'Tis the Season!!

Hello, Crafty friends...It has been far too long! Life kind of threw a few curves my way and so craftiness got set aside for a bit. But, I'm back and have a fun-tastic project to share with you! Since Christmas is just around the corner (I mean seriously?!? Where did this year go?!?) I thought I'd share this fabulous stamp set with you from Ellen Hutson Tis The Season! The sayings and images are delightful and so much fun to play with! (--A side note: I am beyond thrilled with this purchase from Ellen! The packaging that the stamp set comes in is a heavy duty plastic and it is already labeled on the top! I will absolutely be purchasing other items from Ellen in the future...I was thoroughly impressed!!!) I'll warn you...this post is a little picture heavy! I walk through how I created the fun "Ugly Christmas Sweater" card...(personally, if I could find the green sweater with Santa wearing sunglasses...I'd be all over it!) So, here you go...enjoy!

Tis the Season

 First, I used a bit of Post It tape to mask off the little tree on the sweater stamp.

 I inked up the stamp using Memento Tuxedo Black ink, then removed the bit of tape and stamped the image on a piece of white card stock.

 Next, I did a little selective inking of the Santa stamp and turned him at an angle on the sweater.

 I used my Spectrum Noir markers to do a bit of coloring and then cut out the image.

 I then masked the tree on the image again, in the same way as before, to stamp the sweater two more times onto my white panel for the front of my card. I used a bit of removable adhesive on the Santa sweater to get him placed properly so I could get the other sweaters stamped evenly.

 To get the words on the other two sweaters I did some more selective inking of the other sentiments in the same stamp set.

 I then colored the other sweaters.

 Added some dimensionals to the green sweater, used Wink of Stella (clear) on Santa's hat and stamped the main greeting on the card.

 I then rounded the bottom corners and added the panel to a simple red card. I love the finished result! I just makes me grin!

I would like to enter this card in the following challenges:

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge

as well as 

Simon Says Stamp Work It Wednesday

Here are a few other projects (cards and gift tags) I made with this same set:

This design was inspired by Julie Ebersole