Waiting by Katarina Elliasson

October 26, 2025

Step by Step by Katarina Elliasson

Hi everyone!

Katarina here with a new step-by-step tutorial called ‘Waiting’.

This cute little mouse is waiting for the Christmas Bauble to fall.

I hope you like it. Let’s get started! 🧚

Step 1:

Start with a white Multifarious card size 13.5 cm x 20 cm. Stamp Wishing Post (LAV1023) with Versafine Clair Ink in Fallen Leaves as shown. Use Versafine Clair Ink in Glamorous to stamp Glimmer Orbs (LAV1012, medium size). Remove some ink from the lower part of the stamp before stamping.

Dry with a heating tool and cover with masking fluid. Always make sure the ink is completely dry before masking.

Step 2:

Look at the picture for placement of the Glimmer Orbs. Stamp a red orb on top of the one you have stamped, and another one as shown. Mask with masking fluid. Use Versafine Clair Ink in Blue Belle to stamp the blue one and cover with masking fluid.

Step 3:

Stamp another red orb on the roof of the mailbox using the smallest Glimmer Orb.

Next, stamp some icicles using Moonspikes (LAV1015). Choose which icicles you want to use on the stamp and mask the others with masking tape or a small piece of paper before inking. Remove the masking and stamp the selected icicles. Repeat this process twice. Cover all stamped areas with masking fluid.

Step 4:

Before stamping the cute mouse, remove some of the masking fluid where the feet and tail will be stamped. Stamp Thistlewhisk (LAV1019) with Versafine Clair Ink in Fallen Leaves and cover it with masking fluid.

Step 5:

To create the snow effect, use Distress Oxide Ink in Weathered Wood with a small blending brush. Tear a piece of paper and ink over the edges to define the snow.

Step 6:

Now it is time to make the sky. Use a blending brush and work from the edges toward the centre. Start with Elements Ink in Dark Denim and then switch to Distress Oxide in Spun Sugar. Use the torn paper to define the edge by the snow.

Spray a little water and wait until you see it react with the ink. Dry with a heating tool or press gently with a paper towel.

Step 7:

Stamp a few trees using Fairy Fir Tree 2 (LAV477). Tear a piece of paper for masking when stamping. Use Versafine Clair Ink in Shady Lane for the green part and Versafine Clair Ink in Fallen Leaves for the trunk.

Step 8:

Still using the torn paper for masking, stamp Red Pine (small) (LAV592) with Versafine Clair Ink in Rain Forest in first and second generation. On the other side, use Versafine Clair Ink in Shady Lane to stamp parts of Christmas Tree Group (LAV021), also in first and second generation.

Step 9:

Remove all of the masking Fluid. Make some bushes here and there, using the Dill Stamp (LAV938) with Versafine Clair Ink in Fallen Leaves. Use the torn paper for masking when stamping.

Step 10:

Tear off a small piece of paper and make some footprints in the snow, using Distress Oxide in Weathered Wood and a small blending brush.

Step 11:

Stamp the two smallest mushrooms from Small Shrooms (LAV950) with Versafine Clair Ink in Blue Belle beside the mailbox. Choose one of the Mailbox Names (LAV1014) and stamp it in Versafine Clair Ink in Fallen Leaves on the sign of the mailbox. I chose Magic.

Step 12:

Time for the fun part! Use the Mondeluz Watercolour Pencils for colouring in. I have used different shades of red, blue, yellow and brown. I also used a white Posca pen for highlights.

Step 13:

Use a white Posca pen to add snow on the mailbox roof and in other areas. Cover the mouse with a piece of paper.

For the falling snow, mix white Gesso with water and splash it onto the card using a brush. Draw strings on the Christmas balls using a black fineliner and the white Posca pen. Darken the lower edges with a blending brush and Distress Oxide Ink in Weathered Wood.