TLC248 My Handmade Christmas Stockings

OMG! You won't believe what I went through for the technique challenge today. It's suppose to have been a simple stocking gift holder...it literally took me up until 2:30pm to complete it. Here is the wonderful instructions found here. Here is my story...Since some of you know that I am a quilter. I make many things such as quilts, purses, tote bags, and even Christmas stockings. Well, while I was in the process of making my gift card stocking holder this morning...I thought for a minute and said "I ought to find the stockings that I made the boys last year in the attic to match". Long story short. I went through tons of Christmas totes in the attic with little light 3 times...finally got mad and screamed "WHERE IS IT" and was so upset. Anyways found it after I had some tea...I started out by following the tutorial and printed the template on c/s. I traced the pattern onto the back side of the plaid dp because I was almost out of ink to see clearly. I did twice, one for the back of the c/s also. I know I didnt follow the instructions throughly but I got it to look like hers anyways...headache going on. I mounted the plaid all the way to the top inside and again for the top outside. I cut a small piece of cream and stamped the phrase onto it. Sponged the edges. Used hole punch! I couldnt find any Christmas trees that would look just right so I had to draw one, cut out, and used the cb swirl emboss folder on it. I used the cm circle punches to create the snowman body. I stamped the scarf onto dp, cut out, adhered to body. The eyes are brads, nose is ribbon, and the star on the hat is also a brad. I stamped the hat onto white c/s and colored it black and adding white dots. The rest of the stars is punched from yellow glitter paper. I used the cb swirls folder on the snowman as well. I think the next one will be easier for me since I brought down both stockings. I did leave the toe and heel off because I wanted it to look like the Christmas stocking.

Stamps: handstitched snowman, thanks snow much.
Paper: misc dp, red, cream, green, brown
Ink: black
Accessories: stocking gift card holder template, printer, scissors, cb swirls emboss folders, ribbon, brads, cm circle punches, star punch, star brad, kraft knife, tacky strip, glue dots, white signa pen, hole punch

CC246 TLC248 Merry Christmas Lisa

I belong to a Pen Pal group on Splitcoast Stampers and we call ourselves Kota's Kids. We drew names at Christmas time and I picked my friend Lisa. I combined the color and technique challenges from SCS to create this. One thing about this, I made it with no sleep. I don't sleep much because I create at night. I will look forward to making these again because it was easy peasy! Thanks for stopping by! Have a great day!


Stamps: hero arts
Paper: mme, old olive, pretty in pink,
Ink: black (inside flap)
Accessories: stocking gift card holder template, printer, scissors, cb swiss dots emboss folder, ribbon, window punch, stickers (letters), tacky strip, ms black pen hole punch