Christmas Card for Lost Coast Portal to Creativity's Challenge 199

Greetings! We're celebrating Christmas in July over at the Lost Coast Portal to Creativity. 

Here's a card for their Christmas in July challenge 199, created with one of the Santa Gnomes from the Mini Gnomes 2 Rubber Stamp Set by Lost Coast Designs. I was debating whether to place the gnome in front of a house or on top of a chimney. Obviously the chimney scenario won. Then the scene took on a life of its own.

Products Used:

Mini Gnomes 2 Rubber Stamp Set by Lost Coast Designs

Solar White Classic Crest Cardstock by Neenah Papers

White Speckled Navy Cardstock

Green Cardstock

Chinese Red Cardstock by My Colors

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

Slate, Cashmere, and Sand Castle Dye Inks by Catherine Pooler Designs

Fired Brick Distress Ink by Tim Holtz for Ranger Ink

Copic Markers: 

 Santa's Beard and Mustache: C3, C2, C1, C0, C00

 Santa's Nose: E01, R30, R00

 Santa's Hat and Sleeves: R39, R37, R27, R25

 Santa's Boots and Gloves: N7, N5, N3

 Santa Hat Trim and Pom-pom: C1, C0, C00, RV000, B60, B000, BV000, Y000, G000

 Window Panes: Y23, Y11

 Door: B16, B05 

Sandstone Photo-Twin Zig Marker by Kuretake

Clear Stardust Glitter Gel Pen by Sakura

Black Pigma Pen by Sakura

Metallic Gold Gel Pen by Pentel

Chipboard House by Maya Road

Postage Collage Winter View Elements Die Set by Waffle Flower Stamps and Dies

Door and Window Die by Impression Obsession

Border Dies by Stampendous

Christmas Icing Rub-On Set by QuicKutz (from ~2005)

Masking Magic Strips by Gina K Designs

Repositionable Scotch Tape by 3M

STAY-tion by Wendy Vecchi for Ranger Ink

Glassboard by Glassboard Studio

Stamping Platform

Instructions:

1. Make a 5" x 7" card from Chinese Red cardstock. Set aside.
2. Use Tuxedo Black Memento Ink to stamp the Santa Gnome with Gift Sack onto white cardstock.
3. Use Copic markers to color the gnome.
4. Fussy-cut the gnomee, edge him with the black pen to get rid of those unsightly white edges, and set him aside.
5. Trace the chipboard house onto white cardstock and fussy-cut it.
6. Place a piece of Repositionable Scotch tape horizontally under the roof and another piece covering the chimney.
7. Sponge Slate Dye Ink over the roof.
8. Move the tape so that it's covering the roof and sponge Cashmere Dye Ink over the house.
9. Remove the tape over the chimney and place another piece of tape to protect the roof.
10. Place a piece of the ¼" strip of Masking Magic over the top of the chimney.
11. Sponge Fired Brick Distress Ink over the chimney.
12. Remove the Masking Magic strip and use Repositionable Tape to protect the Chimney.
13. Sponge Sand Castle Dye Ink over the top of the chimney.
14. Use a Grey Copic Fineliner to draw bricks on the chimney.
15. Use the Sandstone Photo-twin marker to draw siding on the house.
16. Use the window/door die to cut white cardstock.
17. Cut off the arched part of the door so that it fits the house.
18. Place Repositionable Scotch Tape behind the frame of the windows and the door.
19. Use Copic markers to color the window-panes, the door, and the door panels.
20. Inlay the colored rectangles to the windows and the door as shown.
21. Mat the door with white cardstock to create a doorframe.
22. Adhere the windows and the door and outline with the Photo-twin marker to add shadows,
23. Use border dies to cut white cardstock.
24. Use a Clear Stardust Glitter Gel Pen to add snowy accents to the top of each of the borders.
25. Use the fir tree die to cut two shades of green cardstock.
26. Adhere one of the borders to a piece of white-speckled navy cardstock.
27. Adhere fir tree die-cuts to the navy cardstock.
28. Adhere the house to the blue cardstock.
29. Adhere the other two borders to the blue cardstock.
30. Trim the blue cardstock panel to 4¾" x 6¾" and edge with the black marker.
31. Adhere the rest of the fir trees to the card front as shown.
32. Adhere the fussy-cut and colored Santa Gnome with Gift Sack so that he's standing on the chimney.
33. Cut a speech bubble from white cardstock.
34. Add the "naughty or nice?" sentiment Rub-On to the speech bubble.
35. Add snowflake Rub-Ons to the background and over the house. I might have gone definitely went overboard with this step.
36. Adhere the card front to the reserved red 5" x 7" card and call it done.

You should definitely join the Christmas in July Challenge 199 for a chance to win Lo$t Coa$t Ca$h!

Thanks for visiting today!