Sending A Letter to Santa TCH124

by Joanne James10. January 2026 12:23

Happy weekend everyone! I've had a few blog problems since Tuesday's updates, but fingers crossed they've now been resolved. On the upside, I have a few makes ready to share. Today I have a card for the current challenge over at Color Hues:

I decided the red and grey colour palette would make for a festive Christmas card and took the opportunity to have another go at colouring my sweet Bundle Girl from Stamping Bella, sending another Letter To Santa  - take a look:

 

 Here's the low-down on today's card:

The red and grey colours were perfect for my postbox, with a cardinal looking on as my little bundle girl reached up to post her letter. Once coloured, I fussy cut my image then popped it up onto an embossed snowy background:

 

A touch of Wink of Stella on my embossed snowflakes and a pop of red from my sentiment banner complete my card. There is something so theraputic about colouring a single image, where you can really concentrate on blending your colours and achieving a realistic looking finish. I love it! 

Here is the visual summary of the key products used on today's project for you to pin for easy reference:

 

You can see all of my 'How To' summaries on my 'How To - Tips and Techniques' Pinterest board in case you've missed any. 

Enjoy your day; it's certainly still cold enough for snow here, although there's none forecast today. Perfect soup making weather though - I am making spiced squash soup this afternoon. I'll be back tomorrow with my project for our first challenge of the year with The Paper Players. Until then, happy stampin'!

 

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LeAnne Pugliese
LeAnne PuglieseUnited States
1/10/2026 3:17:19 PM #

Not only are your coloring skills superb, so are your fussy-cutting skills! This image is just adorable, and perfect for the color challenge! I predict a winner.  So cute!

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Nancy E Leppek
Nancy E LeppekUnited States
1/10/2026 9:28:53 PM #

Darling, Darling card, Joanne! Both coloring and cutting are a 10! Thanks for playing at Color Hues and I hope you resolved your blog issues.

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