Hi everyone! :o)
To make this card I used stamps from three ADORABLE Jane's Doodles stamp sets: 'St. Nick', 'Driving Home For Christmas' and 'Warm and Cozy'.
How I made this card...
I stamped a reindeer on a watercolor paper and colored him in watercolor technique using Distress Ink Ground Espresso. After drying I fussy cut the reindeer, traced edges with black marker and stamped another reindeer on a white cardstock paper, colored him in black and fussy cut, leaving thin white border around him. Then I glued together two reindeer. I did this because the watercolor paper I use is very thin and I needed a bit thicker image. As a finishing touch, I drew white and black details on reindeer's scarf using a white pigment ink and black fine liner. :o)
Then I worked on a background. I heat embossed in white stars on a Kraft paper panel and glued the panel on a white top folded card base. I cut two hills from the white cardstock paper, glued one directly on the panel, added some foam on the other hill and glued it on the card. Then I drew white dots on the panel to create more snowy effect. I must admit this is my favorite snowy background on Kraft. :o)
I LOVE dimension on my cards. :o) When creating scenes like on this card, I like to use various dimensions of 3D foam. It gives even more interest. :o)
I heat embossed in white a sentiment on the Kraft paper and cut a stripe shape I liked. I glued 3D foam squares on the back of the reindeer and the sentiment, placed them on the card and my card was finished. :o)
Today is my turn to be on the spotlight over at Jane's Doodles and I made this Merry Christmas Card. :o)
To make this card I used stamps from three ADORABLE Jane's Doodles stamp sets: 'St. Nick', 'Driving Home For Christmas' and 'Warm and Cozy'.
How I made this card...
I stamped a reindeer on a watercolor paper and colored him in watercolor technique using Distress Ink Ground Espresso. After drying I fussy cut the reindeer, traced edges with black marker and stamped another reindeer on a white cardstock paper, colored him in black and fussy cut, leaving thin white border around him. Then I glued together two reindeer. I did this because the watercolor paper I use is very thin and I needed a bit thicker image. As a finishing touch, I drew white and black details on reindeer's scarf using a white pigment ink and black fine liner. :o)
Then I worked on a background. I heat embossed in white stars on a Kraft paper panel and glued the panel on a white top folded card base. I cut two hills from the white cardstock paper, glued one directly on the panel, added some foam on the other hill and glued it on the card. Then I drew white dots on the panel to create more snowy effect. I must admit this is my favorite snowy background on Kraft. :o)
I LOVE dimension on my cards. :o) When creating scenes like on this card, I like to use various dimensions of 3D foam. It gives even more interest. :o)
I heat embossed in white a sentiment on the Kraft paper and cut a stripe shape I liked. I glued 3D foam squares on the back of the reindeer and the sentiment, placed them on the card and my card was finished. :o)
Card measurements: 82 mm x 122 mm (3 1/4" x 4 13/16")
List of supplies :
- Jane's Doodles 'St. Nick' stamp set (reindeer)
- Jane's Doodles 'Driving Home For Christmas' stamp set (stars)
- Jane's Doodles 'Warm and Cozy' stamp set (sentiment)
- white cardstock paper
- Crafter's Companion Neenah Desert Storm Kraft Coloring Card
- Ranger Archival Ink, Jet Black
- Tsukineko VersaMark Watermark Stamp Pad
- WOW! Embossing Powder (Opaque Bright White, Regular, WL01R)
- Tim's Holtz Distress Ink Ground Espresso
- Mitshubishi Fine Liner 0.2
- Uniball Signo White Pigment Ink
- UHU liquid glue
- foam sheet scraps, 1 mm thick
- 3D faom squares, 5 mm x 5 mm x 2 mm
- Fiskars High Precision Personal Paper Trimmer
- scissors
- kraft knife
- Xcut self healing mat A4
- ruler
- bone folder
- acrylic block (102 mm x 102 mm)
- Marabu fine rounded paint brush no. #0
- Ranger Heat It Craft Tool
- tweezers
- paper towels
- water
- powder bag
I'm linking my card to following challenges:
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1) As You Like It Challenge, Do you prefer Rubber or Digis?
This is my 2nd 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 can use stamps for more crafting techniques, for example heat embossing. :o)
2) Happy Little Stampers Christmas Challenge, November 2018: Anything Goes
This is my 2nd entry to this challenge.
3) Happy Little Stampers, Watercolour Challenge, November 2018: Anything Goes
This is my 4th entry to this challenge.
This is my 4th entry to this challenge.