Saturday 11 July 2020

JOY OF SETS BLOG HOP - CHRISTMAS IN JULY

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Welcome to another blog hop for the Joy of Sets Facebook Page - we are organised by the fabulous Angie McKenzie and I can't thank her enough for taking on this responsibility for me - she does an awesome job.

Her theme this month is Christmas in July.  I'm also part of a Christmas Challenge blog so I've been used to making Christmas cards through the year - it's a great habit to get into so you aren't in a mad panic in December.

I have a lovely set of sentiment stamps from Visible Image called Sentimental Christmas and there was one in particular that caught my eye and gave me inspiration for my card.

I started off with some Tim Holtz Watercolour Paper and various Distress Inks until I got the colour background I wanted.  Firstly though I stamped and masked the moon - this is a very old Cherry Pie Art stamp which has great detail on the moon.

I then cut out some scrap paper and layered the bottom of the card stock to look like snow and added a touch of ink just to define the layers.  The trees are a mix of Gina K stamps and SU Waterfront.  The little deer are also Gina K as is the deer across the moon.  I really like the sentiment and I think it goes well with this card.  I think I need to get myself a santa in a sleigh stamp too which I find I don't have.  I added a glitter pen from Spectrum Noir and some added starts with a white gel pen.  The stars are from SU and Visible Image.

I hope you enjoy looking through our blog hop and getting some Christmas inspiration - it's never too early!






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6 comments:

stampingvickisvisions said...

Lovely card, Fiona I’m a big fan of sponging and all that.

Mo Rootes said...

Gorgeous card Fiona, so atmospheric x

Susan Webster said...

So lovely with all the layers and shading of elements. I like all the different images too.

Nigezza Creates said...

Wow! Great card, love all the inking, blending and masking.

Angie McKenzie said...

Lots of details in this storybook worthy card... perfect for a special little one that you love! Thanks for the inspiration.

Sue Allen said...

Great card Fiona