Run Up To Christmas 2023 Week 11

 

 

 

Hello and welcome to week 11 of the #runuptochristmashop2023 hosted by @love_smile_and_craft and @kellys.craft. We are going to make a card each week for 12 weeks until Christmas. This week we're being inspired to create something vintage so I decided to pull out one of my very favorite stamps Thomas Kincade Village Christmas by Cornish Heritage Farms.  I absolutely LOVE the Thomas Kincade stamp line and so wish that CHF hadn't gone out of business.  I thought I read somewhere that another company had bought the license to the line from CHF however, I can't find the info anywhere.  The images are very detailed and definitely take some time, and practice, to color.  Which is maybe why I don't use them much, especially when my migraines are acting up.  I definitely will not be getting rid of any of my Thomas Kincade stamps, except maybe the duplicates at some point. 

I started off by stamping the image in memento tuxedo black ink on Neenah white card stock before coloring using Castle Arts watercolor pencils and blended using a Prismacolor blender pencil.  Once my coloring was finished, I layered the image before adding some old gold photo corners I still had in my stash before adhering everything to a turquoise card (albeit slightly crooked).  The only embellishments added was some gold cord to the top of the card and then crystal ice stickles to highlight the icy parts of the snow.  As an afterthought, I stippled some Tim Holtz old paper distress ink using one of my paper pouncers to "age" it a bit.   Here's a close-up of the colored image:

Challenges entered:

Splitcoaststampers USEIT2023 - Use Your Unloved Stash (stamp, photo corners)

Peace On Earth #53 - See Inspiration Pic (inspired by snow, villages in background, colors)

The Four Seasons December 2023 - See Inspiration Pic (inspired by cabin, snow, trees)

Retro Rubber #221 - Merry Christmas (stamp used is at least 8yrs old, inspired by greenery, glitter, colors)

Inspiration Station Dec 2023 - See Pic Below (inspired by colors, season) 

Park Hopping My Happy Place Dec 2023 - Anything Goes Theme Parks (inspired by Main Street USA at Disneyland)

Happy Little Stampers Christmas Dec 2023 - Anything Goes

Peace On Earth

The Four Seasons

Retro Rubber

 

Inspiration Station
 

Park Hopping My Happy Place
 

 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day!

Stamps: Cornish Heritage Farms

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black; Tim Holtz Old Paper Distress

Card Stock: Neenah White; Stampin Up

Accessories: Castle Arts Watercolor Pencils, Blender Pencil, Photo Corners, Gold Cord, Ice Stickles, Paper Pouncer