Hello everyone! For those who celebrated, hope you had a wonderful Christmas. Have not been feeling great, so I’m a wee bit late posting today’s cards. Warning: this is a lengthy post. 🫣
This year Whimsy Stamps (WS) released some new stamps with Santa images and I wanted to ink them up before they start collecting dust. 😉 First up is a CAS (clean and simple) card.
This Santa image was created with the new Ho Ho Ho Deer stamp set. It was fussy cut out and saved from a card that didn’t work out. Santa was stamped onto an X-Press It A2 panel with Memento Tuxedo Black ink then onto NoFuss Mask Sheets to fussy cut out a mask. Masked Santa then stamped the toy sack before colouring it with Copic Sketch markers.
Copic markers used:
face - E00/01/13
mouth - E04
beard - W1/3
suit - R14/27/46/39
belt/buckle - C8, Y35
shoes - C3/6/8
trims/pom-pom- C00/1/3/4
sack - E43/44/47
gifts - G05, R27, 0
Stamped Christmas from Happy Sayings on a Bristol panel with VersaMark ink then heat embossed with Silver Pearl embossing power. Merry Large word was then die cut twice from Bristol paper and stacked for dimension and give a faux dry embossed look. Assembled the card onto a white card base, then stamped HO, HO, HO from Simple Sentiment Strips Holidays (SSSH) with Versafine Onyx Black ink. Grounded the image by adding shading beneath with T0/1/3/5 Copic Sketch markers to finish.
My second card is another CAS card. The SSSH stamp set and Peace, Love, Joy die were stretched to create a custom greeting.
Masked off areas on Joy to the World and Believe from the SSSH set to stamp “to be” in black on a Bristol panel. The die cut letters were coloured with the same red Copic Sketch markers listed above.
The Santa face from Christmas Portraits was stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto a scrap of X-Press It paper, coloured with the same Copic Sketch markers listed above, then fussy cut out. Assembled the card onto a white card base and for some sparkle, added clear shimmer to all the reds to finish.
My final card is a postcard design. Started by stamping the Brushed Stripes Background in red onto a white A2 sized Bristol panel.
X-Press It paper was then trimmed to 4x5.25-inches. Stamped the Santa with puppy image from Jolly Puppy Kisses with Memory Tuxedo Black ink and coloured with the same Copic Sketch markers listed above plus E30/31/23/25 for the puppy.
Stamped and stenciled all the elements and markings in black using the following:
🔹Mail Mates Celebrate stamp
🔹Postage Window Shadow stencil
🔹Santa at the Door stamp
🔹Furbabies stencil
For a vintage-y postcard look, ink blended Memento Toffee Crunch ink around the panel edges and within the stamped postage stamp image. For the punny sentence, W-O-O-F was die cut from a red foil paper scrap using the Mix and Mingle Alphabet and Numbers dies. Layered the panel onto the striped background then mounted it into a white card base to finish.
For easy reference, WS prod used for my cards are linked below. Please note affiliate have been used throughout this post; therefore, if you click on any of them and make a purchase, I will receive a small compensation at no extra cost to you! Your support is greatly appreciated. Thank you for dropping by.
Challenges:
Cards 1&2
52 Christmas Card Throwdown - Pick a Previous 2025 Technique Challenge (Nov:Stamps, Oct:Quick Card, May:Dies, Jan:Fussy Cutting)
Card 1
Card 2
CAS Colours & Sketches - #575 Seasonal Challenge (rotated/flipped sketchk #568)
Card 3
ABC Christmas - Z is for Zebra (stripes)
52 Christmas Card Throwdown - Pick a Previous 2025 Technique Challenge (Nov:Stamps, MayDies)
Your Santas are adorable! These are all delightful holiday cards, Trina. Sure hope you feel better soon!
ReplyDeleteYour stamping and coloring are fantastic and make your figures come to life. I especially love that you include the Copics that you used and a reference to your stamps. Makes me want to color. I sure hope you’re feeling better by now and I’m very grateful that you posted here for our Double D Challenge.
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Every single one of these cards are fabulous, I am impressed that you are not feeling great but were still able to produce such awesome cards!! Feel better soon!
