GD: Anneke De Clerck Project #3 Have Yourself A Very Merry Xmas

"Hello all,  Anneke again with my final project of this month. In this post I'll show you how I made this Christmas Card".

Tonight I'm featuring the EDY04 stampset designed by Darcy.

I used 2 colours from the JOFY Limited Edition Paint set 2: Chalk and Cherry Red (an awesome red) together with Ice Blue.

I worked on a page from an old book. I covered the text with a thin layer of Fresco Finish Chalk.

 I stamped the Christmas tree on top with Archival Ink Jet Black.

I stamped a frame with Cherry Red and Ice Blue. I used two homemade stamps (3/8" square) and made a temporary inkpad with paint on an acrylic block. I've cut these stamps out of carving rubber but if you don't have carving rubber on hand, an eraser will do.

I coloured some of the ornaments and stamped the wish from the EDY04 set in the upper right corner. 

As an accent I made some handmade stitches.

I overstamped the squares with Chalk for a more distressed look. 

I added some extra hearts, some penwork...

...and mini pompons.

Love that off white/blue/red colour combination for Christmas!

I hope I have inspired you with my projects this week. I would love to see your take, so join the PapeArtsy September Challenge!

I'll be back in October with more projects. I'm looking forward to it!

~Anneke~

A huge thanks from all at PA HQ. This is exquisite ... love the off white/distressed effect and the hand made stitches (faux tinsel) are a neat addition to the tree. A clean/simple but very effective composition. Thank you for sharing your creativity/art with us all.

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