Santa Wanted...Dead or Alive

Have you ever started down a path and found that you eventual ended up some place you never anticipated? Well that happens occasionally when I am making cards. I have an idea in my mind and when I start putting it together, I find myself going in a different direction. That happened to me today. I pulled out all my Christmas stamps, and borrowed a few from my Mother in Law and started playing with the stamps. Many of my cards have a vintage feel, and of course that is the direction I started. But here is where I ended up.

Wanted: Dead or Alive

The stamp looked like Santa was on a wanted poster and that is what gave me the idea. I knew that I had some black striped paper as I had used it for some Halloween cards I made and used my distressing ink to make the paper look aged. Now I typically do not make humorous cards, but occasionally I make a good one.  I just love the way it turned out. I hope it does not get me on Santa's Naughty list!





I am entering my Santa Card into the following Challenges:

Totally Gorjuss - #201 Stripes
Crafting for all Seasons - #61 Make it Funny
Sweet Stampin Christmas - Here Comes Santa
Little Red Wagon - #203 Black White & Cream
Penny's Paper Crafty Challenge - #145 2 or More pattern paper
Make it Monday - #158 Anything goes
Holly Jolly Christmas Challenge - Non Traditional Christmas