Hello there, my crafty peeps! It’s still a bit hot (okay, a lot hot) outside to think about Christmas, but it always sneaks up on me! I would like to send out unique Christmas cards to everyone on my list so I’d better get busy!!
I actually haven’t done much crafting this month, lots of new FSJ supplies meant that my room was overflowing and my storage system not working nearly well enough. I am making progress on it and finally found some mojo when I saw this sketch by fellow FSJ Coach Kazan Clark in the FB group ‘Journey Sketches‘ so I decided I wanted to play along!
Measurements:
- Black Licorice Card Base 4 1/4″ x 11″ scored at 5 1/2″
- Cozy Winters Pattern Paper 4″ x 5 1/4″
- Whip Cream Layer 4″ x 2 1/4″
Details:
- I started the creative process by looking through my pattern paper for inspiration. This bold black plaid pattern grabbed me and my mind went immediately to the delightful ATS image ‘Christmas Sprig’. I just love these sweet little stamp sets…they feature many different designs and styles and are at such a low price point, I find myself wondering who wouldn’t want all of them!?! Oh, and you can earn them for FREE too!
- I recently acquired the Journey Color Splash Watercolor Pencils and decided to just dive in to them. To begin, I stamped the lovely poinsettia image in Black Licorice. And I don’t have to worry about choosing the right black ink, these hybrid ink pads can be used for everything without fear of bleeding 🙂
- Once I had my image stamped, I colored the flower in with Candy Apple, the flower center with Lemon Drop, and the leaves with Fresh Forest. Then I dipped my Journey Blending Brush in water and carefully added just a touch of water to smooth my coloring out and to activate the color! So Pretty!! Once I was done adding color, I fussy cut the image out and then carefully added Journey glaze to the flower:
- Oh my goodness! The Journey Glaze dried quite quickly and REALLY makes the red flower pop right off of the card!!
- I quickly stamped the sentiment, snipped out a few scraps of card stock to create the lines in the sketch, and added some Rainbow Drops!
- I wanted just a bit ‘more’ on the left side of the poinsettia so I quickly snipped a few pieces of Special Day Organza Ribbon, daubed it with Black Licorice ink and brush on a bit of Sparkle Silk – yum!!
One Christmas card done!! I’m not going to really think about how many more I will make…I’m just going to savor this small accomplishment 🙂
Thank you SO much for visiting with me today, I appreciate you and love to hear from you!!
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Wow! Absolutely beautiful!
Hi Shannon! Gorgeous card, I love the contrast of the black plaid and bright red pop of the poinsettia.
Gorgeous card!
WOW….Simply Stunning….SIMPLY a Shannon card….just spectacular!!!!
What an elegant Christmas card, Shannon!
Love your card! Very inspirational! Thanks for sharing.