Handmade in North Pole

Inspiration: Try Stampin' on Tuesday #385 + Stamping Bella November challenge (Festive or Winter)

This is a second image that I colored during my parents' visit. I started my design using the Try Stampin' on Tuesday sketch, although it's not necessarily super clear when you first look at the result. I didn't want to cut my elf image apart, but the fact that there are three elves reminded me of the three boxes on the sketch. So I used a Nestabilities die instead to cut out the existing image, and I did the trick of handcutting the little pompons by hand and tucking them out of the die before running through my Big Shot to have those details hanging out of the frame. This is a trick I've always loved doing to give a card a little extra something.

For the last card I finished with the colored images, I had used patterned papers that had some olive green in them, so they weren't a perfect match to my coloring. This time around, I wanted something with more of a apple green in it, so I left my 6" x 6" paper pads and went looking through my 12" x 12" papers instead. I found some Doodlebug papers from the North Pole collection that were just perfect. The way I did the papers is true to the sketch. But then I needed to add a sentiment, so I went looking for options and found "Handmade in North Pole" in last year's set from Stampin' Up! called Merry Little Labels. I embossed the sentiment on grey cardstock using the red sparkly embossing powder Stampin' Up! also carried last year. The strange thing is that this stamp set is meant to be paired with the Everyday Label, but when I pulled it out, I felt it was too much of a tight squeeze for the two end letters. Out of curiosity, I pulled out the Tailored Tag and I liked the result much better. (Look, the little flourish even fits in the point perfectly!!) So I used that one instead, but I layered it over a punched Every Label to make it stand out more on my design. Four little green gems were added in the corners, and because the top right corner of the image felt really bare, I pulled out the Mini Snowflakes dies and added two Brushed Silver snowflakes, topped with red rhinestones.

As a last touch, I pulled out the Gansai Tambi Starry Colors set and added White Gold watercolor over the fur parts of the hats, for a bit of shimmer.

 

 

 

 

 

Supplies
Stamps: The Littles Christmas Collection Elves with Treats (Stamping Bella);
Joyeuses petites étiquettes (Merry Little Labels - Stampin' Up!)
Cardstock: Smoky Slate, Call Me Clover, Whisper White, Brushed Silver (Stampin' Up!)
Patterned Papers: North Pole (Doodlebug Design)
Ink: Tuxedo Black Memento, VersaMark
Accessories: Nestabilities Dies (Spellbinders); August Crystals (Studio Katia);
White Medium Envelope, Real Red Glitter Embossing Powder, Stampin' Dimensionals,
Tailored Tag Punch, Everyday Label Punch, Red Rhinestone Basic Jewels, Banner Triple Punch (Stampin' Up!);
Mini Snowflakes Dies, Dotted Rectangle Stackables (Lawn Fawn); Pencils (Prismacolor)

 

Comments

[Heather H]

Oh wow, beautiful coloring as always, and what an innovative take on the sketch - I can totally see it! Just gorgeous! Thanks so much for playing at TSOT!

[Donna Scholz]

Super cute elves, Cindy! Your card is lovely and full of holiday embellishments and papers! Thank you for sharing it with us this week at Try Stampin' on Tuesday!!! -Donna

[Fiona Whitehead]

Wow an inspired take on our sketch - I love it and those cute elves. So many lovely things to look at here - thanks for joining us at TSOT this week.