July Rudolph Day

I was fortunate to win a prize in the Card Chain Challenge Blog Hop and won a gift voucher from Funky Fossil Designs.  One of the items I chose was a lovely stamp set 'Joy' which I've used to make this month's Rudolph Day card, using both dry and wet embossing. 

I used the largest die to emboss a stitched circle in the centre of the card blank.  I placed the card in my MISTI as I wanted to ensure I could stamp the image a couple of times because my ink pad is getting a little dry.  After stamping the image I embossed it with clear embossing powder.  I coloured the pine cones, berries and letters with coloured pencils and then used a fine paint brush and a little water to blend and deepen the colour.  To finish I added a Wink of Stella to the small dots around the wreath.

To make this card I used:
     5" x 5" white matt card blank
     Funky Fossil Designs 'Joy' stamps
     My Favorite Things 'Inside & Out Stitched Circle STAX Die-namics' die
     Versafine Vintage Sepia ink
     Stampendous clear embossing powder
     Kars tan embossing mat
     Faber-Castell colour grip pencils

I am entering the following challenges:
     AAA Cards - Maximum White Space
     ABC Christmas Challenge - No for No Fuss
     Less is More - One Layer - Christmas in July
     Rudolph Day - July Challenge
     Winter Wonderland - Hip to be Square

Kath x