Happy Snowman

Happy Friday!!  It's time for another challenge from Jo's Scrap Shack.  As always, we are now an Anything Goes challenge.  

Our sponsor this week is the fabulous Bugaboo Stamps:

I have not one, but two cards for you today.  I spent a bunch of time last week piecing together some backgrounds with scraps that were all I had left of a Christmas paper pack I've had for a couple of years.  So, I knew I wanted to use one of them for a Christmas card and went looking in my Bugaboo images to see what I had.  When I came across this adorable little snowman, I knew I HAD to use him.  Isn't he cute??

This card is all about scraps: the background, obviously, and his scarf was pieced from a scrap from the same paper pad, the ribbon was a piece I had lying around that was just long enough for the bow.  The die cut circle was in my bits and pieces stash and the snowflake (which I die cut three times and layered together for dimension) was die cut from scraps of white card.
I used my clear wink of stella pen to add glitter to the snow and around the edges of the snowman.  I also brushed it on the snowflake for a bit of sparkle.  Tough to see it in the photos unfortunately.

So, while I was looking for a Christmas image, I also came across this sweet puppy image that I hadn't used yet and decided it was too cute to pass up.  And that's why I have two cards today.

Cute, right?  The small green banner was in my bits and pieces stash and if you look closely, you can see it is dry embossed with dog prints; of course, I had to use it on this card.  It was a little too small, so I cut it in half and placed each half where I wanted it, then covered up the gap with the image panel.  And there's a fun little tip for you, free of charge, today. : )

What do you need to do to enter?

Challenge Rules

1. Please post a direct link to your blog post that includes your challenge entry project, using the linky tool on Jo's blog. 

2. Be sure to include a link back to Jo's Scrap Shack and to the challenge post you are entering your project into

3. THREE entries per person are allowed for each challenge and you must post a separate blog post for each entry.

4. For all entries -NO BACK LINKS ACCEPTED- 

The date on your blog post should be dated between the start date and the end date for the challenge you are entering, in order to be eligible for the challenge prizes

5. You may link up to other challenges but be sure to link back to Jo's Scrap Shack and to the challenge post you are entering 

 * All entries that do not meet the challenge requirements

WILL NOT be eligible for the top 3, any sponsor wins or any random wins by Jo

All random wins will only be mailed within the US and Canada only.

You have until May 4th by 12:00AM (eastern, USA) time to link up.

All winners will be announced during the week of May 6th.

Have fun and we look forward to seeing what you create!

CARD #1:

Supplies:

Stamps: Bugaboo Stamps "Snowflake Snowman" digi

Dies: MFT "Blueprints 13" stitched rectangle; Spellbinders "Classic Circles, large"; PTI "Fancy Flakes

Challenges:

Craft-Dee BowZ--anything goes with handmade bow

Unicorn Challenge #31--use some ribbon

Christmas at Sweet Stampin'--anything goes

Cutie Pie Challenge #122--delightful digis

Christmas with the Cuties #15--let it snow

Little Miss Muffet #187--anything goes

Hiding In My Craft Room #349--cutesy

Crafting By Design--get ready for Christmas

Fab n Funky--Christmas

The Paper Shelter #336--die cuts

Crafty Gals #164--anything goes

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday--anything goes

Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2 #135--sketch

Inspiration Destination--anything goes

The Merry Christmas Challenge #17--anything goes

CARD #2:

Supplies:

Stamps: Bugaboo Stamps "Rottweiler Trio" digi; Cardz TV "Just Sayin' . . ." sentiment

Dies: Spellbinders "On Edge" border die

Darice paw print embossing folder

Challenges:

Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper--anything goes with patterned paper

Double D--friendship

Sweet Stampin'--Sympathy or Thinking of you

Try Stampin' on Tuesday #364--sketch

Crafty Sentiments--anything goes

Penny's Challenge #377--anything goes

Word Art Wednesday #332--anything goes with uplifting sentiment

Crafty Creations #365--anything goes