Black Christmas Card

I may be wrong, but I do believe this is the first black Christmas card I have ever made!  I tried layering my scene onto various notecards that matched the colors of the houses, but I ended up liking the black card best.  Who knew?

To make the card, I stamped the Neighborhood (D1289) onto white cardstock using black Memories ink.  I colored the houses with Prismacolor pencils and then cut out each of the houses to create a scene.  To make the snow, I cut out a piece of Frost Soiree paper so that it would shimmer and then added some Stickles to the top of the snowbank so that it would sparkle.  To finish the snow, I stamped Merry Christmas (B927) using black Staz On ink.  Staz On often works well when stamping onto metallic papers.

For the moon, I stamped Reindeer Run (B1288) onto Eggshell cardstock using Brilliance Coffee Bean ink.  I then cut out the reindeer using a circle punch and added a small dot of red pencil to the nose of the first reindeer (I needed a Rudolph).  The reindeer stamp doesn't have lines between the animals, so I drew some of my own using a fine detail black pen in order for it to look like Santa's sleigh.

To finish the card, I popped up the moon using foam mount tape and added some stars using a Stardust pen.  Finally, I added another layer of Frost Soiree paper and a Licorice notecard.  After all, nothing says Christmas like black. :)

Comments

[Heidi]

Cute! Wouldn't have thought of black either but it looks great!

[Ingrid]

I love the black Christmas card. The colorful houses really pop and make this card something special.