A Peachy Keen Challenge

 

I snuck in a card before I started working today (don't tell anyone, okay??)  I missed doing the last Peachy Keen Challenge, so I am excited to do this week's Challenge 11! I am so glad they have changed to bi-weekly challenges...gives me more time!  For the sketch challenge I used Snickerdoodle Gift Elf and made his legs swing back and forth!  I could only imagine how he would look trying to balance this tall stack of gifts!

For the card, I colored the elf with colored pencilis and blended with odorless mineral spirits. I created the packages by just marking up the package part of the stamp with a marker and stamping, then filling in the lines where his hands were.

  

 Its a little tough to show the movement, so here is a picture of his legs to the left (above) and to the right (below).

 

I used the instructions you can find on SCS for a tilt card. I have to admit, I was stumped....took me a little while to figure out how to do it!  I was thinking of those other trinkets you see sometimes where the legs swing back and forth?  Anyway I eventually figured it out!  It is a really cute technique!

Hope your week is ending on a good note.  Such a tough day for many people, and a tough week for many people I know.  I have several friends who are dealing with the loss of their pets this week...2 friends with dogs, one with a cat and another with a chicken.  I have had to make too many pet sympathy cards the past few days....but I am giving my dog Chansey lots of extra hugs! Hug your pets~! (and your friends and family too!)

stamps:  Peachy Keen Stamps Snickerdoodle Gift Elf

paper:  American Crafts Christmas

ribbon:  michaels