Morning all!
I'm over on the Seven Hills Crafts blog today with what might seem a rather unseasonal card, but having a late August birthday has usually coincided with Christmas arriving in the retail world.
And well, I'm woefully behind on my plan to make a Christmas card each week in order to avoid panic nearer December.
So, I set to work making a total of eight cards using the Avery Elle Santa Tags die set and coordinating stamps.
Papers: Crate Paper - Falala (r), Pebbles - Cozy & Bright (r)
Stamps: Avery Elle - Santa Tags
Dies: Avery Elle - Santa Tags
Unfortunately the stamps have just gone out of stock, but for this project it's easy enough to draw on the eyes, nose, and smile with a black pen, and add some blush to the cheeks. Or for a really fun Santa, you could always add goggly eyes.
The die set also includes sentiments that can be used to cut into the tags for a negative die-cutting effect, or to cut out the words and stick them onto your tag or card.
What really brings this Santa tag to life is adding something like white puff paint or Cosmic Shimmer Fluffy Stuff above the face.
I didn't want it to be totally obvious that this Santa was originally intended as a tag, so I punched some 1/4" circles from white card, stuck them over the tag holes, and added more Fluffy Stuff to look like the bobble on his hat.
This Santa tag works great with festive papers, and I even managed to match the 'Tis the season to be jolly! sentiment to some Fa-la-la-la-la background paper.
Christmas card production is back on track and as we enter autumn you can expect to see me ramping up my Christmas projects. ;)
Until next time, happy crafting!
Avery Elle - Santa Tags stamps
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Avery Elle - Santa Tags dies
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Altenew - Blush dye ink
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Versafine - Onyx Black ink pad
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Bazzill Cardshoppe - Pale Rose
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Neenah Classic Crest 110 lb smooth Solar White cardstock
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Crate Paper - Falala - Festive paper (r)
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Pebbles - Cozy & Bright - 'Tis the Season paper (r)
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Pebbles - Cozy & Bright - Merry & Bright paper
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Cosmic Shimmer - Fluffy Stuff
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Lawn Fawn - Stamp shammy cleaner
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MISTI stamping tool
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Sizzix - Big Shot machine
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Sizzix - Sidekick machine
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Tim Holtz - Tonic guillotine trimmer (maxi)
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Tim Holtz - Tonic guillotine trimmer (small)
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