Elephant Christmas

I have the cutest Christmas card to share!

I love elephant stamps and this one is no exception using

one of the October newly released stamps from

Sparkle N Sprinkle

called Elephant Christmas.

I know you have seen me do this before so a quick

'refresher' tutorial!

I used Memory Box Frosted Christmas Tree die 

to first cut my trees and leaving them in the die,

 coated them with Dreamweavers embossing paste.

(I did one at a time, cleaning my die each time in-between.)

Carefully lift out of the die and it should look like this.

Quickly totally sprinkle/cover the entire tree with

Sparkle N Soft Twinkling Clouds.

Pour the excess off and put back into the jar.

Let dry (it dries very quickly)

I made a step card

(tutorials can be found on you tube, if needed)

To the back or inside of the step card

I die cut a Cheery Lynn Designs Merry Christmas

which had been coated first with Nuvo Glue Pen Large,

the sprinkled with Fire Engine Red glitter.

I stamped, then colored the image with Copics.

I used the Nuvo Small Glue Pen on the stocking tops, the elephants hat

and elephant toe nails.

I once again used the SNS Twinkling Clouds on the

white fluffy areas and Fire Engine Red glitter on the toe nails.

I then ran strips of 1/4" Tear-ific Tape around the edge of my image

and added Fire Engine Red Glitter.

Glue was added to the tree's star and Aztec Gold glitter was sprinkled on.

Once the image was dry, Nuvo Crystal Crystal Red Berry was

added to the tree ornaments.

If you haven't tried any of the drops, you should as they act

just like pearls, and you can make them any size you want with a little practice.

Thank you for visiting with me today

and don't forget to visit the Sparkle N Sprinkle blog

for more ideas/inspiration using this stamp set and more!

I will have on MY blog this Sunday (10/30)

another new stamp set to share

and don't forget to join us on October 31st at 9pm est

for our November reveal of all the new stamps

and just by leaving a comment on all the designers

blogs, YOU could be the winner of the entire release,

mark you calendars!!!

Entering the following fun challenges:

Jingle Belles .... Animals (x)

Crimbo Crackers .... Die Cuts (11/01)

Moving Along With The Times .... Cute Animals (x)

Daring Cardmakers .... Sparkle and Shine (x)

Simply Create Too .... Christmas Colors (x)