Upon my first glance of the Holiday Mini catalog, I instantly fell in love with the Merry Crittermas stamp set. When I first started stamping I was attracted to "cute" stamps. Do you remember "Fishy Friends"? That was one of my first ever Stampin' Up! purchases. It still sits proudly in my private stash of stamp sets to be used for my personal cards.
I still love a good dose of "cute" stamps even though my style seems to have changed over the years.
I had a vision of this card in my head as I was waiting for my box of pre-order goodies to arrive. Do you know how hard it is to sit and wait? I felt like a kid at Christmas-time.
Well, my box finally arrived......and I got stamping....and tearing....and glittering!
The base card is Cherry Cobbler. If you haven't tried this new yummy-licious red, what are you waiting you? Oh! It's so gorgeous!!!!
The next layer is Whisper White.....it breaks up the red/blue a bit!
The main layer is Bashful Blue. The top layer measures 3 3/4" x 5". I then added torn strips (making sure the top one looked like a sledding hill).
Now for the glitter. I ran my Two Way Glue Pen along the torn edges and sprinkled with Dazzling Diamonds. This photo can't even capture the bling-i-ness of the sledding hill.
Now, onto the bunny. I inked him up with Black StazOn ink and stamped him onto some Whisper White cardstock.
Now, I am an Aquapainter girl, but you could do this with a Blender Pen too! I scribbled my markers onto a plastic stamp set case and picked up the ink as needed.
Here's the colors I used:
- Bunny fur - Sahara Sand
- Bunny cheeks/paw pads - Pink Pirouette
- Shirt - Cherry Cobbler
- Pants - Certainly Celery
- Sled - Pacific Point
- Scarf - Cherry Cobbler and Certainly Celery colored with the marker directly
- Background (behind ropes) - Bashful Blue
I carefully cut him out and added him atop the sledding hill with a dimensional.
The greeting is stamped with Pacific Point ink, cut with the Small Oval punch, sponged with Pacific Point ink and matted onto a Pacific Point Modern Label punch. I added a tiny Basic Pearl to finish it off perfectly.
Now, I am a wicked girl. Mom loves "cute" even more than I do. So, I made this card and didn't tell her about it. She attended a private class with one of my new stampers (hi Joni) the other day, and I had this card on display. I didn't say anything......I waited for her to scan the room for all the new stuff I made since she visited last. Then I heard the gasp. She LOVED it!!!! You didn't hear the squeals of delight at your house? I'm surprised!
Now, she's really itchin' to buy this stamp set come September 1st.
Now, she's gonna feel like a kid at Christmas-time.........
Until next time......Happy Stamping everyone!
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I appreciate your online orders.........I LOVE being your Stampin' Up! demonstrator!!!
P.S. Do you need a copy of the Holiday Mini Catalog? If you do not have a demonstrator, please email me......I would be happy to send you a copy.
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