Monochrome Christmas

Hi everyone, today I’m sharing a Christmas card I made when I had a bit of spare time at my craft table after completing another project. 

I cut a square of white stamping card and created a centre circle with Elements ink blended around an acetate circle mask. I then stamped my Fairy Catkins around the circle in Twilight VFC, and coloured them with a blue Sakura Stardust pen. I stamped the stag in the middle of the circle using Nocturne VFC then added some landscaping hills using a Mini Hill mask and more Elements ink. I stamped two large fir trees on the right and then masked the snowdrift and stamped various mini trees using various shades of blue VFC to add depth. I added a stamped sentiment and highlighted the scene with my Sakura Stardust pen, also adding white highlights to the stag.Finally I edged the finished piece with blue marker pen and matted onto silver mirri card and a card blank. 

This is another very sparkly card … here’s an angled picture.

Whilst making this card I managed not only to drop my inkpad on it, but also to have an inked stamp fall off my stamping plaform onto it!! Hence a few additional catkins and some stars!! (possibly a save worthy of David Seaman!! … iykyk!)

I was in a bit of a rush to finish this and I now notice I didn’t add any “snow” … might do that later if I remember!

Stamps: Lavinia Stag, Fairy Catkins, Small Fairy Fir Tree, Small Pine Trees, Red Pine (Small), Stars 1 Mini, Christmas Greetings;

Media: Lavinia Elements ink (Della Blue); Versafine Clair (Nocturne, Twilight, Very Peri, Arctic); Sakura Stardust pens (blue, clear); Posca pen (white); Stabilo pencil (white);

Tools: Lavinia acetate Circle masks, Mini Hill Masks.

Challenges I would like to enter:

Addicted to Stamps and More #477 - Christmas (2nd entry)

Allsorts #799 - Anything Goes (2nd entry)

Christmas Crafts All Year Round (September) - Trees and/or Barns (2nd entry)

Crafter’s Cafe #312 - Anything Goes with option Include an Animal

Crafty Catz #679 - Anything Goes

FarmQuest Country Christmas #12 - Anything Country Christmas Goes

Merry Little Christmas #58 - Anything Christmas Goes (2nd entry)

Peace On Earth #72 - Anything Christmas Goes (2nd entry)

Rudolph Days (September) - Anything Christmas Goes

Simon Says (Monday) - Monochrome - DESIGNER SPOTLIGHT

Simon Says (Wednesday) - Anything Goes

Stamping Sensations (September) - Animal Magic (2nd entry)

Try It On Tuesday - Black & White + 1 Colour - TOP 5

Word Art Wednesday #667/668 - Anything Goes

I definitely need to start ramping up the Christmas card making for Q4, so I’m sure there will be a few more coming along similar to this!

Take care, and thanks for visiting.

Hugs,