HEY FRIENDS! I’m slowly working through my stash of stamps and I came across the Santa’s Helpers stamp set by Simon Says Stamp. I’m usually a one and done kind of crafter — I use a stamp once and I rarely go back and use it again. This mindset has advantages because I don’t get so attached to my stamps that I can’t destash as needed. But it does get expensive to use a stamp set just once and then set it aside indefinitely. So I decided to try to use as many of the images and sentiments from this stamp set and came up with three cards which I have to show you today. As always, I’ve linked supplies with compensated affiliate links used where possible at no cost to you.

Featured Supplies for Santa’s Helpers

COPICS: Colors marked with an asterick (*) were used for underpaint.

• Teal: BG45, BG49, *B99 (another combination from Amy, but I can’t find the article)
• Green: YG03, YG17, *B34 (see Undercover Leafy Green)
• Red: R17, R27, R46
• Pink: RV34, RV66, RV69, *YG97 ( see Undercover Lenten Rose )
• Blue: B93, B95, B97
• Additional colors: V20, E000, E00, R20 (skin); E21, E23, E25 (hair); BG10, B000, B41, B45 (snow); Y35, YR04 (carrot); W1, W3, W5 (shadows, fur); W7 (belt); W5, W7, W9 (top hat)

[Compensated affiliate links used when possible. In addition, as an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. Items marked with an asterisk (*) were provided by a store or the manufacturer. All other items were personally purchased.]

I want to note that I tried out a few new to me Copic color combinations, experimenting with underpainting. If you are new to underpainting, I highly recommend taking a look at this article by Amy Schulke of Vanilla Arts to help get your feet wet.

Hope you enjoyed today’s project! See you again soon!

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