Christmas Animals

Christmas Animals

Hi Everyone!

How're you doing?  Hope

all is well in your world and

everyone is wearing a smile

Here's Angela Radford with

a a lovely card that is sure to

bring out the festiveness

in everyone:

 "Hi all, hope you are managing to

 get your Christmas cards made. 

I have an idea here for you but

 I warn you this is not a quick card 

but hope you like it.

 Start with an A4 sheet of card or water 

colour paper and stamp using clear ink and 

emboss with white powder.

 Next we'll start to add the colour using 

Distress Oxide inks. I used Wilted Violet

 and Worn Lipstick.

 Spray this with a little water.

 Smoosh it on and dry between colours.

Once this is dry rub over gently with a 

dry cloth which will clean off the ink from

 the white embossing.

Using the same stamp and matching colours, 

stamp again until you are satisfied with 

the finish of the Masterboard.

 Rub over again with the dry cloth 

which will make the stamping appear

 to be behind the embossing.

Prepare the pieces next to make a double

 Z fold card. Turn the card over and mark on 

the back the sizes you need to cut out.

 I used a 6x6 card blank but did trim these

 pieces a little before completing the card.

For this card you will need a strip to go

 across the bottom of the card, I cut one just 

under half the width of the square card

 and full length. Score as shown here.

Then score the main card blank as shown 

here to create the Z.

Cut the Masterboard along the lines.

Trim the pieces to fit

At this stage I made my stamped images 

using ElenaZinski Christmas stamps. 

Stamp, colour and cut these out.

 Baubles too

Stamp the baubles and sentiment on the 

masterboard pieces then mount the sections

 with coloured card onto the card blank

Now is the time to mount all the images. 

I used a pen to draw the lines that join

 the baubles together. I have also grounded

 the animals with a little shadow using 

ink with a brush.

A little glaze and Stickles glitter glue 

completes the design.

Just a last look at a slightly different angle. 

Happy crafting, Angela xXx

Paper Artsy Christmas stamps:

Mini 07 & Elena Zinski Art stamps

Card Blanks

White card

Coloured card

Black archival ink

Embossing ink

White embossing powder

Clear embossing powder

Distress Oxides

Stickles glue

Glaze

Watercolour pencils

That's a super card and really

makes me smile!

Thank you Angela 

Have a great day everyone

and enjoy all that you do

'Till tomorrow

Mickie xx