Time again for the girls in the Christmas card club to show our latest makes. Kate chose the theme this time of Santa. I have a lot of stamps that I refer to as modern Santa's as they appeal to me the most. I have made 6 cards using these stamps and then another 2 with a really old traditional style Santa from my childhood. the cards are all different sizes as I don't buy card blanks. I much prefer to make a card from cardstock and as I make all my own envelopes it is not a problem. I sorted through all my christmas stash and found several 6" x 6" pads so used some of the papers up still left in them. To make them fit my cards I just cut them into squares, triangles and assorted width strips and mixed and matched the designs up. So here they all are after blogger made me do the post twice having gotten to the last piccy and having a message flag up update failed. Brilliant!!
Card No1 uses a wooden block stamp by Creative Stamping HH144H (which I think is the same company as Creative Expressions (below) as the code numbers are the same format. This stamp just begged to be on a long thin elongated card. All of the cards have been coloured using my Promarkers and this one has been edged with a silver gel pen. I sorted through all my christmas stash and found lots of christmas
Card No 2. I love this wooden block stamp by Creative Expressions HH140H I have had the set of 3 in my stash for a long time so don’t know if still available. It looks like I have missed some of the colouring on his tunic but the stamp is made that way. The sentiment is a silver sticker from my stash. If you look closely at the cards you will see little blobs of either silver or gold in the corners. This is from what is left behind when you peel off the sentiment. The three blobs here are left from the 3 r’s in the Merry Christmas. Waste not want not is my motto.
Card No 3. Uses a wooden block Santa by Creative Expressions HH447F. I call him My Roly Poly Santa. He reminds me of the toys we had as Children that were weighted at the bottom and when put on the floor just wobbled about. We loved them. Such simple pastimes we had as kids. He is actually the smallest of the cards made being only 4 x 5 but you can’t tell from the photo. The backing paper is a pad that is only 4 inches square so I divided the sheet up to stretch it! Silver sticker from my stash.
Card No 4 uses a clear stamp by Leane Creatief called ‘Doodle Santa’. Outlined with a silver gel pen. Banner sentiment is a sticker from my stash and is actually the negative space left when you peel off the words. Backed onto a small strip of the coloured Card so that the letters showed up. I do like to get my monies worth!
Card No 5. Uses the same stamp as above. The packet it comes in shows him done with plain colouring and then as a doodle which is what I have done here. I think he looks totally different and has rather a Scandinavian flavour. Outlined with a gold gel pen and the sentiment is a gold sticker from my stash.
Card No 6. Uses a clear stamp from The House of Zanrda 2014. I bought quite a few from a craft fare That yr as I loved all her designs. I think Miss Di was with me at the time and also indulged herself! You can’t get them now. I think she has sold that arm of her business and the new owners do the stamps in cd format, Dolly Dimples springs to mind. . I haven’t used him before mainly because the stamps are quite hard to get to print clearly but now with the advent of stamping platforms that is not a problem so I will be getting the rest of them out to play with in due course no doubt. Love how he coloured up and I outlined him with a silver gel pen. The sticker I have had in my stash almost as long as the stamps.
Card No 7. Using a stamp set I bought purely because the Santa reminded me of the traditional Father Christmas that as children we went to the local Department store each Christmas and queued up to see. We would clamber up onto his knee and whisper what we wanted for Christmas and the present we got given for some reason was always a snow globe, albeit a different design each time.! Oh happy days!!
The stamp set is by Paper Mania from their Urban stamps set called ‘Noel’.
Last card using the other Santa from the same set. The sentiment comes in the packet.
Hope you like my little selection of Santa cards Kate and sorry for the delay in posting. Blame the parrot that’s what I did.
33 comments:
A great selection of cards And so many different stamps...they are wonderful....xxx
Wow! That is an amazing variety of cards - well done!
Hi Mrs A your Christmas cards are gorgeous. I love all the Santas you have used. Take care. Hugs Jackie
What a fabulous collection of Santa's, all of your cards came out beautifully!
How many fabulous Santa in your cards, all so fun and cute!! Beautiful designs and I can't see no blobs...!
