Christmas Lights

Here is the last of the 12 cards I created this weekend! Yes, I said 12 cards. I started on Friday after work and finished last night. There was a lot of craftin going on in my world this weekend!

I bought this super cute House Mouse stamp a few months ago! I love Christmas and House Mouse! It was simply a "must have" as my friend Ange and I would say.

I cut the base at 6.25 x 9 and folded it in half. I cut the Happy Holidays paper at 6 x 4.25. I used a big ticket punch on the corners. Then I attached it to the base.

I cut a 1.5 x 6 inch strip of green out of the scraps I had from cutting the bases. Then I cut a 1.5 x 6 inch strip of the present paper. I used an EK Success punch to punch the top and bottom sides of the present paper. I attached the presents on top of the green. Then I attached them both to the base.

I stamped the mice and colored them with my Spectrum Noir markers. This is the most shading and blending I
have done so far! My skills are definitely improving! I'm not amazing but I'm getting better. Coloring these guys while watching football was sooo relaxing! I colored the mice with TN4, TN6, BG2, BG4, FS2, FS3, and CR2. I colored the lights with JG3, CG4, CR11, TB5, and CT4.

I cut around the mice by hand - removing as much of the excess paper as I could. Then I used a Spellbinder to cut the polka dot paper.

To make them pop out, I used pop dots under the polka dot paper and under the mice. I used Glossy on the little lights to make them look more realistic. I went around the edge of the polka dot shape with Holly Stickles to give it some sparkle!

Once assembled, I felt like the card still needed a bit more 'bling' so I added the jewels to the corners. Now it was finished!

The mice took a bit to color but these cards were quick to assemble. I plan on using the same House Mouse stamp for more cards so check back with me to see how else I become inspired!

This is the original card that I made.

I liked my original card but something was missing. I decided it needed something to make it stand out more. This is the updated card. Can you see the difference?

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you have a craft filled day!