Happy Spirited Snowmen Boxing Day!

Hope you are still having fun and enjoying a lovely Christmas...

Today will be a couple of new traditions for us... as we go out for a Boxing Day meal en famille... and then my little band of 3 go to a Boxing Day rugby match at York Rugby Club with lots of friends from school and rugby club days... should be a great re-union of son's and our friends alike!

Thought you may like to see a pretty snowman today... or should I say Snow Baby!

Thanks for the inspiration Rebecca Deary!

And this is what I reckon is a wrap for Christmas based projects!!! Well for this year!

Stampin Up! Products used... 

Spirited Snowmen (Sniff... not carrying over!)

Buffalo Check (Carryover! Horrah!)

Swirls & Curls embossing folder ( carryover... yay!)

Stitched Shapes dies (wouldn't be with out them!! But see what is coming soon...)

Wednesday WOW... a really special... Spirited Snowmen... card...

to me ... from Hilda...

I have to share this beautiful card as well... a true Spirited Snowmen, Large Letters & Softly Falling embossing folder stunner... that  I feel so honoured to receive...

Got to love being a crafter amongst such talented friends at Christmas!!!

Though some bad news... Spirited Snowmen is on the Retiring List... so last chance to order...

Thank you again Hilda... absolutely fabulous!

And guess what... yes it is on my display... and yes... everyone has picked it up and oohed and aahed!!!

So cute...We all love it!  You should have never doubted that!

Spirited Snowmen Bakers Box Light for 3D Thursday

Yes... I know... I said I was putting them (Spirited Snowmen) away!

But before I did.. I had another thought... and then I just couldn't resist combining this Bakers Box Light with this card...

Love the end result...

And for those of you that have already bought the Farmhouse Christmas Trio of Tutorial(s)... here is  a bonus fourth project for you! I just replaced the house with the Snowmen...

And added hand torn, sponged and glittered 11cm (4 3/8" )wide x about 2 cm(3/4") and 3cm (1 1/4") pieces of Whisper White card...

Shorter glued to the front of the light & tab...

And higher across the back from tree to tree (roughly) - so kind of diagonally... you want yours to go down to the floor on the base! Not a bit raised like mine (as I had a momentary lapse of concentration as I stuck things!!!) And (with hindsight!) I also wish I had put this behind the tree to the right hand side ( though I would have had to cut out a notch then for the tree box!)!!

All finished off with a 1 1/4" punched circle  - dazzled up with Wink of Stella - and Hearts Come Home stamped Santa on his sleigh!

Simple Spirited Snowmen for Merry Monday

I think I had better put these cute Spirited Snowmen stamps out of sight... as I just couldn't resist putting another quick card together!

Especially as... the snowmen were ready!... the square frame was already cut...the Winter Woods die cut spindly tree lay there all glittered and ready to go...  the Twinkle Twinkle paper panel was already cut to size (aka leftovers!) ... so I just needed to hand cut a curvy snowy bank...

And stamp the greeting!

And then I had another thought... and added a bit of holly too...

But which one do you prefer? With or without holly...

And don't forget Part 2 of the Sale is still on today! Stamps & Kits with 10% off. Click here or below to go straight to the Store... And don't forget the Host Code!

Skater Snowman on Saturday!

 I just couldn't resist... got to love a happy skater boy snowman card...

Care of Spirited Snowmen, Winter Woods & Rooted in Nature mainly... with a touch of white embossed Lovely as A Tree trees and Hearts Come Home to finish off...

5 amazing stamp sets to create the greatest of scenes!! And not just for Christmas... well, apart from the Spirited Snowmen and some of Hearts Come Home... and I think that the last 3 of these sets might just be in the Extravaganza come tomorrow!

Rest of the card details as per this card shared earlier here...

And talking of the Extravaganza... 

Don't forget 10% off lots of card, paper and embellishments today... and click here to see my "free postage" offer for online orders if you are in the UK...

Spirited Snowmen... in the Snow is Glistening!

Another perfect merging of 2 stamp sets... well you can't have snow"men" without a bit of snow!

First up .. Snow is Glistening for the snowflake-y border up above... in Pool Party Shimmer Paint...  mixed by myself as described here... and still going strong!! Perfect for this job!

My favourite Spirited Snowmen couple...

Set on a couple of hand torn snow banks,,,torn edge sponged in Pool Party and Dazzling Diamonds Stampin Glitter -ed all over!!

And finished off with a Smoky Slate moon... and Smoky Slate and Real Red houses from the Hearts Come Home set ... so 3 stamp sets actually!!!

And this isn't any Fancy Fold Friday post... as this card is a Notecard & Envelope! Available off the shelf!

Spirited Snowmen in the Snow...

