Snowman Builder

When I was challenged to build a snowman, I thought of circles. So, I punched out three circles in Basic White cardstock and created a Christmas card. Thoughts? 

Stamps:

   Cold Play

   A Cardinal Christmas

   Perpetual Birthday Calendar

Paper:

   Soft Sky A-2

   Basic White 5-1/4 x 4 (Inside), 2-1/2" Circle, 2" Circle, 1-3/8 " Circle, Scrap

   Basic Black 1/4" Circle (2), 1/8" Circle (4)

Ink:

   Archival Basic Black or Tuxedo Black Memento

   Pumpkin Pie

   Whisper White Craft

Technique:

   Punching

Accessories:

   2-1/2" Circle Punch

   2" Circle Punch

   1-3/8" Circle Punch

   1/4" Circle Punch

   1/8" Circle Punch

   Glue Dots

   Brights Button Collection

   Dimensionals

   Adhesive 

First, I punched out all of my cardstock circles. Note - You need two 1/4" Basic Black circles for the eyes and four 1/8" circles for the mouth.

I then stamped and fussy cut the snowman's hat. 

The nose, hat, and arms are from the Cold Play stamp set.

The sentiment is from A Cardinal Christmas stamp set.

The snowflakes on the background are from the Perpetual Birthday Calendar stamp set.

Next, I randomly stamped the snowflakes, using Whisper White Craft ink.

I then pieced my snowman together. I began with the largest circle on the bottom, followed by the medium circle and then the smallest circle on the top. I did not add any adhesive, until I was satisfied with the placement of the circles. 

I added the Pumpkin Pie nose to the center of the small circle and adhered the two black eyes and the four circles forming the mouth. 

I placed three buttons on the middle circle and stamped the arms. I attached the buttons, using glue dots.

I then stamped the sentiment on the largest circle. Satisfied with the placement of the circles, I adhered them all beginning with the bottom and working my way up to the top.

Lastly, I added the hat with a dimensional, stamped the arms, and adhered a Basic White panel to the inside of the card.

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Fallen Snowman

This snowman has lost his head. It seems that our fear of falling grows simultaneously with our physical age. I remember an advertisement that was made for a medical alert monitor. An elderly person falls, pushes a button and yells, "I've fallen, and I can't get up!" My I used to roll my eyes and laugh, laugh, laugh. Now, I wonder if I should invest in this monitoring device. What is your fear?

Stamps:

   Cold Play

Paper:

   Whisper White A-2, Scraps, 5-1/4 x 4 (Inside)

Ink:

   Archival Basic Black

   Soft Sky

Markers:

   Pumpkin Pie

   Real Red

   Basic Black

Technique:

   Die Cutting

   Sponging

Accessories:

   Word Bubbles Framelits Dies

   All Is Calm Washi Tape

   Button Brights Collection

   Sponge

   Glue Dots

   Dimensionals

   Adhesive

First, I stamped my snowman in pieces. The large circle on the bottom, followed by the middle circle, slightly off-balance. I stamped the arms, also off-balance. The facial circle was stamped, colored, and cut from a scrap of Whisper White. I adhered it with dimensionals when I was putting the card together.

Next, I wrote out my sentiment on a scrap of Whisper White and die cut it, using the Word Bubbles Framelits Dies. I sponged it with Soft Sky ink and attached it using dimensionals after all of my snowman pieces were in place.

I added a couple of colorful buttons using glue dots. One of the buttons I placed on the bottom, since the snowman has fallen. 

Once the snowman pieces were in place, I stamped and colored in the hat of the snowman. Of course, the hat is upside down. 

Lastly, I stamped snowflakes using Soft Sky as the background. I added some washi tape as a backing for the word bubble. I adhered the Whisper White panel to the inside of the card.

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