Cabin Fever!

Hi everyone, I’m still playing with all sorts of Christmas combos using my recently acquired Christmas stamps, stencil and inks - here are a couple of cards I made with my winter cabins.

I blended Morning Mist VFC around a circle mask, then stamped a twiggy wreath in 1st and second generation Nocturne. I stamped the cabin scene in Morning Mist, masked, then created the sky using blended Versacolor inks I added some inky snowdrifts and a wee faun to the foreground, then added Posca highlights and snow, and Stickles and Spectrum Noir sparkle pen for sparkle. I stamped the sentiment then edged the finished piece in black and matted onto silver mirror card and a card blank.

Stamps: Inkylicious Winter Cabin (small), Stag/Deer set 1; Card-io Oriental Blossom;

Media: Versafine Clair (Nocturne, Morning Mist, Blue Belle); Versacolor (Atlantic, Peony, Canary, Green Tea); Posca pen (white); Spectrum Noir sparkle pen (clear); Stickles (Stardust).

Challenges I would like to enter:

12 Months of Christmas #128 - Anything Goes Christmas

C.R.A.F.T. #767 - Christmas (2nd entry)

Craft Rocket #131 - Christmas/Winter

Creative Artiste #121 - Anything Mixed Media Goes

Creative Inspirations (November) - Wrapped Up in Winter

Creative Moments #276 - Add Some Sparkle

FarmQuest Country Christmas #26 - Anything Farm or Country Christmas Goes

FarmQuest General Store #34 - Anything Farm or Country Goes

The Holly and Ivy #195 - Anything Christmas Goes

Just Us Girls #800 - Anything Goes

Merry Little Christmas #65 - Anything Christmas Goes

Moving Along with the Times #183 - Winter Wonderland (2nd entry)

Paper Funday #82 - Anything Goes with option Merry and Bright

Peace On Earth #99 - Anything Christmas Goes

My second card today is a simple one layer card which features the larger cabin inside a bauble, but this time I tried a different colouring technique for the sky.

I created a card blank suitable for stamping onto directly by simply scoring a 30cm x 15cm piece of Pink Frog super smooth card. I stamped the cabin using Morning Mist VFC and extended the scene with a few small Card-io trees, then masked the cabin and snow line, and created the sky by blending Distress Oxide inks and Memento, working outwards from light to dark. I also blended ink to define the bottom of the bauble and created snowdrifts with torn paper. I painted the cabin roof and added accents to the scene plus snowfall with white Posca pen, then outlined the bauble with a Sakura Stardust pen. I stamped the pine branches and sentiment, then added Stickles and Spectrum Noir sparkle pen for sparkle. This card is much sparklier than the picture suggests! 

Stamps: Inkylicious Winter Cabin (medium), Stag/Deer set 1; Card-io Small Pine Trees; AALL & Create #806 Fallen Leaves; Tracy Evans Boutique Designs TE18 Decorations;

Media: Tim Holtz Distress Oxide inks (Tumbled Glass, Blueprint Sketch); Versafine Clair (Nocturne, Morning Mist); Memento (Paris Dusk); Posca pen (white); Sakura Stardust pen (clear); Spectrum Noir sparkle pen (clear); Stickles (Stardust);

Tools: Card-io stencil - Vintage Bauble.

 

Challenges I would like to enter:

ABC Christmas (October) - U is for Uncluttered (2nd entry)

Addicted to Stamps and More #505 - Diecuts and/or Stencils

Aud Sentiments #331 - Glitter and/or Christmas plus a sentiment

Crafter’s Cafe #324 - Anything Goes with option Christmas (4th entry)

Crazy Is Our Fame, Stencils are our Game (November) - Use a Stencil

Daisy Chain #102 - Christmas/Winter

Fab ‘n’ Funky #625 - Clean and Simple

Girlz Creative Christmas #149 - Anything Christmas Goes

Heart’s Quest Celebrations of Love #11 2025 - Christmas

Outlawz Festive Friday (November) - Christmas

Outlawz Monthly (November) - Project entered into Outlawz challenges

Simply Clean & Simple (November) - Holidays/Winter

Tic Tac Toe #283 - Tic Tac Toe

(Ornament / Free / Snow)

Unicorn #115 - Christmas/Winter

That’s all for today. Take care, and thanks for visiting.

Hugs,