Snowball fight!

     I have a Mabelle card for you today.  This fun image called Snowball Boy can be found in the Whimsy and Stars Studio etsy store.
     I started with a base card of white and then cut a mat of Bazzill which I embossed with a snowflake embossing folder.  To dress the mat up a bit I broke out some white embossing powder for some frosty fun.  The image was colored with Copics, doubled matted and layered on top of another triple matted panel.  If you're wondering why I chose the olive green color for his sweater that color is in the cute little snowman DP.  It just got covered up.  ☺  The snowflake is a Maya Road chipboard piece I covered with Gesso and then glitter.  I think I managed to convey the feeling of cold on this card don't you.  LOL
     Be on the look out tomorrow for some special news from Whimsy and Stars Studio.
     I mentioned I'd try to take some photos of the goodies I picked up on vacation.  It took three pictures to get it all in.  LOL  Sorry for the bad lighting.  The packaging was reflecting everything.

     I was shopping with vacay and Christmas mini albums in mind so a lot of it is for those projects.
     Here are a few photos from the trip.  Unfortunately I didn't bring my zoom lens camera so I didn't get very good pics of the big bear we saw, plus he was a lazy bear and just wanted to lay under the tree in the grass.  The first pic is the view from our cabin and the other two are some residents of Cade's Cove.  Those turkeys felt pretty darned safe strutting around there considering it was Thanksgiving day.  LOL

          I'd like to enter this card into the following challenges:

Sisterhood of Crafters--embossing
Simon Says Stamp--anything goes
Bearly Mine--blues and silver
Creative Card Crew--anything goes
elke Kaart een Feestje--non-traditional Christmas colors
Going Grey with Scrap-creations--Merry Christmas
Ladybug Crafts Ink--snowflakes
Oldie But a Goodie--let it snow (ribbon is from last Christmas)
Party Time Tuesday--anything goes
Tuesday Throwdown--lots of layers
Eureka Stamps--let the holiday fun begin
Lexi's Creations--Christmas
Love to Create--non-traditional Christmas colors
Make It Monday--anything goes
Tammy's Scrapin Corner--let it snow
The Paper Girls--Christmas
Totally Stampalicious--let it snow
Addicted to Stamps--Christmas Time
Corrosive--anything goes
PanPastelUK--frosty and bright
The Crafty Pad--add some glitter
The Hybrid Chick--winter photo inspiration
Challenge Up Your Life--first snow
Sketch Saturday--sketch
Fussy and Fancy--feeling blue

     Hope you have a wonderful day!

Supplies:

• Paper:  My Mind's Eye, Bazzill, Recollections, Copic XPress-it Blending card
• Stamp:  Whimsy and Stars Studio "Snowball Boy"
• Ink:  Copics
• Tools:  EK Success Corner rounder, MFT Mini Tabs, Cuttlebug embossing folder, heat gun
• Miscellaneous:  Stampendous White embossing powder, Recollections brads, Celebrate It ribbon, Maya Road chipboard snowflake, Hang Tag String, button and glitter from my stash