Great selection of cards love the colours used on number5
Carol x
You have an amazing selection of Santa Stamps Mrs A, you were spoilt for choice with this theme...oh, you didn't choose- you used them all!!! Fabulous selection of beautifully stamped and coloured cards, great (and economical) use of your dp and stickers, love that each design is totally different, I'm particularly taken with the doodled one!
xx
Gosh, what an awesome array of Santa's. They all look super fun, I love number 4, he looks a little gnomish and how different he looks with your doodling, very impressive and great Santa inspiration x
What a wonderful and varied selection of Santas you've used on these cards. How annoying that you are still having problems with posting, well done for persevering. Love the way you've used up every scrap of your peel-off sheets - sort of thing I do too!!
Fabulous set of cards - you certainly have been busy.
What a fabulous selection of cards l love your Santa x
What a wonderful selection. They all look fabulous!
xxx Margreet
These are adorable Valery. You're getting me worried now. Better get back to some Christmas cards soon. Happy creative week, Angela xXx
What an awesome selection of Santa's and cards x
My goodness you've been busy Valery, every card is wonderful, I love the more modern Santa's, they are so whimsical, and coloured beautifully, lovely use of the silver gel pens. Equally I love the more traditional Santa cards too, they are lovely images, all beautifully designed and coloured, well worth waiting for, Kate x x
What a great collection of Santa stamps you have and all of them unique. I love each of these cards for how fun they are.
goodness what an amazing collection of Santa's. I love them all Zoe x
Well I think you hold the record for the most cards made for our challenges Val :)
A super set of Santa cards, all different and all fabulous!
Lorraine
How different they all are and love the 'styles' of the Santa's. Fabulous inspiration....Thank you x.
Gosh, what a shock, I didn't realise that there were so many Santa's and not one of them is the real Father Christmas, where is he hiding. A super set of cards, even with all those imposters. Great papers and designs.
Kath x
Wow what beautiful Christmas cards. Each one so beautiful, I can't choose!
So many different Santa Clauses, very nice!
Thank you again for the sweet response to my blog. Kind regards, Wilma xx
Goodness me what a super selection of Santa's and impossible to choose a fav.
Sorry you are having probs getting delivery sots again, when I last looked there was a noticeable reduction on availability. Couldn't see a single one for Ocado for a couple of weeks but seems to have resolved again now. As you say some odd things that people are apparently stock piling, one I've found is pilchards, we don't eat them but the dogs do as a supplement.
Hope the dentist goes OK, took a long while for my bone to sort itself and had a graft in the end.
B x
Wow so many beautiful cards, my you have been busy. really couldn't choose a favourite there are too many to pick from xx
Super cards Mrs A! Each one different as well. Love them.
Hugs
Di xx
What a fantastic collection of cards and different Santa's too. I love the house of Zandra Santa, it brings a smile to my face.
Sue xx
A fabulous collection of Christmas cards, you certainly have lots of super Santa stamps.
Pauline - Crafting with Cotnob
x
Loving this gorgeous stamp/images, so coloured beautifully too. Great cards. x
You've spoiled us with this wonderful collection of eight Santa baby cards, Anne! Each one is more sensational than the one before! Sorry Blogger shat on your post just as you were nearly done. Grrr! Be safe! Hugs, Darnell
Just re-read your post and yep, I did get a few House of Zandara stamps when we were together at a show (Newbury perhaps?. I got the quirky robin which stamped so badly they sent me a replacement. Also got Christmas shoes and hats - and shame on me not used them yet I don't think! As you say, thank goodness for stamping platforms, Guess what - I finally 'manned up' and have a hair chop booked for next week!
Hugs
Di xx
Wow, these christmas cards are all fabulous! I love how some of the sentiments are vertical. Love the metallic and your coloring.
You have been a super busy girl! I am having work done on my house and when they start putting up the sheet rock, I will have to locate somewhere else. I am really allergic to sheet rock dust. My hubby is putting me up in a hotel. I am going to take lots of stamps and my Copics with me and catch up on Christmas cards.
Hugs,
Chriss
Wow--what a wonderful post, Mrs A! Love all your cards--great use of the papers & stickers! So interesting to see the same Santa look completely different!
Fantastic set of cards, all so different. Emma
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