Dec 08

Countdown to Christmas with Penny Black, week #3

Written by: iwona    15 Comments

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Welcome to Countdown to Christmas with Penny Black, we’re up to week #3 and getting so close to the Holidays!

Countdown to Christmas
My aim is to share a new Christmas card made with Penny Black stamps each week. I reached again for a non-Christmas stamp, the beautiful Delicate Branches woodblock. This type of stamp will work well with just about any theme and I love it because it means more bang for your buck! For the sentiment, I chose yet again the super lovely Winter Wonders - I can’t get enough of these elegant fonts.

I created this crisp, cool wintry scene by firstly sponging some Memento inks onto the card. Instead of the usual circular moves, I applied the ink with the blending tool, with sweeping horizontal moves. It creates an illusion of having those delicate, wispy clouds which are often present in the Winter sky. Then I stamped the branches - once for the main image and again a bit off-center with the remaining ink for a 3D effect. I used Liquid Pearls to create lovely pastel berries (who cares they don’t come in lavender?? lol) and I applied a thin strip of corresponding cardstock to the top of the panel. Man, I miss real Winter :(


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15 thoughts on “Countdown to Christmas with Penny Black, week #3”

  11. This is such a beautiful and peaceful card. Love it.
    Oh yes, as far as real winter goes I will let you have some of ours with lots of snow and some drifts as tall as a house in certain areas of Alberta, Canada
    Since I don’t HAVE to go outside in it I love it. :)
    Myrna

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