What Santa Does in the Off Season

Hi again,

I had a lot of fun creating this piece. It started with the cabana tent. Laura Carson, over at Artfully Musing provided the carnival tent template, and I "modified" it into a cabana tent.

http://www.alphastamps.com/p14734/3D_Tents_Set_Download/product_info.html

The santas, lanterns and sleigh are from Make it Crafty colored with Shinhan and Copic markers.

http://www.makeitcrafty.com

The base measures 12 inches x 10 inches and is glued to the 12x12 back. I scraped lightweight modelling paste (tinted with a bit of "dune" pigment reinker from Clearsnap) on the base. Then sprinkled shimmer sand over certain areas.

All the images were printed on heavyweight bristol paper, colored, and cut out.

The banner is cut from Tim Holtz's die using the same paper as the tent. I had Letraset rub ons in my stash from many many years ago. Yes I do tend to hoard things, but you just never know...

The pink flamingo is from Hampton Arts for Graphic 45. Oh and can you spot the reindeer? They need a holiday too.

He's my favorite, this guy just makes me smile everytime I look at him.

Thanks for surfing by today. I hope you enjoyed my whimsical creation. I can't wait to start decorating for Christmas.

Make it Crafty - My Dabble in Digi Stamps

TheseHi again,

I have been coloring like a mad woman. I happened upon some great images while surfing on Pinterest. Following the link, it put me onto a great place called "Make it Crafty" 

Zoe has some absolutely fabulous digital images to buy and download. Now, being a Christmas junkie mixed in with a little steampunk, these works of art are right up my alley. I wanted to share my favorite piece, but I LOVE them all. How can I pick just one? Here we go...

Santa's photo shoot colored with Touch markers and white pigment ink added for the spotlight area.

I love these jolly fellows, they make me smile everytime I look at them.

Santa airmail, steampunk style. The background started all white and I inked it up with Blue Iris and Charcoal fluid chalk.

Steampunk Christmas elements on a Sizzix accordian die from Karen B. the background paper is from "simple stories"

These are some more images I bought but haven't quite finished turning them into cards yet, but aren't they hilarious. 

Thank you Make it Crafty's Zoe McGrath, you made my heart smile for the past week and a half. 

I would like to link this post onto the design team call for Make it Crafty.  Imagine my surprise, thinking that I had til the end of today to get this done. (Canada time) When I saw that submissions close in one hour, My butt flew out of bed.  I've been typing and photographing like a crazy person.

Thanks for popping by, I hope you enjoyed my Christmas indulgence.

Here's the link for Make it Crafty...http://www.makeitcrafty.com/store-blog/news/make-it-crafty-new-design-team-call