Fun & Festive – Happy Christmas

Design Time: Cardz 4 Guyz (#381) Christmas Critter theme. 

Additional challenges that informed my choices: Facebook’s SU! Colour (December) and Can You Handle The Pressure (#25DEC13) Twist of Holidays.

I am also sharing this card with Critter Crazy (#105).

Here is the result:

Steps:

• Card Base: (8½” x 5½” scored at 4¼”) Early Espresso cardstock.
• Background Panel (4” x 5¼”) Basic Beige cardstock dry-embossed with the retired Fun Patterns (Diamond) Embossing Folder.
• Accent Mat: (2⅜” x 4⅝”) Early Espresso cardstock.
• Focal Panel: (2¼” x 4½”) Basic Beige cardstock.
  • The Holiday Giraffe image from the retired Fun & Festive stamp set was stamped with Early Espresso ink and colored with Stampin’ Blends Markers.  Colors chosen: Giraffe – Light and Dark Calypso Coral and Pecan Pie; Tree – Light and Dark Old Olive and Pecan Pie; Ornaments – Dark Daffodil Delight and Calypso Coral: Star and Pot Bow – Dark Daffodil Delight; Basket and Holly: Light and Dark Pecan Pie, Light Old Olive and Dark Sweet Sorbet (R); Santa Hat – Dark Sweet Sorbet.
  • The Pompom and Ruff of the Santa Hat were colored with a retired Chalk Marker.  Wink of Stella Glitter was added to the entire image to add a little sparkle (but it is hard to see in the photo).
• Sentiment: Early Espresso cardstock scrap.
  • The sentiment, Happy Wonderful Christmas, from the retired Wonderous Wreath stamp set was stamped with Versamark ink and heat-set with White Embossing Powder and fussy-cut with Paper Snips.

All elements were adhered to the card base.  The sentiment was popped up with Dimensionals.

Merry Christmas from the Cards 4 Guyz design team.  I look forward to seeing what “critter” you will choose to use in your card this round.

Thanks for spending some of your time with me today.  Cheers,  Jolanda!

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