Papertrey Ink September Blog Hop

ETA: Click here to view the tutorial for this cute snowman!

I can't believe it's Blog Hop time already! And this month we had the fun challenge of creating a holiday inspired project. It was great fun to work on this one...I even had the Christmas music goin' in the background! And when it was all said and done, I realized that my little project is really three gifts in one!

Once I got my hands on my new Made of Snow stamp set from Papertrey Ink, it was full steam ahead for a snowman Christmas project! I absolutely love snowmen, and each year I try to create a new version of a snowman ornament or gift for friends and family. This snowman is made out of a Styrofoam ball that is covered in white Model Magic by Crayola. Once dry, I painted the carrot nose, added two dots for eyes and a little chalk blush for his cheeks. A round paperclip from my stash was inserted into the top of the Styrofoam ball. I stamped some Pure Poppy satin ribbon with "Let it Snow" and tied it onto the paperclip for a hanger. I'm pretty sure you'll be seeing this little snowman again in a future tutorial on my blog!

Now for something to put him in! I had a four inch square clear box in my collection that worked out just perfectly. I randomly stamped it with three different snowflakes from the Rustic Snowflakes stamp set from PTI. And to think I almost passed on this set! I absolutely just love it! I used white StazOn ink for the snowflakes and used Glossy Accents by Ranger to add a bit of dimension. I love the way it gave the box a snowy, icy look! In going with that theme, I made some clear shreds for inside my box by cutting strips of scrap transparency left over from a previous project. A fun, unexpected touch.

To finish it all off, I tied some gorgeous red and olive green iridescent ribbon around the box and tied a little bow. I made a large tag from a chipboard snowflake covered in Basic Grey paper. I embellished it by adding a tag stamped with "Let it Snow" and tucked in a little snowman I created using the Made of Snow set. I punched a hole at the top of the snowflake, added a white eyelet and tied it onto the ribbon with some fun metallic eyelash ribbon. Some Stickles and Stardust gave it snowy sparkle. And guess what? The snowflake tag would make a great addition to someone's tree, too!

Thanks for stopping by and taking a peek at my project. Can't wait to see what others have done with this fun holiday challenge!

Snowman Ornament

Stamps: Rustic Snowflakes by PTI
Ink: New Canvas Palette by PTI
Ribbon: Pure Poppy satin by PTI
Other: White Model Magic clay by Crayola, Styrofoam ball, black and burnt orange acrylic paint, round paperclip


Snowflake Box

Stamps: Rustic Snowflakes by PTI
Ink: White StazOn
Ribbon: Olive green and Red iridescent (WalMart)
Other: clear box, Glossy Accents by Ranger, transparency


Snowflake Tag

Stamps: Rustic Snowflakes, Made of Snow by PTI
Ink: Dark Chocolate and Pure Poppy by PTI, Dune pigment, Olive chalk and Cranberry pigment by ColorBox, Basic Black by SU!
Cardstock: SS White by PTI
Patterned Paper: Basic Grey
Ribbon: green metallic eyelash
Tools: Cuttlebug by ProvoCraft, double-ended tag Nestabilities by Spellbinders, Crop-a-Dile
Other: foam mounting tape by 3M, chipboard snowflake by SU!, white eyelet, antique gold brads, Diamond Stickles by Ranger, Stardust pen by Sakura, Koh-I-Noor woodless colour pencils