Send-a-Snowman

I adore all the digis so generously offered at GTC's Crafty Corner, especially her "From the Top" images. When I saw her Snowman, I decided to use the Folded-Paper Frame technique to create a snowman-in-a-box card. If you live or have lived somewhere without snow, you know how awesome Snowmen are. Snowmen are pretty awesome if you do have snow, but they tend to remind one of shoveling. My sister-in-law grew up here in Maryland but lives in Florida, so every winter she brings her daughter up to experience snow. I thought she's get a kick out of getting a nice, dry snowman! I also sorta reminds me of the "Arizona Snowman" snowglobes they sell, that are just a plastic carrot & top hat in glitter (I think there are many other versions, depending on the warm place you are).

I used my idea for a card further inspired by the sketch at Christmas Challenges and the Tickled Pink theme at Stampin' for the Weekend. I also "piled on" PIO's Layer It! Challenge.

I punched the snowflakes out of white shrink plastic and shrunk them in the toaster oven. The sentiment is heat-embossed in pink and I added a bunch of tiny acrylic gems just for fun. Both layers of the snowman are covered in white flocking.

You know, for someone who claims to not care for pink cards, I sure have been making a lot of 'em! Anne-Marie, you've gotten in my head!

Inspiration:
Christmas Challenges {with sketches} Challenge #9
Stampin' for the Weekend Challenge #19: Tickled Pink
Pile It On #37: Layer It!

Stamps: Snowman FTT by GTC's Crafty Corner, sentiment from Build-a-Snowman stamp set
Paper: DCWV, K&Company, the Paper Co., Core'dinations
Tools: Martha Stewart punch & scissors, Fiskars papercutter, Marvy heat tool, HP printer & ink, toaster oven
Other: ZipDry glue, ZIG glue pen, Stampendous embossing powder & flocking, Versamark ink, stash ribbon, shrink plastic, Copics

Update: Wow, this card made second place for the Top 3 for Christmas Challenges {with sketches} Challenge #9. Thank you!

Let it snow glitter!

When I purchased my Tim Holtz paper distresser, I noticed that the packaging sorta looked like a snowman...miracle of miracles, it fit perfectly over my build-a-snowman stamp set! I colored the stamp with Copics, filled the plastic with glitter, and glued it atop the stamped piece. The "Let It Snow!" sentiment is from the same stamp set, but I used shrink plastic to make the little charm. I used my Crop-O-Dile to punch a hole in the snowflake brads so that I could add a rhinestone brad in the middles. The background paper is by Tim Holtz, so I distressed the pieces with said paper distresser and Antique Linen distress ink. I also inked the striped ribbon for a slightly more "vintage" look.

Inspiration:
ABC Christmas Challenge: R is for Recycling & ribbons or rhinestones
Christmas Challenge + Sketch #8: must use stamp