Inspiration: Mojo Monday Sketch #248
I just recently realized that I would need more English Christmas cards than usual this year, which instantly opened up new doors that actually make designing easier since a bunch of collections include sentiments in their sticker books, sticker sheets and ephemera packs. A Very Merry Christmas from Carta Bella is no exception, so I was able for this card to pick a sentiment straight from the cardstock sticker sheet. My main image came from it as well, namely the Santa in his red convertible. (His car is reminding me of the one Barbie drives in her movie, with the windshield being way lower than her head.)
I went back to my Mojo Monday sketches for inspiration and I really like the look of the oval layered over the rectangle to back up the main image. Again, all of my elements were inked with Distress inks to keep the edges even (as the patterned paper have inked edges). I used a Tim Holtz' vintage jingle bell next to the ribbon bow, gold ombre glitter dots from PinkFresh and enamel shapes by Stampin' Up! I matted the background with green mirri card from Spellbinders and I made a matching envelope out of patterned paper. I found the same little Santa image on the page with numbers from 1 to 25, so I fussy cut the image to decorate the envelope with.
Those Steven Duncan images are just so darn adorable...
Supplies
Cardstock: Poppy Parade, Very Vanilla (Stampin' Up!); Green Mirri (Spellbinders)
Patterned Papers, Cardstock Stickers: A Very Merry Christmas (Steven Duncan for Carta Bella)
Ink: Antique Linen and Vintage Photo Distress (Ranger)
Dies: Zig-Zag Stackers (Penny Black); Stitched Oval Stackables (Lawn Fawn)
Accessories: Santa's Workshop Enamel Shapes, Stampin' Dimensionals, Envelope Punch Board,
Peacock Shimmery Ribbon, Scalloped Trim Border Punch (Stampin' Up!); Tiny Bells (Tim Holtz for Idea-ology);
Sparkle & Shine Ombre Glitter Dots (PinkFresh Studio); Mini Distressing Tools (Studio Light)
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