Festive Stag Card with Snowy Tree Background

A project from our live show Stamps By Me - Celebration Box - Cotton Pines Class 1 · 10/01/2023 · watch it from 0:00

Create a striking celebration card featuring a hand-drawn stag silhouette with a white glow effect, set against a layered background of stamped trees in brown and green with snowflake details. The card uses craft-coloured card stock and patterned papers to create a festive, vintage-inspired winter scene.

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Step by step

1. Cut a piece of craft-coloured card to 5x5 inches as your base. ▶ watch 1:30
2. Ink a tree stamp with vintage photo distress ink and stamp it onto the craft card to create the first tree in your landscape. ▶ watch 1:45
3. Stamp additional tree stamps in varying sizes and positions to create depth and a sense of rising and falling landscape. ▶ watch 2:30
4. Swap to a green ink pad and stamp more trees amongst the brown ones to add colour variation and create mood. ▶ watch 3:15
5. Stamp snowflake designs across the upper portion of the card in brown ink, positioning some off the edge of the page. ▶ watch 4:30
6. Add white snowflakes on top of the brown ones using second-generation stamping to create layered detail and shadow effect. ▶ watch 6:00
7. Set the stamped background aside to dry completely. ▶ watch 7:30
8. Use the stag stencil to draw around the outline onto a piece of patterned paper (gold or patterned card stock). ▶ watch 7:45
9. Carefully cut out the stag shape using scissors, roughing up the edges slightly for a vintage effect. ▶ watch 8:30
10. Position the cut stag onto the dried background and use white ink with a blending brush to create a soft halo glow around the stag outline. ▶ watch 12:30
11. Soften the white ink edges with your finger to blend and create a beautiful glowing effect around the stag. ▶ watch 13:45
12. Cut a thin strip of patterned paper to create a banner across the centre of the card, positioning it to frame the stag. ▶ watch 16:00
13. Adhere the banner strip onto the card with the stag visible behind it. ▶ watch 17:45
14. Add distressing and vintage detailing to the stag using scissors and a fine-line pen to enhance the aged appearance. ▶ watch 19:15
15. Mount a sentiment sheet (such as 'Joy to the World') onto black card stock and adhere it to the lower portion of the card. ▶ watch 21:30

Tips from the show

• Don't worry about being too precise when stamping trees; the variation creates a natural landscape effect.
• Use second-generation stamping (lighter ink) for snowflakes to avoid a too-uniform appearance.
• The patterned paper hides imperfections when cutting out the stag, so don't stress about perfect lines.

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