Hello crafty friends! I've had fun making another Christmas card with the sweet Winter Woodland Wonders stamp set. I was inspired by a current challenge at Splitcoaststampers, where the weekly CAS challenge "Into the Forest" is to make a card that features either creatures that would live in the forest (birds,
raccoons, deer, fox, squirrels, wolves, etc.) or the forest itself (trees,
branches). I'm also joining the current "Snow White" challenge for the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge, where we can add snow to our card or make it mostly white. I've added links to both challenges below.
SCS CAS#454 Into the Forest
SSS Wednesday Challenge Snow White
For my card I started with an A2 size panel of watercolor paper and stamped the sentiment, trees and cute little deer with Stazon Timber Brown ink. I decided to try out a couple of small Daniel Smith Watercolor Palettes to watercolor my panel, although there isn't much serious "watercoloring" because the images are pretty small, but it was fun to try out the watercolors anyway.
After all the watercoloring was complete and dried, including a light blue wash in the background, I used White Gouache to try to create a little snowy mound around the deer, then mixed some of the paint with water and used a paint brush to flick "snow" onto the scene. When the gouache was dry, I used a bit of highly diluted black watercolor paint to create the shadow under the deer.
After die cutting the panel with a Wonky Stitched Rectangle die, I used Shimmer spray over the entire panel. I think you can see a bit of the sparkle in the photo below.
Thanks so much for visiting and commenting, it's always so appreciated! Be sure to use the links above and enjoy all the beautiful inspiration, plus there's still plenty of time to join in if you're able.
Stef
Product details
Stamps: Winter Woodland Wonders (Avery Elle)
Paper: Canson Montval watercolor, 100# Whisper White (SU)
Ink: Timber Brown Stazon
Other: Daniel Smith Extra Fine Watercolor Debby Hughes and Shari Carroll palettes (Simon Says Stamp), SSS Wonky Stitched Rectangle die, White Gouache, Ranger Glossy Accents, Sparkle Sheer Shimmer Spritz (Imagine Crafts)
SCS CAS#454 Into the Forest
SSS Wednesday Challenge Snow White
For my card I started with an A2 size panel of watercolor paper and stamped the sentiment, trees and cute little deer with Stazon Timber Brown ink. I decided to try out a couple of small Daniel Smith Watercolor Palettes to watercolor my panel, although there isn't much serious "watercoloring" because the images are pretty small, but it was fun to try out the watercolors anyway.
After all the watercoloring was complete and dried, including a light blue wash in the background, I used White Gouache to try to create a little snowy mound around the deer, then mixed some of the paint with water and used a paint brush to flick "snow" onto the scene. When the gouache was dry, I used a bit of highly diluted black watercolor paint to create the shadow under the deer.
After die cutting the panel with a Wonky Stitched Rectangle die, I used Shimmer spray over the entire panel. I think you can see a bit of the sparkle in the photo below.
Thanks so much for visiting and commenting, it's always so appreciated! Be sure to use the links above and enjoy all the beautiful inspiration, plus there's still plenty of time to join in if you're able.
Stef
Product details
Stamps: Winter Woodland Wonders (Avery Elle)
Paper: Canson Montval watercolor, 100# Whisper White (SU)
Ink: Timber Brown Stazon
Other: Daniel Smith Extra Fine Watercolor Debby Hughes and Shari Carroll palettes (Simon Says Stamp), SSS Wonky Stitched Rectangle die, White Gouache, Ranger Glossy Accents, Sparkle Sheer Shimmer Spritz (Imagine Crafts)
1 comment:
Oh what a sweetheart of a Christmas card.
Thank you for joining us at Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge.
luv
Debby
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