Decorative holiday sweaters used to be fashionable, but more and more these sweaters have been getting a bad rap being dubbed as Ugly Sweaters.  Some people even go as far as purchasing a holiday sweater from a thrift store and then decking it out with lots of bling and gaudiness to win the title of Ugliest Holiday Sweater.  I thought it would be fun to create a more gentle version of an Ugly Sweater with the Cable Knit Embossing Folder.

Just the Basic Facts

I ran a 4″ x 5 1/4″ piece of Real Red card stock through the Cable Knit Embossing Folder then I cut out a triangular shape from the top edge to create the neck hole.  Every good sweater needs to have the edges bound, so I cut 3/8″ wide pieces of card stock and scored them every 1/8″ of  an inch.  These bands were attached to the bottom edge and also at the neck.  I then used the Perfect Pines Framelits to cut a Christmas Tree from the Warmth & Cheer Designer Series Paper Stack.  This was attached to the sweater allowing the red from the sweater to peek though the tree so they looked like ornaments.  The star on top of the tree is the Metallic Enamel Shapes Star whcih is adhesive on the back so it sticks really well to the sweater.  The final detail is the “Tis the Season” sentiment which comes from the Peaceful Pines stamp set.

Tis the Season to create your own Ugly Sweater Card

I would love for you to create an ugly sweater card of your own and email me a photo of your card.  I will post them on my blog on November 25th (exactly 1 month before Christmas).  I will draw a winner from all that send me a photo and the winner will get a surprise package of product from me valued at $50.  What do you say?  Are you ready to create?