First Christmas Card of 2025

 I recently took part in an online workshop with Barbara Gray using alcohol inks on a gel plate.  It was fabulous fun and well worth a look.  I decided to use one of my many small background pieces to make my first Christmas card (that was not a sample) of 2025.

I chose one of the many backgrounds I created in the workshop.

Just the first lot - this is addictive

I die cut a second piece of the same size stencil card using the 3" nested square die to create a frame.

I added the nativity scene from the Christmas Mega Build a Background stamp set in Jet Black Archival ink.

Followed by one of the I Am Essential Christmas Sentiment stamps in the same ink.

I then added the frame.

The topper was edged with a black Sharpie pen.

Before adding the topper to a 4" x 4" white card blank, I grounded the nativity scene using a cool grey pencil.