I’m thrilled to share my latest holiday card creation with you, and I think it might just be my favorite one yet! 
Let’s get started! I began by creating a soothing blue background by blending two blue inks, adding a touch of snow with a little white splatter. Next, I stamped the tree branches and heat embossed them to make them pop against the background. Then, I stamped each house, also embossing them to add dimension, and carefully masked them to build up the scene. I added a line of trees behind them once all of the houses were masked. (Just remember when creating a scene: always work from front to back!)
To bring the scene to life, I used my trusty Copic markers to add warm glows in the windows and soft reflections on the snow. A dash of green on the Christmas trees and gentle blues and greys on the snow in the foreground completed the look. After fussy cutting around the tree line, I layered it over the background and die-cut a circle to create a beautiful backdrop for the sentiment. The final touch was a little metallic gold on the star and ornaments on the Christmas trees in the background!
But here’s the thing: I know you crafty folks love a good shortcut! Next time, I’ll be trying a few tweaks to simplify the process. Instead of fussy cutting the trees as a separate layer I will do everything directly on the card base. I’ll stamp the houses at the bottom of the card and add some trees on a snowy mountain behind them. Then I will only have to fussy cut and mask off the mountain instead of all of the trees! I may also just blend one blue on the top part of the card. And, while the heat embossing looks amazing, I might just skip it to speed things up.
Want to give it a try? Grab your stamps, ink, and markers, and get crafty! You could create a day scene or get creative with a non-traditional color in the sky. What’s your favorite part of the card? Share with me in the comments below!
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