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