Really Reasonable Ribbon Blog Hop: An Elegant Santa Card with Graphic 45 Saint Nick
Hello, Ribbon Lovers! Welcome to the RRR October Blog Hop! This event is going to be very merry, as we are all sharing projects made with the fabulous Traditional Christmas Mix from the October Ribbon Club Assortment. I worked them up into an elegant Santa card using Graphic 45’s new Saint Nick Christmas Collection.
You should have arrived here from Karen’s lovely blog. If not, you can pop over to the RRR Blog where you’ll find the entire blog hop list. You don’t want to miss a single stop on this hop! One lucky “hopper” will win a Traditional Christmas Mix Ribbon Assortment! This is such a gorgeous assortment!
RRR Traditional Christmas Mix and G45 Saint Nick
This festive collection of ribbons and trims is a perfect playmate for the new G45 Saint Nick Christmas collection!
Jingle all the way with this fabby Traditional Christmas plaid bow cluster! It’s been topped with gold metallic string and some teeny tiny jingle bells that really ring! I layered 3/8″ emerald checkerboard satin over Poppy Red Shimmer satin to create a beautiful border at the base of my card. The Shimmer Satin has tiny flecks of gold that catch the light. It’s gorgeous!
A second ribbon border tops the card. This time I’ve layered up Emerald Delicate Stitched Satin with White Crochet lace. Poppy Red Diamond Stitched Satin adorns the sentiment panel.
Santa will be glad he popped down the chimney when he sees the party that’s waiting for him on the inside of this card!
There’s even a teeny tiny gift card envelope! How fun!
Now, hop on over and see what sweet treat Deborah has cooked up for you.
Thanks for stopping by!
Cheerio,
kathy
I can’t even find the words to express how happy this card makes my heart! Well done tfs.
WOW! How long does it take you to make something like this? Your work is divine!
Very festive with the jingle bells.
Thanks so much Sue! Glad you hopped on by!
I LOVE IT, I love it, I love it, I love it! plus tax.
GREAT make Kathy. Perfection.
Sending love ~ Cobs. x
What a gorgeous card and perfect way to use those ribbons! Love the jingle bells in the center – perfect touch!
Thanks so much for this lovely comment! I’m so glad you hopped along with us!
What a spectacular card. I can see a lot of work went into it. Just beautiful. thanks for sharing with us.
Beautiful card Kathy. I always admire how you can fit all those wonderful pieces together to make such awesome cards. Thanks for sharing.
Stunning! You know I adore that paper and these ribbons. Spectacular card!
Just stunning! I love all the elements you have incorporated here!
Oh how gorgeous!! I just love the antique looking images and that gold rope you added just makes it that much prettier! Hugs, Robin
love your bows and accents. they are so cute. the tags are neat too.
So much creative effort has gone into this beautiful project! I don’t usually do this much decorating on the card interior. Each surface could be an individual card. Beautiful!
Beautiful! I love everything about this card! So many fun things to look at. The papers are gorgeous. It’s such a keepsake!
Gorgeous use of this collection!
Oh, my! What a gorgeous card design and I love the vintage style of it. So many layers and adding a little gift card is fantastic as well. Thanks for sharing!
I love the card and the tiny gift card. I love seeing so many of the ribbons on this beautiful creation.
No time for the blog hop, but when I saw you had a Christmas card and you were using RRR, I just had to take a minute (or 20) to pop in! Love this traditional Christmas greeting and all the wonderful details you always pack in your creations! Big hugs!
Hi Kathy, OH! my what a wonderful Christmas card. just like the Santa’s from years gone by. I loved the decorations in the windows,in the stores,and the Christmas Santa’s with all the trimmings, in Cincinnati.. I hope they still do that. The snow would be falling, and the carols playing throughout the stores. a wonderful time of yr. and your card is a wonderful. thanks heaps.
Oh my goodness! There is so much to look at! Sheer beauty is in this post. I love, love, love it!
Thank you so much, Beth! I’m so glad you were inspired! Thanks for hopping along with us!
THUDDD!!! ‘cuse me while I pick my jaw up off the floor and attempt to stop drooling!!!! This is absolutely STUNNING, Miss Kathy!!! I’m head over heels in love with every magical detail!!! So very beautiful!!! Thank you for your amazing–AMAZING–inspiration. <3
Beautiful vintage Christmas card! I love the vintage Santa…..I have a collection of them and look forward to putting them out every Christmas, at least four weeks ahead of time. Your cards are always so pretty and well thought out. I love the Graphic 45 papers but have never purchased any of the Christmas ones. Guess I had better do that now!
Thanks for the memories of your childhood Christmas, Carol S. We enjoyed the simpler things of life and times and were perfectly happy! Thanks for sharing .
Your card is gorgeous Kathy and I LOVE LOVE LOVE that beautiful bow and flower cluster!!
What a lovely card, Kathy! It reminds me so much of my childhood Christmas on our farm. We lived in a tiny house (6 of us) but we had a huge Christmas tree and a cardboard fireplace with electrically lighted logs where we hung our stockings. On Christmas Eve it was my honor as the oldest of 4 to read “The Night Before Christmas” to our family. The fireplace sounds so hinky as I write it, but it was one of my favorite things about Christmas and us kids would imagine how Santa could come down the chimneys in homes where there were real fireplaces. It was such a magical time and your exquisite creation here takes me back to that time. There are only 2 of us left in my family but the memories your card has invoked brings my parents and brothers to life and home again. Thanks so much for being such a special person, sharing your incredible talent for all to enjoy.