I am so excited about this card. Not because it is cute (which, come on, this Penny Black girl from the “Winter Friends” stamp set is adorable!), but because I got to practice some boucle Copic coloring, really get some vibrant colors from Distress Ink blending, AND try out for the first time some fluid liquid masking. That was so cool!
I stamped out the girl and tree pot with MFT Black Licorice Hybrid Ink and colored them with the following Copic colors:
Hair: C7, C9, B01
Skin: E000, E00, E21 and R20
Green scarf and tights: G14 and YG09 with stripes added with 0.05 pt Copic multiliner pen
Red scarf, ear muffs, polka dots on boots, mittens and bow on tree pot: R35, R37 and R39 with O for boucle effect on ear muffs
Black boots: C7 and C9
Pink coat, beret and tree pot: RV02, RV04 with 0 for boucle effect on coat and beret
White trim on coat: N0 and N1
Then I applied Winsor & Newton Art Masking Fluid with an old paint brush over top of the colored image. WOW that was scary. I kept thinking I was ruining all my coloring work. Then it was a waiting game of letting the masking fluid fully dry (you can’t use a heat tool to quicken this because then you can make the masking fluid stick to the colored image). It was very humid so I let it sit for about an hour and a half. Then I did some Distress Ink blending with finger daubers to blend on the background sky with Squeezed Lemonade, Tumbled Glass, Salty Ocean and Blueprint Sketch. Afterwards, I just rubbed off the rubbery masking fluid and to my relief found that the image was completely unharmed. YAY!
While I was waiting for the masking fluid to dry, I stamped out the Christmas tree (both the tree and pot are from a Katy Sue Designs The Door stamp set) with an old American Crafts aqua pigment ink from my stash. Then I re-stamped the tree after dabbing on some Tim Holtz Distress Marker in Pine Needles to some of the branches to add depth of color. Lastly, I added some deeper shadows by dotting on some Copic C9. Whew! That’s a lot of different inks on a little tree, but I think it all looked good together in the end, especially once I fussy cut it out. Now that fussy cutting was painstaking, but well worth the final look with the yellow blended background peeking through the tree branches. To decorate the little Christmas tree, I used Champagne Gold Stickles to add the look of sparkly baubles and a double layer of silver star confetti pieces for the star at the top.
For the snowy ground, I used a Lawn Fawn Stitched Hillside Borders Die (available HERE in the UK) on some white card stock, and I used an X-Acto blade to cut around the little girl’s boots so that it would look like she was walking on a snow bank. I used one of my all-time favorite card making dies–the large stitched rectangle die from the My Favorite Things Die-namics Blueprints 15 die set (available HERE in the UK) to cut out the whole scene. I popped up the scene on double sided foam adhesive and adhered it to a plain white card base. For the inside liner of the card, I printed out on my computer a simple sentiment, “O’ Christmas Tree, O’ Christmas Tree….” as if the little girl was singing the Christmas carol. 🙂
This card is being entered into the following challenges:
Craft Your Passion Anything Goes Challenge
Fab ‘n’ Funky Christmas Challenge
Crafty Purple Frog Magic of Christmas Challenge
Addicted to Stamps and More Make Your Mark Challenge
Crafty Gals Corner Anything Goes Challenge
Simon Says Stamp Monday O’ Christmas Tree Challenge
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Anything Goes Challenge
Word Art Wednesday Anything Goes Challenge
Seven Hills Crafts Inspired by a Christmas Movie, Song or Carol Challenge
How adorable! The girl is indeed super cute, and I love your inking of the night sky behind her and the light glowing out from the Christmas tree. It’s a super effect! Thanks so much for another fab entry to our challenge at Seven Hills Crafts 🙂
Thanks so very much Esther! I had so much fun playing with various techniques with this card. I was very inspired by the carol and that’s thanks to Seven Hills Crafts! Thanks very much for motivating me! Big hugs, Kristina
this is so sweet!
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Awww thanks so much Fikreta! This was super fun to craft! 🙂
What a brilliant card! I love the way you have coloured her coat and the way you have got the light coming from the little tree 😀
Thank you for joining us at Crafty Purple Frog for our first challenge.
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Amy xx
Thank you so much Amy! It was really fun to play with this cutie and create this little magical scene card. 🙂
Bautiful, love how you made the little tree pop out by layering and by the light effect. Thank you very much for joining us at Addicted to Stamps and More.
Martina DT
Awww thanks so much Martina! I really had fun playing with this cute girl and working on my ink blending. 🙂
Such a cute scene with lovely colouring. Thank you for joining us at the Seven Hills Crafts Challenge this month.
Awww thanks so very much Gemma! I had a blast working on this design for the card. I feel like this was my first successful ink blending so I was so pleased! 😀 lol
Gorgeous coloring! So glad that you join the fun over Simon Says Stamp Wednesday “Anything Goes” Challenge! Awesome details and design! Super work!
Awww thanks so very much Virginia! I had so much fun designing and coloring up this card. Thank you for taking the time to stop by and leave such an encouraging comment! Big hugs, Kristina
this is a terrific card our your tutorial was awesome! Thank you for taking the time to share! And Thank you for sharing your art with us on Word Art Wednesday! Ginny M, DT
Awww thank you so much Ginny! I really enjoyed designing and creating this card. I so appreciate you taking the time to stop by and leave such an encouraging comment. It means a lot to me. Big hugs, Kristina
Such a beautifully coloured creation, I love your little girl and her pink jacket then the wonderful sky line and the light behind the tree, so wonderful.
Thank you so very much Aileen! This was a card that was so fun to design and create. Sometimes things just come together without any struggles, and it feels like magic! 😀
Beautifully colored image! It is so sweet! Thanks for sharing this fun card with us at the Addicted to Stamps and More challenge blog–Please join us again soon!
🙂 Marie ATSM DT
Thank you so very much Marie! I had so much fun with this card. Designing and coloring up the image and especially the ink blended background were little successes for me! XD TFStopping by! Big hugs, Kristina
Beautiful card!
Thank you so much Lois! I really appreciate you stopping by and leaving a sweet comment! Hugs, Kristina
This is so pretty, love the coloring techniques, they’re amazing. The tree is fabulous. Thank you so much for joining us at Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge. Hugs, Sandra
Thank you so very much Sandra! I normally really struggle with background blending so I was extra relieved and happy about how this one came out. LOL TFStopping by and taking the time to leave such a sweet and encouraging comment! Big hugs, Kristina
Great card. Lovely background with the light.
Thanks for playing with us at Craft your Passion. Good luck!!
Michelle(DT)
Thank you so much Michelle! I especially appreciate your comment about the background light and blending–things I have been practicing and hoping to improve. 🙂 TFStopping by! Big hugs, Kristina
Your card is amazing – I love the vibrant colours and the way you’ve achieved them. Thank you for joining us at Fab’n Funky.
Alison x
Thanks so much Alison! I really had fun making this CAS card. I really appreciate you stopping by and leaving such a sweet and encouraging comment! Big hugs, Kristina
Stunning card! I love the idea for this card and how beautifully you made that tree shine! Thank you for joining us at ATSM!
Kamila DT
Thanks for your sweet comment Kamila! It really means a lot to me! Hugs, Kristina
What a beautiful card Kristina! I love the idea and how you made the tree shine so bright!! Thank you for joining us at ATSM!
Kamila DT
Awww thanks Kamila!