Xmas Santa card

by Sharon Jeffs

Xmas Santa card

Materials

• Paper and Cardstock
• Bazzill White card     ( BAZ-10-1005   $0.59)
• My Minds Eye Patterned Card, Holly Jolly, Jingle Bells     ( MME-P-HJ1005   $0.99)
• Stamps
• Frantic Stamper Rubber Stamp, Santa in Chimney from Plate 136     ( 136-01-M   $5.00)
• Inks and Embossing Powders
• Ranger Dye inkpad, Pitch Black     ( RAN-ADP-Pitch   $4.99)
• Versacolor, Pinecone     ( TSU-VC-171   $2.09)
• Distress Ink, Stormy Sky     ( RAN-DP-Storm   $5.00)
• Embellishments
• Distress Stickles, Picket Fence     ( Ran-Stth-picket   $2.59)
• Smooch, Moonlight     ( CLE-SM-moon   $4.49)
• Basic Grey Bling it On, Paladin black     ( BG-BI-2767   $1.99)
• Tools
• Martha Stewart Corner Punch, Iron Fence     ( MSC-PU-42-50003   $12.99)
• Martha Stewart Border Punch, Iron Fence     ( MSC-PU-42-40013   $14.99)
• Adhesives

Instructions

• Cut a piece measuring 5 inches by 10 inches from the white cardstock and fold in half to form the card base.


• Cut two squares from the patterned paper, the first measuring 4 3/4 inches by 4 3/4 inches and the second measuring 4 1/2 inches by 4 1/2 inches.


• Using the smaller of the two patterned paper squares, punch the corners from each with the corner punch and then the borders to create a patterned piece.
  
  
  


• Ink the edges of the larger patterned paper square with the green side up, using the Pinecone ink.
  Adhere the border cut piece to the centre of this.
  
  
  


• Ink the edges of the white base using the pinecone ink.
  Apply each of the two corner rub-ons to the corners, I chose to do the top left and the bottom right corner.
  
  
  


• Adhere the whole patterned paper piece to the centre front of the white card so that the two corners just peep out on either side.
  
  
  


• Cut a smaller square of white card that measures approximately 3 1/2 inches by 3 1/2 inches.
  Using the denim ink and a blending tool, apply a layer of blue to the card in a gradient fashion so that it is darker at the base.
  
  
  


• Stamp the image onto the centre of the card using the Pitch black pad.
  Heat set to ensure it is thoroughly dry.


• Apply all the bling from the Corner rub-ons to the snow drops randomly.
  
  
  


• Colour the image with whichever medium you prefer; I chose to use markers.


• Finally, add the Picket Fence Stickles to the snow area at his feet and colour his beard and jacket fur with the Smooch moonlight.
  (I found I had to do a second coat on the beard to get a thicker colour).
  
  
  

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