Winter Scene by Fran C

Hello everyone!

Today I made a Winter scene using the only Christmassy stamps that I have from VLVS! I hope you like it :)

 First of all I stamped the snowman, signpost and houses onto the card, using a mask made from torn paper under the houses for the snow.

I then stamped the images again and cut them out to use as masks while I did the sky (I didn't need the snowman in the end!)

I coloured the sky with a stencil brush and Chipped Sapphire distress ink, only lightly at first.

I stamped a star in Yellow and made a soft haze round it with Squeezed Lemonade distress ink, then added stripes in the sky with Wilted Violet and Twisted Citron distress inks to represent the Northern Lights, building up the colour slowly.

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I coloured the snowman with Copic Pens, and also stamped the Banksy penguins to add some balance.  I coloured the windows in the houses a bright yellow.

I added some holographic glitter on the top of the snow line, and on the snowman and his tree.

Lastly, I added shadows and then some snow by hitting a white Posca pen with a metal ruler (masking anything I didn't want the snow to cover).

Stamps Used:

Frosty the Snowman with Tree         19810

Skyline Silouette 19812

Sign Post 19808

North Star Symbol 19818

Banksy penguins 20296

Other Items Used:

Distress inks in Wilted Violet, Twisted Citron, Squeezed Lemonade, Chipped Sapphire

Versafine Clair in Nocturn

Copic Pens

White Posca Pen

Holographic Glitter

|Zig brush pen in Fluorescent Yellow

Black fineliner

Glue pen

Copy paper for masks

Hope you enjoy this scene.  Merry Christmas to you all!

We have a winner...and more Mail Art!

Hello again! 

Tera here to share some mail art and announce the lucky winner who will be getting the hand made mail art...

I decided to create one more in the northern lights style to show you the variety that can be used with this technique. 

(Tutorial HERE)

Stamps Used:

Straggly Pine Trees 2 1/2 x 4 1/2

Crane Silhouette 1 x 1 1/2

Man In Row Boat Silhouette 1 1/2 x 1

Clump of Rocks/Pebbles 1 1/4 x 2 3/4

Line of Rocks/Pebbles 3/4 x 2 1/2

Plate 1460

Thank you to all who commented on and shared my video tutorial ...

OK the wait is Over... 

The winner is...

(Thank you so much for joining us, I hope you get to see them in real life! I know I would love to also!)

Please Email me your address at Tera.callihan22@gmail.com so I can get your envelope in the mail to you soon :D 

Thank you everyone for stopping, by and I hope you feel inspired to get inky too!!! 

Northern Lights Video Tutorial and Give-Away for Mail Art Monday!

Hello Again

 and 

Happy Mail Art Monday!!!

It's me Tera here with today's Tutorial and give-away!!

 

Thank you for joining us for another Mail Art Monday #MAM
I hope you enjoy this video tutorial as well as the rest of our #MAM tutorials! I am having such a great time sharing these with you! I had so much fun with this last one that I thought I would send some happy mail to one of out lucky followers!!! 

I will be announcing the winner on Nov. 19th 

so you can enter up until the 18th 

for your chance to have some happy mail sent to your very own mailbox!!! 

To enter just comment Below and for a bonus entry share on Facebook or other social media and post the link below. 

(I'd love to here themes you like to see on an envelope too!)

Stamps Used: 

Redwood Trees 2 1/4 x 3 1/2

Fir Trees Silhouette 1 3/4 x 3 1/4

(or get the whole plate of Awesomeness HERE 1460)

Stay inky!!!!