Tuesday, July 27, 2010

Anjillic's Christmas in July Challege

OMG I cannot even believe I just made a Christmas card. I do not work well off season! LOL now here I am in July making Christmas cards. This was made for a challenge, a very generous challenge, on the Anjillic Creations blog. All the details are here. Go now, you could win a PTI gift certificate, but hurry it ends on July 31st!
Card Deets: I used PTI's Believe Stamp set to stamp the Santa and sentiments. I stamped him on the Mat Stack 3. I masked him out and stamped the tintype background behind him. On the red base I used the line stamp from Background basics retro. All stamping was done in dark chocolate, except the lines. I used versamark for those. I colored the Santa with copic markers.
One more close up of the Santa:

20 comments:

Ted said...

Very pretty, Michele! :)

Sharon said...

Wow! Love this!

Cathy Weber said...

I really love this card. I am so glad you found something else to use with the Mat Stack #3. I love the tin type stamped behind the Santa and you colored him so nicely with the copics. Great Christmas in July card.

Diane Jaquay said...

Oh WOW, love how you used the Mat Stack on this card Michele! This card is really great!!

Amy Kolling said...

Wow!! Your image is absolutely gorgeous! What a fAntastic job with the copics! I love this!!!

Anika said...

Pretty Michele! Your coloring is awesome - looks like it's quilted fabric!

Laurie said...

This is a fantastic card! I love the coloring in the background! It really looks quilted! The whole card is FAB!

Cheryl said...

I love the tin type background. This card is so full of little details that just make it beautiful.

Jen Carter said...

Very cute! Great job!

Teresa said...

The tin type is perfect behind the santa! Love this card!

Jill said...

Michele, wow, you found another use for the new mat stack, you made a background look *quilted,* you made a great subtle statement with those lines, AND you used the rick rac die! WELL DONE! I love it! Thank you very much for taking part in my Christmas in July challenge! I am honored to have you play along!

Terri said...

I know what you mean. I can't even think about Christmas right now either. Great job on the card though. I especially like how you used the new mat stack die as a background!

Carol's Ink Spot said...

This card is fabulous! I love your coloring. Thanks for sharing!

Charmaine (CharmWarm) said...

I LOVE this with that die! What a great card!

Jennifer K said...

Awesome job with the masking! I love the Tin Types background behind the Santa - it just wouldn't be as dynamic without it.

Ann said...

I love this Father Christmas stamp - so clean and simple! You've made a brilliant discovery in pairing him with the Mat Stack die Derby - wonderful card! Can't wait for Christmas now!

Dana said...

Michele, this is gorgeous. I thought the background was quit batting...it looks so 3D and real! Amazing!

B said...

Love the coloring of the bg! Fab idea!

Nerina said...

LOVE THIS Michele! It looks so elegant - Santa and the Mat Stack really and truly look like they belong together. I love the extra shading you added to the tin types image too - really adds so much. Gorgeous - thank you so much for sharing this!

Lindsay said...

Very nice card! Oh my your coloring is fantastic! I love how you used the mat stack die and tin types! Great job!