Sunday, November 30, 2014

Do you want to build a snowman?... Winter wishes

Hi there! I hope you are having a great weekend! Yesterday was another warm and sunny day here in Phoenix. After Tina and I went for a bike ride, we hung around home, crafting while Scott watched football and worked on a few projects of his own. While Tina crocheted, I built a couple of snowpeeps :) I referred to a tutorial I found HERE substituting various items such as papers, dies and embellishments. The first one up is my girly version that I made for Angie:
I combined pretty papers from the Pion Design Days of Winter collection with various Tim Holtz rosette dies and pretty buttons from my stash:
I added lots of shimmer and shine with snowlike glitter to many of the die cuts:
Next up, is the masculine version which I made for Scott :) 
This guy features fun patterned papers from the Tim Holtz French Industrial collection. I embellished his hat with a Tim Holtz metal bird trinket that I had been saving for a rainy day. It was originally a charm but the hanger was in the way so I had Scott Dremel it off for me then I painted it with picket fence Distress Paint and faded jeans Distress Ink. The carrot noses were made using oven bake clay then painted using Rusty Hinge Distress Paint: 
The snowflakes on the tags were made using Grunge Paper, painted with picket fence Distress Paint, distressed with Vintage Photo Distress Ink and coated with snowflake like glitter:
I'm entering the masculine version in the current A Vintage Journey challenge where the theme is "Birds of a Feather". I'm also joining along with the card Concept, (under the Shabby Chic style), where the challenge is to create: 1.) A TAG or a CARD with a tag on it 2.) Snowmen, snow or any other "wintery" theme. I've done both.
Many thanks for stopping by ~ I hope you enjoy the rest of the weekend!
Be Sweet ;)
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Pion Design products used:
Days of Winter ~ Christmas Eve ~ PD5104 back
Days of Winter ~ Pink ornament ~ PD5107 front
Days of Winter ~ Pink ornament ~ PD5107 back
Days of Winter ~ Borders ~ PD5110 front
Days of Winter ~ Borders ~ PD5110 back

41 comments:

  1. AWWWWW how CUTE are these little snowpeeps??!! They are simply adorable!!

    Hugs
    Christine x

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  2. Simply amazing, Mona! Both of these are adorable and so beautiful! Amazing creativity!

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  3. Love this, Mona! He looks so cute and wintery and shiny! Very nicely made and great idea! I bet your home will look super super gorgeous for Christmas time!! I'm doing well, hope you are too! Hugs, Wendy

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  4. Wow, they are so gorgeous! Lovely work, Mona and I'm sure they will look great together too.

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  5. I am crushing on your snowmen! How fun. Love your Krafty, glittered up snowflake tags too!

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  6. These are adorable and I love the tags!!

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  7. Oh my gosh, these are so creative!! I absolutely love, love them!! Each version is awesome!! I love the beautiful tags, too!! Absolutely stunning snowmen!! They are gorgeous!! Have a great day :)

    Lisa
    A Mermaid's Crafts

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  8. How cute are your little snow peeps? Your creativity is amazing. It always seems strang that while we are sweltering at over 100F, parts of the States are having snowstorms.

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  9. I just LOVE your wonderful snowpeople Mona! What fun and creative decorations for the winter - love all the glittery 'snow' and their hats - and spool bodies! Just adorable!! and isn't it nice to have the guys around with their tools to help when we need it!!

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  10. OH Mona are those little snow people the absolute cutest!! I love their fun snow hats and pretty tags to go with them :)

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  11. A real work of art, Mona! So pretty!

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  12. I am completely smitten with these!! Absolutely charming Mona!

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  13. Hello! Coming from TCC blog...love the snowmen! They are adorable!

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  14. Oh wow Mona - these are stunning! I love them!

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  15. I LOVE these, Mona! They are adorable! I'll have to give it a try. Where did you get the wooden spools?

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  16. Your Snowpeeps are just adorable! Is there no end to your talent? I would say NO!

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  17. I've been wanting to make one of these, yours are fabulous!!! Love every single detail!!!

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  18. Oh wow Mona, your little snow-peep is an absolute delight - just beautiful! Please can you send some warm weather over here - lol.... Thank you for joining in our challenge at A Vintage Journey. Anne x

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  19. Oh my goodness these are stunning! The snowman is just gorgeous and that tag is a masterpiece!! Really really lovely work! So glad you joined us at The Card Concept! :)

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  20. Your designs are so unique and so very very pretty :) I can stare at them forever !

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  21. OMGosh these are the CUTEST things I have EVER seen right down to the clay carrot noses! WOW!

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  22. Oh my word! What an adorable snow man!! Love it!!

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  23. This is sooooo cute and gorgeous Mona! Amazing! ;-)

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  24. OMG, Mona, these are absolutely adorable and SO CREATIVE! How do you do this? Really incredible! TFS!

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  25. So pretty, Mona! Love these adorable and elegant snowpeople! You did an amazing job and I love your photography.

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  26. Beautiful projects!!! So gorgeous with the sparkling glitter!

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  27. Wow, what a fabulous project! Your little snowmen are so beautiful and absolutely adorable! Amazing!

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  28. More jaw-dropping work, Mona--these are darling! I still say you could have a new occupation!

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  29. Wow, Mona, these are incredibly creative! Please send them to me when you are done with them! Both are spectacular! Love the beautiful tags, as well!! WOW!

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  30. Just too amazing! Wow, I really love your creativity! You are amazing!

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  31. I saw your gorgeous tag in the Card Concept gallery and had to come and check it out. Wow! Your snow people are amazing! A true work of art.

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  32. These are so amazing, Mona! I loved looking at all the details. I especially love the hats with the rosettes!

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  33. OH MY GOODNESS! this is just amazing and so so creative. What a real work of art, I l am in love with this. Thank you so much for playing along with us at The Card Concept.

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  34. Wowzers, Mona, what an phenomenal project! Your little snowmen are absolutely divine! You are incredibly creative! I LOVE every detail! This is so inspiring! Thanks!

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  35. Everything you make is elegant - what a gift.

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  36. These are gorgeous! Thanks so much for playing along with us at The Card Concept!

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  37. Oops Mona, don't know how I managed to miss this one, but glad I caught up with it now, it's totally delightful and thanks so much for adding it to our challenge over at A Vintage Journey!

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