Hi everyone, today I would like to share a Christmas card I made which was inspired by a Tracy Evans YouTube video, but where I had to make a number of adjustments due to not having all the same colouring media, stamps and other supplies!
Tracy’s original card was a rectangle, and had a splodgy background created by inking around the edges of a 5” x 3” gel press. The 2 gel presses I have aren’t suitable shapes and sizes for this technique, so I created a background on square card by applying inked and spritzed acetate. As the outcome effect was different I then went off on a tangent with my foliage, coloured my baubles with Zig pens rather than pencils, and changed the colour of my background stamping to suit!
I cut a 13cm square of white stamping card, and dabbed Distress Oxide ink around the edges of a piece of acetate the same size, spritzed and dabbed onto the card. I stamped mini baubles into the white space, copying Tracy’s technique of roughly inking round the edges with a Medieval Blue VFC inkpad, then coloured with Zig pens and blender. I stamped 1st and 2nd generation holly branches around the border, hand drew the bauble strings, then added some background word stamping in Morning Mist and the number 25 in Medieval Blue. I added white Posca highlights to the baubles and leaves, sparkle to the baubles, and stamped a teeny Robin bottom left. I matted the square onto dark blue card stock and a 6” square card blank, then added a sentiment which I stamped onto separate card.
Stamps: Tracy Evans Boutique Designs TE21 Holly and Berries, TE22 Christmas Wishes, TE23 Winter Delights;
Media: Tim Holtz Distress Oxide ink (Blueprint Sketch); Versafine Clair (Nocturne, Medieval Blue, Morning Mist); Kuretake Zig Clean Color watercolour pens; Spectrum Noir Sparkle pen (clear); Posca pen (white).
Challenges I would like to enter:
12 Months of Christmas #125 - Anything Goes Christmas
A Place To Start (August) - Anything Goes
As You Like It - Favourite Colouring Medium (and why)
(I love using Zig pens as they are so vibrant and blend easily)
C.R.A.F.T. #762 - Christmas
Creative Fingers #306 - Anything Goes
DL.Art (August) - Anything Goes
Everybody Art #583 - Anything Goes
Girlz & the Art of Letters #8 - H is for…
(Holly)
Outlawz Festive Friday (August) - Christmas (2nd entry)
I have to confess that when this card was halfway in progress it looked a bit of a shambles, but I’m fairly happy with how it turned out in the end.
Take care and thanks for visiting.
Hugs,
18 comments:
Absolutely beautiful monochrome card, love the colour and all the stamps -beautiful love it.
Carol x
Sometimes you just have to get past the “ugly” stage . . . in order for the beauty to blossom. You nailed it - it’s a lovely Christmas card. xxx
That's such a lovely effect and what a gorgeous blue xx
Gorgeous monochrome Christmas card - well done for adapting the idea to use what you had handy.
It's beautiful Pauline, lovely monochromatic blues, beautiful stamps. I love how you adapted Tracey's lovely design and made it your own. xx
Oh WOW, this is downright gorgeous!!
Thank you for joining our challenge at Peace On Earth!
Diane POE Co-Owner
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A beautiful Christmas card in these pretty shades of blue. Loving the design!
Hi Pauline
Your card is gorgeous .. .. love the finished look.
Took a look at Tracey's video too. Made me smile that she considered a card that took over an hour to produce was classed as a "simple card". LOL!! But I did love the finished result and
I got lots of inspiration from her fabby video.
Hope you are having a good weekend.
Love and hugs
Jules xoxo
Fab Christmas card! A lot of work in the different layers and shading but well worth the effort!
I love this look, beautiful shades of blue. Thanks for joining AYLI challenge. Elaine
Lovely card! Thanks so much for sharing it with us at A Place to Start!
Hugz,
Chana Malkah, Owner
It worked out really well, Pauline - a beautiful result.
Thanks for joining me at the Rudolph Days Challenge.
Helen x
Wow, this is such an atmospheric Christmas card. I love the monochrome design and I love this fantastic blue frame with all the Christmas branches. It frames the gorgeous Christmas baubles beautifully. The lettering in between is simply amazing and adds a finishing touch.
Thank you for participating in the current Everybody Art Challenge.
Hugs, Uschi
Such a lovely card, Pauline! I love the blues for Christmas. It's so festive and yet different. I will have to watch the video. I subscribed to her channel too. It's always nice to see what everyone is doing. There are so many great ideas out there. Thanks so much for sharing your card with us at Word Art Wednesday. We really appreciate you! :)
A lovely card. Thank you so much for entering our challenge at CRAFT Challenge, looking forward to see you again next challenge.
Hugs Sheryl xx CRAFT DT
I adore you very stylish christmas card - bleautiful use of blues. Thanks so very much for joining us this time at the Creative fingers Challenge
It's a great card Pauline, love the shade a blue, having to adapt to what you have makes it feel more of your own creation. Avril xx
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