Hi everyone, here I am again with another card using one of my new Lavinia stamps, from my visit to the Dreamatorium on Saturday(more info and pics here). Initially I wasn’t going to purchase the ‘Berry Branch’ stamp, but then I saw that amongst Jo Rice’s gorgeous demo samples she had made a couple of Christmas cards with it, so I was inspired by that. Here’s my card, using the new stamp with some older Christmas stamps.
I cut a 6.25” x 4.25” piece of stamping card, and stamped the street lamp. I masked the lamp then created my snowy landscape with Mini Hill masks and blended Elements ink, and blended more ink using a circle mask to create the twilight sky. I stamped the branch several times using Pinecone VFC then stamped berries here and there, and also added Annie and Edward looking up at the lantern. I coloured the berries and lantern with Inktense pencils, and the branches with Zig pen, then added some Wink of Stella to the lamplight for sparkle. I stamped the sentiment then added white Posca snow to the branches, lamp and sentiment, and highlights,, to the berries and figures with Posca and Stabilo pencil. I added some spatter Posca snow and when dry, matted the finished piece onto a red border and 7” x 5” card blank.
Stamps: Lavinia Berry Branch, Street Light, Annie and Edward, Christmas Greetings;
Media: Lavinia Elements inks (Della Blue, Dark Denim); Versafine Clair (Nocturne, Pinecone); Inktense pencils; Kuretake Zig Clean Color Watercolor pens; Sakura Stardust pen (clear); Wink of Stella; Posca pen (white); Stabilo pencil (white).
Challenges I would like to enter:
12 Months of Christmas #124 - Anything Goes Christmas
613 Avenue Create (July) - Anything Goes with option Any Holiday
Art Impressions #407 - Spritz, Spatter and Paint
Aud Sentiments #327 - Christmas In July + a Sentiment
Craft Rocket #127 - Christmas In July
Creative Artiste #117 - Anything Mixed Media Goes
Daisy Chain #98 - Christmas In July
Double Trouble #195 - 3-2-1 Recipe
(Thing 1: Include AT LEAST 3 colours, 2 hard stamped images and 1 sentiment
Thing 3: Include shimmer/spatter)
Everybody Art #582 - Christmas in June
Fab ‘n’ Funky #620 - Christmas In July - TOP 3
FarmQuest Country Christmas #22 - Anything Country Christmas Goes
Heart’s Quest Celebrations of Love #7 2025 - Christmas In July
The Holly and Ivy #187 - Anything Christmas Goes (2nd entry)
Lavinia Creative Challenge (July) - Once Upon a Time
Merry Little Christmas #63 - Anything Christmas Goes
Outlawz Festive Fridays (July) - Christmas
Peace On Earth #91 - Anything Christmas Goes
Simon Says Monday - Fun With Paint
(I don’t have much in the way of paint media, but I DO love to spatter with my Posca paint marker!)
Sparkles Christmas #174 - Sparkle and Bling
Sweet Stampin’ - Christmas In July
Unicorn #111 - Christmas In July
Take care, and thanks for visiting.
Hugs,
26 comments:
That is such a beautiful card!
A beautiful winter scene with the children standing in the snow gazing up in awe at the magical lamppost, the berries in the foreground give it so much depth.
Thank you for joining in at Fab'n' Funky and at Sweet Stampin'
Chris
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Oh Pauline ... you are SO creative! Love this sweet scene! Thanks so much for joining in the fun at our Peace on Earth challenge! Good Luck and we hope you’ll come back often.
Darlene
DAR’S CRAFTY CREATIONS
Peace on Earth Co-Owner
Whimsical wintry evening delight in the glow of the lamp post! How darling! Thanks for creating and sharing with FQCCCB! And the first link-up too for #22!! -- Becca
I'm so glad you did buy the Berry Branch Pauline! This is a lovely card. It really captures the essence of a cold winter day at dusk. The streetlamp was one of the first things to jump out at me. I love how it glows. And of course the Berry Branch is perfect. I love how you colored it. Thanks so much for sharing with us at Word Art Wednesday!
Such a perfect scene. I love the streetlamp and candle highlights. Thanks for joining our Double Trouble challenge.
Oh my, Pauline! I absolutely love how you have coloured these beautiful berries. They look so real, I fancy picking one, and you have done a magnificent job here. The background scene is so evocative, and this is a beautiful Christmas card.
Hope you are well,
Hugs,
Carol x
That berry branch works brilliantly in your twilight snowy scene. Just lovely xx
Wow great card! I love the vintage look and I like how the lanterns and candle seem to glow! Thanks for sharing with us at Sparkles!
I think those berries were a good buy and you've combined them beautifully with some of your Christmas stamps.
I am fan of Lavinia stamps and you made a wonderful card with them!
Lia DT POE
This is gorgeous - the background, the overhanging branches - everything! Thanks for sharing with us at Double Trouble :)
Gorgeous Wintry scene love the stamps and your new Berry Branch.
Carol x
What a fantastic stamped scene you created for a Christmas card... love the images and the lighting on lights and the berry branch is perfect. Thanks for sharing your fun card with us at double Trouble's "Inky Pinkies".
Love the Lavinia stamps, you really do such a great job showing off their style and all the details just look wonderful! Thanks for sharing with us at Double Trouble.
🎄 Oh my tinsel and holly, this is berry-licious Christmas magic! Those branches look so fresh I’m half tempted to hang them on my front door and call it decorating done. 😂 The whole design is so classy it’s making my Christmas jumper feel underdressed. Thanks so much for joining us at the FarmQuest Country Christmas Challenge — you’ve sprinkled festive joy everywhere! 🎄
A wonderful little Christmas scene! Thank you so much for playing along with 613 Avenue Create. Rosi x
Do you already know the Dream Factory Challenge Blog ?
Thanks x 2 for sharing at the optional event theme for July at HQCOLCB-- Christmas in July!! I'm enjoying seeing how you use your stencils and stamps in different ways to continue creating charming scenes! -- Becca
wow Pauline, this is beautiful, great christmas scene.
Thanks for sharing with us at Sweet Stampin.
Fi
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What a beautiful scene. It's fantastic to see the children looking at this wonderful lantern. The yellow light conveys so much hope for Christmas. Beautifully designed background. The bright full moon is beautifully done. And the berry branch really looks like it's in the foreground. Great 3D effect.
I´m so glad to see your beautiful and admirable Christmas card in the current Everybody Art Challenge.
Hugs, Uschi
Such a beautiful "Christmas in July" card!
Simply beautiful. Very pretty design for Christmas. Thank you for sharing at Double Trouble.
Truly a beautiful card and I love the punch of red added to the scene - fabulous! So glad you joined us at FQCCC!
Your winter card is beautiful! Loving the lamplight and foliage - gorgeous 😊. Always a pleasure to see you at Creative Artiste, thank you for joining us! Hugs, Jo x
The details in your card are stunning! The snow on the branches looks real, like it would fall off if the branch was shaken. Thank you for sharing with us at Double Trouble.
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