Whew! How many techniques can you put in one card? lol I certainly didn't start out with such an elaborate idea - I just had a color scheme from TCP Tuesday in mind but somehow my idea just kept on evolving...and evolving.
It was worth it though - I absolutely love the outcome if I may say so!!!
Let's see: I used the faux postage technique (as found under resources). I stamped and clear embossed the pattern on the olive and blue paper. I did some shading, faux stitching, used nesties, some glitter (which is hard to see in the photograph), brads and ribbon.
Since I didn't have a small Sprinkles (the cat) or christmas Sprinkles I simply used my Nurse Sprinkles, borrowed the christmas hat from a Beary Good Year as well as the scarf and put them on her. Voila!!
And to top it all off I put some Elmer's glue on the rim and little ball of the hat and embossed it with christmas wonderland glitter embossing powder so it gave it this wonderful texture and glitter of course.