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Oct 3, 2020

Cute Christmas for Allsorts Challenge

Hello and welcome! It's time already for a new theme at Allsorts challenge and this week we're getting you all started on Christmas cards if you haven't already. Many crafters do work on Christmas cards year round to have a variety ready when the time is here, but I am not one of them. Some years I make my first ones in July, but this year, this is my first Christmas card of the year. 

The challenge was chosen this time by Mervi, and she wants to see "Cute Christmas". We have a prize by Pinksy Doodles, the winner can select some digital products from her Etsy shop, you can see one of the items up in her shop on my card, the pretty paper which comes in a set of several colors, I chose to work with this pretty pink.


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I'm sure many of you recognize this cute snowman as Penny Black's "Snowy", a stamp my husband picked out for me many many years ago. His big hat and scarf are perfect for paper piecing.


The snowman was first stamped onto the white card stock, then again on a 'post it' note and fussy cut to use as a mask. I also used a handmade mask over the bottom portion so I could ink up the sky. I used Tumbled Glass Distress Oxide with an ink blending tool. When the masks were removed, the pretty sky and snowy valley and the snowman were revealed. I stamped Snowy again on the pattern paper and fussy cut the hat and scarf to add to the snowman. 

The sentiment is a favorite from Penny Black's clear set Season's Gifts, stamped with Versafine Clair Nocturne ink and I added a few rhinestones as embellishments. It's hard to see but I used a clear Wink of Stella glitter brush on Snowy's hat (the furry part). 


The white image panel was adhered to the same Pinksy Doodles paper to give it a frame and then onto a white card base.







Thanks so much for stopping by today. Hope to see you joining in with a cute Christmas card this week. All details can be found on the challenge blog


I'm sharing with these blogs:
Alphabet Challenge - The letter M (Masking) // Jingle Belles - Snow //Cute Card Thursday - Anything Goes // Penny Black Saturday Challenge - PB Stamps

28 comments:

Mervi said...

Oh old fellow Snowy's smile never ends, gorgeous one Ellie;-))m

Tracy said...

I love this, the paper piecing is fab and the card is really cute.
Happy crafting
Tracy x

brenda said...

Really, really like this one Ellie, Snowy looks fabulous paper pieced in pink. Despite being a really early PB stamps he remains so very popular with crafters the world over.

B x

Linby said...

oh wow Ellie - I'm not normally one for pink but this looks so lovely-great idea to paper piece the snowman's scarf, it looks amazing.

Amy Johnson said...

Adorable Christmas card!

Julie Tucker-Wolek said...

Soooooooooo cute! LOVING that snowman!

Alice (scrAPpamondo) said...

So so cute and sweet! Love the delicate colours!

Joanne said...

That is adorable! I haven't started working on my Christmas cards at all. I probably should soon though. I like to use non-traditional colors in my cards too. Love the pretty pops of pink. Pinned.

Kathleen said...

Can't go wrong Ellie with everyones favourite snowman and a great choice with the pink papers, great background too.

Kath x

Wendy L said...

It is lovely and loving the pink, xxx

Ellibelle said...

Thanks Mervi! He's always a joy to work/play with :)

Ellibelle said...

Thanks Tracy!

Ellibelle said...

Thanks Brenda! He's an oldie for sure but still so popular!

Ellibelle said...

Thanks Lynn! Clare's papers were perfect for him!

Ellibelle said...

Thanks Amy!

Ellibelle said...

Thanks Julie!

Ellibelle said...

Thanks so much, Alice!

Ellibelle said...

Thanks Joanne! I've always loved pink for a non-traditional Christmas color!

Ellibelle said...

Thanks so much, Kath!

Ellibelle said...

Thanks Wendy!

PinksyDoodles said...

I absolutely love this Ellie - the paper piecing in this colour really suits Snowie. Thank you for using Pinksy Doodles papers. Clare x

Billie A said...

Cute image and love the added pink. Great look and thanks for sharing over at Alphabet challenge.

Jayne said...

Beautiful Christmas card! I really need to make a start on mine. :)

Thanks so much for sharing with #MMBC.

Handmade in Israel said...

What a delightful snowman and such lovely colours! #MMBC

Debbie Mageed said...

Such a cute winter card! Love that the scarf and hat are paper pieced to match the frame. Perfectly done! Thank you for playing with us at Alphabet Challenge and hope you come back soon.

SmilynStef said...

paper piecing perfection ... love those polka dots ... so very glad you shared your SNOW-y creation with us at Jingle Belles.

lauren bergold said...

such a pretty and sweet card design, that snow girl is beyond cute and you've built the perfect scene for her to inhabit! so pleased you could join our snowy fun at JINGLE BELLES!

Helen said...

So cute...Snowy looks just fab in pink polkadots!
Thanks so much for playing at the Penny Black Saturday Challenge!
Helen x