I started with a 4x4" piee of whtie card, stamping the baubles in "Strawberry" Versafine Clair Inks. The baubles are from two Tracy Evans Boutique Designs stamp sets: Christmas Wishes TE22 and Decorations TE18.
I then stamped the holly, which is part of the Tracy Evans "A Promise Of Tomorrow TE63" stamp set. I used Versafine Clair "Rain Forest" green ink to stamp the holly in first and second generation stamping.
I then painted the background using two shades of Distress Oxide Ink with a paint brush. The colours I used are: Weathered Wood and Spiced Marmalade. I painted it to give a very mottked look to the background. Once dry, I then used "Cornflower Blue" Ranger Archival ink through the Tracy Evans "Tiles SS37 stencil either side of the large bauble. I then used some text from the Tracy Evans "Berries TE55" stamp set, stamped in Versaifne Clair "Shady Lane" green ink over the background area.
The next stemp was painting the holly, using two shades of Distress Oxide Inks. The colours I used are Rustic Wilderness and Mowed Lawn. I then outlined some of the holly leaves using a black fine liner pen and added some touches of gold using a gold coloured gel pen, I used a red Posca Pen for the berries.
Nearing completion, I added some shading to the baubles using a pastel pencil. I used a white gel pen to add highlights to the berries and baubles. Then from a fan shaped paint brush, I gave a slight covering of Dr Ph. Martin's Bleed Proof white paint to replicate snowfall. Finally, I added the sentiment, which is part of the Tracy Evans "Chrismtas Wishes TE22" stamp set, stamped in Versafine Clair "Nocturne" black ink.
