Thursday, December 16, 2021

Merry Mice


Merry Mice...
   Hello Friends and welcome!  For today’s card, I’m showcasing this adorable Holiday set from Avery Elle (Christmas Mice) and Copic coloring.  These mice are just the cutest and the set is packed full of fun images to create a fun and festive scene.
   To start, I stamped images onto X-press it blending card using Memento Tuxedo dye ink.  After all the stamping was complete, I die cut the images using the coordinating dies.
    I next began Copic coloring the images using a traditional Christmas color palette including reds and greens, with a touch of yellow.  
    To create the background which I hoped would ground this festive scene, I die cut Avery Elle polka dot backdrop, then used the cut out as a stencil.  I ink blended Distress Ink in Hickory Smoke on a piece of Neenah solar white cardstock before die cutting the panel using a Wonky Stitched rectangle.  To help ground the scene even more, I stamped and die cut the “picnic blanket” from Lawn Fawn’s Crazy Antics stamp/die set.  I just love having the ability to mix and match from companies, really can stretch your crafty stash supplies.
    Once I had the majority of the elements completed, I stamped the sentiment onto a piece of black cardstock, white heat embossed, and finally fussy cut.  To finish, I assembled the elements and adhered to a black cardstock card base.
    Sending everyone Holiday Merriment and Cheer!  Thanks so much for stopping by...take care!