July 25, 2023

Spellbinders - Classic Christmas Santa’s Here

Hello everyone.  It’s still July, so I have more Christmas in July inspirations from Spellbinders (SB) to share.  From the same Classic Christmas collection, I used Santa’s Here dies with the debossed side of the Vintage Ornaments 3D embossing folder (EF) and a sentiment from Mix & Match Holiday Greetings that was ready and waiting in my stash to create this simple card.


Santa’s Here is another well designed die set.  The individual pieces that would typically be of one colour are grouped together in one die!   So all the red pieces were die cut from red cardstock with one die in one pass through the die cutting machin!  The edges of these pieces were inked with red dye ink and his face and white pieces were coloured/shaded with Copic Sketch markers… put him together and done.


Had so much fun with Santa and wanted to see what other arm positions would work… created two more Santas and added him along with gold foiled sentiments also from my stash for two more cards!  I can see a coupleh more possibilities. 😉   


For the above card, the Hypnotic Background glimmer hot foil plate was hot foiled in gold to match the sentiment… although that may have been overkill. 😂  The sentiment is from Holiday Sentiment Series 2.  On the card below, the Dazzling Diamonds glimmer hot foil plate was dry embossed instead of hot foiling it.  Thought it looked like a cozy sweater pattern this way.  The sentiment on this one is from Christmas Magic.


That does it for my simple trio of Santa cards.  SB products used for my cards are linked below.  Thank you for stopping by.






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23 comments:

Linda W. (ScrappinBari) said...

Just love your trio of Santa cards, Trina - so many great details here and I love the various backgrounds top, but especially the debossed ornaments! Just got my July Spellbinders so I'm eager to try that ef!

Heather said...

Oo, another stunner, Trina! Love these Santas, and again your backgrounds are wonderful! Such perfect designs! Thanks so much for playing at Sparkles!

Alice (scrAPpamondo) said...

It seems a very well thought die set, a lot of possibilities and so good having all together the pieces of the same colour!! Love so much all your designs with the different Santa's positions and backgrounds! Very difficult choose a favourite, perhaps the second one!
Oh, and absolutely love how you coloured the beard!

Christine Alexander said...

That Santa is adorable, I love all his different poses and your wonderful backgrounds ♥

scrappymo! said...

This is a fabulous die and you have made it into a fabulous Christmas card! (or three)!
Thanks for taking part in the Rudolph Days Challenge.
Maureen aka Scrappymo

Lisa Elton said...

He's one jolly fella isn't he! You made him look extra festive with all of his poses and fun backgrounds. These are adorable, Trina!

Sue's Crafty Corner said...

What an amazing collection of cards Trina, I especially love the one first one with de-bossed side of the embossing folder. Thanks for joining in the fun at Rudolph Days this month.

Sue xx

Diane said...

Your Santa trio is awesome, a fabulous Santa die and fabulous cards!
Thank you for joining our challenge at Double D and Peace On Earth!
Diane DD and POE Co-Owner
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Jenny L said...

Hi Trina,
Happy Rudolf Days.
Oh my word these are gorgeous and the Santa is so 3D looking.
Love thoise dies used and the wonderful embossing folders used also.
Thank you for joining the Rudolf Challenge.
Lots of crafty love. Jenny L. DT

Susan said...

Fabulous set of Santa cards! I love the way you positioned his arm differently in each card - that's a great die! Great variety of backgrounds!

Bonnie said...

A wonderful trio of Santa cards, Trina! Love each of the backgrounds and the different arm positions! I'll have to take a closer look at this die.

lauren bergold said...

What a beautiful trio of CAS cards, these are absolutely lovely! So happy you could join our Santa Hat fun at Jingle Belles!

Brenda in IN said...

How versatile this is and your cards are adorable. Great coloring, too, Trina.

Donna Scholz said...

Trina, what beautiful holiday cards you've created with the Spellbinders sets! I love how you've sponged the edges to add dimension, then popped them up on your gorgeous backgrounds! I have Spellbinders Glimmer Machine also, but your backgrounds are much better than what I seem to be able to create. Thank you for sharing your cards and talents with us at Double Trouble for our "Christmas in July" challenge!!! -Donna

Melanie R said...

What a lovely array of Santa Claus cards, Trina! Great traditional designs, too. Thank you for playing along with us at Double Trouble Challenge #143. -- Melanie R.

baileyrosy.com said...

Trina what a fabulous array of cards each one is amazing. How did you get such crisp and raised dry embossing with the foil plate mine never comes out so well even with lots of shims. As always beautifully coloured and designed pieces of art. Thank you so much for sharing your art with us at Sparkles.

Marie

Suzanne Reynolds said...

Wow, what a great die of Santa and also being able to use different arm positions. Love the variety of embossment folders and even the debossed of the one is different and there are times I thought the debossed side was better. Great set of cards and thanks for sharing with us at Double Trouble and Jingle Belles.

Judy Woodland said...

WOW, so much work here, and it all goes perfectly together. Your backgrounds are fabulous, and sponging the edges of the die cut pieces really makes them pop. It makes all the difference. Lots of wonderful work here, and great take on the challenge. Thanks so much for playing along with us over at Double D, hope we see you back again soon.
Judy~ DD DT Designer

SmilynStef said...

What great Santa cards ... so very glad you joined us with your Santa Hats at Jingle Belles.

Dawn Phillips said...

That's a fabulous set of cards. I love the gold accents behind some of your Santas. Thanks for joining us at Sparkles Christmas Challenge. Love Dawn x

Papercraft Boutique said...

Fabulous trio of Santa cards, Trina! Santa looks so adorable and I love the variety of the designs in your cards, starting with the debossed, foiled, and embossed backgrounds, as well as the three different poses of Santa! Each Santa is inked, colored/shaded so well!
Hideko xx

Helen said...

Great cards - love your cute Santa die cut.

Thanks for joining us at Christmas Craft Creations.

Helen x
DT

BożenA said...

Three great christmas cards. I love the combination of embossed backgrounds with this cute Santa.
xx