Merry + Bright, Tim Holtz

Hi everyone! Earlier this fall I shared a festive holiday card with a pink Santa Claus, and a lot of you asked for a video tutorial on how I colored him, well- today is the day! I remade the card, filmed my process, and photographed the new card to share here, as I switched up a few things.

Merry + Bright, Tim Holtz

For this VERY pink Santa card I used the new Vintage Holidays and Bold Tidings 2. I started off by stamping Santa with Antique Linen Distress Ink on Distress Watercolor Cardstock. I then watercolored him with Distress Inks for a no-line watercoloring look. I used Picked Raspberry, Spun Sugar, Worn Lipstick, Twisted Citron, Mowed Lawn, Rustic Wilderness, Peacock Feathers and Black Soot.

Next, I went in with colored pencils and added some more dimension and texture in certain areas. This is a trick I learned from Kathy Racoosin from The Daily Marker and it really makes a HUGE difference!

I then fussy cut out Mr. Claus and set him aside. Next up I ink blended a sheet of cardstock with Picked Raspberry and added some Worn Lipstick on the sides. It truly looked like it was glowing, and I LOVE that!

I then stamped “Merry + Bright” with Distress Oxide, Picked Raspberry. Next up I stamped the fun little “sparkle” stamp that comes in Vintage Holidays. I stamped this around the edges with Festive Berries Distress Oxide.

I then used foam tape to pop Santa up on the card. Using Lawn Fawn Glue Tube, I added some Rock Candy Dry Glitter to the fuzz of his Santa suit and hat. Since the rock candy is a bit of a chunkier glitter, it needs something with a stronger hold like a wet glue. Next, I used a Quickie Glue pen to add Prisma Glitter to the bow on the present, and then Distress Glitter Dust in Platinum to his belt buckle, and to the letters for “bright”. Since those glitters are more fine, something like a Quickie Glue pen works perfectly and allows me to have more detail.

I really hope you find this inspiring, and it reminds you that not all Santa’s need to have a red suit 😉 I also hope you try out no-line watercoloring.

Remember, I will be back with more Tim Holtz/Stampers Anonymous cards to share with you- so be sure to come back and visit, or better yet subscribe to my blog so you don’t miss out!

Supplies Used:

Supplies I used are linked below. Click on the picture and you will be taken to the product. I use affiliate links when available which means if you make a purchase I get a small commission at no extra cost to you. Thank you for your support!

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Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad Worn Lipstick Shop at: SSS	Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad Spun Sugar Shop at: SSS | Ranger	Tim Holtz, Mowed Lawn Distress Ink Shop at: SSS | Ranger	Tim Holtz, Picked Raspberry Distress Ink Shop at: SSS | Ranger
Tim Holtz, Twisted Citron Distress Ink Shop at: SSS | Ranger	Tim Holtz, Peacock Feathers Distress Ink Shop at: SSS | Ranger	Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad Black Soot Shop at: SSS | Ranger	Tim Holtz, Picked Raspberry Distress Oxide Shop at: SSS | LF | Ranger
Tim Holtz, Festive Berries Distress Oxide Shop at: SSS | Ranger	Prismacolor, Colored Pencil set of 48 Shop at: SSS	Taylored Expressions, Blender Brushes Shop at: etc	Distress Watercolor Cardstock Shop at: SSS | Ranger
Lawn Fawn, 80 LB WHITE 8.5 x 11 Inch Cardstock Shop at: SSS | LF	Mini Misti 2.0 Shop at: SSS | LF	Rainbow Glue Tube Holder Shop at: Shurkus	Mint Glue Tube Holder Shop at: Shurkus
Glue Tube Holder Shop at: Shurkus	Sakura Quickie Glue Pens Shop at: SSS	Lawn Fawn Prisma Glitter Shop at: SSS | LF	Tim Holtz, Distress Glitter Dust Clear Rock Candy Shop at: SSS | Ranger
Tim Holtz, Distress Glitter Dust Vintage Platinum Shop at: SSS | Ranger	3M Scotch DOUBLE-SIDED FOAM TAPE Permanent Shop at: SSS | LF	Mermaid, Stamp Shammy Holder Shop at: Shurkus	Mermaid Mint Shammy Case Shop at: Shurkus
Lawn Fawn, Starry Shammy Case Shop at: SSS | LF	Ranger, Heat Tool Shop at: SSS | Ranger