Merry Christmas Oscar Style!

 Sometimes you just get an idea and you have to run with it no matter how long it takes. This is how this card came about. I had an idea about using Oscar from Fairy Hugs for a Christmas card but never realized just how long it would take me to complete...

Here it is....

What do you think?

I am so in love with how it turned out. Just like I envisioned it but he didn't start out that way!  I began by stamping Oscar using the stamping platform because I wanted him to have multiple shades of green to give him some personality.  I then set about coloring some areas white for highlights.  Took a bit with all those suckers but I did it.  A bit time consuming but so far so good. 

Next I added his hat. Let me tell you that was no easy task...he's got a big head!! So I finally found a stamp that I could alter a bit to fit him. Looks cute don't you think?

Then I wanted to stamp the lights and ornaments here and there on his arms...it would be so cute WRONG!!! I did stamp them but I did not like how they turned out. Some of the images when stamped with the colored ink didn't show up very well against his green, others I didn't get a nice impression well you can see where it was going. I really didn't want to toss him out because I had spent so much time on him already. So I left him there over night to think about it.  

The next day I had decided I came that far I was going to go all the way. So I stamped all of the ornaments and lights on a piece of white cardstock, colored the ornaments that needed colored and added little details to the lights (pen work & glitter to each one). Then I began fussy cutting them all out!! Yes it did take a while but it was so worth it in the end.

I mounted all of the little ornaments & lights, added a few bits of holly. Next step was to outline all of his tentacles with a black acrylic paint pen and Oscar was finally complete...playing both Santa and the Christmas tree all in one.   So to complete the card I watercolored the background, stamped the sentiment and added a little ball on the tip of his hat, mounted him on a card base and called him done! 

After all that there is only problem.....

I love how he turned out and I don't think I can part with him - LOL!!

Oh well, I may just frame him and hang him on my wall.

Supplies:

Fairy Hugs - Oscar, Pixie Dust Glitter

Rubber Stamp Tapestry - Ornaments, Lights, Holly, Mistletoe 

Lost Coast Designs - Pointy Hat Gnome