Christmas in July - Twas the Night before Christmas with Walter

Hi, friends!  It’s Walter on the blog with you today with my final project for Christmas in July. Christmas is such a magical time for all of us - young and old.  That magic is expressed in so many songs and stories of the season - but in none more than Clement C. Moore's classic poem, "Twas the Night before Christmas."  The idea of Santa Clause being seen by an adult and that adult telling others, young and old alike, about what he spied brings so much joy.  That joy is perfectly captured in the Twas the Night before Christmas Rubber Stamp.  Santa flies over the tops of the buildings guided by eight reindeer as the city below sleeps and waits for his arrival.

 

Here's what I used to make it:

•  Twas the Night before Christmas Rubber Stamp
• A2 white card base
• A2 piece of Christmas patterned paper
• 4"x5.25" piece of gold glitter cardstock
• 3.75"x5" white card panel 
• Alcohol markers
•  Gel pens
• Nesting rectangle dies
• Antique Linen and Tea Dye Distressed Inks
• Salvaged Patina Oxide Ink

Here's how I made it:

I began by adhering the piece of patterned Christmas paper onto the card base.  I created a frame from the gold glitter cardstock using two nesting rectangle dies.  I used one that was approximately 4"x5.25" and one two sizes smaller than it.  I ran this combination through my die cut machine to cut out the center.  Vintage Patina Distress Oxide ink was gently applied around parts of the frame to add some age to it.

I stamped the image onto the white card panel and began to color.  I colored the image using a combination of alcohol markers and gel pens.  The gels pens were mostly used for details (rooftop snow, house lights) and small areas (Santa's sleigh) and the alcohol markers for the rest.  Once finished, I applied Antique Linen and Tea Dye Distress inks to add some vintage grunge.

The final steps were to adhere the stamped image to the card and then the frame over it using double sided foam tape strips.

This is such a fun card that would be wonderful to send to a family with children.  I can only imagine the "ooh's and ahh's" as the gaze upon it! 

Thanks for spending some time with me today.  I’ll see you again next month with more posts.  Until then . . . be well!

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