Bird singing in Snow Card

Hi everyone! :o)

Today I want to share with you this CAS (clean and simple), one layer, Bird singing in Snow Card. :o)

To make this card I used stamps from a super cute Jane's Doodles 'St. Nick' stamp set. :o)

How I made this card...

I stamped a bird and music notes directly on a top folded Kraft paper card base. I also drew a treble clef with a fine liner. I colored the bird with colored pencils.

When I was satisfied, I masked the bird and splattered an area around the bird with a white tempera color mixed with water and colored snow under the bird with it. After drying, I didn't like it at all. It was weird.

I  masked the bird again and spattered whole front panel. Then I blended whole surface with Distress Ink Picket Fence. Better. :o)

As a finishing touch, I rounded two opposite corners of the card with a rounded paper puncher, drew white highlights and black details with white pigment ink and black fine liner, and my card was finished. :o)

Card measurements: 92 mm x 121 mm (3 5/8" x 4 3/4" )

List of supplies :

• Jane's Doodles 'St. Nick' stamp set
• Crafter's Companion Neenah Desert Storm Kraft Coloring Card
• Ranger Archival Ink, Jet Black
• Tim's Holtz Distress Ink Picket Fence
• TOZ Artist Color colored pencils:
• light and dark yellow
• light and dark orange
• red
• light and dark blue
• light green
• TOZ Fantasy colored pencil (dark violet)
• Koh-i-noor Mondeluz aquarell colored pencil (dark green)
• Mitshubishi Fine Liners: 0.2, 0.3
• AERO tempera color (white 070)
• Uniball Signo White Pigment Ink
• Uniball Signo White Gel Pen
• Fiskars High Precision Personal Paper Trimmer
• scissors
• bone folder
• acrylic block (102 mm x 102 mm)
• Marabu fine rounded paint brush no. #0
• Ranger Mini Ink Blending Tool
• rounded corner paper puncher
• pencil
• eraser
• post-it papers (for masking)
• paper towels
• water

I'm linking my card to following challenges:

Note: bold text and challenge badge (if any) are direct links to the current challenge and blog badge (if any) is a direct link to blog or challenge home page.

1) Addicted to Stamps and More, Challenge #319 - Clean and Simple
This is my 1st entry to this challenge.

2) As You Like It Challenge, Do you prefer Rubber or Digis?
This is my 1st entry to this challenge.
I use and like them both, rubber and digis, as they both have their own benefits, but like rubber (and clear acetate) stamps just a bit more. This is for a reason I really enjoy having a stamp in my hands and actually stamp. Also, I spend less time creating a layout for my card with physical stamps than with digis, I can stamp wherever I want and I find it way easier to go with masking technique when using rubber stamps (or clear acetate stamps).

3) Happy Little Stampers Christmas Challenge, November 2018: Anything Goes with optional twist: CAS
This is my 1st entry to this challenge.

4) Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Blog, Challenge: Let It Snow
This is my 1st entry to this challenge.

5) Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge Blog, Challenge: Baby It's Cold Outside
This is my 1st entry to this challenge.

Thank you for stopping by and your kind feedback. Enjoy and smile! :o)

Milka