Simple Santa Card

I wanted to design a super simple Santa card that could be made with or for kids and was inexpensive to mass produce. This is what I came up with.

• Begin with a black standard 4 1/4 x 5 1/2 inch card base. 
• The red layer is 4 x 5 1/4 inches. 
• The white fur is a 2 x 4 inch strip that has been scalloped on both long edges (I used the Stampin Up Scalloped Edge Border Punch). Secure fur piece to card as shown
• The belt was made with an 8 1/2 x 1 1/4 inch strip of black faux leather specialty paper but plain black cardstock will work just fine
• Cut 5 1/4 inches off  the black strip and use a 3/16 hole punch (or Crop A Dile) to make 2-3 holes in the right side of the belt as shown.  
• Lay the belt across the card horizontally. 
• Cut the remaining piece at 2 1/4 inches and round the ends using a 1/2 inch corner rounder (or Corner Chomper). 
• The remaining piece should be trimmed to 1 x 1 inch. It will be used to create the belt buckle. 
• Put dimensionals (foam tape) on the back of the 2 1/4 inch belt piece and secure over the left side of the belt (with the rounded end about 1/2 inch from the edge of the card)
• Make the belt buckle by punching silver metalic paper (or brushed silver paper) with the Stampin Up Curly Label Punch - layer over center of belt (use a dimensional only on the right side of the belt)
• Place the 1 x 1 inch black square in the center of the silver piece. 
• Decorate inside as desired. 

Hope you give this fun little card a try. It's sure to make any little or a big kid smile!