Santa Claus is Coming to town...

 

This post published at 1:00 AM today and I disccovered a few minutes ago that I had misspelled Claus on my card ( I had put Clause).   Anyway I corrected it and added the new photo above.   It's theme week over at 52 Christmas Card Throwdown and I'm using a special die cut by Tim Holtz "Santa and Sleigh."   I received this "die cut" as a freebie with purchase from Simon Says Stamp, Christmas before last I think    I decided now was the perfect time to use it and when I went looking for ideas (to CASE) so imagine my surprise when I ran across this.      In the search ,  I ran across cards with elaborate sky/earth backgrounds (that were gorgeous).    But in the end, I decided to use a "bauble ornament" from Etsy to mimic a globe and just see how it all came together.   Just being honest,  "flying by the seat of pants" is my cardmaking method most of the time--Sometimes  I'm  pleasantly surprised and sometimes I'm mortified (probably exaggerating--and actually just not as pleased)   To make this card and all cards where I use digital imagery I use the "word" label program ( for this card I used 4 on 1 with the 5 1/2 inch vertical.  See screenshot below

(corrected spelling of Santa Clause to Claus)

After copying and pasting the image, I typed in the sentiment  (centering it and choosing font, size and hex code for color (SU razzleberry - to match card base (it is retiring in a couple of weeks and I wanted to use it up)   I then print ever how many of these pages I need to use as the panel on my card base.   When cut, each page makes 4 pieces of 5 1/2 x 4 1/4 panels.  I decided to make several of these and share with my Stamping Club swap group.   Since I also planned to emboss these panels.   I copied and pasted just the image on another word page so I could die cut the ornament with a round stitched die cut.   I didn't want the actual ornament  to be embossed.   When you click on the card this will make sense.    The sentiment reads  'Santa Claus' is Coming to Town, which is a fun Christmas song that's been around for most if not all of my life.   The sentiment on the inside that I actually stamped, is  A happy Christmas to all and to all a good night (SU)...which is similar to " A merry Christmas to all and to all a good night, which is the last line from the Night before Chirstmas poem.   

I'm sharing my card over at:

Tic Tac Toe

the center vertical line (die cut, free, embossing)

Cut it Up

starts with a B (bauble ornament)

Krafty Chcks

Christmas theme

Thanks for stopping by and I sure hope you will join the fun this week over at 52 CCT, we would enjoy seeing what you create~           Smiles,  Kathy

  

PS   for those who came early to check it all out,    it should be Santa Claus   not Santa Clause   (oops)   didn't quite research it thoroughly...

Spring Border (Power Poppy Digital)Card...

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image is Spring Border from Power Poppy

colored pencils SUcurrent, CTMH retired,

Sentiment Spring Hello SU stamp set 

and playing with pattern enamels

SU black cs

Amazon watercolor paper

So many of you leave encouraging remarks, and I want to thank you for that.   I must admit as I age (just turned 69) when I see all of your work I'm not only in awe but sometimes allow myself to give into self intimidation.    But thankfully it's about the enjoyment of cardmaking not the skill.  Although believe me when I visit your blogs I enjoy reveling in your skill, it is one my favorite things to do!   So keep putting it there.  Thank you for using your precious time to stop by and look today.  I will try to keep it simple, by clicking on ANY of the photos including my card, you will be taken to that challenge website or a business site.   I make no money off any of these link.   I just know how much I appreciate links that take me to see where I can get what you used or tell me about it somewhere in a product list.    One last thing about  Power Poppy, her images are so user friendly and the details don't go away with resizing.  Marciella has also been so nice and helpful when I have contacted her.  Here is a link to Pinterest where I have a Power Poppy Category to include all the stamps I've bought or gotten free with the DSP cards for each one  from her site.  If you want to check it out click the highlighted Pinterest..

The sketch from Tuesday Morning Sketch was the first challenge I chose for this card.  My first love in challenges will always be for a "sketch."   That probably comes from doing Radiology for forty years.   The anatomy of the part to be x-rayed  had to appear a certain consistent way on all x-rays for them to be diagnostic.   While I try to be creative no,  in my job as a Radiologic Technologist that would not have been encouraged or appreciated by the Radiologist for whom I worked. 

first time at this challenge...

Challenge theme "summer fun"

My vegetable garden and flower pots are fun for me each summer!

It's been hot here in SC...so even though I have to get up early to water them, it's still fun!

"All occasion week"

Four Seasons Challenge

first time at this challnege...

Anything summery goes, with Summery Mood board for inspiration

I din't make my flowers all pink but I did choose to do a floral card!

Use something Never Before Used

New sketch to me

I have never used Power Poppy's Spring Border digital stamp

I have never used the sentiment "Hello Friend" from Friendly Hello SU

the watercolor pencils and enamels I have used them before

Thanks and smiles to everyone who visited,    Kathy

Cut Out To Be Friends...

The challlenges that led to my card are below and you click on the picture to go the website.  I did not find a sketch that worked for me this time out...so I did as I pleased!  It's not original I'm sure!    A supply list will also be listed below.    The inspiration photo is quite colorful, so this is probably one of the most colorful cards I have ever made.   It looks better in person, but my watercoloring leaves much to be desired.  I think I waited too late to learn this technique.   My hand tremors a good bit, partly because of all the medicines I take for Mulltiple Myeloma and partly because of old age.   I researched the harlequin jester and it is a tradition at Mardi Gras, which starts Mar. 1, this year.   I just picked out some colorful paper and used a somewhat harlequin  styled 3 D embossing folder.  The composition of the jesters clothing contributed to my choosing the striped paper and adding texture with the embossing folder.   I actually do like how colorful it is and I welcome your input.   Thanks for stopping by!         Smiles   Kathy

Supplies:

SU CS:  Basic White, Bermuda Bay

DSP:   Sunshine and Rainbows

Watercolor Pencils,  CTMH and SU

SU Stamp Set:   Crafting Forever

SU:   Bakers Twine and Playing with Patterns Enamels

Embossing Folder:  Spellbinders

 

For Tic Tac Toe I did the center vertical white, friendship sentiment, and two of the same thing (three enamel embellishments)

The challenge for Crafty Chicks is CAS ( I used a lot of color, but I tried to keep it clean)

PAPER FUNDAY CHALLENGE

Now on to Challenge #38 for February 2022

Our theme is:  Anything Goes with an Optional Twist:  Hugs & Kisses

 

"Koality" valentine...

Just a fun card with CTMH Smitten stamp set (current now).   Not wanting to do the usual pink/red I used Playing with Patterns from last years SU catalog.   I stamped the kaola and colored with pencils then with brush to watercolor pencil tip and then die cut the little guy, stamped mostly the balloon part on one of the bubble circles paper...going mostly for the calypso coral circle.  For the design I used the sketch at Freshly Made Sketches this week.   I die cut hearts from other circles that were similar in color.     The sentiment came with the smitten set.  As some of you can tell when I was using the brush on the tip of the pencil some of it was flying over on the card background ...I decided to leave it!   Anyway, thanks for stopping by, have a good week!   Kathy

PS  other links include:

where the challenge is to create a "whimsical" valentine!

Anything Goes at 

and for the First time at

where the theme is "Stamp Act"