Christmas Mouse – Stamped Smiles

Hello friends! I’m back to share with you a very special treat from Whimsy Stamps!

I have used this special image to share some inspiration with you as I am a Whimsy Stamps fan myself! 🙂

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Isn’t this darling?! Crissy Armstrong has created this adorable “Christmas Mouse” digital stamp as a special treat in appreciation for loyal fans of Whimsy Stamps! How cool is that?!

I have colored up this cutie with Copic markers in the following colors:

mouse body: W9, W7, W5, W3 Ear/tummy/cheeks: R20, R00, W3, W1, W0
hat: R59, R29, R27, R24 (same as ornament), YG67, YG63, YG61
Shading/Ground: C3, C1, E0000

I have also printed out this image an additional time to color up the ornament, fussy cut it out and then covered it with some Diamond Dust Glitter using the Nuvo Medium Glue Pen to adhere it. I then popped it up over the original image with some foam tape for dimension.

I cut the image out with a stitched circle die and added a gold cardstock circle layer behind it. I found some cool papers to represent the “night sky” that I was looking for. (I think these are Stampin’ Up! papers.) I’ve cut a piece out using the Whimsy Stamps Hand Stitched Nested Rectangles die and then I attached this piece to a white A2 sized top folding card base and off set it along the right side of my card. I then cut a thin strip of that gold cardstock to place alongside of the papers.

The circle was attached to the card with part of it sticking off the right which I cut off to align with the card. I thought this sentiment from the Whimsy Stamps Penguin Christmas Sentiments 1 digital set fit perfectly with this image. I cut it out to form the banner, sponged some light grey ink over the edges and attached it to the top of the card. Lastly, I’ve added some sequins with some Nuvo White Blizzard Glitter Drops in the center of each one.

Here’s a closer look at the design:

Here you can see the glittery details of the ornament…. love these types of ornaments on my Christmas tree!! I’ve also colored the ornament cap with a gold gel pen and added some ‘dots’ with a white gel pen for his cheeks. Looking at this, I’m thinking some glossy accents for his nose would be cute too but didn’t do that for this one!

Thanks for dropping in! I’ll see you soon!

Challenges I’d like to enter this card for: