Several weeks ago I saw some really cute and clever "ugly" sweaters HERE and was inspired to give it a try. The paper I used is perfectly lovely and it was more challenging to make an "ugly" sweater than a pretty one.
So here it is, with a string of jingle bells along the bottom and some mismatched colors.
I do not have the CTMH paper packet for this design, but through the generosity of a friend, I was able to use the required supplies. Using an off-white card base, an oval die was used to cut out the neck hole at the top fold of the card. Using a coordinating oval die with a scalloped edge, the collar was added. A panel of white cardstock was embossed using the inked-by-embossing-folder method. The circles were lightly distressed to show white through the Fern ink. A panel of wood grain designer paper was also inked, this time with Juniper, using an embossing folder. Under close examination, the wood grain shows through the Juniper ink - a pretty effect.
In my friend's supplies, I found the die cut pine cone with a sprig of fir and the star. They are backed with foam to add dimension. The circle with a deer image was die cut from the paper, the edges sponged with Glacier and popped up with foam. Copic markers were used to brighten the colors on the image. The jingle bells were fussy cut and also adhered with foam. Using a marker, stitches were added to the center panel. The inside is stamped with a simple "A Very Merry Christmas to You" and a strip of the Fern embossed paper along the right vertical edge.
I am submitting the card to the following challenges:
2. Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge Extra - Anything Goes
3. Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge
4. Happy Little Stampers - Anything Goes with Dies December Challenge
Techniques: Stamping, sponging, die cutting, fussy cutting, stamping-with-embossing-folder, distressing
Size: A2 (4.25" x 5.5")
CTMH Materials
Ink: Fern, Juniper, Glacier, Cocoa
Cardstock: Cocoa, Desert Sand
DSP: "Oh Deer" Collection
Stampin' Up! Materials
Stamp Set: "Reason for the Season" (inside sentiment)
Cardstock: Very Vanilla, Whisper White
Marker: Stampin' Write Crumb Cake
Misc.: Dimensionals foam, Pine Bough EF
Other Materials
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black (inside sentiment)
Dies: Spellbinders Classic Ovals, Scalloped Ovals, Classic Circles
Misc.: Darice EF, Copic markers
3. Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge
4. Happy Little Stampers - Anything Goes with Dies December Challenge
Techniques: Stamping, sponging, die cutting, fussy cutting, stamping-with-embossing-folder, distressing
Size: A2 (4.25" x 5.5")
CTMH Materials
Ink: Fern, Juniper, Glacier, Cocoa
Cardstock: Cocoa, Desert Sand
DSP: "Oh Deer" Collection
Stampin' Up! Materials
Stamp Set: "Reason for the Season" (inside sentiment)
Cardstock: Very Vanilla, Whisper White
Marker: Stampin' Write Crumb Cake
Misc.: Dimensionals foam, Pine Bough EF
Other Materials
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black (inside sentiment)
Dies: Spellbinders Classic Ovals, Scalloped Ovals, Classic Circles
Misc.: Darice EF, Copic markers