Ho! Ho! Ho!

Meeeeeeeeeeeeeeerry Christmas...to all a good night! I'm pretty sure that's what Santa says at the end of his long delivery, right before he takes off his Santa suit and hangs it to dry. 

I picked up this adorable Santa's Clothes a Dryin' image from Stamping Bella last year and time ran out before I could get it inky. So I'm putting it to good use for this year's cards, and I'm continuing with my one Christmas card per week. 

The image is stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black and coloured with copics. I cut it out with rectangle Nestabilities then layered it onto a scallop rectangle of black. Next I added some bling to the image with my Stardust gelly roll pen and I added some texture to the hat and pants with some liquid applique. I must confess...I really love liquid applique. Even after using it for several years it still brings a smile to my face when it puffs up. {giggle!}

The layout is from Jen's Sketch For You To Try from this past weekend. The patterned papers are from the Making Memories FaLaLa collection. The striped piece reminds me of a candy cane. I sewed a zig zag on the background for a little interest and added some 7mm Olive Bella Bonbons to the bottom. The snowflake is a Heidi Swapp ghost snowflake and I covered it with Stardust Stickles so it would be super shimmery. Another Olive Bella Bonbon finishes off the center of the snowflake. 

I know it's still early in the year, but I'm wondering if you've started making any Christmas cards yet? With every one that I complete, I can actually feel a little weight lifted off my shoulders and I'm that much closer to checking this task off my December list. :)

Thanks for stopping by!

Karen