Jolly Good Fun

Here’s my card for Mercy’s latest sketch challenge. I went with a wintery theme using one of Unity’s new Jillibean Soup co-branded sets, Jolly Good Fun.

I stamped the mitten pair on an angle, leaving just enough room to stamp the “jolly good fun” sentiment in the upper corner of the panel. The mittens were stamped a second time on a cardstock scrap, colored with Copic markers, cut out, then attached to the image panel with dimensional dots. I scribbled over the little snowmen on the mittens with a clear Spica pen for a snow-like sparkle.

I used two different patterns from Cosmo Cricket’s Mitten Weather mini deck for the panel on the cardfront. A strip of red faux suede ribbon hides the seam between the two papers and a kraft scalloped strip dresses up the bottom edge. I machine stitched just above the top of the kraft strip. I selected a zig zag stitch, but somehow got a straight one. Guess I'm lucky it sewed anything if it's going to be temperamental--LOL! A trio of iridescent crystals along the right side adds just a little bit more sparkle and shimmer to this wintery design.

Materials Used:
from i {heart} papers: Unity Stamp Co. Jolly Good Fun kit, Memento Tuxedo Black ink, Copic markers (BG000, BG01, BG02, BG05) and clear Spica pen, Cosmo Cricket Mitten Weather mini deck, May Arts red faux suede ribbon, Zva Creative dimensional dots and iridescent crystals

other: Baja Breeze and Crumb Cake cardstock (Stampin' Up!); sewing machine