Snowman & Penguin Buddies

Hello Blogger Friends! Thanks for taking the time to stop and visit with The Charmed Life Blog today.

I hope all your Christmas decorating and cardmaking are going as planned. Mine is coming along nicely. I have a bit more decorating to get finished and that's my goal for today. Then I can finish up my cards and get them mailed. I always make chocolates and some cookies for Christmas but this year I am up in the air about that. I give a lot away, but I also eat a lot. Something I don't want to do this year. 

For today I have another Christmas card to show you. It's a whimsical card for a friend who loves animals. I made it for my weekly DT post on the CottageCutz Blog. 

Design Steps:

I started my card this week by first selecting my designer paper. Since this is a whimsical style card, I wanted designer paper to reflect that style. I found a pattern that I thought would work well. And, it had non-traditional colors, so I liked that as well.

Misty Moonlight (Blue) card base: 5 3/4" x 4 1/2"
Fresh Freesia Layer: 5 5/8" x 4 3/8"
Designer paper Layers each: 5 3/8" x 2 1/4"

Next, I cut the images and used the colors that were in the designer paper for their accessories with the addition of red for the Penguin hat & Snowman hat trim and the Christmas stocking. 

I wanted a Christmas greeting and decided to use the Merry Christmas w/Snowflakes dies. I cut it in the misty moonlight cardstock. I cut it 2x to give it more emphasis on my card.

Now that all my elements are prepared, I am ready to start card assembly. I attached the designer paper to the fresh freesia panel with double sided tape. To join the 2 panels, I used some misty moonlight ribbon.

The images are next, and I attached those with double sided tape. The Merry Christmas greeting is secured with Art Glitter glue. This adhesive dries clear so it's my new fave.

To finish off the card, I added the image panel to the card base with double sided tape. I also scattered a few white enamel dots just for added interest. That's my card for this post. So, until next time.......God bless.

dies I used to create card:

I am also entering:

1.  Peace On Earth challenge is anything goes Christmas w/option of mood board.

2.  Crafty Calendar has a Christmas challenge.  

3.  Crafter's Castle has an anything goes challenge. 

4.  Cut It Up has a Holiday challenge. 

5.  Winter Wonderland has an anything goes.