Posted by Nichol Spohr
on October 22, 2019
Hello friends! Today I'm so excited to share this no-line coloring all over background design featuring the From the Vault Mr. and Mrs. Stamp & Cut set! I love the look of colored pencils on a kraft background and the Hero Hues Sand Cardstock is the perfect background for Mr. & Mrs. Claus.
To start, I stamped a sentiment in the upper third of the background with the From the Vault Home Scene Stamp Set using the Embossing & Watermark Ink and heat embossing with White Detail Embossing Powder.
Next I stamped the From the Vault Mr. and Mrs. Stamp & Cut Santa, Mrs. Claus, and candy cane images all around the sentiment using the Embossing & Watermark Ink. This creates an outline easy to see yet fades a bit as the ink dries. The images were colored with the following Poychromos Colored Pencils:
Santa: Dark Red, Deep Red, Cold Grey IV, Dark Sepia, Warm Grey IV, Medium Flesh, Cinnamon, Light Flesh, White
Mrs. Claus: Dark Red, Deep Red, Cold Grey IV, Dark Sepia, Warm Grey IV, Medium Flesh, Cinnamon, Light Flesh, White, Hooker's Green, May Green
Candy Cane: Dark Red, Deep Red, White
Detail was added to the eyes and buttons on Santa's coat with a black gel pen. Detail was added to Mrs. Claus' mouth with a fine detail black pen.
From the Vault Mr. and Mrs. Stamp & Cut snowflake images were stamped with the Embossing & Watermark Ink in any open areas on the background and heat embossed with White Detail Embossing Powder.
The 4" x 5 1/4" background was adhered to a white top fold card base and finished with a scattering of Nuvo Crystal Drops in Gloss White to finish the design.
Thank you so much for joining me today!
9 comments
Is there a video for this particular Santa card?
My sister followed above directions and colored a little bit of her Santa/mrs Santa stamp set W/ her polychromos colored pencils & when she went back to finish coloring it had spread into a blurred watermark. I know the ink is for embossing & watermarks, but is there a certain amount of time that you would need to do the coloring in before it turns into a watermark?? Was there a step left out?
Help please!
Luv the stamp set & the colors on kraft paper. The vintage look brings back happy childhood memories of Christmas. Thanks for the walk down memory lane.
Such an adorable stamp set!
Loved the way you did the no lines. Great background.
That card is so special. Can’t imagine the time it took to do that beautiful coloring! It certainly made me smile!