Santa Challenge
My friend, Jami invited me to join a challenge with her and two wonderful ladies I spent time with a few weeks ago in Portland - Lori and Sharon. The challenge was to make a card using a Rubber Stampede image called Santa Collage and a gorgeous, shimmery red card stock.
I knew I wanted to stamp the image on watercolor paper and try coloring him with SU! markers and an aquapainter (since I don't have any Copics, yet) to try out the coloring technique I'd seen on this blog. I was really impressed with how well this worked, but I still want Copics! 
I decided to use Stampin' Up! Basic Gray card stock for the card base and paired it with a sheet of designer paper by Basic Grey (Perhaps) that coordinated perfectly with the shimmery red card stock. With how shimmery the red card stock was, I knew I wanted lots of glitz and glimmer on this card. I applied strips of sticky strip to the edges of the gray cardstock and embossed with SU! Hologram Highlights embossing powder. Now things were coming together!
I wanted to stamp the sentiment on vellum, but felt that it looked a little too bare all by itself. The swirl from Season of Joy reminded me of the swirls in Santa's beard so I stamped it with Brilliance Platinum Planet ink and then stamped the sentiment over it. I added embossed strips to the top and bottom edges of the vellum and attached it to the card front.
The focal image is mounted on dimensionals to give some added dimension to the card. I added sparkle to the snowflakes with a Sakura Gelly Roll Stardust pen. I added more bling to the sentiment and centers of the snowflakes with Amuse Creative Candy.
Be sure to check out what Jami, Sharon and Lori have come up with - I know I can't wait!
Happy Staming!
Lynn, this is gorgeous! I love your watercoloring..The santa is so pretty! Wonderful job on the challenge... GORGEOUS!
Posted by: Lori Craig | October 27, 2007 at 09:12 AM
Oh my! I love that HH ep on the sticky strip! I must try that! And the vellum is a very cool idea too. Great card! Thanks for the images and for playing with us!
Posted by: Jami | October 27, 2007 at 09:40 AM
Call me a goof-ball, LeANN! I don't know where Lynn came from????? I still love your card.... :)
Posted by: Lori Craig | October 27, 2007 at 10:30 AM
All three cards are lovely! What a great looking santa!
Posted by: Viv (VivLyn) | October 27, 2007 at 04:42 PM
Leann -- I can't believe we both colored Santa so similiarly! I love the HH on tape around him -- just gorgeous! Love how you did the sentiment, too -- beautiful card!
Posted by: Sharon Harnist | October 27, 2007 at 07:48 PM
I just discovered your blog, welcome! I love your Santa card, it's georgous! I added you to my blog roll and will mention you as a new blogger on mine with a link soon.
Posted by: Jan Hunnicutt | October 27, 2007 at 09:15 PM
***gasp***
LeAnn!!! Oh my goodness .... this is magical!! (((hugs)))
~Tex
Posted by: Tex | October 27, 2007 at 11:15 PM
Wow LeAnn!!! You did an awesome job on this card!!! Love it!!! : ) I'm so glad I found your blog. I didn't know you had started one. : )
Posted by: Sencie | October 28, 2007 at 12:01 AM
Leann, Welcome to blogging! From the looks of your great cards we will be "seeing" a LOT of each other!! TFS!
Pamm
Posted by: Pamm Bonn | October 28, 2007 at 10:59 AM
Oh, my! He's gorgeous! I'll be using this image before Christmas is over, to be sure. This was the hit of the whole swap! Thank you!
Posted by: Leslie Miller | October 30, 2007 at 10:59 PM
Hi,
Your card is gorgeous. I have been searching for this stamp since June. Can you tell me where you purchased it?
Thanks, Patty
Posted by: patty fleming | November 20, 2007 at 09:33 AM