Posted by Jessica Frost-Ballas
on October 22, 2018
Good morning! Jess here with a cheery watercolored Christmas card using the adorable Christmas Mice stamp set !
I have a video sharing how to create this card that you can watch below:
(If you are having problems viewing this video, please try watching it HERE on YouTube.)
To start I stamped the adorable mouse and ornament stamp from Christmas Mice onto a piece of watercolor paper with Versafine and heat-embossed it with clear embossing powder . I masked the ornament with masking fluid and then created the suggestion of a Christmas tree by inking the outline and detail pine branch images from Color Layering Trimmings with Distress Inks in Bundled Sage, Peeled Paint, and Forest Moss. I inked the stamp, spritzed it with water, and pressed it to watercolor paper to get a soft impressionistic look. When I was done stamping I splattered the panel with the same distress inks and Pewter Glimmer Metallic Ink . While it was drying I stamped the sentiment from Wonder and Magic of Christmas onto black cardstock with Versamark and heat-embossed it with white embossing powder .
Once it was dry I rubbed the masking fluid off and painted the mouse and ornament with paints from the Daniel Smith Dot Palette created for Hero Arts. I like these colors so much that I purchased full tubes of each color but you could easily use the dot palette to paint dozens of these designs without running out of paint! I used Moonglow, Quinacridone Pink, and Permanent Alizarin Crimson along with a little Pewter and Red Glimmer Metallic Ink !
Next I trimmed the panel down and adhered it to a white card base. I adhered the sentiment with foam mounting tape and then coated the ornament with a layer of Spectrum Noir clear sparkle and Nuvo crystal glaze. Then I sprinkled it with a tiny bit of Snowfall Glitter to finish the card with a little extra sparkle! All in all it's a pretty straightforward card but I love how that little bit of glitter just catches the eye! :)
Thanks so much for stopping by and have a fabulous crafty day!
25 comments
super cute card! great watercoloring!
What board do you use to tape your watercolor project to when working on them?
I love this whole video. You do awesome work I especially love the little Christmas mouth . The water color paint set you used was so nice.
so adorable, love how you did the branches too!
What a wonderful card! There’s a little bit of cuteness as well as a fair bit of pretty with the decoration and that tree you created from a single branch. It is just gorgeous with those layers of colour and the little bit of glitter. You coloured everything so beautifully and the little bit of sparkle and shine adds so much!! I love the chunky glitter. Your video had some good tips in it. Thanks for sharing!