Hi everyone, I couldn’t let a year go by without binging my favourite ever Christmas stamp, Penny Black ‘Snowy’, out to play. He is just so adorable he melts my heart, and he is also ideal for quick and simple cards as he really doesn’t need much else.
For my first card I die cut a wavy stitched square of white card, stamped Snowy, then blended Elements inks through a snowflake stencil in the corners. I coloured Snowy with Zig pens (first time I’ve done that!) and Spectrum Noir Sparkle pen on his hat, then ‘grounded’ him with some blended ink and torn paper. I added a couple of small stamped snowflakes and a stamped sentiment, then matted the finished piece onto a card blank - job done!
Here’s an angled pic to show the sparkle.
Stamps: Penny Black Snowy (2521K), Joy, Hope (3898F); Visible Image Let It Snow;
Media: Lavinia Elements inks (Della Blue, Pink Elephant); Versafine Clair (Nocturne, Blue Belle, Arctic); Kuretake Zig Clean Color watercolour pens; Spectrum Noir sparkle pen (clear); Posca pen (white);
Tools: Craft Addictions UK Wavy Double Stitched Square die; Crafter’s Companion Winter Sparkle stencil.
Challenges I would like to enter:
Crazy Is Our Fame, Stencils Are Our Game (December) - Use a Stencil (2nd entry)
Die Cut Divas (December) - Christmas/Winter with a Die Cut (4th entry)
Double D - Santa and/or Snowman
Make My Monday #267 - A CAS Quickie Christmas Card (3rd entry) - TOP 3
Papercraft Challenges #125 - Festive Sparkle (3rd entry)
Passion for Markers #818 - Mega Christmas Challenge: Add a Sentiment (2nd entry)
Penny Black Saturday (December) - Anything Goes with option Snow/Snowmen
Simon Says (Monday) - Sparkle and Shine
Word Art Wednesday #730/733 - Anything Goes (3rd entry)
For my second card I followed the same process, just using a different stencil and sentiment.
Challenges I would like to enter:
12 Months of Christmas #129 - Anything Goes Christmas (4th entry)
52 Christmas Card Throwdown - Pick a Previous Theme (2nd entry)
(I picked February - Masculine Christmas)
Crafts Galore Encore #142 - Anything Goes (2nd entry) - DT FAVOURITE
Creative Crafting Uncles #72 - Christmas and/or Happy New Year (3rd entry)
Little Red Wagon #838 - Christmas Card (2nd entry)
Peace On Earth #102 - Anything Christmas Goes (2nd entry)
Sisterhood of Crafters - Anything Christmas (3rd entry)
Stamps & Fun = Creativity #347 - Snowman
Apart from my husband’s card these are absolutely the last Christmas cards for 2025!
Take care, and thanks for visiting.
Hugs,
21 comments:
Adorable , cute and fun card, love the background and sweet snowman.
Thank you so much for joining in with our challenge at Little Red Wagon, hope you will play again..
Luv CHRISSYxx
Snowy is one of my favourites, he’s adorable, I love how you’ve coloured him and created a magical scene. Merry Christmas xxx
The snowman is so adorable - two gorgeous cards. Merry Christmas
Gorgeous cards Pauline. Snowy looks fabulous.
Wishing you and your family a very happy Christmas.
Lorraine x
'Snowy' has always been one of my favorite snowmen stamps, and I don't even own him myself, you have show cased him beautifully on both cards, clever idea to add the stenciled snowflakes!!
Thank you for joining our challenge at The Four Seasons, Stencil Fun, Peace On Earth, Double D and The Sisterhood of Crafters!
Diane FS, DD POE, SF Co-Owner and TSH DT
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Both beautiful cards, love the cute snowman and both stencilled backgrounds, wishing you a Merry Christmas.
Carol x
Such a cute snowman Pauline! I love both of the sentiments you used and your pretty background stenciling! Thanks for joining us (again) at Inkspirational: Cold! Julia xx
Two smashing Christmas cards here Pauline. LOVE Snowy and how you coloured him. Great stencilled backgrounds too.
Happy Christmas xxx
How beautiful your cards are! Snowy is in his element with those gorgeous snowflakes. He's such a classic and impossible to not love him! Thank you so much for sharing your first card with us at Double D!
Oh what a delightful design!! Thanks for playing along our December challenge at Die Cut Divas.
Both cards are simply adorable. I can see why you like that cute snowman so much. So glad you joined us at Die Cut Divas, Arlene with Die Cut Divas.
That is absolutely adorable!
Lovely card, Pauline! I really like how you incorporated a stencil image and a stamped image on the same card. It goes so well together. Thanks so much for playing along with us at Word art Wednesday and joining in our big blog hop. From all of us, we wish you a very Merry Christmas!
Krasno praznično voščilnico si izdelala! Hvala, ker sodeluješ pri 52 CCT izzivu.
Snowy is as sweet as can be. Loving both versions of the card and such beautiful colors too! He's my favorite snowman too and even more so because my husband picked him out for me at the start of my Penny Black stamps love, when I couldn't decide which stamps to get and wanted them all but had to decide. He picked well :)
So great to see you at the Four Seasons challenge too!
The Snowy is super adorable and it makes sense why is your favourite stamp. You create a very cute masculine Christmas card. Thank you for joining us at 52CCT December Challenge. Wish you Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! ♥ Valentina DT
I love this cute snowman and your colouring is fab! Love your stenciling work too and such a sweet sentiment! Thanks for sharing at Passion for Markers. Hugs, Karen x
Hermosas tarjetas. Gracias por compartir.
Feliz y creativo 2026
Abrazo ♥
Beautiful card Pauline - love the stencilled snowflakes!
Thanks for playing at the Penny Black Saturday Challenge!
Wishing you a very Happy New Year!
Helen x
Oh Pauline this is so so cute! Love the pretty snowflake you added-a perfect compliment to your stamp! Thanks for sharing with us at Penny Black Saturday Challenge! 💕 Sue Kment
THANK YOU, Pauline, for joining again Craftlandia Challenge 25. Both your cards are beautiful. Good luck in the draw and Happy New Year.
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