Cut one 8 1/2 x 11 piece of Very vanilla in half along the short edge (pieces will be 4.25 x 11)
Fold in half and place folded edge slightly below the cutting edge on the TopNote die. This placement assures you will have an intact card rather than 2 TopNote cuts.
Cut a decorative piece of paper using the Top note (this will make 2 hat TOPS) and then cu in half. To create the "brim of the hat" you'll cut a decorative piece of paper into a 1" strip and then into a 4" length. I trimmed the edges with a corner punch for a little interest.
The nose was made using the 1" square punch (a scrap of Cherry Cobbler) , cut in half
and the eyes (basic black) were made using the same punch-cut in half and
then in half again to get the smaller triangles.
I used a Basic Grey marker to create the stitching on the eyes and nose and drew on a squiggly mouth. Googly eyes completed his sweet face.
I glued raffia strips behind the hat and then attached the hat to the TopNote base. THEN i trimmed the raffia to assure I got the look I wanted!
A Bird punch in More Mustard finished him off!
I did not edge the very vanilla TopNote base...but I think I will go back ad add that for some additional interest!
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