Turning a Non-Holiday Stamp into a Christmas Card + Frosted No Line Watercoloring

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I love being able to stretch my supplies whenever possible and use them beyond the seasons they are intended for! A perfect example of this is how I turned the Memory Box Harvest Love & Kindness set and used it on a Christmas card instead of the Fall theme it was designed for. You’d have never known this was an Autumn stamp if I hadn’t told you – am I right?!

I watercolored this image in my favorite no-line style and added frosty finishes that really give this a Wintry vibe. Distress Mica Flakes are on the leaves, glued down with Glossy Accents. I added additional Glossy Accents on the berries for a shiny effect.

Simon Says Stamp’s Stitched Flakes added great dimension for snow, and small Clear Droplets create the illusion of snow in the distance.

For sentiments, I paired the Peace Jotted Script die from Memory Box with a couple of holiday sentiment stamp sets from Simon; Stained Glass Greetings and Tiny Words Christmas. The smaller greetings are embossed with Simon’s Antique Gold Embossing Powder.

I encourage you to try this technique of using a non-Holiday stamp set and turning it into a Christmas card! See what sets you have in your stash that can use for this – I have a feeling you’ll find something that would work!

SUPPLIES

Memory Box HARVEST LOVE AND KINDNESS… [ SSS ] Memory Box Clear Stamps HARVEST LOVE… [ SSS ] Simon Says Clear Stamps STAINED GLASS… [ SSS ] Simon Says Stamps And Dies STAINED… [ SSS ] Simon Says Stamp STAINED GLASS… [ SSS ] Simon Says Stamp STITCHED FLAKES… [ SSS ] Studio Katia CLEAR ROUND DROPS MIX 2… [ SSS ] Tim Holtz DISTRESS MICA FLAKES Ranger… [ SSS ] Ranger MINI GLOSSY ACCENTS Glue… [ SSS ] Simon Says Stamp EMBOSSING POWDER… [ SSS ] Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad ANTIQUE… [ SSS ] Simon Says Stamp Embossing Ink Pad… [ SSS ] Daniel Smith QUINACRIDONE PINK 5ML… [ SSS ] Daniel Smith SAP GREEN 5ML Extra Fine… [ SSS ] Simon Says Stamp Daniel Smith YANA’S… [ SSS ] Simon Says Stamp Daniel Smith DEBBY’S… [ SSS ] Simon Says Stamp CRAFT TACKY GLUE… [ SSS ] 3M Scotch DOUBLE-SIDED FOAM TAPE… [ SSS ] Simon Says Stamp Card Stock 100#… [ SSS ] Simon Says Stamp Card Stock 100#… [ SSS ] Strathmore WATERCOLOR 9×12 PAD 24… [ SSS ] MISTI PRECISION STAMPER VERSION 2.0… [ SSS ]