Rufus and Robin

Hi everyone, today I would like to share another Christmas card, featuring the first outing for my new Lavinia fox  Rufus. I bought him at the beginning of October but haven’t had chance to play with him until now.

I cut a square of white stamping card and blended Elements ink through a square mask using my Mini Hill Masks to make my background. I stamped Rufus in one corner using Versafine in Sepia, then over-stamped using Pinecone VFC smudged onto the edges of the stamp and added shading with black fineliner and white gel pen. I masked the hills and added some background trees on the right in 1st/2nd generation blue and grey,  then added the fir branches stamping first in green, then adding some in Versamark heat embossed with WOW White Twinkle embossing glitter. I stamped my small lanterns hanging from the branches, coloured them with yellow Sakura Stardust pen, and added a halo of light to each one by colouring through my White Orbs stencil. I masked the white areas of the card and added some white Posca pen snow spatters. I still felt it needed something more, so I added the teeny AALL & Create robin and coloured him with Distress watercolor pencils. Finally I added some highlights to the snow with my Spectrum Noir sparkle pen, stamped my sentiments, then matted the finished panel onto midnight blue linen card stock and a card blank.

Stamps: Lavinia Rufus, Small Pine Trees, Red Pine (small); Small Lanterns, Fern Branch; AALL & Create #690 Robin & Nuthatch; Woodware Christmas Sparkle (sentiments);

Media: Lavinia Elements ink (Della Blue); Tim Holtz Distress Watercolor Pencils (Barn Door, Vintage Photo, Walnut Stain); Versafine (Sepia);  Versafine Clair (Nocturne, Pinecone, Twilight, Morning Mist, Shady Lane); Versamark; WOW White Twinkle embossing glitter; Sakura Stardust pens (yellow, clear); Spectrum Noir sparkle pen (clear); Posca pen (white);

Tools: Press to Impress large square mask; Lavinia Mini Hill Masks; Lavinia White Orbs stencil.

Challenges I would like to enter:

52 Christmas Card Throwdown - Winter Countryside - WINNER

Allsorts #755 - Christmas Time

As You Like It - Favourite Christmas Critter (and why) (2nd entry)

(I think I already mentioned that I adore robins .. they are just so cute!)

Beccy’s Month of Holiday Cards - Day 21 - S is for Snow

Creative Moments #252 - Winter (3rd entry)

FarmQuest Country Christmas #2 - Anything Country Christmas Goes (3rd entry)

Inkspirational #303 - Seasonal

MAWTT #160 - Christmas Animals (2nd entry) - TOP 5

Sparkles #170 - Winter Animals (2nd entry)

Stamping Sensations (November) - Get Ready for Christmas (3rd entry)

Try It On Tuesday - Baby It’s Cold Outside (3rd entry) - TOP 5

I think I need some more practice with colouring Rufus, but I’m not too displeased for a first attempt. I’m powering ahead now with my Christmas cards so I’ll be back soon with some more!

Take care, and thanks for visiting.

Hugs,