Cocoa Stand Christmas...Oh Yeah!

Welcome back this Friday, Candice here sharing a fun Christmas card with polar bears and a hot cocoa stand! Could anything be any cuter?!

When Avery Elle came out with their Market Stand over the summer, I fell completely in love with all the critters that could go with it! AND then they surprise me with the new Cocoa Stand for winter! I couldn't wait to play with this set and it did not disappoint!

I used lots of Avery Elle products from the Butterfly Reflections, Ink store:

Avery Elle Cocoa Stand stamp set
Avery Elle Cocoa Stand coordinating dies
Avery Elle All of Us stamp set
Avery Elle Peek-a-boo Pets stamp set (speech bubble)
Sunny Studio Woodland Borders die (snowhills)
oxide inks: worn lipstick, spun sugar & scattered straw
Lawn Fawn jet black ink
wink of stella
copic markers

I began my card by creating an 8 1/2 x 3 1/2 card base which fits perfectly into the size 9A envelopes.

For the background, I inked worn lipstick, spun sugar & scattered straw and splattered with white paint using a damp paint brush.

While that dried, I started stamping all the cuties and images (listed above from Avery Elle) using black ink, colored with copic markers and used the Cocoa Stand coordinating dies and fussy cut out the others. Although, you can make it easier on yourself and get the coordinating dies for the other sets, she has them in stock in her store!

To put the card together, I pop dotted the cocoa stand first and then layered the snowhills with the adorable rows of polar bears. Next, I added all the adorable accessories to the scene and added some sparkle here and there.

I love how this sweet Christmas card came out, it will definitely be going to someone special!
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Thank you for stopping by and visiting with me today!

Candice

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