Merry Christmas juggling penguin

Here is one of the first Christmas cards I made this season. I always plan on making Christmas cards throughout the year, but the truth is I have way more fun doing it when I am in the Christmas mood...and well I like to procrastinate. ;) I am getting together with a few friends today to work on Christmas cards--good thing because I only have 6 finished and I wanted to get them out in the beginning of December!

The stamps on this card are from Elzybells. I just love this cute little juggling penguin and his igloo! The designer paper is from SU's Christmas line last year--I am still trying to use it all up. The ric rac is tied together with DMC floss thread. Come back later in the week to see a card with these stamps and a lot more of that DMC floss (think sewing).

Elzybells

If you haven't checked out Elzybells stamps yet, check them out Elzybells. They are all the newest rage and they are soooooo cute! My friend Jami was kind enough to let me check out her Elzybells order when she got it and even try them out! The stamp I used for this card is called "A Winter Song."



I took my sewing machine out last week to make a few Barbie outfits for a little friend of mine. Since it is sitting on my desk I have been using it on cards also. You have to look closely in the picture, but I used the machine needle without thread to go around the outside of the Chocolate Chip layer and then I did a waved line at the top and bottom of the same layer.

stamps: A winter song (Elzybells)
paper: My Minds eye, Chocolate chip, Whisper white
ink: Basic Black, various SU! markers
technique: paper piecing, sewing