Friday, February 1, 2013

Let It Snow Blog Hop



Hello and welcome to the Let It Snow Blog Hop!!

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I live in Nebraska and as I write this post (Tuesday evening) we are expecting 2-4 inches of snow overnight.  I really love snow.....on Christmas Eve!!!  After that I am ready for spring!  The kids are hoping for a snow day but we shall see......

For my project today, I chose a fun snowman card.


I opened up my Gypsy and use the snowman card for #6 from Speaking of Winter.  Each letter and number is made with snowmen, scarves or mittens - it is very cute!!

I sized the card and layer to 4 inches.  For the older cricut carts, the layers pretty much have every piece all together on one layer.  I copied the layer 5 times and used Hide Contour to hide the extra pieces.  

Next I spread out the layer pieces on the lower half of my mat so I could cut them in different colored cardstock.

Here is the Hide Contour button on the Advanced Menu page.


Here is a close up of the Hide Contour screen.  I hid the hat (now in faded red).


I cut out the pieces in cardstock.  The card base is a blue (with white snowflakes) piece of cardstock with a white back.  The hat is a piece of patterned Christmas cardstock.  The rest are cut out of black, orange and white cardstock.

I ran the pieces through my 5" Xyron.

I layered the pieces together.  I inked the edges of the snowman with black ink.

I added some stickles to the hat, nose, eyes and mouth.
Thank you for stopping over - I would offer you some cocoa if you were here!!!

Your next stop in the hop is the Marvelous Melisa!!




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11 comments:

  1. An'Jenic G.February 2, 2013 at 1:43 AM

    Lori, your card is just too cute. I love your little snowman.
    TFS & Happy I could be on the hop with you. AJ-

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  2. GeorgianaFebruary 2, 2013 at 3:35 AM

    Cute snowman. I like that you have your 2013 goals listed. Be sure to join us each week at Die Cuttin' Divas. We might be able to help generate some of that creativity so you can get more of your mojo back. : )

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  3. Mary AnnFebruary 2, 2013 at 3:56 AM

    So very cute,love your snowman...

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  4. Shannon Leffew KeithFebruary 2, 2013 at 6:22 AM

    Very cute! Thanks for joining me!

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  5. PatFebruary 2, 2013 at 7:23 AM

    Wow, Lori, you are amazing. i knew I should have bought a gypsy long ago! I barely take my Cricut out, unless I'm scrapping. Now I need to rethink that approach!@ LOL
    Thanks for sharing and inspiring me to renew my Cricut projects!

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  6. Pamela LashFebruary 2, 2013 at 7:25 AM

    I really like how you showed how to create your card - great job! Enjoyed hopping with you today!

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  7. Janet's PlanetFebruary 2, 2013 at 1:22 PM

    great tutorial on the card. I may have to try one myself. TFS very cute!
    Janet

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  8. UnknownFebruary 2, 2013 at 2:15 PM

    What an adorable card!!!

    Robin

    http://cutonedesignsbyrobin.blogspot.com/

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  9. JennyFebruary 2, 2013 at 9:33 PM

    Darling card! I just want to eat his nose....is that bad???? Hey, I like my cocoa with fresh whip cream and I'll be right over!

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  10. Charlotte CFebruary 3, 2013 at 8:56 AM

    So cute. Dare I even think that's another cartridge I want/need?? I have to restrain myself. TFS.

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