Cozy Bundled Snowman

 

Challenge #276 has just gone live at Time Out Challenges and this fortnight we challenge you to be

Cozy

Our generous sponsor Newton's Nook is offering a $25 store credit to our Time Out Winner as chosen by the Design Team!  And the winner will be offered a guest design spot with us in a future challenge!   

Speaking of guest designers, we are joined this challenge by the lovely Kerry Parkinson of Kerry's Papercraft our winner from Challenge #271 - wait until you see what she has created for our challenge this fortnight and do drop by and leave her some comment love!!

Personally, I think you can't go wrong with any sort of tartan but especially a buffalo plaid for cozy!  Even cosier if the panel is cut with this lovely NBUS Patchwork die from The Greetery!   And doesn't this snowman (Memory Box Tall Bundled Snowman) look cozy in his tartan scarf and beanie!   

I used foam tape between the body layers when assembling the snowman and I mounted him on a wobble spring.  The sentiment words are from an old WMS set (Sewing Box Christmas)!

I'd like to enter the following fabulous challenges

NBUS Challenge #68 - NBUS Bundled Snowman die set and Greetery Patchwork Die;

Allsorts Week #805 - Magic of the Season;

Inkspirational Challenge #328 - Layer it Up; 

Colourful Options November 2024 - Red is the colour this month;

Ellibelle's Crafty Wednesday Challenge for November - Anything Goes;

Thanks for stopping by, I hope you go away a little inspired!  Your comments are always appreciated and always bring me joy and if you do leave a comment, I’ll know you were here and how to find you!

Kate

Sparkles Snowflakes

Sparkles Christmas Challenge #164 has just gone live and the theme this month is

Snowflakes

I love Snowflakes and have loads of them!  However my addiction to new Christmas related stash, meant I couldn't resist this gorgeous Diamond Snowflake from Poppy Stamps on a recent spree!  

This is a two-die set and there are a lot of options but I liked it because I could finally do something I've been wanting to try for years - create a scene within a snowflake aperture - all my other snowflakes were too small or had narrow centres.

 

I cut into this glittered pink snowflake panel to create my aperture using the detailed overlay die from the set.    I then added a white frame using the second die in the set.  The left over bits of the snowflakes weren't wasted as you will see shortly!  Underneath I placed a scene I had stamped using Waltzing Mouse Stamps Alpine Village.  The Alpine Christmas set has some lovely sentiments but stamping wasn't an option on this glittered panel so I went with a die cut sentiment instead (another recently acquired and NBUS set - Avery Elle Let it Snow) cut from pink foil.  There wasn't really enough room on the panel for this large sentiment but I managed to squeeze it in by placing it at a jaunty angle.

Twofer

I assembled a snowflake from the bits left over from my first card and made that the focal element of my second card - a spinner card!  Even though it was the second design, I actually finished it first because I had to wait for that sentiment die to arrive before I could finish the first card whereas I could stamp on this panel!  Once I stamped this simple sentiment (also from WMS Alpine Christmas) to the base of the panel, I cut a track for the spinning snowflake and mounted the panel with a double stack of foam tape.  I filled in the rest of the panel with pink snowflakes cut from snippets of pink that were lying around on my work area from previous projects.  I couldn't resist adding more sparkle with these clear water droplet gems - this card is definitely being hand-delivered!

And here it is action!

My team mates at the Sparkle Christmas Challenge have some wonderful Snowflake inspiration for you as well as all our participants in the gallery so be sure to call by there as well!  

I'd like to enter the following wonderful challenges

NBUS Challenge #68 - the snowflake die is NBUS;

Hand Stamped Sentiments Challenge #450 - For my 2nd Card, love that pink snowflake in the  inspiration pic;

Festive Friday Challenge - Themes of Christmas and Snowflakes;

Inkspirational Challenge # 327 - Seasonal;

Merry Little Christmas Challenge #59 - Anything Christmas Goes;

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes;

Krafty Chicks Challenge #740 - Anything Goes;

Thanks for visiting, I hope you go away a little inspired!  And if you leave a comment, I’ll know you were here and how to find you!

Kate

Sweet Lime Pie

Challenge #275 has just gone live at Time Out Challenges and this fortnight we have a theme challenge for you 

Baking/Sweet Treats

This challenge is generously being sponsored by Lawn Fawn and they are offering our Top Pick as chosen by the design teams a $25 credit to their store!  The Top Pick will also be invited to join Time Out as a guest designer in a future challenge!

Speaking of guest designers, we are joined this challenge by the incredibly talented Claire Apostoloff of Life on the Scrap Heap our winner from Challenge #270!  If you didn't come here from the Time Out Challenge Blog, you really must see what she has made especially for our challenge ... and while you're there, let her know how much you love it!

World CP Day was earlier this month (6th October) and I was involved in a fundraiser/information event for a Luxembourgish based Cerebral Palsy Association that I am closely involved with.   I thought it would be fun to make some cards for sale using primarily the colour green (the colour associated with Cerebral Palsy).  Lime Pie was the first green idea that popped into my head,  inspired by the theme for this challenge and this recently acquired NBUS die set - Spellbinders Perfect Pie!  I teamed it with a few segments of lime from the Tim Holtz Happy Hour die set and a "sweet" sentiment from Love2Craft.  

I'd like to enter these fab challenges

NBUS Challenge #67;

Ellibelle's Crafty Wednesday October Challenge - Anything Goes!

Word Power Challenge #10;

Thanks for stopping by, I hope you go away a little inspired!   Your visits and comments are always a joy and always appreciated!  And if you leave a comment, I’ll know you were here and should be able to find you!

Kate