Celebrate a Nostalgic Christmas with Creative Designs

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

Card Face: 5 ⅜ x 4 1/8

Card Face:

  • I laid the card face on my grip mat and positioned the Whimsical Trees stencil.  I used blue ink and applied it lightly across the exposed areas.
  • I set that stencil aside and put the card face in my stamp positioner.  I stamped the barn, fence and footprints with black ink.
  • I put the card face back onto the grip mat and positioned one of the arch masks directly over the stamped images, shielding them completely. 
  • I inked around the mask with dark grey ink,  covering that section of the previous stencilling.
  • Leaving the mask in place to protect the stamped area, I added spatter in both silver metallic watercolour and white acrylic paint.

Assembly

  • I glued the card face to the card base.

Final Thoughts:

I like this calm, country scene!   Adding the spatter at the end made that arched section pop beautifully.

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.

Stencil: (see images below)

Whimsical Trees,  A Colorful Life Designs

Marvellous Masks Arch,  A Colorful Life Designs

Stamps:  Christmas Barn, Stampin’ Up!  (retired)

Ink: Stampin’ Up!

Blending Brushes: Stampin’ Up! 

Versafine Onyx, Simon Says Stamp

Adhesive: Tombow Aqua, Michaels

Card Base & Card Face: Accent 100 lb., Amazon 

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Whimsical Trees

Marvellous Masks Arch

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