I'm S(mitten)

Here's my take on the current Paper Smooches challenge.  The challenge theme is anything cold, so I went with mittens.  Technically, they're not "cold," but they are for the cold, so I think they fit the challenge!  

I used PS's Mitten die to cut a pair of mittens from red cardstock.  To add interest, I "trimmed" the cuffs with contrasting white cardstock and used the die set's heart cross stitch pattern die to add an accent to the mittens, then backed the open space with more contrasting white cardstock.  After connecting the mittens with a length of pink and red baker's twine, I used foam tape to arrange them on a pale pink cardstock panel.  I added a trio of teeny, tiny hearts cut with PS's Tiny Hearts die--one of my favorite PS dies--around the mittens, then stamped the "I'm s(mitten)" sentiment from the Winter Sampler stamp set on a red fishtail flag strip set at the top left side of the panel.  The finished panel was adhered to a red card base that matches the mitten pair.

Materials Used:
Winter Sampler stamp set, Mitten and Tiny Hearts dies (Paper Smooches); Versafine Clair Nocturne ink (Tsukineko/IMAGINE Crafts); Riding Hood Red and Pink Pirouette cardstock (Stampin' Up!); Fishtail Flag STAX dies (My Favorite Things); baker's twine (The Twinery); foam tape