Hi Everyone it's time for CAS Christmas Challenge. This month Barb has asked us to look for those Christmas Critters. Welcome Valerie (Le Scrap de Vava) our Guest Designer for this month, don't forget to head over and say hi.
My little critter is a mouse from Pink Ink Designs. I watercoloured this cute image and added detail with pencils. I added a little water colour and a little stenciling around him and a pearl pen added a little dimension to his hat.
I should have used heat embossing for the image to create a dam for the watercolour but forgot and the red bled a little on the hat and the cane.ðŸ˜
If this happens just pull out a little undiluted bleach and a fine brush and pull out the colour.
I find with red bleach does the best job, water will pull most out but always leaves a pinkish residue.
I die cut the image using the stamplorations crazy double running stitch frame die.
Card Recipe
Stamps: Pink Ink Designs, Penny Black Sentiment
Paper: Watercolour, 110lb White
Ink: Versafine Clair Nocturn
Accessories: Pencils, watercolour, stencil, Pearl Pen, Frame Die.
Techniques: Watercolouring, stenciling, pencil colouring
24 comments:
Okay, well, I'm trying to see where the ink bled, but it looks flawless to me! I love this little mouse. Pink ink stamps are so fun. Your stenciled background is just the right touch!
What a cute PI mouse Christine and love the way he is holding the candi cane with the big blue bow, and the grey stencilled background with a touch of blue is perfect as a backdrop and I love the wonky stitches mat you have him on..a beautiful card. x
What a cute little Christmas mouse, Christine! Your coloring is beautiful and I don't see any red or pink mark. Great bleaching job! I love the soft and subtle stenciling and watercoloring in the background!
Hideko xx
Beautiful. Great colours and style with the awesome die, now I really need to do some bleaching or try to... xx
Adorable mouse Christine. LOVE that huge candy cane he's carrying! :) xx
Love the critter! Super soft stenciling too. ADORABLE Christmas card, Christine. Hugz
This is just too CUTE Christine...LOVE the image!! And thanks for the tip about using bleach on reds...never thought of that, but can't wait to try it next time I have the bleeding problem!! Love the softly stenciled background and your coloring is wonderful!! Hugs. :0)
Your little mouse looks so proud of his giant candy cane. Thanks for the tip on saving a colour run, well saved. Great card xx
This little guy looks like he's running fast with his candy cane! Thanks for the tip about bleach. I'm always getting a red bleed.
Your Christmas mouse looks so happy with his large beribboned candy cane Christine! Nicely water colored and good save on the leaching color - pretty stenciling around him too! xx
Oh my gosh, I love how you colored your little mouse, Christine! Clever idea using bleach, too...Thank you! I also love your stenciled background and stitched border...Such a fabulous Christmas card ~ xx
Christine, I have seen that mouse somewhere (LOL) reminds me of a Christmas movie, can't think of the name, but this is an adorable image and I love that big candy cane he is trying to get away with! Love your stitched border...so inspirational!!
The stencilling behind the super cute mouse and his candy cane looks so pretty. Adorable card and thank you for the tip Christine x.
That is such a cute stamp and your coloring is beautiful.
Such a sweet little mouse...love him!
Adorable Christmas mouse. Love the stencilled background. Thanks for the bleaching tip.
Such a sweet little mouse, he's beautifully coloured and I can't see any red blemishes at all, great tip with the bleach, Cathy x
Your Christmas mouse is adorable with its hat and candy cane. Cool background too. Love it! Thank you for having me as a Guest Designer this month!
Your mouse is too cut and colored beautifully! You shaded him perfectly. Love the subtle background you created too. Thanks for the tip about cleaning up red. It really is the hardest color to deal with when mistakes happen.
I love this beautifully designed card Christine. Your soft stencilled background is lovely and your colouring is wonderful and what a useful tip that is!! Vicky x
Hee hee, this is so cute! Beautifully done and thanks for the tip!
What a sweet and such an amazing card, Christine !! I love how you added a beautiful and soft background to this cute mouse. What a nice Christmas card, Christine :-)
xx
Cute mouse Christine! Fab background to highlight him running off with his candy! x
This mouse is stirring!!!
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