Friday, November 27, 2015

Thanks Snow Much

Hello, everyone!  Today I'm sharing a little gift set I made to thank the gentlemen who takes care of snow removal at my old house.  It includes a card, tag, and snow globe.  I used some adorable stamps from Pink and Main.


Let's start with the card. I stamped the penguins from Pink and Main - Snow Globe and coloured them with watercolour markers and Prismacolor pencils. 


I heat-embossed the sentiment from Pink and Main - Snow Sweet in white on a black scrap and hand-cut into a banner shape.  The background is embossed with Cuttlebug Winter House and I used sandpaper to bring out the white core of the paper.  I chose this background because it looks a lot like the street where my old house is located, and the gentlemen lives next door. I adhered a glittery white scrap as the snowy hill to add some sparkle as this area didn't sand very well.  The penguins are fussy-cut and popped up with foam tape. I didn't add any embellishments since this is for a man.

Here's the snow globe after I shook it up - so fun!  


The background was made by heat-embossing the snowy landscape from Snow Globe with WOW! Atlantic Seaspray embossing powder.  I heat-embossed a number of snowflakes from the Snow Globe and Snow Sweet sets in white.  I masked off the snow and sponged Shaded Lilac Distress Ink to create the sky.  I coloured the penguin from Snow Globe with Prismacolor pencils, fussy-cut, and adhered.

The tag was die-cut with Taylored Expressions Tag Stacklets 1 and I cut a second tag in black for layering. 


The sky on this one was created with Shaded Lilac and Tumbled Glass Distress Inks, and the snowflakes and landscape from Snow Globe were heat-embossed with WOW! Atlantic Seaspray but I dabbed Adirondack Snow Cap on each flake as I wanted to add some white.  I heat embossed a simple thanks sentiment (Newton's Nook) in white on the black tag and added some ribbon with a tiny stapler. This penguin was coloured with watercolour markers.

Here's a look at the full gift set again.  


I would like to join the following 3 challenges:
Emerald Creek Dares Holidays/Cheer
Pink and Main Thanks/Gratitude
WOW! Embossing Powder November AG 

Thank you for looking at my gift set! Wishing you a joyful day!

40 comments:

Olga Fink said...

Oh Kitty! such a great set to give away! I love the snow globe! Great thought!

Nancy Soetaert said...

What a wonderful set, anyone 'd be delighted with this!
nancy

Barb said...

Wow Kitty what a beautiful set to give as a present. I'm sure he'll be so surprised and delighted too. Barbxx

Kuni said...

This so so beautiful , i love it.
Hugs
Kuni

Lisa said...

Your mojo is definitely back my friend!! These are fabulous!! I love the adorable penguins!! The snow globe is awesome!! What a beautiful gift set this is!! It will be treasured!! Have a great weekend :)

Lisa
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New Creations said...

What a wonderful kind of act ! Finally, your mojo came back:) Love this cutest whole sgift et and now one of my favorite one! Love the sand look background, so cozy and cool!

Jacee said...

What a wondeful set! a great idea they look fab!
Hugs Jacee
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Unknown said...

This is so awesome! I'm particularly fascinated with the snow globe.

Tina Z. said...

wow, great gift set, it is absolutely lovely.

Alice (scrAPpamondo) said...

Your neighbor has been really kind to shovel the snow from your house, Kitty!! And you have made for him a wonderful little gift set, I'm sure that he will make a big smile when he will look at this! :D
The scene of the card is perfect with the snowy hill, it pop-out very well with the two cute penguins!
I'm also very stunned by your snowglobe!!! Such a fabulous idea!! And how fun!!! I'm speechless! Incredible work! You have used an empty snow globe to make it?
The sky is amazing with this colour and the snowflakes! And the penguin is a cutie! Love the touch of the liliac scarf on all the gifts! The tag matches beautifully with the snowglobe and the card!! You have made a wonderful work with this gift set! And you mojo is surely come back! :D
Have a great weekend, my sweet friend!

Pam MacKay said...

Darling set of projects! Thanks for joining this months Pink and Main Challenge DT Member Pam M.

Donna Ellis said...

