Faith Crafter Preview issue (Free) No 1 | Page 27

Now winter is approaching and with it, every day is shorter, darker and the trees loses all their leaves. Now is also the time to put ones mind on the holiday to come, Christmas cards, what will be this years surprise from me? I really wanted to make something that stood out from the usual assortment of Christmas greetings, and when I the found Sandy Allnocks video on YouTube about comic strip card it got me all excited. I immediately started to sketch on a comic inspired Christmas card, but when going through my stamps I realized that they were badly suited for this purpose. When in need... The joy when I found stamps based on the Christmas gospel, sold by Time to sow, they were a perfect match for this cartoony project. Next piece on my list was to find clear acetate paper which turned out to be impossible where I live. Accepted this fact and started to think of alternative ways to make the cards. I proceeded with stuff I already had at home and the end result pleases me greatly. Materials used for this card Stamps from: Time to sow * kings and camels * shepherds and their flock Stampendous * joyful phrases Other materials * StazOn ink pad, black * Cardstock * Double-sided tape * Promarkers * Glitter glue 1 When ever I use Promarkers, I use semi gloss acid free copy paper, it's good to paint on but to use stamps is not equally easy because this paper demands more ink on the stamps to work well. - www.faithcrafter.com - 27 -