jbs mercantile: december reveal

the december jbs mercantile kits have arrived!  while they are decidedly christmas-y, they are also very versatile.  i enjoyed the red and green color scheme that i don't use very often, but chose to work with a black and white photo that is unrelated to our current holiday season.  i especially love the mix of patterns here. they all blend so well in this tight color scheme.

product:  jbs mercantile december papercrafting kits (plus a little kitty flatback i've been hoarding).

photo:  taken on my iphone 5.  edited in pictapgo using the lights on and powder filters.

story:  gabriel has been into drawing cartoons lately.  he is accompanied by his favorite kitty.  the journaling is on the library card in the pocket.

design:  i went with a loose grid in a patchwork quilt look.  i added lots of stitching to enhance the homespun look.

technique:  i used my blender tool and both stick candy and seed packet inks to color the manila library pocket.  i then stamped the exclusive star stamp with versamark and used red embossing powder on it.