Snowman with Open Arms SVG

About this design

Come here, you! This round, happy snowman throws both stick arms wide open and up, ready for the biggest hug of the winter. Its face has coal eyes, a carrot nose and a big open grin, and a heart sits right in the middle of its round tummy.

It is made of just two snowballs, a large body and a round head, with no hat or scarf to get in the way of the welcome. The open arms give it a wide, friendly outline that is easy to recognize. Hang it on a front door and it greets every visitor with open arms.

Pieces and weeding

The whole design cuts as one connected piece, the arms included, with 6 cut-outs: the two eyes, the nose, the grin, the heart and the seam under the head. That makes it one of the quickest snowmen to weed and apply. It passes our cut checks from about 2.5 inches wide.

Color layers

• Backing in navy: the eyes, nose, grin, heart and seam
• Design in pale ice blue: the snowman and its arms

Projects

• Get-well and thinking-of-you cards in winter.
• Grandparent gifts such as mugs and tote bags.
• Valentine’s shirts for kids in a snowy February.
• Classroom kindness week posters.
• Felt ornaments with a red felt heart behind.

Step by step: a “sending hugs” card

1. Set the design to 5 inches wide and download the solid file.
2. Cut it from white cardstock.
3. Glue a small square of red cardstock behind the heart so it shows red.
4. Glue the snowman to the front of a folded blue card.
5. Write “Sending hugs” underneath and a note inside.

Size guide

Color ideas

• White with a red heart, layered
• White on pink for a winter valentine
• Ice blue on navy, as shown

One piece, many uses

Single-piece designs are the easiest to cut from tricky materials. This snowman works well in felt, glitter cardstock and even thin cork, because nothing is loose. For a layered look without extra cutting, simply place a colored scrap behind the heart, as in the card above. It also suits young crafters, since there is nothing small to lose while weeding.

Pairs well with

The Snowman with a Heart hugs a heart of its own, and the Waving Snowman is another friendly two-ball snowman.