Monthly Archives: December 2018

Silly Christmas Card with So Santa and Stampin’ Blends – Part 2

By | December 5, 2018

Just Stamp | So Santa Surfer

It’s the return of the adorable stamp set with no coordinating framelits, So Santa, for another Silly Christmas Card with So Santa and Stampin’ Blends.  Today I present a silly surfer Santa in a multi-purpose Christmas card and gift card holder in one.

Yes, you can create special cards without fancy image-cutting framelits and thinlets. Surfer Santa was colored with an easy watercolor technique and cropped using one of my favorite crafting tools, Stitched Shapes Framelits, to make a delightful beachy card front. No silhouette-cutting required.

To created the card front, Surfer Santa was stamped with the help of the amazing positioning tool, the Stamparatus. First Santa was stamped using Gray Granite followed with another inking in VersaMark. This process prepared the image for Clear Embossing Powder, which was heat set. The heat embossing technique helps keep the watercoloring from creeping into unwanted areas.

So Santa and his surfboard were colored using Stampin’ Blends, while the sand and sky were colored using an Aqua Painter dipped in Pool Party ink.

 

Just Stamp | So Santa Surfer Zoom

For cutting and scoring instructions to create the gift card holder, click here.

 

Just Stamp | So Santa Surfer 2

 

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Silly Christmas Card with So Santa and Stampin’ Blends – Part 1

By | December 4, 2018

Just Stamp | So Santa on a Scooter

Holy smoke! Is it really December? Only 21 days ’til Christmas.

Today we’re exploring the wonderful world of stamping with a stamp set sans coordinating framelits.

Be honest. As you study the pages of stunning projects in a Stampin’ Up! catalog, do you flip right past stamps that don’t have coordinating framelits or thinlets?

Shame, shame. I hope not, but I know many stampers do. It’s a pity because one of the most adorable sets in the holiday catalog falls into that category. So Santa is a set of 10 stamps with three silly Santa caricatures and the perfect punny sentiments to complete fun Christmas cards. It even includes a couple of accent stamps.

There are so many ways to steer your designs; you won’t even miss silhouette-cutting the images. No coordinating framelits are needed.

Stampin' Up! So Santa

 

Today in Part 1, I’m showing a bright Christmas red card with a hint of tartan plaid to prop jolly Santa as he delivers toys on his fuel efficient motor scooter. I’m calling it the Silly Christmas Card with So Santa and Stampin’ Blends.

Just Stamp | So Santa Scooter Zoom

Santa has been stamped using a Memento ink pad and cropped using the Stitched Shapes Framelits. To color this and the other two Santa images, Stampin’ Blends are the best. Hands. Down. Even the beginning stamper can produce a piece of art.

Here’s What I Used to Make a Silly Christmas Card with So Santa and Stampin’ Blends

 

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