Hello there, and happy September! I'm honored to be guest designing with Jo at Christmas Kickstart this month. We're going to have all kinds of fun playing with Santa!
I had a few new-to-me-not-yet-used Santas in my collection, mostly from last year, but one or two from this year as well. I used three of them in an earlier post, and Jo's challenge will see to it that I use the rest of them. Well... maybe with one tiny little Santa left over.
Today I'm using last year's Layered Festive Santa from Memory Box. In fact, all the dies and the sentiment are Memory Box. Everything is listed in the recipe at the end. There are a lot of parts to this guy, but a lot of fun, as well, if you enjoy that sort of thing, and you know I do enjoy it.
All coloring is Copics, except the presents which were cut from designer paper. They're a separate die set and not just for Christmas. With all these parts to deal with I didn't do anything special with the coloring. The die parts are intended to create their own shading.
That's about the gist of it. I do have two posts today, a few hours apart. I'd rather not pile them up on top of each other, but it's just the way it worked out. I hope you'll see both.
Now I'm hoping I'll see your Santa over at the Christmas Kickstart Challenge! Have a happy day!
Stamps: Memory Box Holiday Wishes with die Paper: Neenah Classic Crest Super Smooth Solar White 80 & 110 lb, scraps designer paper Ink: Ranger Archival Watering Can for sentiment Coloring: Copics Dies: Memory Box Layered Festive Santa, Pretty Presents, Oval Master Frame Other: Tim Holtz Sizzix Snowfall embossing folder
21 comments:
Wow! This Santa is fabulous! The layered details really give him dimension and bring him to life. The sentiment is super cute too. Congrats on your guest design spot. Very well deserved, my friend.
So happy to have you as my elf again, Leslie! I love your card, and how beautifully you've photographed it too. Big hugs, Jo x
That is a fabulous Santa, I didn't even know MB had a Santa die, lots of fun parts. Congrats on your GD gig!!
Congrats on guesting with Jo over at Christmas Kickstart Leslie, and you rocked this challenge already with your sweet Santa!! I love the bell he's holding and the sack of gifts, and of course your wonderful background too! Can't wait to see more and this is definitely a challenge I will be playing in...especially since I have a few new Santas to play with myself!! Haha!! Sweet, sweet card my friend!! Hugs. :0)
Awesomely cute santa and lovely card design. Hugz
Leslie, you just amaze me with your attention to detail, always knowing exactly where to place a little highlighting on each tiny piece! Loving the cheery, healthy glow of Santa's chipper face, the merriment in his eyes, the shading treatment of his beard, the shine in his brass bell, the fabric folds of his sack full of presents! Your paper piecing in the presents is darling! I so admire all the tee-tiny pieces so impeccably positioned, and the tones which bring him to life! I can feel the cool winter weather, even down here in hot, muggy Florida! SOOOOOOOOO CUTE! Congrats on using a virginal sset from your stash! Thanks for the smiles this morning, my friend! Sending hugs, de
Adorable card Leslie. Love the layered Santa that is so darn cute! Great background to show him off. Congrats on being GD at Christmas Kickstart! xx
Leslie, this guy is as cute as any Santa I've seen and totally new to me! Lots of layers that you really do so well and look at that shiny bell! Congratulations on being Jo's elf - I can't wait to see all the rest of your Santas soon. My little Santa dies haven't made an appearance yet - you and Jo may be the reasons they come out to play!
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Such a wonderful card! Yeah, putting all those pieces together is not for everyone - glad you enjoy it!!
Congrats on being Jo's guest elf this month. Your Santa card is perfect. So vibrant and cheery. Love it xx
What a fun Santa he is! I just know that polka dot gift in his sack is for me! This is a whole lot of cute, Leslie!
Fabulous card. Such a great job putting it all together.
Cute card. You know my sentiments about Xmas stuff… we’re enjoying a beautiful heat wave for the past week and more to come. Have a great day
Congrats on your well deserved GDT spot -love the beautiful die-cut Santa and embossed background.
Carol x
Such a great Santa scene, Leslie! Congrats on being Jo's Elf at CKC this month - love your theme!!
This delightful happy Santa looks real enough to be stepping off the card! Your eye for design and detail takes my breath away every time! How I love this scene from the North Pole and the way you combined each element. Great inspiration as always, Leslie.
Beautiful card. Leslie and I love that the bows are all white.
what a cute Xmas card! That is a lot of pieces to put together. Your Santa looks adorable. The dies and sentiment go so well with Santa!
This is such a jolly Santa and you have colored all the pieces perfectly! I love his bell and sack of gifts along with the snowy background! Congratulations on being and Elf at CKS and thanks for inspiring us.
He is so jolly ringing his bell, I do love these dies that do the shading for you and make it look so 3D. great addition of the presents in the his sack, they worked perfectly, love the air mail express and the falling snow behind him!
Cute little Santa, I'm in awe of your die collection :)
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