Signs of Santa for my Holiday Catalogue Launch

I have been preparing for my Holiday Catalogue launch on this coming Saturday, making samples from the stamp sets and dies that I purchased from the catalogue. This set, Signs of Santa, is not one I would typically buy, but somehow, the images charmed me so much that I couldn't resist them. But this is the first time I've had the chance to play with them. I looked at the array of elves, Santa and Mrs. Claus, signposts and signs, wagon and gifts and tried to come up with a unique concept for my card. After some thought, I had a brainwave and came up with this:

• The scenario I had in my mind was that of an elf hauling a wagon full of gifts to the North Pole, when, unbeknownst to him, another elf had hopped aboard for a free ride. I could imagine the first elf struggling with the load getting harder to pull, but not realizing why until he arrived at his destination!
• All these images are easy and fun to colour in using Stampin' Blends, or watercolours. I love using Stampin' Blends because you can then stamp on plain Whisper White cardstock instead of using Watercolour Paper or Shimmery White cardstock. And we have a whole new selection of colours added to the Stampin' Blends family in this Holiday Catalogue. I used the Cherry Cobbler Combo, the Old Olive Combo, the Soft Suede Combo, Ivory, the retired Pink Pirouette Combo, the Light Daffodil Delight and the Pool Party Combo.
• The card base is Poppy Parade and the DSP layer is from the Under the Mistletoe Designer Series Paper. The ribbon that adorns the top is the Poppy Parade 1/2" Textured Weave Ribbon.
• I die cut the green elf and the North Pole sign board using the Santa's Signpost Framelits, which you can bundle with the stamp set and save 10%, and attached them to the card front with Stampin' Dimensionals.

If you're in my area, plan on attending my FREE Holiday Catalogue Launch on Saturday, Sept. 22 from 1 - 3 pm. Register by Thursday, Sept. 20, here.

Click on the links below to take you to my On-Line Store, where you can read about, look at, and purchase if you wish, the products used to make this card today.

Product List

Signs Of Santa Photopolymer Stamp Set [147690] $27.00	Signs Of Santa Photopolymer Bundle [149967] $63.75	Under The Mistletoe Designer Series Paper [146921] $15.00	Poppy Parade 8-1/2" x 11"" Card Stock" [119793] $11.50	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100730] $13.25
Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $8.25	Poppy Parade Classic Stampin' Pad [147050] $10.25	Cherry Cobbler Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack [144598] $12.00	Old Olive Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack [144597] $12.00	Soft Suede Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack [147273] $12.00
Daffodil Delight Light Stampin' Blends Marker [144586] $6.00	Ivory Stampin' Blends Marker [144606] $6.00	Stampin' Blends Color Lifter [144608] $6.00	Pink Pirouette Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack [144604] $12.00	Basic Black Combo Pack Stampin' Blends [147942] $12.00
Pool Party Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack [144605] $12.00	Poppy Parade 1/2" (1.3 Cm) Textured Weave Ribbon [147813] $10.25	Santa's Signpost Framelits Dies [147911] $44.00	Big Shot [143263] $150.00	SNAIL Permanent Adhesive [104332] $9.00
Liquid Multipurpose Glue [110755] $5.25	Glue Dots [103683] $7.00	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $5.25