CraftsyByrd: Lawn Fawn: Christmas Panda Card

Christmas Panda Card

Hi there! It's amazing that Christmas Eve is only nine days away. I was getting worried that I'd never finish a simpler version of the card I originally created for my great aunt. It took me about three days of messing around to finally able to produce this cute and warm Christmas Panda card.

It all started with a scarf from Lawn Fawn's Snow Day (2014) and free birthday Party Panda (2018) stamp. It took a few hours to come up with the layout for the original version (see below) which looked busy with trees and white snow.

Christmas Panda Card (original version)

Distress inks were blended to create a night background and a glowing star on top of tree. Clear embossed snow was definitely less visually distracting. Then I used white gel pen for tiny dots of snow. The blue foreground was a mix of distress ink and Copic marker. The panda and tree were the last things I colored using Copic markers.

Christmas Panda Card (simpler version)

For fun, I added a bit of sparkle on the bear and tree using Wink of Stella.

Christmas Panda Card V.2.0

I would like to enter this card to the following challenges:

1. Lawn Fawnatics - Challenge 42 Winter Holidays, due 12/16, entry #146

2. Cards in Envy - The Spirit of Christmas Challenge, due 12/16, entry #94

3. CAS-ual Fridays Challenge - CFC 24 Inspiration Photo (Christmas Tree), due 12/18, entry #36

4. Addicted to Stamps and More - Challenge 322 Make Your Mark, due 12/18, entry #40

5. Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Christmas, due 12/19, entry #214

6. Craft Stamper Take It Make It Challenge - December Anything Goes, due 12/19, entry #45

7. Merry Little Christmas Challenge Blog #5 - December Anything Christmas Goes, due 12/31, entry #150

***Award Update 1/17/2019: My card is a Winner for this MLCCB challenge! Yeay!

8. Happy Little Stampers (HLS) December Christmas Challenge - Anything Goes w/ Optional Twist Snow, due 12/31, entry #48

***Award Update 1/17/2019: My card is the Winner for this HLS challenge! Yeay!

Thank you for visiting and have a Merry Christmas!

Maria B.

9 comments:

KristieSunday, December 16, 2018 2:32:00 PM
Your card is just fabulous! I love the sweet little panda bear and your background is just stunning. Thanks for playing with us over at Cards in Envy!
Karin ÅkesdotterSunday, December 16, 2018 3:19:00 PM
Oh My Such a super adorable Christmas card! Your inking is amazing!!! Thank you so much for sharing your talent with us at the Lawnfawnatics Challenge! /Karin
MarciaMonday, December 17, 2018 3:18:00 PM
Thanks for joining us at the CAS-ual Fridays Challenge.
LindaWednesday, December 19, 2018 2:37:00 AM
This is just so cute! Thank you for playing along with the Craft Stamper Challenge. Have a lovely Christmas xx
BobbyWednesday, December 19, 2018 8:34:00 PM
Beautiful job of masking and inking, Maria. Thanks for sharing your card at Happy Little Stampers Christmas.
BożenAWednesday, December 26, 2018 2:05:00 PM
Great work with masking. Your colors are stunning. I love this card and thank you for the exact description of how you made this card. WOW !!
Thank you for joining our challenge at HLS Xmas. Merry Christmas and happy New Year.
BożenA DT HLS
HelenMonday, December 31, 2018 5:23:00 PM
Such a great design.

Thanks for joining us at the Merry Little Christmas Challenge and we hope to see you again in 2019.

Helen x
DT Member
desperatehousewifecraftThursday, January 03, 2019 9:20:00 AM
Both cards are simply gorgeous Maria and I loved that you showed your technique for them! Thanks for sharing it with us at Addicted to Stamps and More and I look forward to seeing more of your gorgeous creations this year too. Have a wonderfully creative 2019! Hugs, Gwendolyn
laurieMonday, January 14, 2019 4:40:00 PM
That background is amazing..what an adorable card! Thanks for joining us at Happy Little Stampers Christmas Challenge!

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