Holiday cheer

Handmade card with Santa Claus bringing gifts, colored with alcohol markers.

Materials and tools

• A6 card B6 envelope, white color
• Cutting die La coppia creativa: “Sewn rectangles”
• Clear stamp My Favourite things: “‘Tis The Season”
• Cutting die My favourite things: “‘Tis The Season”
• Cutting die My favourite things die-namics: “Inside & Out Stitched Circle”
• Cutting die My favourite things die-namics: “Stitched Rect Word Wind”
• Sizzix Tim Holtz Alterations, 663117: “Snowy stars”
• Marianne Design CR1448: “Craftables stencil punch die star”
• Embossing folder Darice: “Ornaments Hung Design”
• Sizzix foldaway
• Stamping Buddy Pro - Nellie’s Choice
• 3d foam tape
• Alcohol markers
• Ranger distress oxide: Blueprint sketch, Tumbled glass
• Memento black ink
• Ink applicator
• Vinavil glue

Preview

How to

First I cut the shape with the cutting die “Sewn rectangles” using the largest one available.

Next, I cut the rounded circle in the top-middle of the rectangular shape. Subsequently, I applied the embossing folder “Ornaments hung design” to the rectangular shape without the circle.

Then, using first the “tumbled glass” ink and then the “blueprint sketch” I started shading over the circle. Then, using the “Snowy stars” die I cut the sky on the circle.

In the meantime, I printed Stanta Claus with the gifts and the pines of the clear stamp “‘Tis the Season”. Once printed, I started coloring them with alcohol markers.

Once the molds were colored, I cut them with the matching cutting dies.

Then I printed the writing “Sending holiday cheer” and cut it using the “Stitched rect word wind”.

In the final stage I assembled the card sticking on the rectangular background with the circle in the middle. Santa and the pines are put on the card using the 3d foam tape while the gifts are simply glued on the card. Then I added 3 stars in the sky and the banner with the wish in popup.

I completed the postcard with a round stamp on the back saying “Handmade with ”.

This card is entered in:

• The “Anything Goes” Wednesday challenge at Simon Says Stamp