Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge: Tim Holtz Santa!

I am so honored to have been asked to be a guest in the Designer Spotlight for the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Blog! Thank you to the Blog Team!

This week's challenge is "Santa" using Tim Holtz products but you can use whatever you have! A randomly chosen winner will receive a $25 gift certificate to Simon Says Stamp. (You can enter up to 5x AND get a bunch of cards done.)

You can enter at https://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/mondaychallenge/

Be sure to use #sssmchallenge on Instagram!

For my home decor project I used:

Tim Holtz Sizzix "Woodland Santa" Colorize dies

Tim Holtz Sizzix "Festive Bouquet" Thinlit dies

Tim Holtz Sizzix "Holiday Greens" mini dies

Tim Holtz Sizzix "Merry and Bright" Thinlit dies (sentiment)

Tim Holtz Stampers Anonymous "Winter Watercolor" stamps

 Distress Oxide Spray Crushed Olive

Distress Spray Stain in Barn Door

Distress Mica Stain Sprays in Tree Lot, Holly Branch and Peppermint Stick

Distress Ink in Walnut Stain

Distress Mixed Media Heavystock

Wood wreath painted with black acrylic paint

Scrap piece of silver glitter cardstock colored with Tim Holtz Ranger Black Soot alcohol ink

Chunky glitter

Steps:

The small wood wreath is from the floral section for around $1, I painted it black.

I sprayed the Distress MM Heavystock paper in shades of green and another in reds.

The paper on the right is regular 110 lb cardstock, the right is the Distress MM Heavystock, using the same color sprays. I'm showing this so you know why I like to use the Distress MM Heavystock for sprays. 

I had a scrap of silver glitter cardstock that I applied black alcohol ink onto with some rubbing alcohol to move it. I used this for the sentiment, belt buckle, shoe highlights and the center of the poinsettia.

I diecut all the other pieces, using plain cardstock for the white, black, grey and brown areas on Santa. I applied a little glue and chunky glitter on the greenery.

For the center of the wreath, I traced the wreath and hand cut it. I smooshed some Walnut Stain Distress ink on a mat and dragged the paper through it, drying, then dipping the paper for age spots.

 I then inked the Winter Watercolor stamps and lightly sprayed them with water to get a loose, watercolor effect.

I have a plate holder to display it but you can easily attach a small hook or a lovely piece of ribbon to the back and hang it.

It seems like a lot of steps but I always have pieces of inked paper ready to go or scraps I saved from other projects (like the glitter paper). I also end up diecutting more than I need of the flowers or greenery and save those in the packet with the dies.

I hope you like my project, leave a comment here or on my Instagram @susanbcards. I'll be posting more Santa projects this week!