Snowy landscapes are popular for Christmas cards, and happily, they're not too difficult to achieve. You just need a little ink, some brushes and stamps and you'll soon be creating your very own winter wonderland.
1. To get started, you'll need a piece of cardstock that's a little smaller than your finished card front (Note: you can work directly on your card front if you prefer), some ink, a blending brush, stamps, and a piece of printer paper or masking paper.
2. Cut a gentle slope from your piece of printer paper. I usually cut a "downhill" and an "uphill" section so I can alternate between the different angles. Remember that you can use either side of the paper when you're masking your landscape.
3. Place your paper mask over the cardstock and stamp your first image, ensuring the bottom section of the image ends up on the paper mask. Hold the mask in place and apply some of the same ink with your blending brush. Keep most of the colour at the bottom, next to the mask and the stamped image, allowing the colour to fade as you work upward.
4. Shift your paper mask and stamp another image. Hold the mask in place and again, blend some ink into the background, just above the paper mask.
5. Repeat the process until you reach the bottom of your cardstock.
6. Use the same colour ink to add a sentiment and mount your scene onto a card front.
Note: After completing my card, I felt the scene was lacking a few trees, so I put the paper mask back in place and stamped a few more. I highly recommend making alterations before you complete the whole card!
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