July CAS Christmas Reminder - Santa

Hi everyone.  We are over half way through July already!!  Time for a reminder of the CAS Christmas  challenge this month ... Santa.  Hosted by the wonderful Barb, she wants us to include Santa (or Santa-inspired elements) on our CAS creations.

I pulled out a NBUS (never-before-used-schtuff) stamp from Stamping Bella (Santa and his Reindeer - retired)  that I've had for a long time.  This cute Santa and a couple of his reindeer are stamped in black ink and heat embossed with clear embossing powder.  I then used the Falling Snow stencil from Simon Says Stamp to add white textured paste to the top of my card panel, making sure to avoid being too close to my image.

Once the paste was dry, the image was watercoloured using distress inks.  I used my soft gray zig marker to add details to his mustache and beard ... and to create the snowhill.

To finish the card, I stamped the sentiment (Christmas Sentiments - Gina Marie Designs) under the sleigh in black ink, heat embossing in clear.

Close-up ...

I hope you'll check out the challenge blog to see the wonderful reminder cards from our Designers.

And I hope to see you soon in the challenge gallery!

Since this was the first time using this stamp, I'm sending my card over to the NBUS #40 Challenge.  I took so long to finally ink this up, that it is now retired. :)

And, I'm sending this card to the Merry Little Christmas Challenge #45.

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Stamps:  Santa and his Reindeer (Stamping Bella); Christmas Sentiments (Gina Marie Designs)

Paper:   White card stock (Neenah 110 lb.); Mixed Media paper (Strathmore 140 lb.)
Ink:   Black (Memento); Distress Inks:  Fired Brick, Wilted Violet, Mustard Seed, Wild Honey, Salty Ocean, Mowed Lawn, Brushed Corduroy, Rusty Hinge, Walnut Stain, Black Soot (Tim Holtz); Zig Light Gray marker
Accessories:   Clear embossing powder (Ranger), Falling Snow stencil (Simon Says Stamp), White Texture Paste (Dreamweaver), palette knife, paint brushes

Challenges:
CAS Christmas July Challenge - Santa

NBUS #40 Challenge

Merry Little Christmas Challenge #45