You Can Create a Stunning Mid Century Holiday Card

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Would you like to experiment with a design like this? You’ll find a supply list below, including a link to the stencils I used from A Colorful Life Designs. Follow the link and use the discount code ChrisFan10 to save 10% on your entire order! (Master Creator Bundles are excluded as they already have a 20% discount built in.)

Let’s get Started:

Card Base: 5.5 x 8.5, scored and folded at 4.25

Black Border Layer: 5.5 x 4.25

Card Face: 5.5 x 4

Card Face:

I laid my card face on the grip mat, and then positioned the tree stencil . I masked off the trunk and applied green ink over the exposed areas with a light hand. Then I switched and masked off the bottom of the tree and added brown ink to the trunk.

I put the card face into the stamp positioner and stamped the woman with Memento black ink. I coloured her with alcohol markers.

I positioned the floor stencil and created the pattern with blue ink, using a shading brush to avoid inking the tree or the woman.

I switched to the Sparkles stencil. I added this detail with yellow ink, again using a shading brush to avoid getting yellow ink where I didn’t want it.

I put the card face back in the stamp positioner and added the sentiment with Versafine Onyx, stamping a couple of times to get good saturation..

Assembly

I glued the black border layer to the card base, and then centered the card face on top of this.

Final Thoughts:

I love the way these individual products came together to create this scene. If I recreate this I’ll make the tree a bit darker, but other than that I’m happy with the way this turned out.

Supplies: (and links where possible)

I have listed the products I have used and where they can be purchased. It’s a huge marketplace, and in most instances, there are multiple sources and many alternatives to choose from.

Stencils: (see images below)

Mid Century Christmas Tree, A Colorful Life Designs

Sparkles, A Colorful Life Designs

Floor Perspective, A Colorful Life Designs

Stamps:

Hello Gorgeous Penny Black, Amazon

Sentiment: Recollections (retired)

Ink: Stampin’ Up!

Blending Brushes: Stampin’ Up!

Versafine Onyx, Simon Says Stamp

Memento Ink: Stampin’ Up!

Alcohol Markers: