My husband and son bought this Stampin' Up Christmas set for me last year for a present. While it is always nice to recieve stamps for Christmas, it is always a bit bittersweet when they are Christmas stamps since I always know that I won't actually be able to use them until the following year!!
So I wanted to make sure I pulled this set out to make some cards with them.
I stamped the images (Santa and the tree are actually seperate but looked great together) with Adirondack black ink so I could watercolor the image. I used my ink pads and a regular paint brush. I find I have more control over the amount of ink and water that is used with a plain old paint brush vs. an aquapainter. Just my preference.
I used my gold Pilot pen to color in Santa's buckle and the trimmings on the tree. I added some blue around the scene too. The rest of the card is pretty straight forward. You might not have noticed but I scored around the patterned paper. I saw this done by Dina and I really liked how it finishes it off!!
Thanks for visiting.
Donelda
Tuesday, December 9, 2008
Christmas Wishes from Santa
My husband and son bought this Stampin' Up Christmas set for me last year for a present. While it is always nice to recieve stamps for Christmas, it is always a bit bittersweet when they are Christmas stamps since I always know that I won't actually be able to use them until the following year!!
So I wanted to make sure I pulled this set out to make some cards with them.
I stamped the images (Santa and the tree are actually seperate but looked great together) with Adirondack black ink so I could watercolor the image. I used my ink pads and a regular paint brush. I find I have more control over the amount of ink and water that is used with a plain old paint brush vs. an aquapainter. Just my preference.
I used my gold Pilot pen to color in Santa's buckle and the trimmings on the tree. I added some blue around the scene too. The rest of the card is pretty straight forward. You might not have noticed but I scored around the patterned paper. I saw this done by Dina and I really liked how it finishes it off!!
Thanks for visiting.
Donelda
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6 comments:
Those are super cute stamps! Great cards!
Yeah! And I was lucky enough to receive one of them! It's a beautiful card...excellent coloring, BTW, and the the scoring is a lovely finishing touch. Thanks so much!
Wow, very cute card! Your painting is perfect. I love that image, haven't seen it before, what a nice gift! :)
Wow, these are beautiful, Donelda!! I am always amazed with your watercoloring. I am terrible at it. :) Kel
I have always like the art in that stamp set. I love the card you created!
What a nice card I wish I could color as great as you!
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