Advent Calendar Day 8 ~ December Challenge All About Backgrounds ~ Unity Stamp Co.

 Hello there crafty friend!

Today I'm sharing inspiration for the December challenge over in the Unity Show & Tell group. This month it's All About Backgrounds!! I'm also sharing inspiration for the 2022 Advent Calendar.

Today is Day 8 for the Advent Calendar and the stamp is an adorable reindeer. I've turned this cutie into Rudolph with a little masking on his nose. Rudolph is the star of this card while all his reindeer friends play in the background. His shiny red nose is getting ready for Christmas Day!

The background was created by first stamping the A Little Christmas Carol background stamp. I inked it up with the Vintage Photo Distress Ink, but I stamped it off once on a post it note to lighten it a bit. I then stamped the reindeer in a triangle pattern which draws the eye through the background and gives it balance. I used an impression plate to give the background some fun texture.

Next I distressed the edges of the background with some of the Vintage Photo distress ink. It shows some of the texture around the edges from the impression plate. I copic colored Rudolph very simply with E21, E23, and E27. Finally, I die cut Rudolph and a red mat using the two smallest circle dies from the Scallops & Circles {nesting dies}. Adhered the circles together and then I popped them up on the card. The sentiment is from the cute Magical Holiday Itty Bitty stamp. To finish off the card, I added a bit of glossy accents to Rudolph's nose.

You can check out my process video here... Advent Calendar Day 8 | December Challenge | All About Backgrounds | Unity Stamp Co.  

Pull out those background stamps and play along! Mix it up with an embossing folder or just have some inky fun!! The possibilities are endless!! I can't wait to see what you create! Be sure to share your cards in the Unity Show & Tell group and also add them to the December challenge album in the group to be entered for a prize!! See you back here next Thursday for more inspiration for the All About Backgrounds challenge!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

See ya next time.

Inky Hugs,

Crystal

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