One of my friends often haunts flea markets and garage sales. Recently she found a few early dies by Sizzix and she promptly purchased them so she could give them to me. I know they are very early ones because they have a layer of felt over the plates which they don’t do anymore. Anyway this little Santa and sack are one of the die sets. As you can see today I tested out the dies and put them together. Then I had to decide how to use the result. After playing around a bit I decided to use a stencil by Warm Wishes and added the background. I also added a little Perfect Pearls using a water brush so there was some shine. An unbranded village set gave me the snowy slope which I shaded just a little with the sponge. The sentiment is from a Divinity Designs set and is used a lot especially when I want something very small. I added some Cosmic Shimmer fluffy stuff to the Santa and some tiny stars to the sack and sky.
Some of these gifted dies are the long narrow kind and I no longer have the plates for that size die so I don’t get an entire cut although they can still be used.
Thanks for popping in to look and I hope you are having a decent week.
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Fab card – what a great friend you have!
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Thanks and yes she is a particularly special person.
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Cute card. I really like the Santa. What a lucky find at a garage sale.
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Thanks – you should see what she brought with her on her last visit. And she won’t let me pay for anything either. I’ve found a specific chutney she loves only available here and I’ve ordered 6 jars for her now that the blueberries are in season.
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Now those are the kinds of friends to have, lol, what a great find and your card design is fabulous!!
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You are right and this friend is an exceptionally generous one. Glad you like the card.
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Cute! Great Santa die cut (with all those detailed pieces!), and I love the background you created for him!
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Thanks Lisa. It was fun to put this together.
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Cute card. Love that Santa die cut and the background you created. You have a very special friend.
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Thanks Gerry, you are right about my friend. She really is a special person.
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Johanna, this is a sweet card. I love the background and the fun stars you added to jazz it up. Great job on it, especially with giving the pom, trim and Santa’s beard some texture.
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Thanks a lot. I realized today that I should add a bit more of that fluffy stuff as it would look good around the brim area.
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Fabulous Santa – Thanks for sharing over at Peace on Earth Christmas and hope to see you in future challenges.
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I’m happy you like him, thank you.
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Love this background you created for your sweet Santa. So nice of your friend to find “finds” for you and your craft.
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Thanks and I’ve just managed to find the chutney she likes so much so have purchased some for her. Its only available on the island at the moment and mostly only in the summer when the blueberries are in season.
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Ho Ho Ho what a great card – so fun and colourful and shiny – I may have been a magpie in a past life. xx
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LOL. I am a magpie too. Thanks for the comment
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