Peace to You Christmas Card

Make this Christmas card with Peace to You, Hope & Peace and Watercolor Shapes stamp sets. Measurements for this card: Night of Navy card base: 5 1/2" x 8 1/2" folded in half or scored at 4 1/4" Basic White Layer (front stamped piece): 5" x 3" Basic White strip for greeting: 2 1/2" x 1" Basic White layer for inside: 5" x 3 3/4" I stamped the Holy family image using the Stamparatus. I highly recommend using this tool so you can ink and stamp the image a few times. It has quite a bit of solid background to stamp. I used Night of Navy classic ink for my image and greeting. To get the watercolor background, I made a mask for the Holy family image with the Stampin' Up! masking paper. Then I stamped the largest rectangle from the Watercolor Shapes stamp set in Balmy Blue classic ink several times until the background was filled. Once you've finished stamping the background, you can remove the masking paper and your stamped image was protected. I colored in Joseph and baby Jesus with Early Espresso, Cajun Craze and Crushed Curry watercolor pencils, Mary is colored with Balmy Blue watercolor pencil. I did not add water to activate the pencil. I like the texture of just the pencil. If you want to water color this image, I recommend stamping in the black Staz On ink or using a blender pen to activate the pencil. Night of Navy ink is water based and can smear with water. Watch my how-to tutorial video here https://youtu.be/jiEHarKtzno