Meet "Noman, the Snowman"

Hiya everyone. Hope your all well and in good health!! Today I've got two posts for you. The first is for a most enjoyable project I'm entering into three challenges.......

Magical Crafts Fortnightly Challenge - Recipe

Creatalicious Challenge - Something for Christmas

Saturday Spotlight with Hidden Potential - Ornament

The recipe at MCFC required a Santa or Snowman image, something sparkly, ribbon and a Xmas flower!

In addition to "Something for Christmas" over at CC, snowflakes and sparkle/glitter were to be included.

SSwHP wanted an ornament or a project with an ornament on it, bearing in mind the rapidly approaching holiday season. Now, I've never done a challenge here before but apparently all forms of artwork are welcome!!

I think I've just about got my Chrimbo cards done this year so don't want to make too many more! I love ornaments - but ONLY at Christmas time, particularly snowmen!! They always remind me of Emily when she was little as she could never pronounce the word "snowman" properly!! LOL!

Now, I MIGHT have stretched it a little here as, I've actually made a snowman - for Christmas!!

I've used googly eyes and made his nose with card, all from stash.To give him a bit of colour I've used light pink copics on his cheeks. The hat I made with stash card.

As he still looked cold, I made him a little waistcoat from glittery snowflake white felt and used ribbon as a scarf and trim for his hat. His arms are made from sparkly wired ribbon. The buttons are from my stash.

His body, head and base is polystyrene from Hobbycraft, secured with photo glue and a cocktail stick. All ribbons used, felt, flowers, leaves and broom are also from Hobbycraft

I think he's lovely and am really looking forward to putting him on display this year - just can't decide where LOL!!

Thankyou for stopping by my blog here in cyberspace, please feel free to leave a comment, I do enjoy reading them and knowing you've popped in!

Take care everyone

Mel X

Magical Crafts Fortnightly Challenge #1

Morning everyone, the sun is shining brightly here this morning, I've a busy day today as Emily's at gymnastics class late morning and Ethan has a football party to go to this afternoon. They have a better social life than me LOL!!

My SIL Jo is a DT member on a new challenge blog and I wanted to show my support by joining in their first challenge! However, all the ladies are sooo lovely, I'm supporting the lot of 'em! It's such a fab first challenge, there's a good chance I'll be back for more!! They don't know what they've let themselves in for LOL!! So, down to business! For their first challenge they would like to see a Christmas Ornament/Decoration and/or a matching card, however, you must include red, green and gold.

I love using stamps and I've a couple that my hubby loves, so out came this Paintbox Poppet, isn't she cute!! The real thinking part was how to incorporate this into an ornament! I started thinking - Tree Decoration!!! I bought some blank cork coaster mats and some decorative cord from Hobbycraft and started playing!! Two mats were glued back to back and trimmed to shape! The image was stamped three times and two were cut to shape and placed on each side of the mats. The images were coloured in watercolour pencils and her scarf was glittered with glamour dust. Red ribbon was glued to the edge between the two pics. Out came some more ribbons and bows and two clear display bubbles I knew I had stashed up in the loft!! (My original thought was to use the base of a juice bottle but couldn't find any suitable). Anyway, with mojo in full flow, this is my creation.


Here's a close up of the card

Here's a close up of one side of the decoration

Side View


and, in case I get fed up with the A side, I did a B side as well!!


and here's a photo of the B side with the matching card

I'm really chuffed with the result and am contemplating doing more - maybe I'll be faster second time round LOL! This year is my step brother's son's first Christmas so I'm thinking it would be nice to do him a commemorative decoration! I know just the stamp I'll use next and might put some flower soft or something inside the bubble!!!

Thanks for dropping by here in cyberspace, please feel free to leave a comment, I do enjoy reading them. Enjoy your, whatever you're doing.

Happy crafting everyone!

Mel X