It's all about Santa

Today I have the honor of being the Guest Designer at Try it on Tuesday.  And what could be better to end 2022 than to make it all about Santa.

 

I suspect some of you are here because you saw this on Try it on Tuesday's blog.  I imagine you want a closer look at How Santa spends Christmas eve.

Santa was part of a napkin I found in my stash.

Santa is still in his pajamas at 6:00 a.m..  After all, he needed a good night's sleep because tonight and tomorrow will be his busiest day of the year.  After Mrs. Claus fixed him a cup of hot chocolate, 

he searched for the perfect tree to decorate.

By 10:00 a.m.,

the tabletop tree was decorated.

 

Santa loves Mrs. Claus, including her baking skills, and the way she keeps their home so warm and loving.  Their photos sit proudly above the table in the foyer.

 

Of course, it wouldn't be Christmas in Santa's home without a rocking horse!

Looks like Santa forgot his hot chocolate mug.  Not to worry.  Mrs. Claus will refill it and take it to him.

After a good lunch, Santa contemplated a short nap.

Rested and refreshed, by 1:00 p.m., it was time to get dressed.

It didn't take Santa long, and by 1:30 p.m., he was dressed and looking good.

Then it was time to load his sleigh and take off delivering all those toys, clothes, and food baskets around the world.

When I was asked to be the Guest Designer for this theme, I looked for any and everything Santa I could find.  I found two cards, one envelope, and two napkins I felt I could use.  The story came after I had everything in hand.

I started by covering the words on the page with pale green latex paint.  As an aside, latex (sometimes known as house or wall paint) is actually more supple on paper than acrylic.  Once I had the story in my head, I computer generated the words, which I cut and outlined with black dye ink.

 

I fussy cut the clocks I had in my stash. I fussy cut the gifted Santa in pajamas, which had been a Christmas card.

I created the table because I like making quirky furniture I first created from a free taster lesson on shapes.  Santa and Mrs. Claus were from my stash, as was the rug on which the table sat.  The tabletop tree was a gifted sticker and the striped base on which it sat was created from a gifted Christmas envelope.  The rocking horse was stamped by me and fussy cut.  The other hot chocolate mug was also from the inside of same gifted Christmas card.

I hated to deconstruct the beautiful card I received with Santa's outfit, but I needed something in that space.  The rocking horse postage stamp was in my stash, probably from a Christmas card.

The final two images of Santa were from two different napkins.

Thanks ever so much for joining me today, and thanks to all the Design Team at Try it on Tuesday for bestowing this Guest Designer honor on me.