A blog devoted to the cards I make in my tiny upstairs space. When my sister stays there, she calls it an "artist's garret". I'm not an artist, but am an enthusiastic cardmaker - hence the title "Cardmaker's Garret".
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Friday 28 February 2020

A Blue Christmas Card, A Red Christmas Card

Today I've got cards for two challenges that want single colour Christmas cards.

First up is 12 Months of Christmas "Winter Blues".


I initially started out trying to make a stencil monoprint but ended up with this background - it used various blue Oxide inks and I added way too much water so lost all the definition of the stencil.   I decided it would make a great winter sky.

I put it behind a circle die with a house and trees on its lower edge. Added a sentiment, trimmed the panel to a square, and bordered with navy cs. I ran glue along the hill line, the trees, and the roof, and added glitter.


And then a completely different colour for the Christmas Kickstart "Red" challenge. 


The snowman is stamped, watercoloured, with a bit of pale blue wash behind him, and then some snowflakes stenciled with a glitter paste around him. The paste was too thick for the tiny snowflakes of the stencil so they came out a bit blobby.

I die cut a circle out of a square of red cs and popped that up with foam tape to border the snowman.

Thanks for stopping by today.

 







Supplies for card 1:
Stamps - Penny Black sentiment
Ink - Ranger Archival Cobalt, various Oxide blues
Paper - navy and white cs
Size - 4.75" square
Accessories - glitter, Memory Box circle with house and trees die, fun foam, stencil

Supplies for card 2:
Stamps - Old Island Stamp Co. snowman, Rubber Soul sentiment
Ink - Archival Jet Black
Paper - watercolour paper, red and white cs
Size - 5" square
Accessories - watercolour paints, Lil Inker circle die, tiny snowflakes stencil, glitter paste, foam tape




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7 comments:

  1. Mac Mable29 February 2020 at 03:33

    Great snowy sky with the first blue card and glad you still used the monoprinting stencilling Susan, as it looks unique and fabulous. Adorable red card with a cute snowman and the glittery paste looks so pretty x.

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  2. Dotty Jo29 February 2020 at 03:37

    Lovely cards, Susan. Your entry for the Christmas Kickstart is adorably cute. Thanks for playing again, it's always great to have you join the fun, Jo x

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  3. Loll29 February 2020 at 12:51

    Two adorable Christmas cards Susan. LOVE your stencil monoprint background. It makes the most gorgeous winter sky! xx

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  4. Christine Alexander29 February 2020 at 20:16

    Love that background Susan, the monoprint with all those blues make for a perfect snowy sky background and your red snowman is adorable :)

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  5. Trina P.29 February 2020 at 20:47

    Ha, ha... got interrupted with a FT call from my parents in the middle of commenting on your blog! 😂
    Another two lovely Christmas cards added to your stash! What luck for that stencil monoprint not to turn out as planned because it looks perfect as a winter background. Might be a shocker, but LOVE the colour. 💙😉💙

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  6. Papercraft Boutique1 March 2020 at 09:37

    Gorgeous winter sky, Susan! I was wondering how you made the background. Losing the definition of the stencil worked fantastic. I love the shades of blue and the way inks blended.
    The doodle style snowman is so adorable. The glitter paste stars are a nice shiny finishing touch.
    Hideko xx

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  7. Karen Dunbrook2 March 2020 at 03:40

    Your Christmas cards are always inspiring and a delight to see....well done.
    Especially love the look of the blue one, I'm partial lol.
    xx Karen

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