Snowman Soup- Wishing You A Merry Christmas!!

Hi Friends!

I wanted to share with you another card that I created using the Sweet ‘n Sassy Stamps (SNSS) Snowman Soup stamp set along with Holly Jolly Christmas stamp set for the Mojo413 Sketch Challenge (although I am too late to link to the actual challenge site) along with the Splitcoaststampers’ F4A286“Three Cheers” Challenge (use 3 die cuts or punches), CCC15 Christmas Card Challenge (Feb15 theme is snowmen)  and the WT548 "Coffee or Tea- Which Do You Prefer" (or Hot Chocolate) Challenge :-)

Although I do drink coffee occasionally, I have to "doctor" it up with Hot Chocolate so a true coffee drinker would say "That's not coffee at all!" - lol!!  So, I guess, Hot Chocolate would be my choice of drink :-)

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This card was extremely easy to make:

Sweet 'm Sassy Stamps- Snowman Soup, Holly Jolly Christmas

Use the Big Shot™ to emboss the background paper with the Square Lattice Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder (retired Stampin’ Up!) and stitch this layer to a piece of Chocolate Chip cardstock.  Mount the entire panel onto the white card base.

Stitch a coordinating piece of background paper to a piece of Chocolate Chip cardstock for the upper layer of the sketch and adhere the 5/8” Chocolate Chip Satin Ribbon triple bow.

Punch out three circles from Chocolate Chip cardstock and add the three circles of background paper (also punched and mounted onto circles of white cardstock).

Adhere an embossed piece of Real Red cardstock to Chocolate Chip for the vertical layer of the sketch and add the three punched circles.

Stamp the Sweet ‘n Sassy Stamps Snowman Soup image using a waterproof black ink and color with water brush and water based markers.  Carefully cut out the image (I decided to fussy cut but there is a coordinating Snowman Soup die set from Sweet ‘n Sassy Stamps  as well).

Stamp the sentiment from Holly Jolly Christmas with black ink and create the banner points with the Hexagon Punch or by hand.

To assemble the card- add the stitched layer with the bow to the card front, mount the vertical strip with the three punched elements using dimensional foam, add the Snowman Soup image and Holly Jolly Christmas sentiment with dimensional foam.

Add a few Pearls to the center of the snowflakes on the punched images and the snowman’s hat to finish off the card.

Snowman Soup

Holly Jolly Christmas

Stamp Sets: SnowmanSoup, Holly Jolly Christmas ( both SNSS)

Ink: Stāz-On® Jet Black, Stampin’ Write Markers- Chocolate Chip, Old Olive, Pumpkin Pie, Real Red, Tempting Turquoise, Sahara Sand

Paper: Whisper White, Chocolate Chip, Real Red, retired DSP

Accessories: Big Shot™, retired Square Lattice and Pretty Petals Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folders,  Punches- 1”  and 1 3/8” Circle, Hexagon; retired 5/8” Chocolate Chip Satin Ribbon, Pearls

So which do you prefer- Coffee, Tea or Hot Chocolate?

Thanks again for taking the time to stop by- hugs and have a great day, my friends!