Happy Monday… my crafty friends I’m back with another card for this weeks Merry Monday Christmas challenge. This week Sue challenged us to create a Christmas card with a Santa. For my design this week I used the cute Vintage Santa from Simon Say’s Stamp Swell Christmas stamp set. You can read all about the challenge HERE and also see what the rest of the design team created this week.

To begin, I stamped and colored the Santa on Neenah Desert Storm Cardstock with VersaFine Onyx Black ink and colored with Prismacolor pencils. I used my Sakura Jelly roll pen in White and Black to add the freckles and glimmer in his eye….

to give his beard some definition I added some Nuvo Glitter Accents.

I wanted the background to have a vintage feel to it I took one of the star shape stamps and stamped it all over the card with Simon Say’s Stamp Barely Beige ink and blended Walnut Stain Distress ink around the edges. I used one of the Lawn Fawn Scalloped Rectangle Stacked dies to cut out a piece of Authentique Retro Christmas paper.

To finish my card I adhered the art and patterned paper to an A2 Top-Fold (SU) Real Red card base and tied some red and white baker’s twine. Well that’s all folks hope you like my take on this week’s challenge. 

Crafty Supplies
Cardstock: Neenah Desert Storm, (SU) Real Red
Specialty Paper: Authentique 6×6 Collection (Retro Christmas – last year)
Stamp: SSS Swell Christmas
Ink: VersaFine Onyx Black, Taylored Expression Mini (Mocha), Ranger Distress (Walnut Stain), Prismacolor Pencils (PC 923,938,939,950,997)
Accessories: Lawn Fawn Scalloped Rectangle Stacked Dies, Red & White Baker’s Twine, Nuvo Glitter Accents, Sakura Gelly Roll (Black, White .08)
Clear Wink of Stella (Clear, Gold)

Thank you so much for stopping bye… Happy Thanksgiving!
“Inky Hugs”