Elzybells

Here is my very first Elzybells card. This took me WAY longer than it needed to.

I started with Lauren Meader's sketch challenge:

http://laurenm.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/2007/11/03/saturday-sketch-time-2/

I was determined to use an Elzybells stamp and the little kissing girl is SO cute. :) I used the sentiment as well.

It is colored with Prismacolor pencils and blended with a stump. I masked her feet and used the small AMuse oval. Stitching is done with my handy dandy Janome sewing machine. The "ice" on the border of the main image panel was done by rubbing glue on the edges and then dipping the panel into Diamond Dust. It is a product made from finely ground glass. The snowflake is a Martha Stewart punch that I covered in Crystal Effects and then dipped in the Diamond Dust.

Stamps: Elzybells, AMuse, Stampin Up

Paper: Basic Grey Figgy Pudding, SU Cool Caribbean, SU chocolate chip, SU Shimmery White

Ink: Stazon brown, going gray, choc chip craft, choc chip

Accessories: Diamond Dust, silver brads, Janome sewing machine, Prismacolors and stumps, Martha Stewart snowflake punch, Crystal Effects, ribbon, sponge, dimensionals