Penny Black "Sparkles 40-625" Heart Christmas Card

 

Another Christmas card, this time using a selection of products from different manufacturers.

For the hanging heart,  I have used one of the Penny Black baubles from their "Sparkles 40-625" slapstick/cling stamp set, stamped and coloured in "Festive Berries" Distress Oxide Ink.  I gave it some brush strokes of "A Wink of Stella" to give it a lovely gold shimmer to the surface.

I used "Shadow Grey" Ranger Archival Ink through the Sweet Poppy Stencils "Holly Backplate". 

I mounted the card on to a piece of red card and then on to a white card blank, finally adding the  sentiment of "All I want for Christmas is you", which is part of a Simon Says Stamp set called "Tiny Words - Christmas", stamped in Versfine Clair "Morning Mist" grey ink.

Sweet Poppy Stencils "Small Bell" Christmas Card

 

More play with Sweet Poppy Stencils making this Christmas card.

I've used Versafine Clair "Chianti" dark red ink through the Sweet Poppy "Small Bell" stencil. 

I then masked off the edges of the card, using low tack tape.

Next I used "Shadow Grey" Ranger Archival ink through the Sweet Poppy "Holly Back Plate" stencil, lightly adding ink around the edge of the masking tape, to give a subtle line of colour.  I then removed the masking tape.

Finally, I used Versafine Clair "Chianti" dark red ink again to stamp the sentiment, which is part of Simon Says Stamp "Tiny Words - Christmas" stamp set.  Then added some touches of gold gel pen to areas of the holly to give a lovely shimmer.

Sweet Poppy Stencils "Fir Trees" Christmas Card

 

Another Christmas card, this time using Sweet Poppy Stencils goodies.

For this card, I started by stamping the Sweet Poppy stencils large and small "Fir Trees" in Versafine Clair "Shady Lane" green ink using first and second generation stamping.

I used some remaining ink on a finger dabber with the Lavinia Stamps "Hill Mask" to create the landscape and ground the trees.

I then used "Shadow Grey" Ranger Archival Ink through the Sweet Popp7 "Holly Back Plate Stencil" fading the ink out towards the top and the left of the card.

I used Versafine Clair "Shady Lane" green ink to stamp the sentiment, which is also by Sweet Poppy and is part of their "Festive Phrases" stamp set.

I mounted the image on to red card ,then on to a white card blank.

Finally, I added dots of Liquid Pearls to the trees, to look like Chrismtas baubles.  The colours I used are: Ruby Red, Brilliant, Blackberry and Gold Pearl.

Sweet Poppy Stencils "Festive Phrases" Card

A quick stencil play making this card using Sweet Poppy Stencil products. 

I masked off the edges of a piece of 7x7" card using a low tack tape, to ensure they stayed clean.  I then positioned the Sweet Poppy "Aperture Circle Stencil".  

Over the top of that I lay the Sweet Poppy "Plaid Back Plate stencil" and applied Versafine Clair "Verdant" light green ink through the stencil.

I lifted and repositioned the Plaid stencil, applying Versafine Clair "Shady Lane" a mid green coloured ink, through the stencil to create a green tonal tartan look.

I lifted both the Plaid and circle stencil, then lay the Sweet Poppy "Holly Back Plate Stencil" over the card.  I used Versafine Clair "Rain Forest" dark green ink applied with a blending brush through the stencil.

Removing the stencil, I left the piece to dry before dragging an anti-static bag over the surface of the card.

I then used the "Merry Christmas stamp", part of the Sweet Poppy "Festive Phrases" stamp set, stamped in Versafine Clair "Chianti", which is a rich red colour.

I quickly coated the stamped image with Wow! Clear Embossing Powder and then heat set.

Finally, I removed the tape around the edge of the card and then added red to the berries of the holly using a Posca Pen.