as soon as I saw the SC and did not want to stray from it. I am absolutely luvin' how this turned out. I stamped the snowflakes in versamark on both pieces of cs and embossed the white with Cuttlebugs Snowflake folder then highlighted with some stickles. Ya know I gotta have some stickles. LOL. My cute snowmen were stamped in graphite black then colored with copics, cut out and popped up on the same colors of CS punched with 1 3/8 circle punches and then SU scallop circle punch. The sketch made me think of snowmen playing on a hill of snow so that is what I went with and I hope you like it too. I tore some cotton balls and spread them out to be placed under the card for this picture which makes it look like this card is also standing on snow. Cute Huh? I am so gifted, NOT!!
RECIPE:
Stamps: Winter
Paper: white, red & green
Ink: graphite black
Accessories: copics, circle punch, scallop circle punch, Cuttlebug, Snowflake EF

CSS Winter Snowman Sneak Peak

This is for today's FEATURED STAMPER - TreasureOiler. I used a set called WINTER that has just been released today from CLEAR AND SIMPLE STAMPS. It is just devine. I chose Dawn's darling FROSTY SNOWMAN card and changed the colors, layout, and added a tag. This card was made using some Image That textured cs from Wal Mart yrs ago and and white cs. I punched the circles with layered paper punches then punched a hole in the top threaded 2 split rings and ran them in the cord that is tied in the center. My layout is from a couple of weeks ago MOJO# 109. My image was stamped in black then colored with copics and stickles applied for shimmer.
RECIPE:
Stamps: Winter - CSS
Paper: white, pacific point, bashful blue, WM winter dp
Ink: pacific point, bashful blue, graphite black
Accessories: circle punch, circle tag, ribbon, split rings, stickles

CSS November Winter Days Collection Released

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Winter / Ski Darling / Hockey / New Year

Wall Flower

Here is some eye candy for you. We made these stairstepper cards last year for a TLC and I loved how they looked on the table for decorations so I made another this year. This time I used the darling brand new released Winter set from Clear and Simple.
I just absolutely adore these adorable snowmen. I punched some white cs strips using my Fiskars snowflake border. I also punched some snowflakes out in white and blue cs and layered them. My snowmen were stamped in black then colored with copics and covered with stickles. The sentiment on all three layers and snowflakes were stamped in pacific point ink stamped off 1 time. I love how this turned out. For more mouthwatering eye candy visit the rest of the design team for Clear and Simple:

Maria Levine - Coordinator

Sue Berker

Kim Howard

Lori Techler

Robyn Weatherspoon

Beth Mason

Simone Pursiful

CSS Winter Sneak Peek Altered CD Case

This is for today's INSPIRATION CHALLENGE - Jonathan Adler and I found my inspiration from the colors in this darling PIG ORNAMENT & GIFT BOX. I love blue so this just popped right out at me. And OOHhh do I love snowmen and the ones in this darling WINTER set being released on the 15th of this month from CLEAR AND SIMPLE STAMPS are no exception to that rule. They are just too cute.
This wintery set is right up my alley since I love Christmas sets and snowmen. I received this CD case from the CSS company as a gift and thought I would alter it and add store my Christmas CD's in here so I can find them eaisly. I used some Image That textured CS from yrs ago I got at Wal Mart to cover the top then the front was decorated with 2 shades of blue cs. The focal image was stamped in black on white cs then colored with copics and attached. I applied some stickles bc you can not have snow that does not sparkle and shimmer can you? LOL. Hope you like it and be looking for this and many other sets on the 15th from CLEAR AND SIMPLE STAMPS.
RECIPE:
Stamps: Winter - CSS
Paper: blue, white, Winter Textured dp
Ink: graphite black, pacific point, basful blue
Accessories: cd carry case, copics

Cowboy Snowman for Noah

What am I doing up at 3 am? That is what happens when you wake up screaming in your sleep from a nighmare. I hate it when that happens. This time I woke up my hubby as well. At least he has been able to go back to sleep. Me I have to be up in a couple of hrs anyway so I am probably up for the day. While I was up I figured I might as well make the best of it and check out the challenge. So this is for today's LIMITED SUPPLY CHALLENGE - a Christmas RAK and for my layout I used Wednesday's SKETCH CHALLENGE. What a sad time this must be for Noah's family. You can find a link on the Limited Supply Challenge above to read about this darling little boy who the doctors say probably will NOT make it to Christmas so his family is having an early one for him. I am sending this out in express mail today and hope it finds him with a smile on his face. I braided 3 colors of hemp together and added a cowbow hat button for a bracelet. I love this darling snowman and hope he will too. Image was stamped in graphite black then colored with copics E33, E34, E37, E39, R24, R27, R29. I stamped the rope image in espresso ink My panel 2 is actually a wide Christmas ribbon. I am writing Noah to have him mom tie his bracelt on him. I sure hope he likes iit.
RECIPE:
Stamps: Cowboy Snowman - HH, rope corner - Hambo
Paper: red, whtie
Ink: black, espresso
Accessories: copics, ribbon, hemp, cowboy hatt button
Techniques: copic coloring

