Lavinia Stamps "Star Sticker Stencil" and the "Christmas Joy" tree

I had an inky play session making this Christmas card. 

I used five colours of Distress Oxide Inks for the base, after applying each colour I gave the card a blast of the heat gun, before moving on to smoosh the next colour.  Creating lots of layers.  The colours I used are the following:  Mustard Seed, Fossilized Amber, Rusty Hinge, Vintage Photo and finally Speckled Egg.

I then used the star from the Lavinia Stamps "Sticker Stencil 2" set with "Peat Moss" Ranger Archival Ink to highlight the edges of the star.  Within the star, to the left hand side, I stamped the Lavinia Stamps "Snowfalls" verse using Versafine Clair "Morning Mist" grey ink.

Next I used a Clarity Stamp stripe stencil to apply three lines of blue to the right side of the star, using "Cornflower Blue" Ranger Archical Ink.

Next I used "Tiger Lily" orange coloured Ranger Archival Ink through the Lavinia Stamps "Honeycomb" stencil in random areas.

I splattered some white paint across the surface of the card and gave it a blast of the heat gun to ensure it was fully dry before they next stage.

I moved on to the stamping next.  Using Versafine Clair "Twilight" dark blue ink I stamped the "Christmas Joy" tree and the word "Peace" which is part of the Lavinia Stamps "Seasonal Words" stamp set.

Finally, I used glittery gel pens to add baubles to the tree.  A black and white pen to define the tree trunk and a gold gel pen to outline some of the sentiment.

Karen Telfer's "12 Days of Christmas Tags 2025" - Day 8

I'm up to date and here is my Day 8 tag for Karen Telfer's "12 Days of Christmas Tags - 2025" series.  If you would like to play along too, you can find Karen's tutorial here.

Here's a top tip when smooshing ink.  Instead of wiping away the surplus ink at each stage of smoothing the tag through the ink, I give the ink a light spritz of water and then pull the tag through the ink.  You end up with a lighter version of the original background (like above).  Two for the price of one has to good, right?

For the background of my tag, I used three shades of Distress Oxide Inks, using Spun Sugar, Tumbled Glass and Cracked Pistachio.  

Top Tip Two:  Before each stage of stamping, I dusted the surface of the tag with an anti static chalk bag.  This stops the embossing powder sticking where you don't want it.

I stamped the Lavinia Stamps "Noel" which is part of their "Seasonal Words" stamp set in Versafine Clair "Bali Blue" ink, coated in Wow! Clear embossing powder and heat set.

I used a Wow! Clear Embossing Pad to stamp the Lavinia Stamps "Fairy Webs" at the top and bottom of tag, coating with Wow! Bright White super fine embossing powder and heat set.

I then repeated the process with the snowflakes, using two Lavinia Stamps sets:  Snowflakes and Snowflakes small.  Finally, I aded some pale blue sticky gems to the snowflake area around the "Noel" word.

Lavinia Stamps "Sugar Pine Cones" Christmas Card

 

Another night where I can't sleep, so decided to get up and craft, making this card.

I started with a white piece of card, adding several spritzed Distress Oxide Inks to the surface of the card, using a heat gun to dry each colour before adding another.  The colours I used are: Saltwater Taffy, Fozilized Amber, Tea Dye, Old Paper Vintage Photo and Rusty Hinge.

I then moved on to the stamping.  I have used Lavinia Stamps through out, stamping in Versafine Clair Inks.  The colours of inks I have used are: Pinecone, Acorn and Shady Lane.  The stamps I have used are:  Starpine, Sugar Pine Cones, Fir Cone Branch, Cedar and a sentiment from the "Seasonal Words" stamp set.

In the background area around the word "Peace", I have used the Lavinia Stamps Honeycomb stencil with "Sunflower" Ranger Archival Ink.  I have edged the card using "Rain Forest" Versafine Clair Ink and added highlights to the stamped areas using a gold gel pen.

Lavinia Stamps "Winter Whispers" Wild Pine Noel Card

 

Here's a very quick CAS Christmas card to make.

I used Versafine Clair "Medieval Blue" ink to stamp the new Lavinia Stamps "Wild Pine" tree and the "Noel" sentiiment, which is part of their "Seasonal Words" stamp set.

I then used a selection of gel and Posca Pens to decorate it, creating the look of coloured baubles. I used a purple pastel pencil to ground the tree.