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Saturday, October 9, 2021

Winter Village Gray and Red

Happy weekend!! I'm glad to get some time in the craft studio this morning! Today I'm sharing a card for Marcia's October challenge at CAS Christmas - use gray and red - so fun!!


Supplies: Paper - Neenah
Stamps - all by Taylored Expressions:
On Dasher, On Dancer
Inks - Memento Rhubarb Stalk & London Fog

The village stamp was a Taylored Expressions gift with purchase for October so I doubt the link I listed will work beyond this month. I've seen TE offer some of the previous year's gifts, though, so the village might come back in 2022. The Santa sleigh stamp was a gift from TE too - not sure if it was part of a set or a former stand alone stamp. I named it On Dasher, On Dancer because TE currently offers a die in this design.

Before stamping the village I masked off the bottom since the silhouette has more ground than I wanted to ink. I also used a negative circle mask to sponge a soft gray moon. My mask slipped a bit but I just went with it. Very quick and easy one layer - perfect for mass production! One could add stars etc but I kept it simple.

In case you're wondering about the paper Christmas tree, I created it last year in an online Concord and 9th class - if you missed my post about it, go HERE.

That's it for today friends! I'm also adding my card to Darnell's October NBUS Challenge since my village and sleigh are new. And to Watercolor Wednesday where Helen hosts All About Occasions. Thanks to all for the fun challenges and to you for visiting!

Happy crafting!!








18 comments:

Betty said...

love it! what a great idea to create a little red village with santa flying above!

Cat Craig said...

Awww fabulous theme.

Trina P. said...

Oh this is adorable. Red village and gray moon… a wonderful combination. Perfect for the challenge. Thank you for joining us at CAS Christmas.

JoAnn said...

Love your red village die cut and Santa flying over Great card Linda. Thanks for stopping by my blog and leaving your lovely comment. ((Hugs))

Christine Alexander said...

Your red village is perfect and what a great free stamp. I would never have noticed the slip of the moon mask it just looks softly blended :) Thanks for joining us at CAS Christmas

Dawn T said...

Love this village scene. It looks amazing. The whold scene is wonderful. And thanks for sharing with us at Watercooler Wednesday Challenge...

Vicky Hayes said...

Such a magical scene Linda! Love the subtle moon and the glowing village. Vicky x

Lin said...

LOVE this, Linda!

Marcia Hill said...

What a sweet, sweet card Linda!! I absolutely LOVE your village done in red...that is just SO cool looking! I received the same Santa/sleigh stamp with a TE order, but haven't used it yet...the wheels are turning though after seeing your awesome card!! Thanks so much for playing along with our color challenge at CAS Christmas...we always love seeing you in the gallery!! Marcia (DT) :0)

Greta said...

Love the challenge colors & oh what a great card using them!

Darnell said...

This is such a classic design that never goes out of style, Linda! I really love the village in red! Thank you for sharing with everyone at NBUS! Hugs, Darnell (CCCC GD)

Jean said...

Masking the base of the village is a terrific detail/idea! The slippage adds a fun texture.

Rosemary said...

fabulous clean and simple design in red and gray, linda!

papierelle said...

Beautiful christmas scene!!

Barb Ghig said...

Love your sweet village and your great choices of inks for our color palette, Linda! Thanks so much for joining in the fun at CAS Christmas!

Julia Aston said...

I just received that Santa in his sleigh stamp free with an order last week - I just love your red village with Santa flying over it - a lovely grey/red card Linda - thanks for sharing with us at CAS Christmas! xx

Papercraft Boutique said...

You made a wonderful Christmas scene using the TE freebies, Linda! Love the soft gray moon with the darker gray Santa sleigh silhouette.
Thank you so much for sharing this great one-layer CAS card with us at CAS Christmas!
Hideko xx
p.s. I LOVE your paper Christmas tree!! It's so pretty!

Helen said...

What wonderful freebies Linda!!! You have used them perfectly to create a beautiful one layer card!! So many little details once you look closely!! Great card!!! Thanks so much for joining us at Watercooler Wednesday Challenge! Stay Safe! :)