Just sharing another Christmas make which I gave to my husband. My husband doesn't mind cute and cuddly critters so it makes it a whole lot easier to make cards for him :-)
This is also my card for the Splitcoaststampers - Free for all Friday Challenge - F4A407 - Merry December - Happy ??? - Make a card to celebrate your favourite holiday in December. It could be Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Boxing Day...you decide but make sure you tell them what you are celebrating. Just for fun (optional, in no way mandatory), add sparkle to your card. I am (obviously) celebrating Christmas and I have loads of sparkle on my card - even on the plaid designer paper. Check out this link for more details on the Challenge---> F4A407 Dec 8 Merry DECEMBER! by Stamperrobin at Splitcoaststampers
The image is a Lili of the Valley Simply Print image called "A Snowy Hug" which I printed onto smooth white cardstock with my printer. I diecut the image using my Big Shot and Lifestyle Nesting Square dies. All the designer papers are by My Mind's Eye - Comfort and Joy. I really love how the dotted paper matches the image so well and echoes the falling snow on the main panel.
The black dotted paper on the side panel was punched using a Fiskars Threading Water border punch which I love to use for masculine cards. I tied on the ribbon, add Fray Stop to the cut ends then popped the panel up on dimensionals. I used a Kaisercraft Mini Snowflakes die set DD446 to diecut the white star from white glitter cardstock then glued the star onto the knot using Fabric Glue. Note that this die set comes with a bunch of different sized and shaped snowflakes plus stars.
The sentiment is by Penny Black from their Holiday Snippets set which was stamped using Versafine Onyx Black and diecut using a Lawn Fawn Slide-on-over die LF1202 which was the perfect size. I added a Couture Creations self-adhesive burgundy gemstone either side of the sentiment then glued it down using Tombow Mono Multi glue. All the layers were trimmed to a 1/8" using my Perfect Layers Tools. I glued the card front down to a white card base using Tombow Mono Multi glue which gave me a little bit of wriggle-time to get perfect placement with just a small white border showing.
Lastly, I added some Stampendous Cotton White Fun Flock mixed with a little bit of white glitter to the penguin's hats and the snow on the ground using Tombow Mono Aqua glue. I usually squirt a bit of the glue onto a scrap piece of cardstock then use an old small round paintbrush to spread it exactly where I want it. I thought about adding some diecut snowflakes around the image but decided to leave things as they were so the card didn't look too fussy for a guy.
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Fri, Dec 29, 2017 @ 6:15 PM
That is just the sweetest card ever for your husband. I LOVE that plaid paper and the printed image is just adorable.
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