The New 2016 Holiday Catalogue has just been released….have you seen or even had a try of some of the wonderful new products as yet?
Through this Blog Hop you will find many wonderful ways in which you can use these products….
If you have just arrived from Kathryn Ruddick’s Blog or are starting this adventure with me ,I would like to welcome you and say…..
“Hi and I hope you enjoy this experience”
Make sure to click each link to see all of the wonderful creations.
Who doesn’t love a great Santa?
I love Christmas and I love Santa.
My parents every Christmas Eve would gather my sisters and I together
and read to us “Twas the Night Before Christmas”
by Clement Clarke Moore
So I love the traditional Santa decided below
“He was dressed all in fur, from his head to his foot,
And his clothes were all tarnished with ashes and soot;
A bundle of toys he had flung on his back,
And he looked like a pedler just opening his pack.
His eyes—how they twinkled! his dimples, how merry!
His cheeks were like roses, his nose like a cherry!
His droll little mouth was drawn up like a bow,
And the beard on his chin was as white as the snow;
The stump of a pipe he held tight in his teeth,
And the smoke, it encircled his head like a wreath;
He had a broad face and a little round belly
That shook when he laughed, like a bowl full of jelly.
He was chubby and plump, a right jolly old elf,
And I laughed when I saw him, in spite of myself.”
This year Stampin’ Up! have given a wonderfully traditional Santa and I couldn’t resit
purchasing this stamp set.
So here is my card using this the “Father Christmas Stamps”
I wanted to achieve the old world charm of this stamp set.
So I have used Crumb Cake and Always Artichoke as my card stock. The images were all stamped in Early Espresso.
In stamping the top and base of this card the “Stamp-a-ma-jig” became my best friend in lining
everything up nicely.
Using a Blender Pen and Always Artichoke Stamp Pad I traced around the
finer scroll lines in the boarders top and bottom.
Santa was then coloured in softly to allow the fine detail of the stamp to come through.
The edges of the layers of card stock was sponged in Early Espresso and Always Artichoke
to add to that Aged Old Charm.
I hope you have enjoyed my part in this Blog Hop.
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- Lou Kitzelman
- Libby Dyson
- Nicole Wilson
- Rachael Lewsley
- Cathy Pinchbeck
- Kelly Kent
- Leonie Schroder
- Delys Cram
- Monique Fielder
- Richelle Fletcher
- Barbara Williams
- PapillonPapercraft
- Kathryn Ruddick
- Michele Jutrisa – You are HERE
- Carolina Evans
- Liv Ingle
- Rochelle Blok
- Emily Campbell
- Samantha White
- Andrea Buckland
- Maree McIntosh
- Renee Lynch
- Peta Stephen
- Jackie Noble
- Alisa Tilsner
so lovely Michelle 😉
Thanks Leonie
Beautiful antique style card. Lovely work. Thanks so much for participating in the blog hop
Thanks Libby
Fantastic, love the “old world charm” and use of the early espresso ink!
Thanks Richelle
ohhh this is just wonderful lovely
Thanks Nicole
Lovely!
I am hoping to borrow that stamp set soon and stamp a few images to colour!
Thanks Kathryn
You’ve certainly achieved your goal of “old world charm”. Great colouring of Santa. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks Liv, really please the way it turned out
You are right Michele. Everyone loves santa and you have done a wonderful job on the colouring and the card.
Thanks Samantha
Awww this is the way I remember Christmas as a kid! Classic design and beautiful all round xx
Thanks Carlina
Lovely … your card indeed captures the old world charm you were going for! Thanks for sharing this.
Thanks LJ
I love the classic look of this stamp set.
Its a great Stamp set, Thanks
so classic and elegant beautiful card!
Thanks Renee
Very vintage, I love your authentic colouring, awesome job!
Thanks Emily
Lovely card. TFS
Thanks Cathy
Love your Santa card so soft and elegant
Thanks Maree
I love vintage Xmas cards, and this one sums up the vintage feel so well. Just love it Michele x
Such charm! It’s lovely Michelle. Kelly x