Snowy doorstep

This set really appealed to me when I saw it because of the sleds and skis by the door.  There are skis and sleds by our door and a wreath hanging for as long as the snow stays.  My door is not as rustic as this one but otherwise it’s a good match.  And of course those of you who know me know that I have roamed far from my home, Australia, where Christmas is hot and sunny, to live here where we hope every year that Christmas will be white, like this doorstep.

I stamped the picture with Basic Black and then used watercolour pencils for the colouring.  It is hard to colour well on such a detailed picture.  Then I picked out the colour of the skis for my mattes, one is Not quite Navy and the other is a co-ordinating piece of designer paper from way back when.

Supplies:

Stamps: Home for Christmas
Inks: Basic Black, Not quite Navy
Cardstock: Basic Black, Not quite Navy, Naturals White, a piece of Slab designer paper
Also: black grosgrain ribbon, ticket corner punch

I also tried a monochrome design with this stamp, which I will probably try to improve, I’m not totally happy with it, perhaps a different colour might be better. 

Supplies:

Stamps: Home for Christmas
Inks: Chocolate Chip, Whisper White, Versamark
Cardstock: Chocolate Chip, Whisper White, Bella Rose designer paper
Also: White embossing powder