I had a lot of fun with this one. After I found my white puffy paint. I think that took the longest. I'm pretty sure I have some sparkly snow puffy paint, too, but still haven't remembered where I put it. I know it was somewhere so I'd be able to find it easily. Yeah, right!
So this is for today's IC207 challenge and Friday's LSC247 at Splitcoast. I was inspired by Seasonal Buttons.
I drew a stocking pattern then traced it on to the back of some wide red velveteen ribbon and cut them out. I traced the top part onto some white c/s and painted it w/ the white puffy paint. The bottle says it's for fabric and to let it dry for about 4 hrs. Sure thing. Not a chance. I let it dry maybe 10 min before I caved. Watching paint dry is right up there on my list of activities to sleep by. So after the excruciating 10 min. I hit it w/ the heat gun. Very carefully. I actually had to do 4 of the tops. Apparently there's a fine line between puffy and toasted.
Put the stockings together, added little punched snowflakes. Made the little candy canes. The canes are actually made w/ a small J punch that I drew the little stripes on. The bigger candy canes, I drew and cut out.
I used Spellbinders rectangle Nesties to cut out the sentiment and the next two layers. The green layer was also embossed w/ a Cuttlebug candy cane folder.
The white layer behind the stockings was punched down both sides w/ a small EK Success punch. I'm not sure what it's supposed to be, but it kind of looks like a striped candy cane. I layered everything onto two pieces of Christmas dp and then onto a 4 1/8 x 9 1/2 inch white card (fits a #10 business envelope).
Thanks so much for looking! My blog:The Write Stuff. Sorry! I had to delete a bunch of really old posts from my blog & this is one of them.
Date: Friday, November 20, 2009 GMT Views: 1977
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Sat, Nov 21, 2009 @ 6:27 AM
I love the description of your waiting so patiently!!! Fine line indeed!! Great job, and that sentiment cracked me up!!! Thanks for the laugh, Julie!!
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Super card! I LOVE your velveteen stockings! I had to laugh at your patience in waiting for things to dry and the *toasted* topper! The j punch for the candy canes was perfect!
Registered: October 18, 2008 Location: Arizona-It's a DRY heat! Posts: 4510
Sat, Nov 21, 2009 @ 7:35 AM
Wonderful and creative card! Love your story (can't we all identify with that!) and the sentiment cracks me up! TFS!
------------------------------ Anne
Live Well, Laugh Often, Love Much The early bird might get the worm, but I would rather sleep late and eat chocolate!
Registered: July 9, 2008 Location: Stars Fell on Alabama Posts: 75041
Sat, Nov 21, 2009 @ 8:06 AM
Drying paint, ugh...I understand about the wait! Funny. Your stockings are awesome. I would hate to think what mine would look like if I made them from scratch. Just the cutest card!!
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