PaperArtsy: Nov 2025 - With 3 Things - A Trio of Christmas Cards {by Victoria Wilding}

Monday, 3 November 2025

Nov 2025 - With 3 Things - A Trio of Christmas Cards {by Victoria Wilding}

Hi friends,

It's Victoria, from VictoriaWildingCreates, with you for another 'With 3 Things' challenge post.

For this feature on the PaperArtsy Blog 3 identical items are sent to 3 members of the PaperArtsy Blogging team. Typically we will receive a stamp, a stencil and a couple of Fresco Paints.

We have no clue what PaperArtsy HQ is going to send, the whole idea of this challenge is to do something crafty in our personal style with these 3 items. We can incorporate other PA products into the mix if we feel it is necessary.

So let's take a look at what I received from PA HQ ...

With Christmas fast approaching, I really need to get my skates on and make a stash of cards to send to friends and family, so today I have made a trio of Christmas cards. When I opened my design package and saw the lovely Kay Carley designs EKC11 and PS162, I knew it was time to get those Christmas cards started. I decided on a trio of complementary, clean and simple designs. So let’s get into the details.

I selected three pieces of 6x4” card (2 white, 1 kraft) to create the main images for the three cards. For the first card I choose white and decided to use the Fresco Finish Acrylic Paints in Verdigris (FF191) and Zinc, to stamp the images. To get a nice even coat of paint on the stamps I applied it with a sponge. Be careful not to let the paint dry on your stamps or it will ruin the designs.

After stamping out three of the smallest trees in the set, I added a star to the top of each, stamping the image in VersaMark Watermark ink and traced the design in a metallic silver gel pen.

I then added some extra dimension to the tree branches by adding lines of colour using the metallic silver gel pen on the Zinc stamped trees, and a dark green coloured pencil on the Verdigris stamped tree.

Next I made a start on the second card by applying Fresco Finish Acrylic Paints in Verdigris, through the holly stencil design, on three edges of the kraft card.

Once dry I used a red coloured pencil to colour over the top of the berries elements in the design.

Before tracing the outline of the holly leaves in dark green coloured pencil, to add more dimension.

I finished by stamping the ‘Christmas wishes’ sentiment and embossing in white and adding white platters.

For the final card I decided to use the snowflake and pot stamps and turn them into mini trees. I started by stamping the pots in Zinc and added a variety of snowflakes in Verdigris.

I added stems with brown coloured pencil and added extra texture in green coloured pencil to the snowflake branches.

I finished by applying some grey coloured pencil to the main body of the pots, I kept the colour application rough with patches of white showing through.