Sunday, December 8, 2013

Secret Santa

Over at the Hero Arts group on Flickr we have a little Secret Santa fun going on. Each Secret Santa is sending a Christmas card, a Christmas ATC and a little present to someone else who is taking part in the exchange. We'll only find out who our Secret Santa is when the package pops in through the letterbox.

I was playing Secret Santa to Laura and now that Laura has received her parcel I can show photos here. Well this Secret Santa was a forgetful Santa and forgot to take a photo of the little pressie but I did take photos of the ATC and card.

I just love the happy reindeer in the Christmas Reindeer set and pulled out one of them for the ATC.

Joyful Reindeer ATC

Stamps (Hero Arts) - Christmas Reindeer, Tiny Star Background, Designer Snowflakes
and Special Delivery


The reindeer was coloured with ProMarkers and layered in places for some dimension. To make the background, I applied distress inks (broken china, faded jeans & tumbled glass) to white card, spritzed water on the star background and stamped the panel. Then I stamped some snowflakes using faded jeans distress ink and embossed the sentiment. I wanted lots of sparkle on the ATC so added stickles to the snowy ground and white dots on the reindeer's jumper (sweater). In case it wasn't sparkly enough I also added a glittery red frame.

Next up is the card.

Love, Joy & Peace

Stamps (Hero Arts) - Designer Snowflakes and Special Delivery


For this one I embossed snowflakes on a panel of kraft card, inked the edges with white ink and did a bit of distressing. After stamping the sentiment and adding some gems, I layered the sentiment circle on a glittery die cut. To finish I just added a strip of ribbon and a bow.

I really enjoyed making the ATC and card for Laura and needless to say a trip to my lss to buy some little bits and pieces for her was fun too:) Hope you are having a fun and inky weekend:)

7 comments:

Barb said...

Lucky Laura! These are both fantastic, Heather! And you were so sweet to organize the Secret Santa exchange! So fun - thank you! ♥

Dawn T said...

Fabulous Heather. Laura was a very lucky lady to get these goodies.

CinnamonSally said...

These are both gorgeous Heather, Laura was lucky to receive the. Thank you so much for organizing this fun event!

Lin said...

Real treasures, Heather - I'm sure that Laura is thrilled!

Maureen Morton said...

Lucky Laura! These are so beautiful and that reindeer is a big favorite at my house, too. Love the sparkle!!

Laura Norris said...

Thank you again Heather!! I love both the card and the ATC. They are so fun and festive! The little pressie was great too. Wasn't this all so much fun?

Linda W. (ScrappinBari) said...

What a darling ATC - love that reindeer in his jumper! And what a beautiful card - lucky Laura!! And thanks for organizing the Secret Santa this year - wasn't it fun??!!

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