Rustic Vintage Christmas

 

I made these rustic, shabby chic, vintage looking christmas cards using distress oxide inks. I first heat embossed the snowflakes in white on white background paper. Then added distressed oxide inks with blending brush using walnut stain, frayed burlap, iced spruce, hickory smoke. Flicked water on top of the inks. Also flicked some Walnut Ink from Tsukineko and some Weathered Wood distress paint (Tim Holtz). Distressed the snowflakes, branches and tree die cuts with oxide inks and added minty fresh lunar paste to some areas (including a through a stencil). My whole goal was to use the All Spruced Up bundle in a vintage way (rather than a fun and festive way that had been my trend). 

Embossed Snowflakes

 Having fun with an oldie but goodie, SNOWFLAKE WISHES set. I heat embossed the snowflakes in white before using the blending brush to add dapper denim. Simple but striking.

Snowflake Sparkle

Playing around with So Many Snowflakes Dies and Snowflake Wishes stamp set. I used WINTER SNOW ef on the background, and then sponge brayered it with Mint Macaron. Also sponge brayered the Mint Macaron on Whisper White and then die cut snowflakes. For the front of the card I die cut the window, then embossed with WINTER SNOW ef and followed by sponging the edges in Mint Macaron. the sentiment May your season sparkle is embossed with Silver EP. I painted the fantastix frost white on the card and snowflakes with a wet paintbrush.