Create a Scene
Week 8
Good day, fellow crafters. Setting a scene is more than just putting paper and glue together. It's like going on a creative adventure fueled by inspiration. Think of it like preparing the canvas for a painting. The place where you make your cards, whether it's in your mind or a physical space, really influences how the final card will turn out. A good setting is like the background in a picture—it helps bring out your creative side and makes a strong connection between you and your craft.
This is the 8th week of the Run Up to Christmas Hop 2023 series. Join us in embracing the spirit of the season where love, joy, and creativity harmoniously converge. I hope you enjoy my submission to these challenges and if you would like to see the work the other participants in the hop have done then check out #runuptochristmashop2023 or head over to my Instagram page @forgetmenotcardco, find my post with this card, and then follow the other participants listed in the description.
The theme for this week’s challenge was to create a scene and I have had the Picket Fence Studios For the Holidays stamp set waiting for a challenge just like this one for a while. I really like the imagery of a cabin in the woods, a fire crackling in the fireplace, and a recent snowstorm leaving a blanket of snow on the world outside, sort of like a Hallmark movie opening.
To create the card I began with a piece of white cardstock and utilizing my Misti stamping tool, aligned, ink, and stamped the image in black ink. I next incorporated watercolor pencils to add color to the image. I followed up that process by using my water brush pen to smooth and soften the colors. I then allowed the background panel to dry.
Once the background panel was dry I applied clear embossing ink to the image, trying to match the packaging, and then covered the ink with WOW! embossing powder in White Puff. Once heat set with my heat tool the embossing powder does a pretty good job emulating piles of snow.
The last stage was the assembly of the card. I trimmed the background panel to its final dimensions as well as a black mat for visual appeal. I adhered them together with double-sided tape and then the composite was adhered to a pre-cut and folded A2 white card base. To finish it off I used black ink and a sentiment from the set. With that, I called the card complete.
