Receive Her King & a Snowman!

Stamps: The Sounding Joy, Medallion
Paper: Mellow Moss, Early Espresso, Very Vanilla, Cherry Cobbler
Ink: Always Artichoke, Cherry Cobbler
Accessories: Pennant Die, Dimensionals, 1-3/4" Circle Punch, Celery Ribbon, Designer Button, Linen Thread

I was asked to help out the girls club in our church for a craft night a while ago. Now, I had offered month's ago so it wasn't a surprise to be asked! They asked for some Christmassy type projects for the girls to make. I figured that two projects would be enough so I started out with this one. I've seen the idea online in several places and really really loved it. I used a lot of retired products on this card to help deplete that stash :)

Funnily enough, when I asked my 8 year old daughter what she thought, she was not so keen ... I loved it, but she was hoping for snowmen ... so, back to the drawing board I went.

sentiment from the "Word Play" stamp set

and came up with this! I had already pre-cut the card base, the espresso and vanilla layers so I wanted to use that. I figured a green and brown snowman card looks pretty good! My natural impulse is to use blues but hey, I liked the way this turned out. I changed the cherry cobbler layer to Ruby Red as well and the shape became a Scallop Circle instead of the die cut Pennant scalloped circle. I needed to keep it simple for the girls, though. I had pre-punched everything. I also made the bows with buttons up ahead of time as well. And, I think it was a good thing :)

To remake the snowman, you'll need these punches:

For the Hat:
1-3/8" square punch, Word Window Punch,
Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border, Small Heart Punch

For the Head:
Wide Oval Punch

For the Nose:
Small Heart Punch (cut in half)

Assemble and voila, a snowman.

Hope you like these projects! I know the girls were so happy making this card!!! I'll show you the other project later :)

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