After making all those reindeer - I had to find a MUCH better way to use that builder punch! I didn't want to waste paper, and I certainly didn't want to stamp the images close enough to cut into one while I was cutting a different image! SO I got out the ruler.
By cutting the cardstock at 1 3/4 inch wide, I could stamp 2 Santas on a strip and punch them out quite quickly when I was done coloring!
So when I got to the card - this was WAY too boring! All that brown... for a Christmas card! NOT!
After going to the Christmas Pines stamp set, I found this set of stars.
Then, I added twine around the top of the banners. Some Wink of Stella on Santa's fur to give him some sparkle...
BUT! No banner. I had these banners and have been looking for a place for them to land. Not here! Now it just became way too busy.
SO, here is the finished card.
All the little details really made a difference from the first look to now.
The lesson here is: Just because you don't like something at first doesn't mean you scrap the entire project! Keep adding details. You'll know when it's too much (like the banner).
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