I love figuring out new ways to use stamp sets, especially when I can use multiple sets together. For this card I used four.
Of course, I’ve been focusing on Christmas cards lately, but I started looking at my non-Christmas themed stamp sets to see how I might be able to get them in the mix. When I saw the toys in the Boys Will Be Boys set, I knew they would look great under a tree.
This is my first version.
But then I decided it needed a little something else, so I added another layer of Basic Black card stock. Better, don’t you think?
For the toys under the tree, I stamped the images on different colors of card stock, then fussy cut them with my Paper Snips. I attached them to the card front with Stampin’ Dimensionals for a 3D feel. Well, except for the little paratrooper – he was so small I used a couple of glue dots folded in half.
The tree boughs are from the Ornamental Pine stamp set. I heat embossed them in black for a silhouette effect.
The sentiment is pieced from three different stamp sets. “Sending wishes for the merriest Christmas ever” is from Partridge & Pears. “To the” is from Label Love. “Best kid ever” is from Boys Will Be Boys.
I used my Basic Black Stampin’ Write Marker to ink up just the part of the stamp I needed.
The Stamp-a-ma-jig was crucial to get the sentiment parts lined up.
Did you notice the Basic Black Baker’s Twine? It’s there in two places. I separated the strands. I used the black for the parachute strings and the white to hang the tag on the tree.
Here’s what I used:
Thanks for stopping by today, and Sweet Stamping!
Love it! Great combination of stamp sets! It’s so rewarding when you can create exactly what you want!