Trimming the tree

Hi everyone, I’m here again with another Lavinia fantasy Christmas scene … I can’t seem to stop playing with these new stamps and combining them with my existing ones! Today I had the idea that I wanted a fairy decorating the tree again, so this time I used the lovely Olivia. 

I created my background by blending Distress Oxide inks using my Lavinia Mini Hills masks and circle mask, then stamped some background fir trees using 1st and 2nd generation Morning Mist Versafine Clair. I stamped the focal Christmas tree using Shady Lane and Pinecone VFC, then Olivia the fairy and Pipin in Nocturne, masking the dandelion clock that is usually in Olivia’s hand. I then stamped and heat embossed a gold star in Olivia’s hand .. she is just about to place it on top of the tree while Pipin looks on!! I coloured the tree baubles with Posca Sparkle pens and Sakura Stardust pen, which I also used to colour Olivia’s wings. I added a wash of Wink of Stella to the tree, and highlighted the scene liberally with clear Sakura Stardust pen, white gel pen, white Posca pen. And more Wink of Stella. I still felt it needed something more, so I added some 2nd generation background wording in Medieval Blue. Finally I added some shadowing with a watercolour pencil, some faux snow spatters with white Posca pen, edged the card in black then matted onto pink card stock and a card blank.

As usual this card is much more sparkly than the first picture shows so here is an angled one.

Stamps: Lavinia Christmas Joy, Olivia (small), Small Pine Trees, Christmas Tree Group, North Star Mini, Pipin, Winter Magic;

Media: Tim Holtz Distress Oxide inks (Stormy Sky, Kitsch Flamingo, Blueprint Sketch); Versafine Clair (Nocturne, Morning Mist, Shady Lane, Pinecone, Medieval Blue); Versamark; WOW Metallic Gold regular embossing powder; Posca Sparkle pens (pink, purple); Posca pens (silver, white); Sakura Stardust pens (pink, clear); Wink of Stella;

Tools: Lavinia Mini Hills masks, circle masks.

Challenges I would like to enter:

Allsorts #754 - Anything Goes (2nd entry)

Beccy’s Month of Holiday Cards - Day 17 - O is for Outdoors, Ornaments

Creative Moments #252 - Winter (2nd entry)

The Fairy and the Unicorn #11 2023 - Anything Goes Fantasy

The Holly and Ivy Christmas Challenge #152 - Anything Christmas Goes (2nd entry)

Lavinia Creative Challenge (November) - White Winter Blizzard  (4th entry)

Merry Little Christmas #53 - Anything Christmas Goes (3rd entry)

My Time to Craft #521 - Got to be Christmas

Sheepski #80 - Getting Ready For Christmas (2nd entry)

Stamping Sensations (November) - Get Ready for Christmas (2nd entry)

Try It On Tuesday - Baby It’s Cold Outside (2nd entry)

Use Your Stuff #497 - Winter/Snow (3rd entry)

Take care, and thanks for visiting.

Hugs,