Inspiration: Mojo Monday #44
My next paper pad I decided to tackle is Mad 4 Plaid Christmas from Photoplay. I was fully intending on pairing it with the Christmas Mice stamp set from Waffle Flower. I had colored and die-cut my images and started to create my layers for the card, but once I reached the main block and started trying to fit my images on it, I realized they were too small and bringing focus enough. Rather than fight it and make a card I was not happy with, I decided to pull in another stamp set to incorporate something with a size that worked better. I picked Avery Elle's Nutcrackers set. I was also fighting to incorporate a circle like on the sketch, thinking maybe I could make it a snowflake and again, I remembered than in the end, it was better to tweak things to work for what I was trying to achieve and not let the sketch dictate the results.
I stamped my "Best Wishes" sentiment in red on a white banner, which I slipped underneath the nutcracker. I created my photo corners out of gold metallic kraft-stock and I used a few enamel dots I got free with an online order to finish the card off. I used a border from one of the cut-apart papers to decorate a matching envelope. This is another card that will be going to the children's hospital for their Christmas card drive.
Supplies
Stamps: Nutcrackers (Avery Elle); Moments lumineux (Stampin' Up!)
Cardstock: Cherry Cobbler (Stampin' Up!); Solar White (Neenah);
Metallic Kraft-stock (Tim Holtz for Idea-ology)
Patterned Paper: Mad 4 Plaid Christmas (Photoplay)
Ink: Tuxedo Black (Memento); Cherry Cobbler (Stampin' Up!)
Dies: Nutcrackers (Avery Elle); Zig-Zag Stackers (Penny Black);
Dotted Rectangle Stackables (Lawn Fawn)
Accessories: Markers (Copic); Enamel Dots (Unknown Source);
Stampin' Dimensionals, White Medium Envelope (Stampin' Up!);
Gold Metallic Gelly Roll Pen (Sakura)
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