Christmas Owls

Good Morning everyone

Just this last lavinia stamps card to share as my last Christmas card this year.  I made a couple of these Lavinia owl cards, one for my parents for Christmas.  Ive stamped onto a kind of pinky/coffee colour pearl cardstock.

Approx 6x6" card.  I used the hexagon dies to make my base card and die cut a smaller hexagon from white i cut a smaller one from the middle.  On the frame i stamped the fir trees towards the bottom and stencilled some small dots with oxide ink to act as snow.  I inked around the top edge with the same oxide ink and around the bottom with green distress inks. I added 3d foam tape to the back and added it to the base card.

On the smaller hexagon i first stamped the owls with black archival ink and then i stamped the pine branches around them with archival inks to make it look like they are standing on the branches.  I lightly stencilled patina oxide ink dots to act like snow around them.  I glue this hexagon flat inside the frame.  I die cut a couple of little branches from gold mirror card and glued under the owls.

I stamped lots of pine ones with brown ink tones onto scraps of the pearl card, cut them out and arranged with glue gel.  Stamped quote cut up and added to finish. 

Just a close up, i used a white gel pen on the owls eyes as they were a bit lost and also to highlight the pine cones a bit.

Items Used:

Lavinia Stamps - 'echo & drew' 'fern branch' 'mini pinecone'

 'fir tree' 'seasons change'

Memory box stems die

Hexagon die set

Dotty stencil

Oxide inks - Tumbled glass, salvaged patina

Distress ink - forest moss, pine needles

Archival ink - Library green, sepia, potting soil

Pearl cardstock - payper box

Gold mirror card

Thank you all for stopping by once again.  I hope you all have a good week.  Stay safe and keep warm.  Hugs Emmax

Id love to enter the following:

https://craftycatzweeklychallenge.blogspot.com/2021/12/crafty-catz-576-anything-goes-with.html

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https://christmas-craft-creations.blogspot.com/2021/12/december-challenge-make-scene.html

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http://allsortschallenge.blogspot.com/2021/12/week-654-wings-andor-tails.html

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Winter wonderland

Good Morning everyone

Another small batch of Christmas cards using lavinia stamps on soft gold pearl cardstock....I am slowly making a dent in my coloured cardstock😀

approx size 5x7" I first die cut my base card from soft gold pearl cardstock using crealies arch dies, and cut a smaller panel.  From the smaller panel i die cut a bauble shape from the middle. To the outside frame panel i stencilled snow with tumbled glass oxide ink and stamped fir trees with green archival ink and i added this frame to the base card with 3d foam.  

On the bauble i first stamped the wolf, then using paper masks i stamped the first trees to build up a little scene aroun him.  I added shading to ground the wolf and trees with black soot distress ink and a grey inktense pencil. I glued the bauble flat into the frame after inked the edges with the blue oxide ink.

I stamped the berries onto more pearl card, coloured red and added glossy accents and cut out, these i arranged at the top of the bauble to sort of give the effect the bauble is hanging from them.

I stamped the quote of more gold pearl card, cut out and added.  Glitter glue highlights to finish

A close up, you can make out the glitter here.  I love how the pearlescent still shines through when the light hits it.   

Version 2 is the 2nd fox in the stamp set

Version 3 is using 2 hares

Items Used:

Lavinia stamps - 'fox set 2' 'wild hares' 'fir tree' 'winter berries' 'seasons change'

Spellbinders bauble die set

Crealies arch dies

Dot stencil

Soft old gold pearl card

Oxide inks tumbled glass

Distress ink - black soot

Archival ink - library green, jet black

Glossy accents

Stickles glitter glue - diamond

Thank you all for stopping by once again.  I hope you have a good end of the week and weekend.  Stay safe.  Hugs Emmaxx

Id love to enter the first card into the following:

https://peaceonearthchristmas.blogspot.com/2021/12/peace-on-earth-challenge-5.html

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https://christmaskickstartchallenge.blogspot.com/2021/12/christmas-kickstart-challenge-57-if-its.html

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https://christmas-craft-creations.blogspot.com/2021/12/december-challenge-make-scene.html

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Welcome winter

Good Morning all

A bit of fun with lavinia stamps today, ive stamped onto white pearl cardstock as im still trying to make a dent in the pile...it has a nice shimmer when the light catches it which is ideal for a snowy scene.  

Card size approx 5x7"   I first made my base card using crealies arch dies and also cut a panel smaller again to stamp my scene onto.  I first stencilled on some dots for snow with Lilac & violet oxide inks. I stamped the trees with library green archival ink, the tree branches with sepia & potting soil archival and the creatures with nocturn versaclair - this dried a little bit patchy but i decided it gave the appearance of feathers and fur so went with it!

  

I stamped 3 little lanterns hanging on the branches and added colour to them with yellow wink of stella pen so it sparkles in the light, using a brush i then added touches of the yellow to the scene to look like the light from the lamps were catching them. I also added glossy accents to the lamps to give a glass like effect.

Using pencils and distress inks i added some shadows and shading to give the image a little bit of depth, adding some of the purples used for my stencils snow.  I edged the topper panel with distress inks also

I stamped the verse onto more white pearl cardstock, cut it up and added, touches stickles glitter glue to finish

Version 2 is using one of the owl stamps

Items Used: 

Lavinia stamps 'echo & drew' 'wild hares' 'crows' 'mini lamp' 'fir trees' 

'seasons change verse' 'fern branch'

Crealies stitched arch dies

White gold pearl cardstock

Oxide inks shaded lilac, wilted violet

Distress inks - pine needles, forest moss, black soot, hickory smoke

Archival inks, library green, sepia, potting soil

Versaclair - black

Kuratake wink of stella pen - yellow

Charcoal pencil

Ranger stickles glitter glue

Glossy accents

Thank you for stopping by once again.  I have a few more Christmas cards to upload and share but have moved on to all the December birthdays i need cards for now.  I hope you all have a good week.  Hugs Emmax

Id love to enter the following:

http://jinglebellesrock.blogspot.com/2021/11/banner-holiday.html  - i picked out the trees and greeny tone from the banner

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https://tuesdaytaggers.blogspot.com/2021/11/winter-wonderland.html

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http://addictedtostamps-challenge.blogspot.com/2021/11/challenge-419-any-occasion.html

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https://inspirationstationchallenge.blogspot.com/2021/11/inspiration-station-challenge-18-wood.html

I was inspired by the photo to use trees for my wood and picked up on the green ivy for colour

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http://allsortschallenge.blogspot.com/2021/11/week-652-use-hand-stamped-or-digital.html