little elves

I've already shared with you my handmade elf on the shelf, created with Clear and Simple Stamps dies.  In the 3 days he's been here, our elf has already stolen the kids' advent candy, rolled down the stairs in a toilet paper roll, and bathed in a tub of mini-marshmallows.  Thank you, Pinterest, for making this stress-free and so fun for the kidlets.

Today, I'm back to share a few stamped elf-y projects.

I can't wait to watch "Elf" with the kids - that quote from the movie is the best, isn't it?



The how-to for this card involves stamping and masking the elves, sponging a soft brown shadow around them and (with the masks still in place), using a snowfall stencil and some embossing paste to make it look like they are caught in a mini-blizzard.

I also used the set to create a holiday treat box:



Slip a few cookies or chocolates into a box like this, with an optional gift card tucked in as well, for the teachers this year.  That's my game plan!



I kept the coloring very simple.  In addition, the main planks of the house image weren't colored at all, but sponged with ink.  Consider that your time and marker-saving  tip of the day.  The only thing that could have made this project better would have been a die for that elf. coughahemcough.

To create the box, I die-cut two house-shapes and then whipped up a simple box for the middle.

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