Snowman In Snow Globe Merry Christmas Card - 52 {C}CT Nov Sketch Challenge

A new month means a new challenge hostess at 52 {C}CT and the lovely Louise has set our challenges for November.  This week at 52 {C}CT we have Louise's wonderful sketch to work with.

 

I started off with a white 5 3/4"square card base and I cut Old Olive and Rich Razzleberry mat layers.  Before gluing the Old Olive layer I attached strips of Soft Suede and Rich Razzleberry ribbon.  Both ribbons have the dots but I used the plain side of the Razzleberry ribbon and added punched snowflake shapes.  I stamped the snow globe image onto watercolour paper, used inks and a blender pen to colour and I fussy cut the shape.  I added Stickles to the snow and once that had dried I popped up the snow globe onto the die cut circles - the Rich Razzleberry circle is also popped up.  I stamped and die cut the sentiment label, popped it up, added rhinestones and added rhinestones to the snowflake centres to complete the card front.

I have a larger snowman stamp that is the same as the snowman inside the snow globe.  I stamped him on the inside and coloured him in.  I stamped the sentiment inside the card using Rich Razzleberry ink.  I stamped it again on a piece of CS with Old Olive ink, cut out the 'merry christmas' wording and glued it over the top.  I think a two toned sentiment is a nice touch and is easily achieved using marker pens to ink the stamp.  However, this particular sentiment is a clear stamp and I've found that markers don't perform as well on clear stamps so that's why I cut out the Old Olive words.  I used gorgeous SU! Festive Flurry stamps and dies to decorate the envelope flap.

Check out the fab cards the other DT members have made and then I hope you'll join in with our 52 {C}CT sketch challenge this week, I'd love to see your creations made using this wonderful sketch!

Supplies:
Stamps: Hero Arts 'Snow Globe' & 'Let It Snow' stamps, Hero Arts 'Holiday Cheer' clear set, SU! 'Festive Flurry' set
CS: IndigoBlu white Perfect Stamping Card, SU! Old Olive, Rich Razzleberry & Whisper White, watercolour paper
Ink: VersaFine Onyx Black, SU! Old Olive, Rich Razzleberry, Soft Suede & Pumpkin Pie, blender pen
Tools: Circle Nestabilities dies, Memory Box 'Bistro Label' & 'Chadwick Label' dies, X Cut snowflake punch, SU! 'Festive Flurry' Framelits dies
Embellishments & accessories:  SU! Rich Razzleberry & Soft Suede Dotted Grosgrain ribbons, Rhinestone Jewels, Dimensionals