Hey there, it’s Ann. Follow along as I create this layout in Procreate on iPad. I’ll show you how I made a dark background, use stamps in a couple different ways, and add snow to the page. I posted a process video at the end if you’d like to watch a silent, abbreviated version.
I’m working with Karen Schultz’s Christmas Memories Collection.
![](https://www.digitalscrapbookingstudio.com/images/thumbnails/600/600/detailed/459/ks-cm-bundle-1000pv.jpg)
I also used a photo mask and frame from Prelestnaya P’s Keep Your Memories Creative Box 18 collection.
![](https://www.digitalscrapbookingstudio.com/images/detailed/438/PPD_KeepYourMem_CreativeBox18.jpg)
To create a dark background, I combined 3 backgrounds and blended them together with Linear Burn and Multiply modes. Karen has a great post on how blend modes work here.
![](https://blog.digitalscrapbookingstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/blendmodes-699x1000.jpg)
Quick Tip: Swipe right to select multiple layers, then pinch the (sequential) layers together to merge.
![](https://blog.digitalscrapbookingstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/merge-layers-edited.jpg)
I wanted to use some stamp elements, but the black wouldn’t show up against the dark background. I inverted the color of one stamp from black to white from the layer’s pop-out menu.
![](https://blog.digitalscrapbookingstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/invertstamp-1000x699.jpg)
For the other stamp, I added an Alpha Lock to the layer so I could paint within the bounds of the stamp and protect, i.e., not paint on, the alpha (transparent) channel.
![](https://blog.digitalscrapbookingstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/alphalock-1000x699.jpeg)
I selected a red color by tapping and holding on canvas.
![](https://blog.digitalscrapbookingstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/grabcolor-1000x699.jpeg)
I selected a brush that has color dynamics (the Disco brush in the built-in Vintage set), and painted the flower. Warning – this part is addictive!
Now I was ready to add snow. I used Procreate’s built in Driven Snow tool, painting snow on 3 layers, adjusting size and opacity for each.
![](https://blog.digitalscrapbookingstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/snowbrush-1.jpg)
![](https://blog.digitalscrapbookingstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/amerrychristmas1000-1000x1000.jpg)
I created a short process video if you’d like to watch, below.
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