It's the third Saturday of the month, so that means it's time for some more inspiration for this month's Penny Black Saturday Challenge...where the theme is:
'Anything Goes'
or
'Glitter & Glitz'
As usual, we are sponsored by the awesome 1-2-3 Stitch:
Prize - a $20 voucher!
I thought it was about time that 'Snowy' made another appearance, so I inked him up, and made a card inspired by this one by Kristina Werner. I copied Kristina's combination of Distress Inks for the sky background (Mermaid Lagoon, Chipped Sapphire & Black Soot), and watercoloured a couple of layers of those on some watercolour paper, drying in between with my heat gun. Once completely dry, I heat embossed my Simon Says Stamp 'Falling Snow' background stamp over the top using 'Diamond White' embossing glitter from WOW. I estamped Snowy on to another piece of watercolour paper, used a black gel pen to extend the 'snowy ground' on either side of him, then coloured him using watercolour pencils. I added a sentiment (from the 'Scribbly Christmas' set by Tim Holtz for Stampers Anonymous), then carefully cut around the top of the image. I layered it over the snowy sky background, then matted it on to some bright pink card before adding to a white card blank, then finally added some sparkle to his hat using some Stickles.
- Christmas Craft Creations - Add a Hat
- Dream Valley - Anything but Birthdays
- Gem of a Challenge - Anything Goes
- I Spy with My Little Eye - Sparkle & Shine
- Polkadoodles - Anything Goes
- The Holly & the Ivy - Anything Christmas
- We Love Stamping - Anything Goes (Optional 'Christmas Characters')
For more inspiration from my lovely DT buddies, please pop over to the Penny Black Saturday Challenge.
This is absolutely amazing, I love the colour combo and your night sky is fantastic!
ReplyDeleteWhat a fabulous card and lovely colors. Thank you for joining The Holly and Ivy Christmas Challenge! Anita DT
ReplyDeleteAlways love the appearance of "Snowy", this card is so beautifully made and of course CUTE!! Thank you so much for playing along at I spy with my little eye!
ReplyDeleteIt's always good to see Snowy having an outing, I think he's probably the most popular Snowman ever and sporting that pink scarf he looks lovely. Many thanks for joining us at We Love Stamping Challenge.
ReplyDeleteB x
Snowy is such a cute image Helen. A fun card with plenty of shine!! Love your card!! Helen xx
ReplyDeleteWhat a GREAT hat on that cute snowman!! You certainly captured out challenge perfectly! Thanks for joining us at Christmas Craft Creations!
ReplyDeleteHe's come alive in your hands, what a beautiful card and colours. Thank you so much for joining us in our challenge at We Love Stamping. Good Luck and I hope you will join us in our next challenge.
ReplyDeleteFaith A DT
Fab card, with an awesome snowman! Love his hat.
ReplyDeletexx Mariann
What an awesome, sparkly card! Love the hat! Thanks for sharing with us over at the Christmas Craft Creations Challenge.
ReplyDeleteI think this little snowman will be around forever - and you've added the night sky to make him just sparkle. Thanks for joining us at the Polkadoodles challenge this week! Pam, DT
ReplyDeleteHow adorable is that little snowman?!? I love his sparkly hat poof and how he just pops against that snowy night sky. Thank you for sharing and playing along with Polkadoodles ~ Wendy
ReplyDeleteGorgeous card, adorable snowman in his sparkly hat!
ReplyDeleteSnowy is the cutest snowman and so perfect for our add a hat challenge! Great job with the background (I think I need that WOW ep!) and your fussy cutting of the image. Thanks for joining us at Christmas Craft Creations!
ReplyDeleteAwww, Helen, such a wonderful card! Love the sparkly hat! Thank you so much for joining us for our "Add a Hat" challenge this month at Christmas Craft Creations!
ReplyDeleteLori - DT
Adorable Snowy card Helen - he never fails to please, and I love how you have used him with the background and extended snowy ground this time. Thanks so much for sharing with this month's "I Spy With My Little Eye" challenge theme "Sparkle and Shine"
ReplyDeletePauline xx