Did you hear a bunch of really loud squeals of delight last Tuesday?

I thought so.

It was my crazy stampers getting a big kick out of this card.

I know…I know…STINKIN’ CUTE!! Wish I could take the credit. :O)

Well, I’ll take credit for the card design. But the actual punched pilgrim (Yes, I did say PUNCHED pilgrim—he is made out of all SU! punches!) himself was designed by Ellen Kemper on her Blinkin’ Thinkin’ Inkin’ blog. What a hoot!

Wanna know how it’s done?

Hey, whoa–take ‘er easy, pilgrim, you can make one, too! Here ya go:

Pilgrim parts:

Feet: Butterfly punch cut in half

Buckles for hat and shoes: Slit punch first, then Word Window cut in half and edges rounded

Ankle/Calves: Word Window

Legs: Small Oval

Belly: 1 3/4 Circle punch

Collar:  Half a tag punch with cut triangle slit

Arms: Small oval first with Wide Oval punched over to make oval donut )

Head: Ornament punch

Ears and Nose: 1/2" Circle punch

Eyes: 1/4" Circle punch

Hat: Tag punch trimmed

Hat brim: Word Window punch extended in length (if you want) by feeding cardstock threw the back opening of punch

Hair: Just the Ornament punch again — cut on the edge and slit up randomly to make the hair strands.

Cuffs were just freehand cut squares.

Other materials for card :

More Mustard, Basic Black, Blush Blossom, Whisper White Card Stock and Night and Day Specialty paper from the Holiday Mini Catalog. White gel pen for the white accents in eyes and buttons. Black marker for the smirk. ) Blush Blossom marker for ear accents and tiny freckles (can’t see it in the picture).

Greeting was from Grateful Greetings set in the Holiday Mini catalog stamped in Basic Black punched out from the large oval punch. Accent ribbon across the middle of the card was 5/8" Black Grosgrain. The whole front panel was glued to a Whisper White card.

Side Note: Be careful about how much you spread apart the Word Window and Small Oval punches for his legs and ankles. Some of my punchers left a little too much space and their pilgrim was a little too tall for the card. So go easy, pilgrim!

Great idea to even use this lil’ guy for fun Thanksgiving decor like place settings, menu or scrapbook pages after!

I know!! I know! Just flippin’ adorable! I can hear you squealing from here. Geesh! Go make your own and have fun!

Ta for now!