Inspiration: The Paper Players #620
The Santa Express suite was the first thing that jumped out at me when I leafed through the new Holidays minicatalogue. I have a sweet spot for train and I love retro-inspired Christmas collections and unusual colour schemes, so it was love at first sight for this suite. I got most of the items, including the Memories & More card pack. One of the 4" X 6" card from this pack became the starting point for this project.
I matted the card with Petal Pink cardstock, punched the bottom with a Round Binding Edge punch, embossed it with the Wintry embossing folder and inked the edges for better definition. I die-cut a pine branch using the Decorated Pine dies and sandwiched it between the two layers. I stamped the little stars and dots from the Decorated with Happiness stamp set in Crumb Cake ink to add to the Santa card's background, and I sprinkled a few Polished Dots in there as well.
The wooden hohoho came from the card pack as well. It doesn't have any colour in the pack (light wood veneer) but I covered it with VersaMark and used the Emerald Envy glitter embossing powder (from many minicatalogues ago) to colour the die-cut. In the back, I tied a bow of Smoky Slate textured ribbon (also retired). That made the card a little bulky, so I handmade a matching envelope out of patterned paper and I made it slightly larger to accommodate the bow.
Stampin' Up! Supplies (unless otherwise noted)
Stamps: Fêtes branchées
Cardstock: Petal Pink, Shaded Spruce
Designer Series Paper: Santa Express
Ink: VersaMark, Petal Pink
Accessories: Emerald Envy Glitter Embossing Powder, Sponge Daubers, Wintry 3D Embossing Folders,
Decorated Pine Dies, Santa Express Memories & More Card Pack, Polished Dots,
Smoky Slate Textured Ribbon, Envelope Punch Board,
Round Binding Edge Punch (EK Tools)
Well, this guy is pretty special too! Love how you covered the wooden element with glitter---pretty snazzy! Thanks for playing with my Santa challenge this week at the Players again!
Posted by: LeAnne Pugliese | December 05, 2022 at 16:43
This is adorable, Cindy! Great use of that Santa Memories & More card and such fun details to go with it. Love the glittery EP on the wooden letters. Thanks for playing along with us at the Paper Players this week!
Posted by: Christy Stanford | December 09, 2022 at 00:49
Super cute, Cindy! Love that big, fluffy bow. Thanks so much for joining us this week over at The Paper Players!
Posted by: Anne Marie Hile | December 10, 2022 at 01:06