Critters on snow

A mouse for my mum and a bunny for my other half’s sister. Some things never change. Copic colouring, fussy cutting, die-cuts and glitter are also a Christmas staple.

I was originally going to leave a white border around the edge of the images — apart from any aesthetic choices, that tail is quite tricky to cut out cleanly — but then one of my green markers decided to splooge all over the end of the skis and that put an end to that idea.

This card was also a good reminder that you don’t have to stick with card colours you’re not completely happy with. The light blue card I used for the sky was okay but not great; eventually it occurred to me that I could fix it by blending Distress ink over the top…

Copic markers:

mouse
fur – BV01, C0, C2, C4, C6
ears/nose – RV32
hat – R27, R46, R59
hat trim – W00, W1, W3

bunny
fur – BV01, C0, C2, C4, C6
scarf – R27, R46, R59
skis – YG03, YG17, YG67

Supplies:

• digital stamps:
  Some Odd Girl – holiday minis – ChrisMouse
  Some Odd Girl – holiday minis – snow bunny
• stamps:
  Clearly Besotted – sentimental type
• dies:
  My Favorite Things – rolling hills
  Lawn Fawn – stitched snowflakes
  Hero Arts – postage stamp infinity dies
• inks:
  Tim Holtz distress ink – tumbled glass
  Versafine onyx black
• pens:
  Sakura Glaze – black (for the eyes)
• embellishments:
  Paperchase – little pointy stars
  Wink of Stella – clear
• paper and card:
  Neenah solar white 216gsm
  silver glitter card
  blue glitter card
  white glitter card
  Papermill Direct – smooth – marine blue
  Bazill Basics – ladybug trio
  Hunkydory Adorable Scorable – cotton white