ReplyDeleteThank you for joining our challenge at Simply Clean & Simple.
Diane SCAS Co-Owner
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Talk about amazing cards! Your coloring is fantastic 😀
ReplyDeleteThese are fabulous, Trina! They're all so different but such great designs. The Santa stamp is adorable and your coloring is just amazing. TFS the colors that you used too. Hope you feel better soon! Thanks for sharing with the Double D Santa/Snowman Challenge.
ReplyDeleteWhat beautiful work, you create CAS designs perfectly! Thanks for sharing with us at Simply Clean & Simple.
ReplyDeleteWonderful collection of cards!!! Thanks so much for participating in our CHRISTMAS CRAFTS ALL YEAR 'ROUND challenge!!! I appreciate that you play along and I enjoy visiting your blog!! Have a happy crafty day!! Deanne at A Little Bit O’ Paper
ReplyDeleteWow, Trina - your Santa projects look amazing!! Love your coloring as always!! Sorry you've been under the weather; feel better soon!!
ReplyDeleteI'm so sorry to hear you haven't been feeling well, it's always tough over Christmas there's so much extra stress around 😔
ReplyDeleteYour cards are amazing
OMG so many gorgeous Santas, I don't know where to begin 🤩. Your colouring is fantastic. I think my favourite is Santa postcard and the adorable puppy xx
So clever to use Santa's face in the extra large word, Trina! Love your colouring too :) Thanks for sharing with us at CC&S in our seasonal challenge
ReplyDeleteOMG! These are all just ADORABLE! Beautiful work! Thanks so much for joining in the fun at our Double D, Simply Clean & Simple and Sisterhood of Crafters challenges! Good Luck and we hope you’ll come back often.
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Sisterhood of Crafters Owner
Fabulous cards as always, Trina! Your colouring is magical. Thanks for playing at The Christmas Kickstart Challenge, Jo x
ReplyDeleteAmazing cards (as always) Trina! Hugs, Kate!
ReplyDeleteAll of your cards are just beautiful. The coloring is flawless and I love how you used the Santa head in the 2nd card to stand in for the 'O'. What a perfect use of this sketch! Thanks for sharing at CAS Colours & Sketches!
ReplyDeleteNot only is your coloring fantastic, but you are the Queen of CAS, Trina! Such a sweet Santa each way you've used him. Happy New Year, my friend!
ReplyDeleteSuch darling Santas, Trina! Each one unique and so fun! Super cute, love them all!!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful cards.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing with us at Christmas Crafts All Year Round.
Annie (DT)
These are all gorgeous - love that one with the die cut Merry Christmas word. That postcard is also adorable. Thanks for sharing with us at ATSM
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely adorable cards! I am loving your coloring on all of these cards - they look fantastic! Thank you so much for joining us at the Addicted to Stamps & More challenge!
ReplyDeleteBack again as I forgot to thank you for joining in at ATCAS with both of these fun cards! Happy New Year.
ReplyDeleteGreat trio of cards Trina. I stopped by for the first one, which has a great layout and fab colouring. Thanks for joining us at AAA CArds. Tristan - DT
ReplyDeleteGorgeous cards Trina. Your colouring is outstanding as always. Thanks for playing at AAA Cards, hope to see you join in with future challenges too. Stay safe and keep crafting!
ReplyDeleteTrina, what gorgeous triple Christmas cards! Beautiful creations and stunning coloring with all the details. Thank you for joining us with one at 52CCT with combination of three different technique challenges. Wish you Happy Christmas and Happy New Year! And welcome back to our new challenges! :) Valentina DT
ReplyDeleteA wonderful creation and I am glad that you had fun choosing previous challenges to follow. Look forward to seeing your creations again during the coming year.
ReplyDeleteOh Trina! What wonderful cards!!! I am in love with them all! Thanks for playing along with us at Addicted to CAS and for playing with MY sketch at CAS Colours & Sketches!
ReplyDeleteSuper cute Merry Christmas card. Love the way you stacked the bristol for the word Merry to add some dimension and that Santa is adorable. Thanks for joining us at AAA Cards.
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