Come make a quick and easy Santa card to kick off the Christmas Card Making season!
It’s Christmas in July! I know for some of us, it may be too soon to think about Christmas, however for those of us who LOVE Christmas, and Christmas crafting, now is the perfect time! This month, we will be showcasing Christmas cards that will inspire you to jump start your Christmas card making. At the end of the month, there will be a new release filled with holiday goodies! Today, our designer Dominique will show you how she created this cute and cheerful Santa Clause card. Follow along to create your own!
- Choose your paper. I chose a background paper from The Paper Cut’s Festive Stripes paper pack. I also chose some red glitter card stock to be used as an accent color, and some basic white card stock.
- Prepare your paper and stamp.
- Cut your patterned paper down to 5 1/2 x 4 1/4 and set to the side.
- Using the red glitter card stock, die cut the “Merry Christmas” words from 5515-12D Merry Christmas w/ Shadow Die and also the 2.16″ x 2.16″ square from 5001D Classic Nested Square Die set.
- Using white card stock, die cut the shadow dies from 5515-12D Merry Christmas w/ Shadow Die and also the 1.87″ x 1.87″ square from 5001D Classic Nested Square Die set.
- Position the Santa from 3332 Christmas Inches into your stamp repositioner and treat it with a stamp conditioning eraser to prevent blotchy ink.
- Color your image. Stamp the Santa using alcohol friendly ink. Then color your Santa using your alcohol markers.
- Assemble your card. Mount your pattern paper panel onto a 5 1/2″ x 4 1/4″ card base. Then add the “Merry Christmas” dies to their coordinating shadow. Adhere Merry to the top of the card then Christmas to the bottom of the card with double sided foam tape. Lastly, mount your Santa square to the red card stock square. Then add double sided foam tape and adhere to the middle of the card.
I hope you enjoyed today’s card! When do you start creating your holiday cards? Let us know in the comments below! Looking for more Christmas Inspiration? Check out these projects!