I'm so happy with how this card turned out. This is the kind of card that makes me smile when I look at it. There's something uplifting about the Santa image and the bright colours. The colour combo was inspired by the Pals Paper Arts challenge #278 and the design is from As You See It challenge #115.
The Santa Stache stamp set was my favorite last year and I knew I wanted to ink it at least once this year even though it's retired. Looking at the colour combo, I rememebered the Season of Style Designer Series Paper Stack which I have tons of pages left on, so that's what I used for the polka dot background. I paired it with a piece of 2015-2017 In Color Designer Paper, on which I glued a piece of Real Red Pompom Trim, over which I added a Vintage Faceted Button tied with a piece of Silver Cording Trim.
The sentiment was created with the (retired) Oh, Goodies! stamp set. The sentiment is actually Ho Ho Ho, but I inked one of the words with a Real Red Stampin' Write marker and used the Stamp-a-ma-jig to get the word in some of the circles. It was a last-minute idea that finishes the card nicely and add to the whimsy of the overall design.
Stampin' Up! Supplies
Stamps: Santa Stache, Oh Goodies!
Cardstock: Cucumber Crush, Watercolor Paper
Designer Series Papers: Season of Style, 2015-2017 In Color Paper Stack
Ink: Real Red, Cherry Cobbler, Smoky Slate, Crumb Cake, Blush Blossom
Accessories: Aqua Painter Brush, Stamp-a-ma-jig, Real Red Pompom Trim,
Vintage Faceted Button, Silver Cording Trim, Stampin' Dimensionals, Wooden Element,
Iced Rhinestone Embellishments, Envelope Punch Board, White Paper Doilies, Black Stampin' Emboss Powder
Love love love! Totally fun card!
Posted by: Linda Callahan | December 07, 2015 at 08:13
Fun and festive! Love the card with all its details centered around the theme of circles. Great matching envelope too. Thanks, Cindy, for including the PPA in your stamping fun this week1
Posted by: Katy | December 07, 2015 at 08:30
Your coloring skills make me want to reach out and touch this beauty!!
Posted by: Patti MacLeith | December 07, 2015 at 09:41
Your card makes me smile too! I love all of the details!
Posted by: Michelle Quinno | December 07, 2015 at 22:39
Super cute!!! Thank you for joining us at AYSI, good luck!!! Amy DT
Posted by: Amy | December 08, 2015 at 01:56
So fun! Love that you used the Santa for the middle of the sketch. Thanks for playing with us at AYSI.
Posted by: Amanda Turner | December 10, 2015 at 16:25