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If you’re anything like us, then you’ll love this interactive Santa card. That iconic red suit pops so brilliantly on a Christmas greeting, and never fails to get us excited for December. So Colette Smith has taken our favourite festive motif and made it even better with her interactive Santa card. With the fun and playful element Colette has introduced, you’ll be making Santa dance for days!
Don’t forget that you can make this dancing Santa greeting in double-quick time with our interactive Santa SVG files.
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YOU WILL NEED:
Templates or interactive Santa SVG files
Stamp, Santa sentiment
Ink pads: Versafine Onyx Black, Versacolor Petal Pink
Cardstock, various colours
Patterned paper, snowflake
Circle punches: 3/16”, 5/16”, 1.6cm
Brads: red, gold
Gel pen, white
Embellishments: felt holly leaves, red pearls
Adhesives: 3D foam pads, foam tape, glue
METHOD:
1 Trim and assemble the arm pieces. Make all the tabs from white card, then punch the holes. Line up the lower hole on an arm with a mechanism tab and secure with a brad. Repeat with the other arm, then line up the remaining mechanism tab holes with the hat tab hole and hold with a brad.
2. Create the body from red cardstock and punch the holes. Place the mechanism on the reverse, lining up the remaining holes. Secure the arms in place from the front with a red brad for each.
3. Cut a white beard, tash and hat brim, assemble and back with pink card. Punch a 5/16” pink circle for the nose and 3/16” black circles for eyes. Add pink ink to the cheeks and eye highlights with a gel pen. Make a belt and attach.
4. Apply foam tape to the back. Fix a white 1.6cm circle to the hat tab with a 3D foam pad. Create a white blank and cover the top with patterned paper. Stamp a sentiment. Fix the Santa in place. Add holly leaves and a red pearl.
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