Just sharing the slightly tweaked version of Joanne's card made by my ladies in classes this week...

As the colours had to change based on what I already had out...

And I used the lovely sentiment from the Spirited Snowmen set...

The "snow banks" are just hand torn pieces of Thin Whisper White sponged along the edge with Pool Party ink... and then Tombow and Dazzling Diamonds Stampin Glitter added to finish... with more glitter being added to the trees too...

And you can actually get away with less white card for those hand torn snowbanks... but I cut the panel the same size as the panel for stamping and sponging the night sky for 2 reasons...
(1) gave my ladies another bank if needed in an emergency (though only one lady re-did a bank as she wasn't happy with one)
(2) easier to prep that way!

SU! Products used
Stamps - Spirited Snowmen, Lovely as a Tree, Hearts Come Home
Card - Night of Navy (A6 Card Blank), (Thin) Whisper White (14. 2 x 9.9cm x 2)
Inks - Night of Navy, Pool Party, Memento Black
Stampin Blends - Light Black, Dark Smoky Slate, Night of Navy combo, Real Red combo, Shaded Spruce combo, Light Pool Party
Other - Stampin Glitter, Stampin Sponges, 3/4" Circle Punch (to punch moon mask)

A Host of... Spirited Snowmen

Cast your mind back a few weeks... I made a batch of these... went to Team Training... and came back with some inspirational swaps...

There were definitely 2 major themes amongst the swaps I had in return... and Spirited Snowmen was one of them!!

So I thought it would be lovely today to share the creations of some of my lovely demo friends... starting with the Spirited Snowmen swaps... all four of them...

But before I begin... a quick update on the Farmhouse Christmas Box Frame, Bakers Box Light & Bridge U Fold card tutorials...  They should still be ready by the end of the weekend... but I just had to have a day off yesterday... as I have run back to back classes since Tuesday... so I was meeting myself coming backwards... and then I forgot that the tree surgeons were at ours yesterday... so I really couldn't hear myself think!! So it was a "day off" having retail therapy instead... albeit mainly for projects for classes and food!! But in the meantime... please don't hesitate to order yours here... Just scroll to the end of the post... and Add to Cart...

First up... by Joanne Wragg... and the card that duly inspired this card shared yesterday... As Craig would say in Strictly... "Gorgeous Darling!"... and I have to admit that my ladies have been loving making this card... so a Big Thanks to you Joanne...

Then we have this fabulous notebook by Sam... which lots of my lovely ladies are coveting... so I think I have a plan for these as a part gift for their orders in November... but shh don't tell them...! Also featuring the lovely snowflakes in the Seasonal Layers dies... 

Closely followed by Rebecca Deary's beautiful " what a gorgeous colour combi" card... show-caseing the Buffalo Check and the Swirls & Curls embossing folder too...

And last but... definitely not least... this spectacular card by Joyce Drake... on one of the new Silver Foil Edged cards.. and also using the Bokeh Dots that is my best selling stamp set in the Annual Catalogue!

Didn't they do well!! Proud to have these on my display lovely ladies...

Now I wonder if you can guess which was the other "major theme"... any guesses in comments or by the contact me form please!!

Lovey Dovey Snowmen Couple In the Woods!

Had to be done whilst the Spirited Snowman were out and I was demonstrating another Bridge U Fold card in classes this week...

Thanks to the lovely and talented Joanna Wragg for some brilliant inspiration... but more on that another day!

Spirited Snowmen comes in both Wood Mount and Clear Mount... and I am loving them!!! Who would have thought...  

Used with In the Woods dies for those "spindly trees" to the left and right...  both cut at the same time... which is a real treat to be able to do... then a sprinkling of Stampin Glitter to finish them off... 

Which co-ordinate with the lovely Winter Woods stamps that I have been using a lot... that also come in clear mount or wood mount...

Bridge U Fold Card tutorial here... And yes the card does fold totally flat to go in an envelope...

Really do think this must still be favourite card fold ever!! In all its versions...

Cheeky Snowman in the Winter Woods

 Couldn't resist this cheeky little snowman from Spirited Snowmen... he makes me so happy! There again I have always loved a cheeky face...

More details on the card and background here... yup... cheeky crafting too!! And so quick!!!

Spirited Snowmen comes in both Wood Mount and Clear Mount... 

As does the Winter Woods used for the background too... which also comes with co-ordinating dies... In the Woods

Sunday Snowmen...

Boy are these cute!! There again I have always loved a snowman... and these don't disappoint...

So a 5 card collection for you today featuring Spirited Snowmen... available in Wood and Clear Mount...

All handmade by the lovely Kate in my team for her Autumn Winter catalogue launch event... thank you so much for letting me share Kate...

Love them all...  but I particularly love the Man in a Jar (of Love) at the back...