Tuesday, December 7, 2021

A Winter Wonderland Greeting Card

A Winter Wonderland Greeting Card by Renee Day



Hey there!  I'm Renee from thediyday and StencilGirl's Creative Team. I'm here to share a depiction of what it looks like right outside my window.  Currently it's cold and snow is falling, both of which is something I am not fully use to.  Here's a bit of background.  I was born and raised in Southern California and until recently (2019) my husband and I moved to a tiny little town in Michigan.  Back home, my mom reports there's a severe heatwave happening, 90°F.  Here it's 26
°F.  Because there's such a stark difference between the two states, I had to creatively document it.   

Using a scribbling stamp and archival ink, I stamped my mixed media paper.

A Winter Wonderland Greeting Card by Renee Day



Next, I added a layer of blue and grey Distress Oxide Inks to help illustrate the dreary sky.

A Winter Wonderland Greeting Card by Renee Day



To help exaggerate the various patterns in the sky I used stencils.  Without using any additional colors but adding some texture, I placed the Circular Patterns for Play Stencil (L411) right on top, lightly misted the stencil with water and waited a few minutes for it to dry.       

A Winter Wonderland Greeting Card by Renee Day



Then I added the MB Makes Marks Marker Stencil (S301) and added grey Distress Oxide Inks to random spots.

A Winter Wonderland Greeting Card by Renee Day



The last stencil used to complete the sky was the Fade Horizontal Stencil (L027) paired with a dark blue Distress Oxide Ink.

A Winter Wonderland Greeting Card by Renee Day



I really wanted the next layer of the card to pop, so I grabbed my tree stamps and silver embossing powder.  

A Winter Wonderland Greeting Card by Renee Day



And to finish the card I added snow, just like the way it looks outside my window.  I tore paper and added a few layers to cover the bases of the trees, and since it was snowing, I added tiny little die-cut snowflakes.   

A Winter Wonderland Greeting Card by Renee Day

Happy Holidays!

Renee 






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