Wonderful gift set, KT, those sweet little penguins are a darling addition to the pretty snowy village. The soft background colors are a fabulous contrast to your happy little characters. It's a thoughtful gift which will be enjoyed for years! Hugs, de

Mrs A. said...

A super gift set which will give much pleasure to the recipient. Hugs Mrs A.

brenda said...

A lovely collection and choice of colours Kitty.

Hope you have a good weekend.

B x

ike said...

How super cool is that collection - AWESOME !!
How does the little snow globe penguin not get wet in there ???? :-)

Hugz
IKE xx

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UTs Hobby Time said...

Super cute set. The embossed background is stunning. Adorable penguins, Love your coloring, so neat and beautiful.

Fikreta said...

wonderful gifts!
he will love them!
hugs
>^.^<

Barbara Godden said...

Adorable set, love the penguin and the snowglobe is fabulous.

Donna said...

Wow Kitty that mojo came back full force, all three of these are fabulous creations with those adorable penguin !!!

KraftyKoolKat said...

A beautiful cute little set Kitty.
Hugs
Cathy
xxxx

marion said...

wow your mojo is back, I am smiling and so so happy for you. Your projects are so so lovely, love them all lots of hugs to you, hope you are enjoying your weekend and please cuddle your lovely furbabys from me, Moppie and Droppie are sending their love and thanking you for your treats, Marion

KandA said...

Hi Kitty, this is a truly wonderful gift set and such a lovely idea to show your appreciation for the very kind man xx

JD/ Jill said...

What a cute gift set! I'm sure he loved his gift!

Tenia Nelson said...

So much fun!!

weim house said...

So very cute! You come up with a great gift! :) Looks like you have your crafty mojo back! :) Hope all is well! I have an extra dog here tonight so I not being very productive! I did cut out roses this morning for the oat swag! I really like how they turned out! I'll take a better picture if I post it to the "blog"! Take care!

Cathy - CMP Designs said...

What a wonderful gift set for someone!! Very thoughtful and loving the snowglobe! Thanks for sharing with us over at Emerald Creek Dares!!
Cathy DT Member at Emerald Creek

Pia S said...

I love this set, soooo cute! The embossed winter scene is simply beautiful. The snowglobe is a really nice handmade and decorative object...I'm sure this will be much appreciated.

terrie said...


What a wonderful and thoughtful gift to someone special...Kindness goes a long way.
The little penguin s are adorable...tfs
Well done Kitty

Challenge Team said...

Adorable! -Michelle

Darnell said...

Oh, Kitty, my goodness, what a thoughtful person you are to make this fabulous gift set for your snow removal gentlemen! Each item is adorable and so perfectly executed!! Enjoy your day!! Hugs, Darnell

Tracey said...

Such an adorable gift set.......so thoughtful of you, I'm sure he will love it!

Hetty said...

Absolutely adorable gift! Will be loved much.
That globe is wonderful. Great work.

Karon said...

Such a wonderful card and love the snowglobe. Thanks for joining us for All things Festive Emerald Creek Dares Challenge

Karon DT

Monika Reeck said...

Very sweeet penguin Kitty...really lovely set...i like so much your snoeglobe...the recipient will be so happy I believe it...great set you did Kitty..
Hugs
Monika(typing from smartphone if so many failure please forgive me :))

Anonymous said...

Oh my goodness! What an adorable set, KT! I'm sure this kindly gentleman is going to love it, and your thoughtfulness.

Lisa said...

This is adorable....But.. where is that real snowglobe from? Really a very cool gift!

Becca Cruger said...

My goodness, this has to be one of the cutest gift sets I've seen! I especially adore that snowglobe!! Your trio is sheer perfection! And it was so much fun to see all the antics of your little elf!

scrappymo! said...

This is a wonderful gift set and sure to be loved. That fellow is one lucky guy!

scrappymo! said...

This is a wonderful gift set and sure to be loved. That fellow is one lucky guy!

Claudia N. said...

LOVE the whole bundle! Especially the gorgeous snow globe!!! ;)
Thank you for sharing your gorgeous Christmas projects with us at Emerald Creek Dares!

Claudia x