Sunday, August 19, 2012

FSS Hat Tipping Snowman


I almost forgot to post this card in time. It was made for the Merry Monday weekly Christmas Card
Challenge ovedr at Always Playing with Paper. This week is challenge along with the sketch is Clean and Simple. This is not my style of card making but I had some gorgeous papers in my stash for so long and thought they woulkd be just perfect for this challenge. I had to turn the sketch 90° to make it work.
There are shimmery swirls in the paper that show up on the photo but are only seen on the card depending on which angle you are looking at it.

The Hat Tipping Snowman and Flying Winter Birds images are from Fred She Said. They are both the pre-colored images. The Winter Wonderland is from Close to my Heart.

The hand stitching was done with white embroidery floss. Yes, I even sew straight stitching by hand. I like the look of it much better then done by a sewing machine.

I added some white Liquid Applique to the base of the snowman to tie him into the scene. The I added some chunky Glass Glitter to add more texture and sparkle.





8 comments:

Lesley said...

Wow Nancy, what a special card for someone at Christmas, that snowman is delightful!! Happy you got the chance to play!

Bonnie said...

I agree with Lesley, this is a special card. What a darling snowman and I love the swirling snow! Your hand stitching is amazing. Thanks for sharing your card with us.

Wendy said...

What a sweet Christmas card, Nancy! Love the little snowman and your sentiment!
Thanks for playing along with us this week over at Merry Mondays! :)

Notes by Nina said...

Your card is so cute, the snowman is adorable. Thank you for joining us for Merry Monday this week.

Janet Kay said...

Wow, I love it! Great idea! :)

Crystal said...

Love it!

Tracey Lynn 'Fred' Miller said...

oh my goodness, this is so cute, Nancy. Love that paper with the trees!

Michelle Pearson said...

LOVE this! The scene you've created is perfection! :)