Wednesday 29 June 2016

Something a little different....

Hi everyone,

It's been almost a week since my last post. I was reminded of this by a sweet friend who emailed me to see if I was alright, which I am....just busy with life and enjoying the beautiful summer weather.

Now because it is the last Wednesday of the month it's  
Christmas 
at  

hosted by the lovely Chris and sponsored by the fabulous 

Each of us on the DT were given the choice of a digi in the shop and  my selection was
 "Elf Pocket" available here
I thought it would be fun to try something new...a shirt card.
A little planning ahead would have helped me as I printed and coloured the image first
then decided to google how to make the card.  It turns out all the instructions
are for smaller size cards and since I was so happy with my little elf as he was, 
I just made a shirt for the front.
I added a panel under the buttons and stitched the sides - difficult to see with
that busy pattern though.  

The design paper, which has a lovely gloss to it, was free in an old edition of Scrapbooking Magazine
Bells are from my stash as well as the ribbon, twine and button brads.
Sentiment is a LOTV stamp.


I would like to enter the following challenges:

Thanks for stopping by today and I hope you get a chance to join us this
week....it's never too early to start on those Christmas cards.
hugs,

19 comments:

Wendy Nicola Jackson said...

Pat that shirt is too clever! Love the paper you've used and that sweet wee elf in the pocket, so clever! Gorgeous card hun, it's sure to make the recipient smile!! Hugs, Wends xoxo

mixamatoasties said...

Pat that is brilliant! Love it :)

Susan xx

Chris said...

Brilliant card Pat! A great idea to make a shirt for the cute pocket elf to live on! Fab paper too, an excellent make!
Chris
x

Kath said...

A fabulous fun card - I love your shirt and the elf is so cute! Thank you for joining us at the Rudolph Day Challenge and good luck!
Kath x
RD DT

Inkyfingers said...

What a creative and fun Christmas card! Perfect for a guy and I love the cute elf.
Thanks for sharing with us at Simply Create Too.
Hugs
Carol x

scrappymo! said...

What a cute image and a very fun card. Love this shirt front with that cute elf!
Your bow and wee tag is a great way to display the sentiment.

Thanks for taking part in the June Rudolph Days Challenge.

Carol S. said...

Brilliant shirt design and love the cutie in the pocket. Great card. Hugs, Carol S.xx

Kathleen said...

Oh my goodness what a fabulous and novel Christmas Card, Brilliant.

Kath x

Pat said...

What a great idea for your card Pat, I love your little elf popping of the pocket and that beautiful ribbon and bow.

Pat xx

Faith A at Daffodil Cards said...

This is a SUPER DUPER Christmas card and different too, love the elf in the pocket.
Faith
x

cotnob said...

A fabulous card Pat, such a brilliant design and dramatic colour combination.
Paul

Liz said...

OMGosh! What a brilliant design. Love the shirt and the little elf is adorable.
Thanks for joining in the Rudolph Days challenge this month. Good luck!
Liz xx

Susan Powell said...

How creative! I love how it looks! Thanks for joining us this week at Christmas Card Challenges.

Valerija said...

This is such an amazing and fun card. Love it!
Thank you for joining us at Rudolph Days Challnege. Good Luck.
Hugs,
Valerija - DT member.

Wendy said...

Love this Pat, it's absolutely fabulous!
Hugs
Wendy xx

Rema DeLeeuw said...

Super adorable. Thanks for playing along at Christmas Card Challenges.

Julieanne..aka pinkjools said...

O my Pat....What a sweet card....I just love the design...and the cute image....Joolsx

Pia S said...

This is such a unique and super adorable design! Love this shirt concept, great idea!!
I just got home from a wonderful holiday abroad, now I'll enjoy one week at home before starting work again, hoping to get lots of crafting time:)

Judy McKay said...

Pat -perfect Christmas cards. Such a cute idea. Thank you for joining us at Holly Jolly this week. Hope to see you back here again soon. Judy DT