Ho Ho Ho

Christmas in July continues at Creative Cuts & More! When I first saw this adorable Santa Peeker die by Cottage Cutz, I "pictured" him peeking out of a Polaroid frame. So that's what I decided on for my project today. His beard, mustache and hat are cut from pretty velvet paper, looks beautiful in real life! 

His face started out white and I colored it with E00 and E02 Copics then some R20 on his nose and cheeks for a rosy effect. I finished him off with some googly eyes for fun! 

You can really get creative in paper piecing these dies and have lots of fun! 

Be sure to come back tomorrow for some more Christmas fun! 

Dear Santa

Hi all!
Becky here again today to share this adorable card I made out of a simple A2 Card die from Creative Cuts & More! (I chose the very pretty Opal color from the Stardream Metallics collection of papers! It's my new fave!)

(I scrap-lifted the idea from the Nov/Dec issue of Paper Crafts Magazine; a design by the very talented Tiffany Johnson. Who was also a designer in our "Perfect Pair" hop we did with Clear & Simple Stamps.)

I ran the front of the card through the Cuttlebug w/the Swiss Dot embossing folder; added some red netting & lace from my stash around the middle & some bling dots, of course!

The typewriter is this great rub-on my sister found at Michaels over the summer! (She got the last stamp like this rub-on!) I rubbed it onto some white cardstock, cut it out & then cut a slit along the "roller" of the typewriter to insert the "Dear Santa" paper printed from my computer!  Doesn't it look so real?! I wish I had more rub-ons & time to make a bunch of them this year!

Inside of the card

That's it for now!

See you in a couple of weeks if i survive the Holiday craziness!!

designer: Becky Voth

Distressed Santa box

Are you ready for Christmas yet? Here's an idea for a vintage Santa box for packaging up your gifts with. I used the Gable Box - Tall in a dark chocolate color and assembled it with the great Killer Red Tacky Tape.

I found this Santa stamp that I've had for years hiding in my studio. It was the perfect size for this box, so I inked it up with a dark brown ink, and then colored in just the face with a copic marker. The edges were sponged with more of the same dark brown ink, and then I used a distressing tool to rough up the edges of both the image and the white cardstock layer behind it.

This box needed just a little something more with a touch of color, so I used some holly leaves and some red dew drops in the corner on Santa's hat. This box will be a lovely way to present a gift to someone for Christmas this year. :-)