Warm & Fuzzy

I can't get enough of this sweater Silhouette cut file from Pretty Papers, Pretty Ribbons. I decorated this sweater with a digi stamp I won from The East Wind recently, Tuxedo Cat 'Rang'.

I kept the design fairly simple to let everything shine. I added green flocking to the cat's hat, and a bit of ribbon for the scarf. The sentiment is heat-embossed in white & the pawprints are heat-embossed in shiny green.

I was also slightly inspired by this funny ad by Temptations cat treats:

We don't own cats, but I'm secretly hoping that my neighbor will ask me to watch her cats during the holidays... No way they'd let me dress them up though!

Inspiration/Challenges:
Animal Friends Challenge #32: Animal with a hat, scarf or gloves
Digi Galore: Monochrome with a hint of colour
Sweet Sketch 2: Sketch (rotated)
Simon Says Stamp: Christmas



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Sweet Winter Wishes

I've been intrigued by this style of Concertina / Accordion Style Card since I saw Ane Lene's gorgeous version.

I can't get enough of this sweater Silhouette cut file from Pretty Papers, Pretty Ribbons.I raided my holiday scrap stash for the patterned papers, and used a good bit of a DCWV paper pack that I've had for years. I'm particularly pleased with the scarf, which I made with a bit of ribbon from my stash.

Inspiration/Challenges:
Cheerful Sketches Challenge Blog: Sketch (for the front)
Jingle Belles: Holiday Food and Drinks
Kreativeinkauf-challenge: Special types of cards (2nd entry)
Sweet Stampin: Wrap Up Warm
Through the Purple Haze: Baby it's cold outside but hot inside

Winter Wonderland: Christmas Candy

Update: This was chosen as a Fave for the Holiday Food Challenge at Jingle Belles!

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Sweater Gift Card Holder

I've had lots of fun making cards with this cute Silhouette cut file from Pretty Papers, Pretty Ribbons, and this time I incorporated a gift card holder into my design.

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The sweater is hung with a clothes hanger-shaped paperclip from a jingle bell brad. The gift card clips easily to the back.

The stocking on the sweater is a sticker, as is the little gift on the inside. The card base is a lovely double-sided DP. The white shape is die-cut and dry embossed with a chevron pattern. I heat-embossed a SU! stamp in green onto it, and embossed the same stamp in white on the back of the sweater (not pictured). The strip on the inside & the sentiment are heat-embossed in the same green.

Inspiration/Challenges:
Cards und More: Recipe Challenge - 2 colors + neutral (Green & Blue + White), 3 papers (Sparkly Green, Shiny White, Double-sided DP), 4 embellishments (Stocking sticker, Jingle bell, Paperclip, Brad) + Stamp
Classy Cards 'n Such: Mittens and/or Stockings
Kreativeinkauf-challenge: Special types of cards (Easel Card + Gift card Holder)

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Merry Sweater Weather

I couldn't wait to make another card using this cute Silhouette cut file from Pretty Papers, Pretty Ribbons! This time, I decorated the sweater with tiny buttons.

The sweater is cut from a pre-glittered Core'Dinations cardstock, and the cuffs are heat-embossed with the same WOW! embossing powder that I used for the sentiment on the gold paper. I heat-embossed white buttons in glitter green & gold and attached them to the sweater with Glossy Accents. I then hand-stitched the jingle bell on top and the buttons with red thread. The felt poinsettia & leaves are from my stash, and I attached them with a jingle bell brad.

Crimbo Crackers #93

Inspiration/Challenges:

Crimbo Crackers #93: Kraft or Buttons
Taylored Expressions' Share Joy Challenge #10: Sketch + Tic-Tac-Toe (middle row: Flowers, Buttons, Felt)
The 12 Months of Christmas Link Up: Sparkle, sparkle everywhere
WOW! Embossing Powder Challenge: Anything goes with  embossing powder (2nd entry)

Update: This card was the winner for Crimbo Crackers #93!

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Simply Soft Sweater

When I saw Janis's gorgeous card over at PDE, I just had to buy this Ugly Sweater cut file from Pretty Papers, Pretty Ribbons (via the Silhouette store).

I used sticky embossing powder to cover the sweater with green flocking (note to self: buy more green flocking!) and decorated it with fabric stickers from American Crafts. I stamped the sentiment in brown ink on watercolor paper and folded it to make a tag. The papers are from my stash, and I added a stitched border with a dark gold gel pen. Think I'll make a bunch of these!

Inspiration/Challenges:
Creative Card Crew #100: Sprinkle (flocking)
PDE Linky Party: Anything Goes (thank you for the inspiration!)
Silhouette Challenges: Anything Goes + Silhouette
Sketch Saturday: Sketch #386

Update: This was chosen for the Top 3 for Sketch Saturday #386!

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