Vancouver had a big dump of snow last night and it's been abnormally cold (for us, though not for lots of you!) so it seemed a good day to make cards, do a blog post, etc. Of course I'm still doing Christmas cards but the snow makes it feel like the thing to do!
First up one I did before Christmas but mailed out to a blog friend so didn't post it earlier.
One of the stamps in the SU Bokeh Dots set makes a lovely winter night sky background. I stamped it, added a thin black border, die cut the Santa and reindeer in black, and added a vertical sentiment.
It is going off to:
AAA Cards Challenge - Christmas and Optional Twist "Slimline"
Next up is a rescue of a first attempt at colouring the Deep Red Vintage Santa stamp. I made a real mess when I coloured the border around it and was going to toss it but decided to just die cut the inner circle and make a quick card with it. I recycled the back of a commercial card I received last year so that I could link it up with "Z is for Zig Zag" at the ABC Christmas Challenge.
I used alcohol markers to colour the image - they are not my strong point so just used them like markers without any shading. I do like the vibrant colours you can get with them and the way all the details and shading on a stamp will show through them. There was a black blob below Santa's hand (actually the bowl of his pipe but by the time I realized that, I'd already added a bowl up next to his hand). So to cover up the blob below his hand, I used a TH remnant rub over it. It also takes care of adding a sentiment!
Come back in a couple of days and you'll see my more successful version of the Deep Red Vintage Santa!
Meanwhile I'm linking this one up with:
ABC Christmas Challenge - Y is for Yummy or Z is for Zig Zags
Christmas Cards All Year Round - Something that Starts with X, Y, or Z - so my zig zag background works here too.
Supplies for card 1:
Stamps - SU Bokeh Dots background, Rosie's Road Show sentiment
Ink - Distress Faded Jeans, Memento Tuxedo Black
Paper - white and black cs
Size - 6.3.25"
Accessories - Frantic Stamper Santa and sleigh die
Supplies for card 2:
Stamps - Deep Red Vintage Santa
Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black
Paper - white cs, recycled red zig zag commercial card
Size - 4.75" square
Accessories - Spellbinders circle die cut, TH "Dear Santa" Remnant Rub-on, alcohol markers, fun foam
