Christmas in July 2017 Challenge--My First Card

So far, I have finished four of these, and I have eight more almost finished. I had to order more cardstock so I can assemble the rest of them.

After searching for the Gumball Graphics Santa for years, I found this image on eBay, and it was marked as Unknown Manufacturer. I was thrilled because I was finally able to buy the Gumball Graphics Santa. When it arrived, there were no markings on the wood block other than the index picture so I can’t be sure whether it is the original Gumball Graphics stamp; but to my eye, they are the same. Later, I saw a card on Pinterest that used the Verses Old World Santa. Again, I could not see any difference between that one and the Gumball Graphics Santa so maybe that is what I have. If anyone is looking for the impossible-to-find Gumball Graphics Santa, check out the Verses Old World Santa; that one is available.

I stamped this image with several different inks, and the one I liked best was Gina K. Designs Charcoal Brown. The image just seemed to come alive when I stamped it with that one. I had to stamp the image by pressing the cardstock onto the inked stamp rather than the usual way. It was the only way I could get a complete image to stamp.

I tried embossing the snow directly onto white cardstock as well as on vellum which I attached to white cardstock after embossing it. I really liked the softer look of the embossed vellum.

CARD:
4 ¼” x 5 ½”
Old Santa stamp (Gumball Graphics Santa/Verses Old World Santa/Something else?)
Gina K. Designs Dark Chocolate 100-lb. cardstock
Gina K. Designs Charcoal Brown ink
Neenah Classic Crest Solar White, 80-lb. cardstock
Vellum (a heavy-weight vellum that Nora S. gave me)
Hero Arts Dots Embossing Folder, from the Christmas Words and Dots Set by Sizzix

TFL.
Daria