Wednesday, November 19, 2014

Sparkling Santa

I am enjoyingg some time to actually play in my craft room and have been out looking for challenges to inspire me.  I found a challenge called Cardabilities which has inspiring art and sketches and the Mixed Media Card Challenge which gives me a chance to mix up my textures on a card and more inspiration.



 I love these vintage Santa images and I probably have about 4 different stamps Vintage St. Nick.  This one is from LaBlanche and worked well with the sketch.

 I stamped him with Archival ink and colored him with STAEDTLER Karat Aquareall watercolor pencils and a waterbrush.

I added a splatter with a mix of Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist - Patina and Ranger Spray - Silver.  The Joy to You is an old stamp from Hero Arts stamped in Ranger Archival Ink. I layered in a few stars, feathers, and some swirly branches.


Thanks for stopping by!

Suzz 



Posted by Suzanne C at 7:07 AM

13 comments:

  1. MarciNovember 19, 2014 at 9:23 AM

    I love this card! The Santa is wonderful and you have a beautifully designed card.

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  2. Far NorthNovember 19, 2014 at 2:09 PM

    What a fabulous card! I love the vintage Santa. And what a creative use of feathers! Thanks so much for playing in the Mixed Media Card Challenge!

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  3. Dawn TNovember 20, 2014 at 1:36 AM

    fabulous - I'd forgotten I have this stamp. I must get it out again for this year

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  4. AggieNovember 20, 2014 at 1:57 PM

    Lovely card! Thank you for joining us at Cardabilities!

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  5. sannalippertNovember 23, 2014 at 11:03 AM

    such a beautiful card! thanks for joining in with us at MMCC :)

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  6. Nowe Love PapieroweNovember 23, 2014 at 2:21 PM

    Thank you for joining us at Cardabilities!

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  7. Beulah BeeNovember 24, 2014 at 9:32 AM

    I like the sparkle and softness of your card and especially admire the frayed edges of the borders. Such a simple technique with great impact here.

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  8. shirley-beeNovember 24, 2014 at 3:32 PM

    Beautiful card, Suzz! I love all the light layers and distressed edges combined with the sparkly stars and soft feathers, yet St Nick is still the star of the show! Thanks so much for playing along at the Mixed Media Card Challenge :)

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  9. CardabilitiesNovember 25, 2014 at 5:44 AM

    such a beautiful card, thank you for joining in with us over at Cardabilities.

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  10. Vicki DutcherNovember 25, 2014 at 9:46 AM

    Awesome vintage Santa! Thanks for joining in at Cardabilities~

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  11. The Colour PressNovember 25, 2014 at 11:18 PM

    what a beautiful sparkly christmas card, the vintage image, colours, feathers make it feel so magical and lovable. Thank you for sharing this at the Mixed Media |Card Challenge

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  12. maria f.November 28, 2014 at 10:31 AM

    Great to see you at the MMCC, Suzz. I love the unexpected softness thanks to the feathers. What an original idea.

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  13. Mrs FrizzNovember 30, 2014 at 12:48 AM

    beautiful ... Thank you for playing along with us at Cardabilities.

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