Hi
Friends!
It’s
time for the weekly sketch at Splitcoaststampers and this week, our hostess,
Cathy aka Cathymac designed the wonderfully versatile SC669 Sketch!
I decided to create another Christmas card so pulled out Season’s
Greetings along with Jesus Is
Born (both designed by Korin Sutherland) and available from Sweet ‘n Sassy Stamps.
I also
incorporated the Deep Ocean “Inspired by a Song” Challenge and the Simon SaysMonday “All Creatures Great and Small” Challenge into the design.
If
you have not had a chance to visit the above challenge sites or the SNSS Blog/FB Page yet, I encourage you to do so- wonderful
inspiration from all!
To
create this card:
1).
Die cut a piece of white cardstock with a stitched circle die. Using a stencil brush, apply Tim Holtz®
Distress Oxide Inks- Broken China followed by Stormy Sky to create the sky area
(I masked the “hills” using sticky note paper and also used the scallop edge of
a stencil for the clouds). Die cut a
piece of espresso cardstock with the same circle die, split the circle and
mount behind the stenciled landscape die cut.
2). Die cut the neutral snowflake panel using a
stitched rectangle die, hand trim the green polka dot panel (for the layers #2
& #3 of the sketch), mount both onto espresso cardstock and trim close to
the edge.
3).
Trim a piece of white cardstock to 4” x 5 ¼”, emboss with a snowflake embossing
powder tool, mount onto espresso cardstock, trim and mount onto green
cardstock, trim again and mount onto the white card base. Add the panel #2 & #3 created in step #2
directly to the card front.
4).
De-static a piece of white cardstock with an embossing powder tool, ink the bird
images along with the large birdhouse image from Season’s
Greetings with Versafine™ Onyx Black Ink, stamp onto the prepared panel,
apply clear embossing powder and heat set with the heat tool. Once the
embossing has cooled, use a water brush along with distress inks to watercolor
the images. Use markers to add shadows
and additional color (see the listing below for the colors used). Fussy-cut all
of the images, mount the birdhouse along with the standing cardinal image
directly onto the circle die cut scene- this is the #4 element of the sketch.
5).
Adhere the circle die cut scene (#4 in the sketch) to the card front with
dimensional foam. Stamp the sentiment
from Jesus
Is Born with Versafine™ Onyx Black Ink onto a scrap piece of white
cardstock, trim and create the banner, mount onto espresso cardstock, trim and
adhere to the card front with dimensional foam. Add the wooden snowflakes (tucking
a few under the circle and sentiment) and adhere a rhinestone to the center of
each snowflake plus add a few to the card front.
6).
Finish off the card by adding snowflakes with a Sharpie®
Extra Fine White Paint Pen to the scene and shimmer to the birds with a
clear glitter pen.
Stamp
Sets: Jesus Is
Born, Season’s
Greetings (Sweet ‘n Sassy
Stamps)
Ink/Mediums:
Versafine™ Onyx Black, Tim Holtz® Distress Oxide Inks-Broken China, Stormy Sky,
Brushed Corduroy, Festive Berries, Mowed Lawn, Black Soot, Hickory Smoke, Ground
Espresso, Frayed Burlap; Distress Markers- Gathered Twigs, Festive Berries;
Stampin’ Write Markers- Cherry Cobbler, Always Artichoke, Basic Black ;
Spectrum Noir™ Clear Glitter Pen; Sharpie®
Extra Fine White Paint Pen
Paper/Cardstock:
Whisper White, Early Espresso; retired Trim the Tree Designer Series Paper (all
Stampin’ Up!)
Acessories/Tools:
Big Shot™, MFT Stitched Circle and Rectangle STAX Dies; Darice® Snowflake
Embossing Folder, Embossing Buddy®, Clear Embossing Powder, Heat Tool, Hexagon
Punch, Rhinestones, Stencil Brush, AquaPainter™, Wooden Snowflakes (retired
SU!)
Thanks
again for taking the time to stop by- hugs and I hope you can join us this week
at Splitcoaststampers!
