No Peeking - paper piecing, coloured pencil

A Christmas card featuring an adorable stamp set from Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps with paper piecing, Prismacolor pencil colouring, and lots of plaids.

Putting It Together

I finished making this card on Thursday night. Then, late Friday afternoon, I broke my right arm just below the shoulder (and I am right-handed, of course). I was trying to wrangle the cat outside and lost my footing on the grass and fell against the deck railing to hear kee-rack. I had to go to ER and they shuffled me to the "non-sick" side. Doc said the bad news is broken, good news no surgery to repair it. My arm is immobilized against me in a sling. If I was going to break my arm, of course, it would be in a pandemic. 

I can type and mouse a bit left-handed. I haven't tried anything crafty yet. Cropping the pictures here was a task on their own. Typing one-handed hunt-peck, too.

The challenge was plaid so I immediately thought of paper piecing. I stamped the image on the buffalo plaid paper.

I then fussy cut it. I decided to overlay the elf girl to not have too many small pieces to piece.

I used flocking with glue pen for his flannel shirt. Flocking also adds a touch of fun texture.

I stamped the image on Mi Tientes and dry-fit the plaid shirt.

I used Prismacolor pencils to colour Santa at his desk, the elf girl (which I then fussy cut), and shading on the plaid. I later added silver to his suspenders when I saw I forgot it.

I then glued the plaid shirt in place and layered the elf girl over.

I used a Spellbinders die to trim the scene.

I die cut plaid flags and a background mat of a bigger buffalo plaid. Tim Holtz ribbon tied it together.

I used the sketch challenge from Tuesday Throwdown for the layout.

I added everything to a kraft cardbase, using foam mounting tape to pop up the scene. After assembling the card, I added Nuvo drops for his buttons, red Stickles for the elf girl's poms, and Nuvo glaze on his glasses.

Inside I did the same layering and added an embossed sentiment from another stamp set.

Supplies

Challenges

Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Christmas: Plaid

Tuesday Throwdown: Sketch

Outlawz Festive Friday: theme- Christmas

Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper: Anything Goes

Watercooler Wednesday: Occasions