Bauble mania!

Hi everyone, today’s card is another one from the same craft session as my previous card, which explains why it is in a similar colour scheme. Right now I’m on a bit of a roll, experimenting with various ways of stamping and colouring my silhouette bauble stamps and stencil by Tracy Evans - this one is stamping with Versafine Clair onto a smooshed Distress Oxide background, then shading the baubles with Zig pens, pastel pencil and sparkle pen. 

I cut a square of white stamping card and created the background by dabbing on two colours of Distress Oxide ink using acetate. I then stamped the baubles using Bali Blue and Avocado VFC, added shading with Zig pens, then highlighted with white pastel pencil and Spectrum Noir sparkle pen. I stamped falling holly branches using a mix of Avocado and Shady Lane VFC, then  added berry branches in 1st and 2nd generation Bali Blue. I added some grey background stamping, then stamped the greeting onto separate card, cut out and attached with 2 stamped birds sitting on top. I added grey Zig pen shadows to both the baubles and the sentiment … I have decided I definitely need a grey Inktense pencil like Tracy uses in her technique videos, and have ordered one today to add to my meagre Inktense collection! Finally I stamped a teeny red heart above the birds, added some white Posca highlights then matted the finished panel onto coordinating card stock and a card blank.

Here’s an angled picture to show the shading and highlighting a bit better.

Stamps: Tracy Evans Boutique Designs TE18 Decorations, TE21 Holly & Berries,TE11 Background Elements, TE10 Quirky Birds (heart), TE22 Christmas Wishes;

Media: Tim Holtz Distress Oxide inks (Twisted Citron, Salvaged Patina); Versafine Clair (Bali Blue, Avocado, Shady Lane, Morning Mist, Nocturne, Strawberry); Kuretake Zig Clean Color watercolour pens; Spectrum Noir sparkle pen (clear); pastel pencil (white) Posca pen (white).

Challenges I would like to enter:

12 Months of Christmas #115 - Anything Christmas Goes (5th entry)

ABC Christmas Challenge - U is for Unusual Christmas Colours (2nd entry)

Addicted to Stamps and More #479 - Any Occasion (2nd entry)

Build Your Stash Holiday Cardmakers - Falling for the Holidays {BYSCH} Linky Party (2nd entry)

Crafty Calendar (October) - Anything Goes (2nd entry)

Crafty Catz #680 - Anything Goes (2nd entry)

Creative Crafters #81 - Anything Goes

Inkspirational #327 - Seasonal

Peace On Earth #74 - Anything Christmas Goes

We Love 2 Create #9 - Anything Mixed Media Goes (2nd entry)

Word Art Wednesday #669/670 - Anything Goes (5th entry)

I’m still not done with these baubles … I think my next challenge is to try different techniques for stamping them with DOX inks! … so watch this space! 

Take care, and thanks for visiting.

Hugs,