Winter Magic

Hi everyone, today I’ve moved from one extreme to the other … my previous post was filled with sunny colours and spring flowers and bees … so today’s share is a Christmas card in cool wintry hues! As happens every year I’m not exactly on track with my Christmas makes, so I thought I’d better sneak one in whilst I was in the mood!! 

I cut a square of stamping card and used circle and hill masks to create my background snowy hills and sky with blended Della Blue Elements ink. I then stamped the pheasant in Nocturne, and the trees in 1st/2nd generation Twilight Versafine Clair. I then removed the mask and stamped the pinecone branches around the edge of the circle and mini pinecones in the bottom corner. I highlighted the scene with my clear Sakura Stardust pen, added some white Posca snow to the fence and trees and Spectrum Noir sparkle pen to the snow drifts, then stamped the sentiment and added some Posca snowfall to that too. 

I still felt it needed something more, so I replaced the mask and stamped background Christmas wording using Elements ink (my VFC shades of blue weren’t quite right … oh how I want a few of the new VFC colours if they ever come back into stock anywhere !!). Finally I added some Posca dots of falling snow and matted the finished piece onto dark blue card stock and a 6” square card blank. 

Here’s an angled pic to show some of the sparkle.

Stamps: Lavinia Pheasant, Small Pine Trees, Fir Cone Branch, Mini Pine Cone, Winter Magic,  Christmas Greetings;

Media: Lavinia Elements ink (Della Blue); Versafine Clair (Nocturne, Twilight); Sakura Stardust pen (clear); Spectrum Noir sparkle pen (clear); Posca pen (white);

Tools: Press To Impress circle mask; Lavinia Mini Hills masks.

Challenges I would like to enter:

12 Months of Christmas #109 - Anything Christmas Goes

ABC Christmas Challenge - I Is For Inky - TOP 3

Alphabet Challenge - B is for Birds - TOP 3

Christmas Craft Creations (April) - Non-Traditional Colours

C.R.A.F.T. #716 - Christmas

FarmQuest Country Christmas #7 - Anything Country Christmas Goes

FarmQuest General Store #15 - Anything Farm or Country Goes

Festive Fridays (April) - Christmas (2nd entry) - TOP 3

The Holly and Ivy Christmas Challenge #161 - Anything Christmas Goes - TOP 5

Make My Monday #223 - Nat. picture of a Bird - TOP 3

My Time to Craft Christmas #84 - Non-Traditional Christmas Colours - TOP 3

Simon Says (Monday) - Make Your Own Background (4th entry) - DESIGNER SPOTLIGHT

Sparkles Christmas #159 - Non-Traditional Colours

Word Art Wednesday #643/644 - Anything Goes (4th entry)

Hope you’re having a nice weekend, whatever you’re doing. Take care, and thanks for visiting.

Hugs,