Wednesday, December 12, 2012

Santa is Here!




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This will be the last challenge for the year at CCEE Stampers. We will return Jan. 3, 2013. Yikes, another year gone by. How fast they go! Don't you agree?

The hostess this week is Frances Byrne and she wants to see a Santa on your card or project. I got out a retired Santa from Stampin'Up! I ordered it a long time ago from Ebay and there was no name on the set. If anyone knows the name, I would love to have it.

I wanted to make my card look vintage so I colored his robe with a Y28 Lionet Gold Copic and did some distressing/tearing on my papers. The designer papers all coordinate and are from My Mind's Eye/Lost and Found Christmas pad. The base and ink are Stampin'Up! Night of Navy. I didn't need a sentiment as it is already on the paper. Oh, and the holly is a Martha Stewart punch called Holly.

Hope you'll join us for the challenge this week and hope to see you return after the new year. Have a
joyful Christmas season.

20 comments:

Audrey Hiltke said...

OMGoodness Benzi - it's good to see a card from you :)!! Hope things are coming along on the house. Your card is AMAZING. I love the colors and your wonderful fun Santa image. This is beautiful my sweet friend! Hugs!

Marisa said...

Great image and card! Love that MME paper!! Hope you are well on your way to being prepared :)

StampOwl said...

. love the colors you used on this.

Vicky Gould said...

I love your non-traditional colors, Brenda. Very pretty card.

Good luck with finishing up the installation and cleaning...Santa won't know your place when he stops!

Dr Sonia S V said...

Benzi lovely to see a post from you
Cheers
Dr Sonia

Lois said...

Great vintage Santa, Brenda! That MME paper really sets him off. Hope you finish up your remodeling projects soon!

pam124 said...

What a wonderful vintage Santa card Benz. You know he never comes to my place - WONDER WHY? I'll be happy to see more stamping coming up and hope your house reno will finally be done soon.

NanaConnie said...

Spectacular, Benzi! Love the blue and cold combo on the image. Fab paper choices.

Davi said...

WOW Brenda is the gorgeous with the vintage look, the old Santa and papers really are so beautiful! Hope your housing remodel is coming right along and you are loving it :)

Carla S. said...

Gorgeous card, Brenda! Love the papers and layers and the cute Santa image!

Sonia said...

WOnderful card Benzi^_^
Gorgeous Santa^_^
Hugs,
SOnia

Sabrina said...

That primitive-look Santa is just FAB, Brenda, I love him and the colours you've used.

jdmommy - Anne Harmon said...

I love this is GOLD! WOW! Good luck with the rest of the work on the house! Phew...I'm tired just thinking about it! Merry Christmas, my friend!

Charlene Merrick (LilLuvsStampin) said...

A unique and magnificent vintage Christmas card, Brenda! I love your Santa image...great job with the colors. Have a Merry Christmas!

Cindy Haffner said...

Santa ROCKS!!~

Emily Keaton said...

Oh, WOW!! This vintage-looking Santa card is SO much FUN, Benzi! I love how this turned out--awesome!

wannabcre8tive said...

What a fun Santa and I love the choice of papers.

Lynne in NI said...

It's hard to find a good Santa image, but this one's a real cutie, lovin your gold theme too.
I took my nephew and niece out this morning to a Christmas play for kids and they had the most rubbish looking Santa I've ever seen! Even my nephew said that Santa looked a "bit funny"!!

Joanne (jojot) said...

I just love your use of nontraditional colors...really caught my eye...fabulous

Time to be creativ said...

Eine fabelhafte Weihnachtskarte, mit einem wunderschönen Santa. Die Farben finde ich auch klasse.
LG Anja