I'm Dreaming Of A ... Pixie Pink Christmas!

This is my DT card for Di Hickman's Sketch this week but I wanted to show it here as a change from the 'proper' stamped cards I've been posting of late. I think this one nicely shows the combination of stamping & collage, which is where I started out (just wait 'til I have SU! designer papers! LOL) & if you'd like to make it, here's how:

1. Cover your card blank (or cut one 6.5" x 5" folded ... so a 10" x 6.5" piece of cardstock) with striped paper ... mine is Bo Bunny, Teen Chic: SU! Petal Party designer pack would be good!
2. Stamp the trio spot design from the Seeing Spots set randomly over a 4.5" x 3" piece of white cardstock with Pixie Pink ink. Stamp the dotty circle design twice onto white cardstock & the solid centred circle once. Punch the three circles out with a 1.25" circle punch. Edge all the white cardstock pieces with olive ink.
   
3. Cover a 4" x 2.5" piece of scrap cardstock with green patterned paper & cut your sentiment (0.75" tall letters) from pink. My letters are a template ... you could stamp yours or handcut them ... edge them with a journaling pen.and affix them to the green panel.
   
4. Machine stitch (optional) around the edges of the two oblong panels & then stick into position on the card base.
5. Thread embroidery floss through the three buttons & knot. Trim & fray the edges. Use a glue dot to fix a length of embroidery floss to the back of each, making sure that the frayed ends will all face in the same direction. Attach evenly along the bottom edge of the sentiment panel.
   
6. Add buttons to the centres of the cardstock circles. Then attach to the card with foam pads, sandwiching the floss ends between the circles & the foam pads . Finally, thread small lengths of 3mm wide ribbon through the holes in 3 jewellery bells, trim the ends at an angle & attach the bells to the top edges of the circles with glue dots.

Would you like to get the Seeing Spots stamp set for free? Host a qualifying workshop (or virtual workshop/catalogue party) & you could claim it free as part of your hostess reward. Email Mad Mumma for details.