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Peaceful & calm outside, but inside? Mischief and mayhem!

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 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: 5.5 x 4.25

Card Face:

I stamped the trees roughly in the center of the paper using Memento black ink. I coloured the trees with alcohol markers.
I placed the card face onto the grip mat, and then added one of the Arches stencils, centering the opening around the trees.
Using a light hand, I added blue ink in the open areas.
I added snow to the scene by spattering white metallic watercolour into the opening, directly over the image.
I removed the Arches stencil and placed the Floor Perspective stencil towards the bottom of the card face, immediately under the window. I used brown ink across the open areas. I wanted to continue the floor pattern across the entire width of the card face, so I moved the stencil to the right and tried to line up the pattern before applying ink again. (you can see that I was not entirely successful!) I repeated this on the left side of the card face, extending the tiled floor there as well.
I protected the window image created earlier by adding the corresponding mask to cover the inked area completely. I used a loop of low-tack tape on the back of the mask to keep it in place.
Using a strip of low tack tape to mask the edge of the floor, I added yellow ink to the top of the card face around the window.
I put the Sparkles stencil in place and added the same yellow ink across the exposed areas, creating a tone on tone pattern.
I added light grey ink to the border area between the floor and wall to create shadow.
I put the mask back in place over the window and traced around this with a black marker. I used a ruler and the same black marker to create the window panes within this border.

Other:

I had previously stamped and coloured the image of the dog with the string of lights: I fussy cut around the image. To give this just a bit more “pop” I used a clear medium over the Christmas bulbs – this added a bit of depth and a lot of shine.
I looked through my sentiment binder and found one that worked perfectly with the scene.

Assembly

I glued the card face to the card base.
I glued the dog in place.
I added the sentiment across the center of the trees.

Final Thoughts:

Supplies: (and links where possible)

This card involved a lot of design on the fly …. I started the process with the idea of using the Arches stencil, and no real plan. It created itself as I went along (something that happens often in my craftroom), and once I had added the floor, wallpaper and outlined the window I thought the card was done.

When I went back and had another look the following week, I realized it still needed “something”. So I looked through my pre-coloured images and discovered the perfect final touch.

I love it when serendipity strikes!

Supplies:

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

Stencils:

Marvellous Masks Arches, A Colorful Life Designs

Floor Perspective, A Colorful Life Designs

Sparkles, A Colorful Life Designs

Waffle Flower Grip Mat, 8.5 x 6.5, Scrapbook.com

Versamark Embossing Ink: Simon Says Stamp

Clear Embossing Powder, Wow, Simon Says Stamp

Stamps:

Dog: Christmas Fun, Penny Black, Amazon

Trees: Impression Obsession (no longer in business)

Ink: Stampin’ Up!

Blending Brushes: Stampin’ Up!