Hello everyone. The new Holly and Ivy Christmas Challenge has gone live. As always, the theme is ‘anything goes Christmas/Festive‘. Here is my card:

I saw this snowman die when I visited my local Crafters Companion store, it was on sale – many Christmas products are currently – and decided I had to have it – it’s not as though I have many snowman images or dies – but this one looked too cute to resist.

The snowman is a layering die, so onto the white body, I adhered the gold scarf, and die cut some of the black Spellbinders glitter foam for the hat, gloves, and walking cane – and then used red glitter foam for the nose……..why not a red nose? Maybe he is a Rudolph snowman…..

There is a stamp for the facial features, which I used, but also went in there with a black liner pen.

The die set also comes with a tall lamp post, but I didn’t really want to create a scene this time round – just the jolly snowman.

The bakcground panel is from Pinkfresh Studios, with some silver glitter card behind it, and the sentiment is a previously foiled strip.

I hope you can come and join us with your festive creations -slowly but surely building your stash.

I shall be entering the following challenges:

Christmas with the Cuties – cute Christmas – include sentiment

Creative Knockouts – lots of layers (snowman has lots of layers, card base has three layers)

A Perfect Time To Craft – anything goes

Sparkles Christmas Challenge – Christmas and warm winter clothes

12 Months Of Christmas – anything goes Christmas – option of ‘light the way’ not taken

Merry Little Christmas Challenge – anything goes Christmas