Frosty Thanks

Phew!!  I am on a roll this week!  This is my sixth card of the week.  Of course it helps that I need to send out thank you cards for Christmas gifts. :)  If you've seen any of my other cards from the week, you know I am in "Use up my bits and pieces mode".  The white die cut panel was in my stash and made a cute home for this adorable snowman.  All the papers were scraps and the red mat under the sentiment panel was actually a narrow strip of card stock that I cut in half and adhered to the edges of the sentiment panel.  Such a great way to use up scraps; no one is going to see underneath, so it doesn't need to span the whole height.  There's my tip for you today; no charge even!

 I don't have a lot of good markers and don't have any to match the vintage reds in the papers, so I decided to paper piece the snowman's hat and scarf.  LOVE It!!!  I think this snowman is super cute anyway, but now, he's just plain adorable!  Here's a close up:

 You can also see the sparkle on the snowflakes and the hat and scarf trim a little better, too.  The next picture shows a close up of the faux stitching detail on the patterned squares.

Challenges:

Pattie's Creations #106--fun in the snow

YNS #5--sketch

C,R.A.F.T. #294--Christmas (It's not a Christmas card, but it is a Christmas thank you card; hope that fits the criteria)

Crimbo Crackers #72--use kraft

Christmas Card #7 inspiration photo (I was inspired by the red, white, hats and snowflakes)

Lacy Sunshine #50--winter bliss

Eureka #124--the color red

Squigglefly #3--it's SNOW much fun

{Pin}spirational Challenge #132--inspiration photo (I think you can see what inspired me)

Crafter's Cafe #100--stitching

The Paper Shelter #187--All Wrapped up

Supplies:

Stamps: YNS "Holiday Snow Globe"; PTI "Through the Trees" sentiment; Verve "Ornamental Christmas" flourish and "Text Objects" stitching

Dies: Spellbinders "Labels 5"