Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas

I am using my favourite stamp set once again for Artistic Outpost, Snowy Woods. I love this plate and this year I am trying to get ahead with my Christmas makes so that I can enjoy December and the build up to the festivities.

I have embossed the background with a heart embossing folder using Core'dinations card and sanded back the design to reveal the core.

I cut a piece of Kraft card 4.5" x 6.5" and then applied Vintage Photo Distress Ink to Tim Holtz star layering stencil, spritzed with water and then placed onto the kraft card, removed and then dried with a heat tool. I also applied Potting Soil Archival Ink to the edges for definition. I then stamped the frame from the Christmas Chalk stamp set with Black Archival Ink and then added the sentiment and Reindeer images to the frame also from the same stamp set. I added a metal snowflake embellishment for added interest.

A touch of background stamping has been added to the background layer along with Remnant Rubs, Chitchat stickers and 'CHRISTMAS' sentiment using a shadowpress.

I cut out a heart from kraft card and then stamped the Father Christmas image with Potting Soil Archival ink, adding a touch of shading around the image and then tucked the heart behind my layers.

Thanks so much for stopping by. Tracy x x

Winter Wishes

This week for Artistic Outpost I am using the SNOWY WOODS stamp set.

I decorated the background with Tim Holtz star layering stencil using Pine Needles Distress Ink, blending a touch of colour around the edges.. I also added a touch of background stamping using Potting Soil Archival Ink.

I added a second layer again with stencilled stars, applying background stamping to the stars and matting onto a piece of brown Core'dinations card stock. A central panel has been added along with Winter Wishes using Tim Holtz Holiday Words.

I cut out three stars from white card stamped the Father Christmas image onto one of the stars and added a touch of shading with Vintage Photo Distress Ink.

Two further stars have been cut from white card and this time stamped with images from the CHRISTMAS CHALK stamp set stamping each of the images with Potting Soil Archival Ink.

Thanks so much for stopping by. Tracy x x