Christmas Beaver - Stampin' Up! Festive & Fun

 My challenge inspirations for this card are full on Christmas challenges.  The layout is inspired by the sketch at 52 Christmas Card Throwdown and then the over all theme at Global Design Project is 'Tis the Season.  Both are perfect challenges for this time of year!

  This card is pretty traditional with the colors and papers but it veers off the rails a bit with the focal image being a Christmas beaver!  The little beaver is from the Festive & Fun stamp set and is just too cute but so small!  This layout is perfect to highlight a smaller image.  I hadn't used this image on a card yet and was waiting for the the perfect way to show him/her off! I think this might be it!

  I started with a Shaded Spruce base, then topped it with a piece of Joy of Christmas DSP.  The narrow strip is another pattern from this pack.  The greenery and red plaid designs work great together.  

  The beaver is stamped in Early Espresso and then colored in with Blends.  The Basic White circle is adhered to a Shaded Spruce circle cut with the Stylish Shapes dies and is then popped on dimensionals.

  I cut some greenery with the Timeless Arrangements dies and the smaller scale of the sprigs is perfect for the smaller image so it doesn't get overwhelmed.  I pulled a small scrap of red ribbon out of my scrap bin and tied a fork bow and added it over the greenery.

  The sentiment from Festive & Fun is stamped in Shaded Spruce and and cut apart to fit on the plaid strip.  

  The final details are a few green sequins from the retired Adhesive backed seasonal sequin pack from last year's holiday mini.

  All of the current products used to make this card can be purchased in my ONLINE STORE.

  Thanks for looking!  Did you stamp today?

Stamps: Festive & Fun

Ink: Early Espresso, Shaded Spruce

Blends: Pecan pie light & dark, Deep

Paper: Shaded Spruce, Joy of Christmas DSP, Old Olive, Cherry Cobbler, Basic White

Accessories: Stylish Shapes dies, Timeless Arrangements dies, circle dies, dimensionals, Real Red ribbon, seasonal sequins (retired)