Hi everyone, I’m finally starting to get a wriggle on with my Christmas cards … for some reason I’m struggling with Christmas mojo this year. I do like a Christmas night sky though, so decided to do a Santa sleigh scene with Visible Image stamps, paired with background stamps and sentiments by Chloe’s Creative Crafts, from my most recent craft magazine.
I die cut a stitched frame from white card, then cut a white square large enough to fit behind the aperture. I created a night sky by blending Distress Oxides onto the cut square and Medieval Blue VFC at the top edge, then stamped three layers of buildings in Morning Mist, Medieval Blue and Nocturne VFC to give a feeling of depth. I stamped Santa’s sleigh riding through the sky, added some yellow sparkle pen to light the windows, and white Posca snow spatter. When dry I attached the panel behind the aperture and added a stamped and die cut sentiment and some stamped stars around the edges, before attaching to my card blank. I still thought it needed something else, so I added some silvery Stardust pen sparkle by outlining the houses and reindeer - here’s an angled pic to show that.
Stamps: Visible Image Christmas Eve; sentiment and stars by Chloe’s Creative Crafts;
Media: Tim Holtz Distress Oxides inks (Kitsch Flamingo, Picked Raspberry, Blueprint Sketch, Chipped Sapphire); Versafine Clair (Nocturne, Medieval Blue, Morning Mist, Very Peri); Sakura Stardust pen (yellow); Posca pen (white);
Tools: Hunkydory Moonstone Duo-Stitched square dies; Chloe’s Creative Crafts Christmas word die.
Challenges I would like to enter:
12 Months of Christmas #127 - Anything Christmas Goes with option Snowfall
Addicted to Stamps & More #502 - Christmas (2nd entry)
As You Like It - Favourite: Square or Not? (and why)
(My favourite is definitely square as I find it gives me plenty of space for my design)
Cut It Up #340 - Use More than One Die
Die Cut Divas (October) - Anything Goes with Dies
Girlz Creative Christmas #145 - Anything Goes Christmas
The Holly and Ivy #192 - Anything Christmas Goes (2nd entry)
Little Red Wagon #827 - H is for Holidays
Merry Little Christmas #64 - Anything Christmas Goes
Outlawz Festive Fridays (October) - Christmas
Peace On Earth #97 - Anything Christmas Goes
Sweet Stampin’ - Feature a Sentiment
Try It On Tuesday - Animals Real or Imaginary
Word Art Wednesday #718/719 - Anything Goes (3rd entry)
Hope everyone is having a great weekend, despite the awful weather. Take care, and thanks for visiting.
Hugs,
24 comments:
A gorgeous and atmospheric Christmas card. Love all the little details. xxx
That is so lovely!
A lovely card Pauline, Santa and his Reindeer riding through the night sky looks fabulous, love all the little details you've added.
Thanks for sharing over at Try it on Tuesday. Avril xx
Fabulous Christmas card, Pauline. Your night sky is beautiful.
Liz xx
Beautiful! Love the design with the skyline against that wonderful night sky and Santa's sleigh flying overhead, just magical.
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Beautiful Christmas card and love the Santa's Sleigh against the background scene.
Carol x
What a great card. Love that sky xx
You've created a perfect nighttime festive scene, Pauline, and I love how you have framed it.
Thanks for sharing with us at Addicted to Stamps and More.
Gorgeous sky, Pauline, beautiful with the silhouette city & Santa's sleigh! Thanks for sharing at Die Cut Divas!!
What a beautiful scene! Thanks for sharing with us at Cut It Up :)
Beautiful design and love the sky and Santa soaring over the city. So glad you joined us at Die Cut Divas for our October theme of "Anything Goes"
That sounds wonderful! š ✨ A Christmas night sky scene is always so magical — the perfect way to get that festive feeling back! The combo of Visible Image stamps with Chloe’s Creative Crafts sounds like a great mix of detail and sparkle. I’m sure your card turned out beautifully and full of Christmas charm! šš
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Love this Pauline - This is a set I don't know so will have to check it out - I do love cards where Santa is flying overhead. Thanks for sharing with us at Holly & Ivy
Beautiful night sky with Santa and his sleigh flying - great night scene below as well. A lovely Christmas card.
What a beautiful holiday scene!
Thank you for joining our challenge at Peace On Earth!
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Lovely Scene and great christmas card, Pauline.
Thanks for joining us @Little Red Wagon this week. Good luck in the Top3 draw.
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Fantastic festive card, such a lovely scene
Hi Pauline, I saw your wonderful Christmas card at Little Red Wagon. What a magical night sky, and the silver outlines of the houses and reindeer look amazing! It would be perfect for the current challenge at Dream Factory. The theme is: Anything Goes, mainly in purple. Maybe you'd like to join in? Rosi x
So beautifully done!! Thanks for linking up to our October challenge gallery at Die Cut Divas.
Wonderful card with what surely must be everyone's favourite animals! Thanks so much for sharing at Try It On Tuesday, Chrisx
So beautiful! LOVE the sky and the scene it's absolutely magical. I need to purchase a Kitch Flamingo ink pad!!
Fabulous card - love how you have put it together1
Thanks for sharing with Addicted to Stamps and More!
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Beautiful Christmas card! Thanks for joining us at Try it on Tuesday! Helen DT
What a superb Christmas Eve sky! Thank you for sharing at AYLI. Sarah
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