Santa Claus is Coming

So, he isn't coming until December 25th, but I do have a Santa card to share with everyone. I have been playing catch up with my Christmas cards and the WMS Christmas Card Challenge (CCC). The challenge from back in May was to add glitter. So I did; only I added it in small amounts for these cards (I made two of them). I was also in the mood to play with a different size card. These fit in the standard legal envelopes so there won't be any extra postage. With the longer card I thought it would be fun to use the ornament from WMS's Santa's Coming to Town set. And to play on the sentiment found in the image I added the date from the set too. It also gave that side a nice anchor and didn't make the card so heavy on the left side. The background was created by directly inking/covering white c/s with DI Chipped Sapphire and then stamping the large snowflake from Complements of the Season and the small one from 'Twas the Night Before Christmas with white ink. To complete the background I flicked some Perfect Pearl mist and then plain water for a subtle glitter and texture. The background didn't sparkle enough but I didn't want it competing with the ornament so I simply added a thin strip of sticky tape to either side and rubbed glitter into it. Perfect! The image was white embossed onto navy c/s, cut, and popped up with foam for just a touch of depth. The corners were rounded to soften up the card.

I'll be back soon with my June CCC, and then it'll be my turn to host the July challenge.