Getting ready for a crafty girls day... thinking this card series would be perfect to make. I loved pulling out fall papers, dies, and twine. The layering and shading makes such a difference.
My stitched circle dies were such a great gift I received. I really love the dies and find they are a go to as a basic that I would recommend as a purchase. I used a sizzix long strip die to make the small leaves. I ended up cutting out several colors at once so I can create a pile of leaves to let everyone dive into.
I loved the fact that this stamp set also came with a few sayings to create a complete card. There is also a set of coordinating dies to cut out the mice. With a little creativity these stamps can be re purposed for the Holidays, Valentine's Day and Birthday. I love making things we buy stretch for different purposes... I think I will try an alternate version when we get together in a holiday theme.
Here's the result of my new Santa die. I used a stitched circle die and a scallop circle die to pair up for a background to pop the Santa off from the red background. I chose grey as its the in color plus it was used to bring out the detail in his beard. I dug out my snow pen and used the heat gun to create the 3D look and added glitter for some sparkle.
Such a friendly cute Santa !... Red Gingham background paper is one of my favorites all year round. I found the perfect sentiment - Holly Jolly die for my card...
