2016 Christmas cards - Day 1 - Fair Isle mittens

I'm going to do a Christmas card series again this year, starting with these mitten cards. I took my inspiration cards from two created by Kristina Werner in her holiday card series (here and here).

I started by masking off the sides of the front of the card then used a Memento dewdrop ink pad in Lady Bug to stamp a series of Fair Isle patterned stripes in a block, leaving space above and below.

Next I pierced holes in the corners around the edge of the pattern and threaded some brown and white baker's twine to create a border, tying a bow at the bottom. I cut another short length of twine and stuck each end to the mittens, then fixed the mittens to the card.

Finally I used a dab of pva glue to stick the twine in a loop shape.

The mittens I used are foam self-adhesive shapes that I bought from The Works, as are the stamps I used for the background. I love that shop for affordable embellishments at this time of year!