Merry Monday #18
May 05, 2012
Hi there
Well, it had to happen eventually. Making the first Christmas card of the year, that is. Now that we are in May, there is no escaping the fact that the year is galloping away, again. Despite my best intentions I always seem to start my Christmas cards too late as I like to make lots of different designs rather than many of one design.
Today's card uses this week's Merry Monday #18 sketch. I have been wanting to try out this sketch challenge for a while and when I saw the sketch, I thought of the Santa stamp that I hadn't used yet. First up, here is the sketch:
I have used the retired 'Christmas Cocoa' DSP which is one of my very favourite Christmas designer papers from Stampin' Up! I love the combination of Real Red, Soft Suede and Whisper White as it is traditional with a bit of a twist. I have coloured the vintage Santa in keeping and matted him with textured Soft Suede to make him pop. For the narrow centre strip in the sketch I have used a row of 'stars' from one of the matching papers. With the busy background, I have kept the embellishments to a minimum.
| Project Details | |
| Stamps | Clearly Sentimental About Christmas (not SU) |
| Card stock & Papers | Bazzill White Linen, Whisper White, Real Red, Soft Suede (Textured), Christmas Cocoa DSP (Retired), XPress-IT Blending card |
| Ink | Mememto Tuxedo Black, Basic Black |
| Accessories | Small gold flat back 'pearls' |
| Tools | Oval Nestabilities, Big Shot, Dimensionals, Copics, White Gel pen |
Thanks for looking!
ETA:
Many thanks Lesley, for choosing my card as a Merry Monday Winner this week.
Very classy card, Thank you for playing along with Merry Monday.
Posted by: Nina | May 07, 2012 at 06:38 AM
WOW! This is just wonderful...your coloring is terrific and I love the background papers you've used. Just fabulous! Thanks for playing with the Merry Monday challenge this week and sharing your creation with us!
Posted by: LeAnne | May 07, 2012 at 06:10 AM
Stunning colouring and beautiful use of colour. I love that paper, wish I had bought it! Thanks for playing with us at Merry Mondays!
Posted by: Lesley | May 07, 2012 at 03:56 AM
Wow, those papers are beautiful (would you believe I didn't get them??!!). Love how the coloured Santa stands out, and I love the colour of card you chose to mat your main image on. This is a really lovely Christmas card, Judy.
Posted by: Christine Blain | May 06, 2012 at 04:45 PM
What a lovely Santa and beautiful card.
Posted by: Catherine | May 06, 2012 at 09:30 AM
Very cute card, Judy! Love the Santa image and your pretty papers! Thanks for playing along with us this week over at Merry Mondays! :)
Posted by: Wendy Aungst | May 05, 2012 at 10:55 PM
Beautiful card Judy. I love the way you've coloured Santa and your sentiment looks wonderful too.
Posted by: kathy tanner | May 05, 2012 at 07:52 PM