It's Snowin' at Sweet Stampin'

I love the Sweet Stampin' challenge blog, so I was rapt to be asked to be their Guest Designer for the whole of December... this is the first of my cards, the theme this week is "Snow".  I've got snow, snow-people and snowflakes...but you don't have to take it THAT seriously, lol.

This super cute image is "Snowmen Caroling" from Karens Doodles, a digi of course (it's what I do, lol) that I grabbed the other day...along with a few others.  So many images, so little time :-)  I've coloured with Copics and added a load of sparkle with Stickles.  Creatalicious Challenges has "Christmas and make sure it sparkles" as its theme, so this definitely qualifies!  By the Cute and Girly and Totally Papercrafts  have Let it Snow for their challenges, so I'm in there too.

I used the sketch from Friday Sketch Challenge, I do love a straightforward sketch that lets your image shine (and your yummy papers too, of course).  The background paper is kind of sparkly/translucent and slightly textured, really very nice, with shiny gold snowflakes; of course none of this shiny goodness shows in the photos (well actually you can see the Stickles on the image in the last photo, so can't complain, lol)  I inked around the edge with Burgundy to soften the overall look.  The panel of vintage style paper is from Kaisercraft, again, what I do! It's from the Dear Santa Collection, that panel and the image are mounted on green card from American Crafts then gold foil board.  

I glued the ribbon (from my stash) strips on to gold board too, just to give it a bit of a lift.  The sentiment panel and ribbon strips are popped up on foam dots, again what I do :-) it also made it easier to attach the snowflake charm with a little black brad.  Bearly Mine Challenges has All my Favourite Things as its challenge this time, it's really no challenge to use all your favourite things, but I'm entering anyway with so many of my favourite things featuring here!

I didn't have a gold snowflake charm, so I used one of my YR Copics to colour a silver one, it certainly looks the part to me! a tiny red pearl, smothered in red glitter went in the centre.  The large snowflake embellishment is from a chipboard sheet, painted with Jo Sonja paints and Stickled up!  A brad in the centre finishes it off, I forgot to colour the silver frame of the brad, oh well you get that sometimes, lol.

Addicted to Stamps, Stamptacular Sunday and Copic Oz have Christmas, Pollycraft has Christmas Fun and Craft Your Passion has Tis the Season as their respective themes this time around, so I'll be entering my card there too.

The inside of the card is finished with papers from the front with a different sheet from the Kaisercraft pad, this one has gold foil stripes on, and some of the ribbon.  Once again I inked the edges to soften the look.  The sentiment is a wood mounted stamp I got for $3 in a craft shop, I love it and use it quite a bit.  Its stamped with Kaisercraft ink. The snowflake inside is Martha Stewarts Glacial Snowflake punch (I think - can't remember even though I just bought it!), cut in gold board, smothered in Stickles with a rhinestone in the centre.

Lots of challenge blogs have taken pity on us busy crafters and have Anything Goes as their challenge themes, I'll be entering my card in these ones: The Paper Shelter, Divas by Design,  Simon Says Challenge, Paper Crafting Journey and Sundays with Chrissy.

I'll be back in a day or so with a card I've made (well, I'll have it finished by then!) for my Daughter in Law's birthday.  
In the meantime, pop on over to the Sweet Stampin' challenge and check out the rest of the DT's work...gorgeous, and at this time of the year you're bound to have a card with some snow on it to enter in the challenge...I live in AUSTRALIA, and still manage to make my share of snowy cards, lol. 

Until next time, Happy Crafting, Donna  (and her sparkly Caroling Snowmen!)