Elf Stocking Card by Janet

Sometimes when I see something, I get a flash of inspiration. Such was the case with the new 6119 - Elf Puppet Set! I immediately used the dies to construct a cute, cheery elf. I could have drawn a simple face on his face but I remembered that I had an old face stamp in my stash so I tried that with success. His pink cheeks and the shading on his clothes were achieved with another old standby, chalk. Every once in a while I still find ways to use the chalk palette I purchased years ago. Once I had him made, I added some bling to his collar and his hat. 

Then I set to work on the stocking shaped card. For this I used a stocking pattern in Cricut Design Space. I sized it so it would fit the elf and I added the toe patch by manipulating the existing pattern. Then I cut it out and a matching front shape and the toe patch from 5969 - Classic Christmas Cover Paper Pack and 5812 - Christmas S2 PP. I cut the Joy word from the 5986 - Jesus & Joy Dies.

I folded the stocking to form the card and added the white stocking trim and the toe patch. I decorated it more by gluing cotton lace on the trim and and the patch. Then I glued the Joy die cut on the toe patch. For the finish, I made a bow out of red satin and I glued it to the top of the stocking.

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Happy Crafting!

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