Guest Designer at Connie Can Crop

(If you are looking for my Visions of Sugar Plums Blog Hop projects, 

here are links to Day 1 and Day 2.)

Hello, everyone!  I am excited to announce that I'm a Guest Designer at Connie Can Crop this month! Thank you to Connie for inviting me!

The theme for December is "Baby, It's Cold Outside," so the challenge is to create a project using a snowman, snow, or snowflakes. I hope you'll head over and join the fun - please tell Connie that Kitty sent you!

Here's a direct link to the December challenge, where you will find the link-up, challenge rules, and prize to be won!

For my project, I made a set of four winter cards! Scene cards are my favourite type of card to make! I included a snowman, snow, and snowflakes on each one! A sweet friend recently gave me these cute chipboard snowmen, as well as the patterned paper, and I couldn't wait to use them!  I knew they would be perfect for my winter scenes!

Each card is different but I followed the same basic design. I die-cut a snowy landscape and added Stickles for some sparkle. I used the snowy patterned paper for the sky, added a chipboard snowman, and stamped a sentiment in a coordinating ink. The little scenes are mounted on cardstock and then adhered to a snowflake-embossed card front. I finished off each card with a different embellishment: snowflake sequins, regular sequins, pearl snowflakes, and a snowman charm with ribbon.

These same products were used on all cards:

• Embossing folder: Die'sire Embossalicious Let it Snow
• Patterned paper and chipboard snowmen: Gift from my friend Debi B (thank you!)
• Other: Diamond Stickles

Here is a close-up of each card, along with the additional products used.

Card 1 - Skating Snowman

• Stamp: Sentiment (Your Next Stamp Waddles Winter Happiness)
• Ink: Brilliance Pearlescent Poppy
• Die: Pierced Landscape (unmarked die from China)
• Other: Snowflake sequins from my Dollarama stash

Card 2 - Sledding Snowman

• Stamp: Sentiment (Your Next Stamp Waddles Winter Happiness)
• Ink: Stampin' Up Night of Navy
• Die: Lawn Fawn Stitched Hillside Borders
• Other: Pearl snowflakes from my stash

Card 3 - Broom Snowman

• Stamp: Sentiment (Unity Stamps May Your Days be Merry and Bright)
• Ink: StazOn Forest Green
• Die: Poppystamps Stitched Landscapes
• Other: Ribbon (Darice), snowflake charm from my stash

Card 4 - Snowman Saucer

• Stamp: Sentiment (unmarked clear stamp set from China)
• Ink: Brilliance Pearlescent Poppy
• Die: Lawn Fawn Stitched Hillside Borders
• Other: Sequins from my stash

Thank you to Connie Can Crop for having me as your Guest Designer!  I had fun!

I would also like to support these fun challenges: 613 Avenue Create AG Optional Twist Holiday Happiness 3/8; Card Mania AG 2/3; Christmas Cards All Year Round AG Christmas/Holiday 2/5; Christmas with the Cuties AG Cute and Christmassy 3/3; Come and Get It Christmas 3/3; Crafting by Designs December AG 3/3; Crafty Calendar Christmas Time 3/3; Crafty Catz AG Optional Twisted Easel 3/3; Crafty Friends Merry Christmas 3/3; Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper December UE; Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Vintage or AG Christmas UE; Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Extra December UE; Crafty Ribbons Christmas 1/5; Deep Ocean Santa Claus is Coming to Town UE; Fab n Funky Christmas UE; Inspiration Destination AG UE; Lil Patch of Crafty Friends AG 3/3; Not Just Cards November AG UE; Paper Creator's Crafts Christmas 3/3; Robyn's Fetish Square or Rectangle Cards 1/3; Sasayaki Glitter Christmas 2/3; Scribbles Designs Happy Holidays 3/3; Send a Smile 4 Kids Winter Fun 4 Kids 2/3; Simon Says Stamp Wednesday AG 3/5; Sweet Stampin' Let it Snow 2/3; The Cat's Pajamas Snow UE; The Crafter's Cafe Christmas and/or Birthday 3/3; The House That Stamps Built WIW November Anything Goes 3/3; The Merry Christmas Challenge Create a Snowy Scene 1E/day; The Outlawz Twisted Thursday Christmas Card 2/2; The Paper Girls Snowmen 1/3; The Ribbon Girl December Card Challenge UE; Wednesday's Creative Inspirations Christmas UE; Winter Wonderland Frame It or Night Scene 1/3; Word Art Wednesday AG w Uplifting Sentiment wk 258 4/5

Thank you for looking at my cards!  Wishing you a joyful day!