Sunday 30 September 2018

Penny Black Snowman

I just received my Penny Black Christmas stamp order, I was so excited because I fell in love with this guy.


The base is texture paste on coated card using the Tim Holtz Christmas sentiment stencil, once I applied the texture paste I sprinkled powdered inks (Lindy's stamp gang and Paper artsy infusions) and spritzed with water. I did this while the paste was wet that way the inks cling to the paste.
I no line watercoloured him using Zig pens and Ranger Antique Linen for the no line base and then fussy cut him. I added a little Nuvo sparkle to his had nose and berries. 
I used some prismacolour pencils to add some definition to his nose and scarf.


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Card Recipe
Stamps: Penny Black Snowman
Paper: 110lb White, Coated Card, Watercolour
Ink: Ranger distress Antique Linen
Accessories: Zig watercolour pens, Tim Holtz stencil, Texture paste, Lindy Stamp Gang Magicals (Shabby Turbine Teal), Infusions (In the Navy), Nuvo sparkle pen, Prismacolour pencils.
Techniques: Stenciling, powdered inks, watercolouring

20 comments:

aussie aNNie said...

Fabulous stamp and love that gorgeous textured background. Lindy's magicals are definitely my fav too.xx

MaryH said...

What a marvelous background for this beautifully colored and colorful Snowie! The colors glow and I love the sparkle you've added with the pens. Never thought about using the lindys or infusions over the paste, but it works a treat! Lovely texture and just lots of 'happy'. Can't beat a PB image. TFS & have a great week.

nancy littrell said...

OMG..Christine, Absolutely Stunning snowman with all your mixed media products, beautiful watercoloring and textured words background. Wow!!! TFS my friend. Hugs..

Trina P. said...

Oh that snowman is adorable and I can see why you fell in love with him! Beautiful stencilled background... so much amazing texture and dimension. Beautiful mix media Christmas card. xx

scrappymo! said...

This is beautiful Tim Holtz inspired card. Love the snowman and your beautiful background.

Christine, I lost the scrap of paper with you and your friends blog names. I remembered yours but for the life of me can not recall hers. Could you pop over and let me know the name or drop me an email at maureenkane@telus.net.

Thanks for taking part in the September Rudolph Days Challenge.

Loll said...

WOW! LOVE that beautiful textured and sparkly background Christine. Looks amazing with the snowman fussy-cut and popped on top. Fantastic colouring! This is my second time adding a comment so hope you don't end up with two. :) xx

Leslie Miller said...

Oh, my! Your no-line coloring on this is fantastic! The background, too. It looks like metal. Very intriguing!

BożenA said...

I've seen a few cards with this snowman stamp, but your card belongs to the most beautiful ones. I love how you added depth to the picture using watercolor pencils. Well, your background !!! It's amazing.
BożenA xoxo

Mac Mable said...

Now that's one fabulous snowman...absolutely stunning. The background is wonderful and loving the technique and the colours you've used look great. Fabulous colouring of the snowman and loving the bling x.

Nstiz said...

I'd never think to add powders to the wet texture paste and LOVE the outcome! Wow on that background! Fabulous job coloring that snowman. Penny Black stamps can be huge and I'd hesitate to even attempt this although he sure is cute! Great card, Christine!

Bonnie said...

What a fantastic background for this fantastic snowman, Christine! Love your coloring, the definition with the pencil and the shimmer you've added to the snowman!

SmilynStef said...

Love that texty background ... and what a fun snowman ... so very glad you shared your SNOW with us at Jingle Belles.

Papercraft Boutique said...

What a pretty no-line watercolored snowman, Christine! I love the beautiful and interesting texture and colors in the background. The close-up shows the pretty sparkle and color pencil detail so well.
Hideko xx

Donna Triffitt said...

This is wonderful, the background is fantastic and your colours are gorgeous Thank you for joining us over at The Merry Christmas Challenge Hugs Donna DT x

lauren bergold said...

that is indeed an adorable stamp and you've made it into an amazing card! such a cool addition to our "let it snow" gallery at JINGLE BELLES! ♥

GerJanne said...

Hi Christine,
I can imagine you fell in love with this guy! Love your card and coloring!
Thanks for joining us at CHNC

Barb Ghig said...

Beautiful no-line coloring and I love your background, Christine! I can definitely see why you had to have this stamp...he's really special, and I'm sure you're going to create lots of fabulous cards with him!

Karen Dunbrook said...

love how you bkg turned out on this delightful card mf...well done.
xx Karen

Helen said...

A great project - thanks for joining us at The Merry Christmas Challenge.

Helen x

LOU said...

Beautiful card Christine.
Thanks so much for joining us at The Merry Christmas Blog.
Lou DT xo
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