Jolly Snowman BWC#23

This is for today's url=http://www.ashleyscreativecorner.com/]BRAINWAVE CHALLENGE # 23[/url]presented on Wednesday's by Ashley Bowen - Owner of Treehouse Stamp Co. Today's challenge is colors: Kiwi Kiss, Tangerine Tango, Taken w/Teal, and Choc Chip. I wanted to do another one of Monday's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE - Stair Step Fold and these colors called to this set for me. All images are stamped and cut out. I colored the scarf and cap and gifts with my blender pen using the top of the ink pads.
RECIPE:
Stamps: Jolly Snowman - Treehouse Stamp Company
Paper: White
Ink: kiwi kiss, tangerine tango, choc chip, taken w/teal
Accessories: scallop circle and circle punches white jel pen
Techniques: accordian card

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OCC CASE & GIVEAWAY

OK this was fun. I was blog hopping when todays TLC was not yet loaded and ran across this challenge on the OCC CASE & GIVEAWAY CHALLENGE. We were to CASE one of the gals from the OCC and link it back to the OCC Blog. Well in my blog hopping of these talented ladies I found this gorgeous post created by Stamp Act - Lynda Benden's Blog and instantly knew this was the one and what image to use. I got this cut image from Shannon who snagged it from the PIF here on SCS. My image was colored with prismacolor pencils then blended w/gamsol. The CS is from Imagine That textured pack I picked up a couple of yrs ago from Wal-Mart. I applied Stardust stickle all over the hill and ground and the snowman too. It really sparkles IRL. Sorry my photo does not reflect it as well as I would like. Anyway this was a fun project. Hope you like it too

RECIPE:
Stamps: Let It Snow - The Angel Company

Paper: Image That Textured CS
Ink: black Stazon
Accessories: Ribbon, Stardust Stickles
Techniques: Gamsol Magic

BWC#22 Jolly Snowman

This is for today's BrainWave Challenge presented by Treehouse Stamp Companies owner ASHLEY BOWEN. This weeks challenge is a cool color combo of Riding Hood Red, Kiwi Kiss, Kraft, and Chocolate Chip. I stamped one image of the snowman on a sticky note and cut it out to use as a mask. Then I stamped the snowman in choc chip and placed the mask on top to stamp the tree in kiwi kiss. I colored the scarf and cap with a blender pen from the ink in the top of the pad. I applied a glitter glue and after I did I wished I had not bc it has specks of red in it. Guess it is OK since the challenge also includes some red but it looked funny to me. The main image is matted on kiwi kiss. The sentiment is stamped in riding hood red on kraft and matted on riding hood red using Fiskars oval punches. The snowflakes are small and large punches from shiny paper. This creation is a sneak peak of a set called Jolly Snowman and can be found begining Friday at TREEHOUSE STAMP COMPANY. This is a really fun and cute set of red rubber stamps with cling mounted onto them ready for attaching to an acrylic block and stamping away. Hope you like it.

Jolly Snowman Sneak Peak

Woke up this morning so anxious to see the color challenge so I could get to CASEing Shannon again and eeeekkkk, what is this? Is the interent down? Why is the CC not loaded, it is always here Tuesday morning? I had to go to work and check back later to see what the colors of the day were. Well better late than never huh? This is for today's COLOR CHALLENGE - Breezy Vanilla Kisses. As promised I am also CASEing my very talented daughter because she was choosen as this weeks FEATURED STAMPER - e3stamper - It's FROG-tastic. Today's choice was her HEAD OVER HEELS cute card. I just love that duck and the way she used different angles for the squares so I tried to replicate it. Not as successful as she was but I tried. I used a cute winter set being released Friday by TREEHOUSE STAMP COMPANY - Jolly Snowman. The background is a mini snowflake and design and I stamped it in baja breeze on vanilla. The images were stamped in black stazon then colored with markers. The sentiment was stamped in baja breeze. These were matted on kiwi kiss then matted on baja breeze. I found some ribbon that is a close match from my stash and slide a small strip of old olive in with it. I applied stickles to the end of the cap and the cheeks of the snowmen. Hope you like it.

RECIPE:
Stamps: Jolly Snowman - Treehouse Stamp Company
Paper: Vanilla, baja breeze, kiwi kiss, white
Ink: baja breeze, old olive, brocade blue
Accessories: ribbon, stickles