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Cozy Toes

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I am tucking cards away before the snow flies!  I usually make holiday cards regularly, with other occasions sprinkled in throughout the year.

Tonight’s card looks almost exactly like a pair of my younger son’s dinosaur slippers, and thought this would make a fun Christmas card for a guy.  These cute dies are the Cozy Toes set - from Spellbinders. 

For my card, I started with the patterned paper to make the pajamas.  Unity’s - A Dash of Christmas had several papers with great patterns to make a snazzy pair of pj’s.  

For the slippers, I used Lawn Fawn’s pastel dotted paper, and sponged Always Artichoke to add a little shading and dimension. 

The claws were made from silver cardstock scrap (Michael’s).

To mount the legs, I used a piece of Poppy Parade cardstock roughly 1 7/8 x 4.  

The sentiment from Stampin Up’s - Christmas Gleaming set was stamped in Versafine Onyx Black ink and trimmed with detail scissors. 

The background was made with Memory Box Typewriter Holiday - background stamp in Seaside Spray ink, and cut with Simon Says Stamp - A2 rectangles 

The snowflake was a thank you gift from Unity.  It was the perfect was of adding a little embellishment to finish off the card. 

Thanks for stopping by! -  Valerie Kaye

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