HELP! I'M TRAPPED WITH MANIACAL GRINNING SNOWMEN!

I made this card for the sheer fun of it and maybe a challenge or three. I have been itching to use the plastic cups I got from SU and I finally had some time to make something.


I used this weeks MOJO MONDAY SKETCH for the layout.




The little penguin is a clear stamp that I picked up from the clearance rack at Walmart last year. He was the only stamp I had that was small enough to fit inside the plastic and as I looked at him when I was finished, I thought he looked truly frightened of those stupidly grinning snowmen.

I put some white flower soft in the container for snow which I think looks pretty cool.
Now, here is the surprising part. The entire background minus the circles was done digitally. Meaning the Pink, turquoise and striped part is all one layer put together in Photoshop and printed on a single sheet of paper. I love digi! I can not only try out my designs to see what goes together but I can be green as well. No wasted scraps or trashed cards because I didn't like the results! OK, hold on while I jump off my soap box.... there, I'm down.

These are the other challenges for which it was made.
THE PINK ELEPHANT - FAVORITE CHRISTMAS COLOR COMBO
CRAZY 4 CHALLENGES- SNOWMAN OR SNOWFLAKE CARD
SCS Featured stamper- PAM124
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UNDIES FOR CHRISTMAS?

Raise your hand if you remember Underoos! My son never had them but he had/has plenty of super hero undies. Is there anything cuter than seeing your little guy running around in his superman undies with a blanket tied around his neck for a cape? You just want to bite those coochy little cheeks!

Is this not the cutest stamp too! This is my first (but certainly not last) Whimsie Doodles digi stamp and it is now my favorite Christmas stamp.

When my son who is nine (and is sort of hedging his bets by still believing) asks if Santa is real, I always tell him what is on the sentiment. It shuts him up pretty quick!

I don't know why but the colors look different on the two pics but it is the same card. My camera skills totally stink! Anyway, Since it is a digi stamp I sized it up to about 6 inches wide in Photoshop and printed it out separately on the patterned paper and on the red. I cut out just the elastic from the red and attached it to the patterned paper. I made a separate center part the same way for the flap. The paper is from EK Success and the red is SU riding hood red.

This was made for both the SCS limited supply challenge to use stars on a project and the Whimsie doodles challenge to use a cookie shape (circle) on a project.

A SIMPLE FARM FRESH FRIDAY!

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This week we have a Christmas K.I.S.S. Challenge-Keep it Simply Shaped. That means no diecut, nesties, cricut, only thing allow is what you can make using your trimmer. Whew, that really is a challenge since all of those things have become standard in my card making. Guess that's why its called a challenge huh!


I stuck with some basic triangle and square shapes but I did cut the edges of the sentiment shape free hand to mimic my punch. The trees look like die cuts but are metal ones that I found at the craft store last year.

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Have a great weekend!