Christmas Crew, Seasonal Cheer, Christmas Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a Christmas card to share with you. Please read on to see how it was made.

The base of my card is a folded half-sheet of Basic White card stock. It opens on the right and the fold is on the left.

I cut a 3-1/2" x 4-3/4" piece of Real Red card stock. On top of that is a 3-3/8" x 4-5/8" piece of Basic White that was splattered with my dark Real Red Blends pen. I keep my blends pens that I've had to replace because of the tips. For the splatter I used the brush side of the pen and then tapped it against my scissors (or a hard surface, like a pen or pencil - just don't use another Blends pen) and just tap all around the card until you get the coverage you want. I taped the speckled piece to the Real Red piece and then that was taped to the front of the card. I centered it as much as I could by eyeing it.  

For the smaller layer I had a piece of Basic White card stock that I had textured using the candy cane embossing folder from the "Seasonal Cheer" mini embossing folders.  I had this sitting on my worktable from a previous project so I thought I'd work it into this card. My piece measured 2-1/2" x 3-3/4". I cut a piece of Real Red card stock to measure 2-5/8" x 3-7/8" and I taped the two pieces together. The piece was then taped to the front of the card about 3/4" from the fold and the top of the card. 

The reindeer is from the "Christmas Crew" bundle and was stamped using Basic Black ink. Then it was cut out using the matching die. I colored it using my light Pecan Pie Blends pen for the body. The feet were colored in using an Early Espresso marker. I kept my markers because they were in such good condition and I thought I would need some colors, like Early Espresso and Garden Green for starters.  

The words were stamped next. They are from the same "Christmas Crew" bundle and stamped using Basic Black ink.  

I stamped a Santa hat and two candy canes using Basic Black ink and then I colored them using my dark Real Red Blends pen. 

I glued the hat to the top of the reindeers head.

Using the 7th die in the "Everyday Arches" set I cut a piece of Designer Series Paper (DPS) from the "A Stitched Season" 12" x 12" package. I taped the reindeer to it. Dimensionals were added to the back and it was set in place on the front of the card. It's about 1/2" from the bottom edge and about 5/8" from the right edge. I didn't press down on the piece at the upper left side because I needed to know if I could get the ends of the candy canes under it. 

I glued the candy canes in place and then I tied a piece of baker's twine that was doubled. I glued it to the front of the card.

Three peppermint candies were added to the front and the card was done.

This was such a fun card to make. I enjoyed every moment making it. I love playing with red and white and this card was right up my alley.  The reindeer was fun to color and I can't wait to play with the other characters in that bundle.

Thank you SO very much for taking your time to stop in and see today's Christmas card,
Wanda