Stamp Anniething: Liang - Year of the Dragon

My family celebrates Chinese New Year (Lunar New Year) every year. This year, the new year began on February 10, 2024. We celebrated Chinese New Year's Eve, the "closing" of the old year, on the 9th and have postponed celebrating the new year until all of my family are able to get together. The day we will "open" the new year is planned for March 23. A lot later than we normally do, but it's the only weekend most are available. According to my mom, who knows all the Chinese traditions, says it's not a problem to celebrate late. This gave me some extra time to make a few Chinese New Year cards, like this one using the adorable digital stamp called Liang - Year of the Dragon from Stamp Anniething. 

I imported the digital stamp in Microsoft Publisher and sized it for an A2 size card at 3"W. I let it automatically adjust the height. It is about 3" high. I created the sentiment and centered it to fit the card. 

I added a some detail to the face with light pencil markings. I used Copic markers to color the digital stamp in the following colors:

Liam:

• Skin: E04, E11, E21, E00, E000
• Hair: 100, C7, C5, C3
• Cheeks: E93
• Tongue: R22, R20
• Shirt and Pants (Red): R39, R24, R22, R21
• Belt (Yellow): YR23, Y15 ,Y13, Y11

Dragon:

• Yellow: YR23, Y15, Y13, Y11
• Orange: YR18, YR16, YR15
• Green: G28, YG17, YG03
• Red: R39, R24, R22, R21
• Black (Pole and Ground: C5, C3, C1)

I used a Prismacolor colored pencil (PC925/Crimson Lake) to create the scales on the dragon.

I trimmed the card front, matted it with black cardstock, and then with gold cardstock and adhered it to a top-folding A2 white card base. 

I love clean and simple cards, since they keep the focus on the stamp. I hope you give this card a try. It's not too late to send a Chinese New Year card!

Thank you for visiting. Have a creative day!