Waving Hello

I am excited to be joining the Gorgeous Gift Tags Instagram Hop on the 5th of each month. We are a group of crafty friends who just love to create gift tags. This month the optional theme is Travel/Vacation. I went with a well-traveled Santa, relaxing at an undisclosed beach on December 26th each year. This is my 2025 Christmas in July project too. I wanted to make something Christmas-y after seeing/being inspired by others' December holiday projects this month. Here is the tag I made at the end of July.

Products I used:

Spellbinders - Dancin' St. Nick die set

My Favorite Things - All Occasion Icons die set, Snow Swirls Cover-up die

Reverse Confetti - Tag die (with the wave shape at the bottom)

Hero Arts - Seas the Day Seagulls stamp set

Altenew - Obsidian black ink pad

Concord & 9th - Mini ink pad

Ranger - Distress Oxide ink pads

Lawn Fawn - Palm Trees die set

Gold card stock

Twine

I had to create custom swim trunks (with his signature belt) from Santa's suit that comes in the die set by cutting them freehand and die cutting his body, legs and arms out of the same color of card stock as his face. 

I found a cocktail glass in another set but still used his list from the St. Nick set. He is making notes on his list for next Christmas. 

I also omitted his hat since it is too warm at the beach to wear it.  

The double meaning sentiment made me smile because he is by the ocean waves and is waving to the world from his happy place.

If you would like to hop along with us, you can jump over to Instagram on my account: https://www.instagram.com/sawithadtomakeit/ and proceed from there.

Carol