Viva La Verve Snowman Sketch Card

This card came about as I was playing around with digital paper piecing using my Silhouette Design Studio software. I had just done the September blog hop over at From the Heart Stamps, and one of the design team members had used the technique for her card. I loved the idea of using patterns I have in my program rather than just filling images in with a solid color like I usually do. I chose to play with From the Heart Stamps "Blowing Kisses" set for my image.
I've also been wanting to participate in Verve Stamps' Viva La Verve sketch challenges, so I made this card using the sketch they posted. (The monthly winner of this challenge gets a $100 gift certificate to Verve Stamps! That's the biggest challenge prize I've seen out there, and I love their scripture stamps!) I paper pieced the hat and mittens with one of my patterns (use the trace feature in the software, then release compound path so you can fill individual elements of the image, choose your patterns, fill in your elements, then group them back together, put them back on the original digital stamp you traced, group that together and then print your image. You can also do a print and cut, but I wanted my snow person cut out with my Spellbinders Splendid Circles die, so I just printed the image and then die cut it with my Cuttlebug. I then used my Marvy Snow marker for the pompon on the hat and for some snow around the bottom. I used Recollections Glitz glitter and then decided I wanted silver glitter instead, so I just added more of the snow marker and sprinkled silver glitter on top. That seemed to match the style better with all the silver effects I have.
I used silver reflective card stock for the snowflakes and long banner, and some silver artisan paper by Jolee for the short banner. I've had that artisan paper in my stash for an age and was excited to finally have a use for it!
The "Christmas Cheer" stamp is from Close to My Heart's "Very Merry Christmas" stamp of the month set from a few years ago. I wanted a little something more on the banners, so I die cut and stamped the set of mittens from Sizzix's "Mittens and Snowglobe Framelits Die and Stamp Set."
I needed a strip at the bottom of the main panel to match the sketch, so I used some snowflake Washi tape from my stash. Then I added some white snowflakes and sequins to finish it up.

I'm entering this card in the following challenges:

Viva La Verve Sketch Challenge
http://vlvsketches.blogspot.com/p/link-list.html
C.R.A.F.T. - W, 5E -#328 Christmas
Aud Sentiments Challenge - 2W, E5 (W1 of 2) #140 Anything Goes (+ a sentiment) 
Crafting with an Attitude - M, 1st Thurs, E3 - #7 Anything Goes (new blog owner)
Crafty Girls Creations  2W, E3 Always Anything Goes
DL.ART Thankful Thursday Challenge - 2W (2nd and 4th Thursday of the month  3E –  (W1 of 2)  #164 Coffee Tea Or Any Beverage --- Monthly Challenge Anything Goes 
Hanna & Friends - 2W, cute/stamped/person/animal (W2 of 2) - #230 Kraft Paper
Crafting By Designs - W,F, 3E - Get Ready For Christmas
CropStop Linky Party M, 2nd Wednesday of M, E5, SIR(see blog for details)  #8 Anything Goes (Week 1 of 4) 
Inspiration Destination - W, F- #50 Always Anything Goes 
Little Red Wagon - W - #306 Digi Do
Scrapy Land Challenges -1st and #3rd Wed of Month, Must use a die sold by Scrapy Land - #25 Anything Goes PLUS Use Any Brand of Die Scrapy Land sells (I used Spellbinders)
WordArt Wednesdays - W,5E , scriptural word art freebie offered each week - #200 - Anything Goes
Wonderful Wednesdays -  W, SIO -  Always Anything Goes
Crafting for all Seasons - 2W, 3E - #109 Tic Tac Toe (Week 2 of 2 ) (Die cuts, digi image and sentiment)
Crafty Gals Corner -  W, E2 - #36  Bingo * Die cut, Sentiment, Bling
A Snowflakes Promise 2W, E3, Must be Christmas/winter themed #5 - Winter or Christmas Themed (Week 1)
Clear It Out 2W, 3E, Must use stash item - Challenge Theme: Anything Goes  Stash: Anything Goes (week 2)I used artisan paper I'd had for years!
Creative Card Crew 2W - #95 Christmas (week 2)
Cuttlebug Mania W, 3E - Anything Goes (Week 2)
Retarte 2W, E3 - #60 -  Anything Goes (Week 1)
Through The Craft Room Door W, 2E - Always Anything Goes
Tuesday Throwdown W- #261 Anything Goes
Crafting from the Heart - W, E3 - Always Anything Goes
Craft Your Passion - W, E3 - Always Anything Goes
Not Just Cards - M, F - Always Anything Goes
Scrapbook Stamp Society Challenge Blog ATG or bookmark
Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - W, 5E - Stamp + Punch/Die Cut
Sparkle N Sprinkle - M, E3, all crafts - (September) Anything Goes with Loose Glitter, Embossing Powder and/or Flocking
Where the HeART is - M, 1st Monday of M, E3 - (September) Add some text
Whoopsi Daisy - M, SIO - (September) Add Embellishments
613 Avenue Create - W - #140 Anything Goes
Colour Your World with Lucy Sunshine - 2W, E3 Anything Goes (W1 of 2)
Glitter n Sparkle - W - #153 Anything Goes
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - 2W (1st and 3rd Sunday) E3 #17 Anything Goes (W1 of 2)
Scrapbook Blessings Club Tutorial Challenge - M,  September - Anything Goes  (Optional Twist- Your Favorite Technique)
A Gem of a Challenge 2W (W2) Do you wanna build a snowman
Crafty Friends Challenge 2W,(W2) - use a sentiment 
Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas W,must be Christmas twas the night before Christmas 
Little Claire's M,P15, 3E, SIO  Aug - Christmas in August
Scrappers Delights  M, First Saturday of the M  Always Anything Goes 
Artbymiran Challenge - 2W , SIO, 3E, no digital projects - No.40 - (W1 of 2) - Anything Goes
Christmas Stampin' All Year Long - 2W, E1, Must be Christmas-  (W1 of 2)  - Anything Goes
Crafty Catz - W, 3E – #291 - Anything Goes
Dragons Lair Designs - M, E1 – September - Photo Inspiration* - Three of a kind challenge runs till mid September (3 silver snowflakes)
Jo's Scrap Shack - W, 3E  - No.104 -  Anything Goes
Simply Create Too - 2W - No.93 - (W2 of 2) - It's a Special Occasion
Simply Papercraft - 2W, E3 - No. 12 (W2 of 2) - Anything Goes
Winter Wonderland - W, 3E, must be Christmas – Add a Sentiment
Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge 2: ATG (with Christmas theme)
http://craftyhazelnutschristmaschallenge2.blogspot.co.uk/
12 Months of Christmas Challenge: Christmas themed cards
http://12monthsofchristmaslinkup.blogspot.ca/
Silhouette Challenges (M,P1,E3,SIR) # 29 Anything Goes

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