Monday, September 9, 2024

Chubby Snowman - FMS#562

The Freshly Made Sketches challenge sketch this week caught my eye so I decided to play along. The "Clean Team" has come up with some really great designs. I was hooked when I saw Linda Callahan's.  So cool!  There's still time to play along so why not check out the details here and join in the fun. 

HERE'S MY CARD: 
When I began working on this card I was visualizing a Christmas card with a whole different scene.  I was planning on using a wintery background paper and adding a wreath. As it sometimes happens in my craft room I got side tracked while I was looking through my Christmas Station" stash, and decided to use up some very old designer paper and this is the result. 

When I spotted this chubby little snowman I decided he'd  be perfect sitting on top of some colourful boxes and that's how this card came about.  Oh and while I was adhering the mats together I had an "oopsy" moment.  I accidentally wound up with the skinnier piece at the top instead of the bottom and I couldn't pull it  off, so go with the flow. 


For the card base I cut an 8 1/2" x 5 1/2" piece of Very Vanilla cardstock and then added a 5 3/8" x 4 1/8" mat of More Mustard cardstock. The designer paper was a one-sided flimsy paper, so I cut the red piece to 4" x 5 1/4" and then layered the green piece which measured 1 1/2" x 5 1/4".  I cut a 1/2" by 5 1/4" strip of More Mustard to go across the center.  

The three boxes were part of a longer strip so I cut it down to three boxes and centered it below the yellow strip.  I added a tree that I cut from the designer paper and the snowman.  I mounted the snowman on dimensionals and sat him down in the center of the boxes.   I added some small red gems for Christmas sparkle.  

For the inside of the card I added a 5 1/4" x 4" piece of More Mustard for the mat and then layered a 3 3/4" x 5" piece of Very Vanilla for the next layer.  I thought a strip of the blocks would cozy up the inside of the card and added the fruit cake for a bit of fun. 

Did my card or those of the Clean Team inspire you to try out this sketch challenge?  I hope so.  I'd love to hear from you so drop me a comment 




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6 comments:

Linda Callahan said...

Delightful holiday card! Perfect for Christmas! Glad you joined us at FMS!

Kim S said...

What a fun and creative use of the sketch! I love that guy sitting on his packages! Thank you for playing along with us at Freshly Made Sketches.

Cécile RIBON said...

Oh this is such a fun and cheery Christmas card. Thanks for joining us at FMS.

Penny Hanuszak said...

Thank you Linda for your comment. Made my day!

Penny Hanuszak said...

Thanks so much Kim. Yes, I love this little guy on the packages too. Thought he was so cute!

Penny Hanuszak said...

Thanks s much Cecile for your comment. I love receiving cheery cards, and this one does bring a smile.

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