Merriest Wishes

 Hello!  While I still have a few Halloween cards to make, I wanted to take a break from them and do a Christmas card using the new Merriest Wishes Stamp and Die set from Pink and Main.  I love the little fox with the candy canes - 🩷🩷🩷🩷!  

To start this card, I inked white cardstock with Spun Sugar, Kitsch Flamingo and Picked Raspberry Distress Oxide Ink.  I spattered them with a little watered down white acrylic paint.  

Once the ink and paint was dry, I used an arch die from the Trinity Stamps Arched Shaped Card Die Set.

I glued the arch cut out on a piece of white cardstock cut to 5.5" x 4.25" using the outside piece to line up the arch piece so that it was in the correct place.  I glued the tree and star on it.  I used the Stitched Hillside Border from Lawn Fawn to cut a little hill from white cardstock.  I dusted the top edge with a very light amount of Spun Sugar.

Once I had it adhered to the white cardstock, I used strips of double sided foam tape to create a well for the shaker bits.  I used the Polished Shell Confetti and Iridescent Strawberry Shaker Pop Embellishments from Trinity Stamps to fill the well.  After placing piece of acetate over the arch opening I sealed up the card.  I like to use my Misti to help me line of the layers without spilling and of the bits.  

On the top of the card, I glued another little "snow drift" cut from white cardstock using the Stitched Hillside Border Die from Lawn Fawn again.  

For the sentiment, I used Simply Sentimental Stamp and Die Set from Trinity Stamps.  I heat embossed the sentiment using black embossing powder on a little bit of left over inked cardstock.

I used Copic markers to color my little friends in the following colors:

• RV10, RV02, RV04 - Pinks
• YR23, YR24, YR28, E50 - Fox
• YG11, YG41, YG06 - Tree
• R43, RV14, RV25 - Reds
• YR30, E50 - Polar Bear
• BG000, B00, B01 - Blues
• C0, C2, C4, C6 - Penguin
• Y00, Y08 - Star
• R30 - Cheeks

I am really happy with the way this card turned out.  I also like that it doesn't have the traditional Christmas colors.

Thank you for stopping by today.  Happy cardmaking!

Sandy