Be merry (pine trees and Santa)

Heya my dear crafty friends.

I hope you have started well into December. Christmas is just around the corner, so I would love to share a Christmas card with you which I have made as an inspiration for the newest theme "Pine Trees" over at Challenge Up Your Life:

For this card I started with stamping the trees in the back and colouring the sky as well as the trees themselves with Copic markers. I also added a bit of light blue in a hill shape to give the large white space a bit of interest. I think it makes the snow scene look more interesting that way.

Next I stamped and coloured an older but beloved Santa image stamp. It has just the right size to almost fill a card but still leave enough room to fill in whatever you like. I used this image and the two similar ones that also come in the set loads of times. 

Next I stamped and heat embossed the sentiment "be merry" by Lawn Fawn and also cut it out with the matching die. I thought it would be the perfect sentiment for this scene. I hope you are going to join us this month and share your lovely designs with us and the world. Happy crafting everyone and please stay safe! Yours Maike

Supplies:

Stamps: "Here comes Santa Claus" by Sugar Pea Designs

              "Festive Tree Trio" by Purple Onion Designs

              "Winter Big Scripty Words" by Lawn Fawn plus matching die

Die: "Small Stitched Rectangle Stackable Dies" by Lawn Fawn

Challenges:

Simon Wednesday Challenge "Anything Goes"
Bastel-Traum Challenge "Winter"

Creative Craft Cottage "Christmas / Winter"

Sweet Stampers "Christmas"