Here comes Santa Claus.....

Evening Folks!

Crickey , what a nightmare I had trying to get a decent picture of this card this afternoon!

Still not sure I've managed it but anyhow...

I made this yesterday for my husband for Crimbo. The stamp is a clear one from a pack by Habico which I fell in love with 2 years ago in rubber when they were going for silly money on ebay. I'm not sure but I don't think Habico done the original (???) . By the time I managed to find this set at a more realistic price, it was too late to use it and then last year I forgot about it (Shame on me) so this is it's first outing into the big wide world!! This card is very loosely based on the tag on the front of last months Craft Stamper magazine, I decided it would be good for me to do something challenging...Halfway through I began to think I was mad but after another cup of tea I got there and I'm pleased with how it turned out:

Hope you can see this!!

The image was heat embossed with silver embossing powder and then inked over with distress ink. The kraft coloured corrugated card is from some packaging. It was dry brushed with white acrylic paint and then the edges were inked and torn. The pale blue paper was dry embossed through the cuttlebug using a papermania folder and then dry brushed with paint, followed by tearing and inking the edges. Then added a couple of lines of stitching to add interest.

Mounted onto a piece of very precious Basic Grey Blitzen paper which I have been hoarding and added a ribbon knot and charm to the bottom. The tag at the top says Believe and has been inked over with a promarker because it was a bit too shiny!!

Just hope my husband likes it now!!!

As usual I can't resist a challenge:

The ribbon Girl - jingle all the way to Xmas

Crafty Cardmakers - Heat Embossing

Hooked on Crafts - Winter Wonderland

Pollycraft Monday - Xmas Fun

Oldie but a goodie - Xmas - No red or green

Everybody Art - Santa Claus

Party Time Tuesdays - Anything goes

Tuesday Throwdown - masculine Holiday card

Scrap Creations - Xmas cards

Creative Craft Challenges - Free for All

Simon Says Stamp challenge - Anything goes

Fab N funky - Anything goes

Divas By Design _ Anything goes

Cooking it up with Katie - Anything goes

For Fun challenges - Christmas cards

Basic Grey Challenges - lost & Found (recycled corrugated packaging and Blitzen paper)

Aud Sentiments - Christmas & Sentiment ( I hope Believe is OK)

Rainbow Lady - Christmas Carols

( Here comes Santa or In the Bleak mid winter because of the colours & Snowflakes)

The ABC challenge - E for Embossing ( wet & dry!!)

Delightful Sketches - let it snow

Do you Stack up - Ribbon

Stamp & Create - Vintage

Crafty Calendar - Cold & Frosty

By the cute & Girly - Let it snow

Just for fun - Winter

Artistic stamper - Xmas

The Craft Garden - Recipe ( I used snowflakes, kraft, ribbon, charm & paint)

Raise the Bar - It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas

Chocolate, coffee & cards - Celebrate

Totally papercrafts - Let it snow

One stop Craft Challenge - let it snow

Sweet Stampin - Snow Something

Stamptacular Sunday - Colour challenge

Sparkles Forum - One you love at Xmas

Addicted to stamps - Christmas

The Crazy Challenge - Anything goes