The other day I saw an ad while on SCS I think it was JibJab or something like that. It was advertising an "ELFIE" Not sure what it was, but I thought of an Elf doing a selfie. So when the CAS challenge was an "Explosion Theme" I thought of an Elf getting behind and the toys piling up. A Toy Explosion. The Elf sends a Selfie of himself asking for coffee and chocolate to get him through the late hours... Trust me, I know a few Elfs that wait until the last minute and need that coffee and chocolate.
I computer generated the sentiment on the front before die cutting the tag. I folded the piece of card stock and die cut the tag making sure not to cut through the top fold. I only die cut the top of the tag. (front and back together) I opened the fold and replaced the die and cut only the bottom of the front. I wanted to make the back longer so I moved the die down to where I need it and cut the bottom of the back of the tag. (The top was cut on the first pass through the die machine) This gave me enough to score the bottom and enough to glue to the front. I used the TE elf, he already has his arm extended out so it worked perfectly for the selfie. I used the toys from the AI set and stamped the same image as many times as I could to make it look like a lot of toys. I drew in the blank areas myself to fill in the spaces. I colored a lot of the toys with the Zig markers because they are tiny. I added glossy accent to the elf's eyes and stickles to his hat. I popped up the selfie with foam tape. The little Coffee Chocolate was added inside the treat tag.
Thanks for looking
Date: Monday, December 12, 2016 GMT Views: 998
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Mon, Dec 12, 2016 @ 1:19 PM
"Elfie doing a selfie"...Irene, I admire your quick and humorous mind so much!!! I had a good chuckle with this one and your tags are DARLING. Love that wild-eyed elf!
Registered: July 9, 2008 Location: Stars Fell on Alabama Posts: 75034
Mon, Dec 19, 2016 @ 12:37 PM
Irene, this is just adorable. You mind is always working on overtime coming up with great ideas. Love the elfie! How perfect for a coffee treat. His eyes look as if he is ready for a LARGE cup.
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