Santa A6 card and Christmas Post Box narrow DL Card for day 329 of my 365 day challenge

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Santa A6 card and Christmas Post Box narrow DL Card - 
Day 329 of my 365 day challenge

 Hi Craft addicts!

 As I didn't post a blog yesterday, I thought I would show how I made these 2 different Christmas cards.....



 How I made these cards:-

 Santa with mini Santa....
  • I cut out the Santa Claus die (from Tonic Studios) a few times in black and white card and stuck the black parts on to the white.
  • I then coloured the hat and coat with red alcohol markers and then the gloves in green. I also added some grey to the beard and fur on his coat. I also coloured his face in a flesh alcohol marker and black/grey for his boots.
  • I used a snowflake stencil to create the background, colouring it in using a blue distress ink. I then cut it out using a Tattered Lace torn edge rectangle die.
  • I stuck the Santa on the panel using PVA glue and edged it with a blue marker.
  • I then glued the whole thing on to a white A6 card and stamped the Season's Greetings sentiment underneath the panel with Tuxedo Black Memento ink.
  • Finally, I added the small Santa embellishment to the top left hand corner using PVA glue.

Christmas Post box....

  • This card has been made using the Christmas Postbox die (again from Tonic Studios), cut out in black card and then added to a panel hand painted by myself using PVA glue. I trimmed it and then added it to a slightly larger Silver Mirri card panel.
  • I then glued that to the front of a narrow DL card again using PVA glue.
  • Finally, I stamped the Happy Christmas sentiment (from the same sentiment stamp set by Tonic Studios) again using Memento Tuxedo Black ink.

And there you are - 2 Christmas cards that what would be great for all ages!

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Products and items you may need to make this project
  • A6 white card with envelope
  • Narrow DL white card with envelope
  • Santa Claus Tonic Studios die
  • Christmas Postbox Tonic Studios die
  • Tattered Lace Torn Edge rectangle die
  • Christmas sentiment stamps from Tonic Studios
  • Snowflake stencil
  • Kuretake Gansai Tambai watercolour paints
  • Blue distress inks
  • Black, Red, Green, Flesh Alcohol markers
  • White smooth watercolour card
  • Silver Mirri card (from Hunkydory)
  • Black card (from Lynda Chapman's World of Paper)
  • Small Santa embellishment
  • Collall All Purpose glue
  • Cosmic Shimmer or Connect Glue from Gina K
  • Tape pen
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