Hi there crafty friends, Tina here and you know I love the holiday season! But there was still one thing on my wish list, you guessed it … a cute Christmas vest! Today I made just that with the versatile Sweater Vest dies. This set offers a bunch of design options and I went for a more girly look in the classic red, teal and pink colors.
The base vest was cut from two red papers (one gingham, the other snowflakes, Joyful Holiday pack). I went with a V-neck, extra white trim and a pink collar. The same white and pink accents were repeated along the border. I used liquid glue to assemble the vest.
My focal point is a mini wreath which I made with the small branches from the Winter Greenery dies. I cut a bunch of these from teal, pink and light blue papers. To get that wreath shape, I cut a circle frame using two dies from the Nesting Circles Infinity set. Now all you have to do is glue the branches to this base, alternating between the three colors while you layer them.
Of course I had to add a cute critter, and the Roly Poly Penguins were the perfect size for this wreath. I used my Copics for the coloring and added white highlights with my gel pen.
Before adhering the wreath to the vest, I wanted to tone done the red of the background by adding a circle of vellum (cut with the largest of the Nesting Circles Infinity dies I had used before). I glued the vellum to the back of the wreath and glued the whole piece to the gingham vest. Next, I selected a sentiment from the Victorian Christmas set and stamped it with Versafine Onyx Black ink onto a small white banner. Finally, I used foam tape to mount the penguin and sentiment strip to the vest. To add some festive Christmas bling, I opted to glue several Pink Spinel Jewels to the buttons and border.
I am looking forward to see all the beautiful designs you will create with this amazing die set! Thank you for joining me and happy crafting!
Sunny Studio Supplies Used:
 Sweater Vest Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio |
 Victorian Christmas Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio |
 Winter Greenery Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio |
 Joyful Holiday Paper Shop at: Sunny Studio |
 Roly Poly Penguin Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio |
 Roly Poly Penguin Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio |
