A Merry Little Christmas!

It's getting to be that time of year again. You know, the time when Santa Clause is coming to town! This little Seated Elf set from Stampendous makes a darling Christmas card for those on your "good" list! It's a great combination of stamps and matching dies making this a quick and easy card.

Stampendous:

CLD09 Seated Elf Cling Die Set

DCP1005 Fitted Frames Set A
GL220U Crystal Multi Glitter
AC672HSG Holo Gold Dot Sparklers
MPW811 Mixed Media White Paper

Acrylic Handle

MEM01 Memento™ Tuxedo Black Ink by Tsukineko®

Plus:

My Color Cardstock - Firecracker
BoBunny Kiwi Vintage 12KV913
Copic Markers - E51, E53, E35, YR24, YG01, YG03, YG06, R27, R30, R32, R39, B60
Zutter 1/2" Corner Rounder
Foam Tape
Dries Clear Glue
Die Cut Machine

Instructions:

Step 1:  Fold a 6" x 91/2" piece of Firecracker cardstock in half to form an A6 card, round the corners

Step 2: Use the Tuxedo Black ink to stamp the images from the Seated Elf set on white cardstock, be sure to leave space around the saying for die cutting, color with Copic Markers
Step 3:  Use the Fitted Frames Set A to cut out the sentiment, cut matching layer from Firecracker cardstock, adhere the layers together
Step 4:    Use the Fitted Frames Set A to cut out a white layer and a matching Firecracker layer for behind the elf, adhere the layers together

Step 5:   Die cut the elf, present and bow
Step 6: Cut a 4 1/2 x 5 3/4" piece of Kiwi Vintage paper, round the corners, edge with Y06, adhere to the card front
Step 7:  Cut a 1/2" x 5 3/4" and a 1/2" x 4 1/2" piece of Firecracker, adhere to the Kiwi layer about an 1" from the left and  1 1/4" up from the bottom
Step 8:  Adhere the white fitted frame layer where the two red pieces cross, adhere the present at the center bottom
Step 9:  Use glue and glitter on the elf's hat and some dots on the present, let dry
Step 10: Use foam tape to add the elf to look like he is sitting on the present, and the bow to look like he is holding it, use foam tape behind the sentiment too
Step 11: Add some small Dot Sparklers at the ends of the elf's collar and on his one shoe to look like jingle bells

Go to the Stampendous Blog for more fun ideas!

Happy Creating,

Louise