Create a smile: Christmas Creatures

Hey stampers, Anni here! The days are gettinger more grey and colder and I bet a lot of you had a great halloween yesterday! So for the people in Germany the next holiday ahead is christmas! And to remind you and to get you in christmas crafting mode :) I have a christmas card for you today!

I love all the cute Create a Smile critters! And I really love the christmas hat that is included in the set Friends in the Woods! I want to put it on every creature - so I said to myself: Why not!

Search for all the critters in your stash that can wear the christmas hat!
Color them and fuzzy cut them! (ok I am honest that took some time but I am weird - I love that!)
Arrange them and put the card together!

I colored the cuties with copics but because they are on the smaller side I like to use pencils (Polychromos) for the shadows and highlights (I hope you can see it in the next photo).
When you use pencils it is important to go over the black lines with a black pen to get crisp lines! I use a black gel pen which is even more intense for the eyes and the noses!
Don't forget to go around the edges with a black marker after fuzzy cutting! It makes it look like you did a perfect job on the cutting!
If you are not into fuzzy cutting you could put the group together with masking or you let your silhouette do the fuzzy cutting!
I think the animals from Jungle Fever would be great, too, for a card like this!