Comfy Cozy...

Hi friends!

It's a review weekend at Sweet November Stamps which is great because it gave me the opportunity to finally color up the adorable dozing reindeer from the Off Duty Santa and Reindeer set. I've had him stamped and even die cut since the release so it feels good to get him on a card before Christmas day arrives. Back in the day, my card making style relied heavily on using pretty patterned papers. As I evolved into coloring entire scenes the patterned papers really got put on the back burner. Because the die cut frame that I used is on the smaller side, I was inspired to pull out a Christmas themed paper pad from my stash and use it on my card and as color inspiration to match back to. I got into the paper fun so much that I even paper pieced Rudolph's comfy pillow bed, adding some simple shading to help give it more depth. All of this nostalgic crafting even had me reaching into a long neglected embellishment drawer for these paper holly leaves, which were a perfect finishing touch. Who know, maybe I will have to make more of an effort in 2026 to play with pretty papers again.  ;)

Later gators!

 

Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and Copic X-Press It
paper- Simple Stories Very Merry
stamps- Sweet November (Off Duty Santa and Reindeer), The Greetery (Comfy Cozy)
ink- Memento tuxedo black and Catherine Pooler s'mores
Papertrey Ink loopy frame die
Ranger glossy accents
Making Memories holly
Copic markers:
reindeer- E40, E41, E43, E31, E55, E57, E23, E25, E27, R000, R30, E04, R14, R17, R59, W5, W7, W10, E71, E74, E79
candy cane- C3, R24, R29
pillow shading- W1, W3, R17, E09, E18
ground- E31, E34, E42, E43, E44, E47/YR23, YR24
stall- G82, G24, G94, BG96, E43, E44, E47, E49