A Christmas Card Experiment

 

As stated in the title this was a bit of an experiment, using a Clarity stamp and a stencil.   The candle image was stamped and coloured in with promarkers Spectrum Illustrator pens.   

It looked a bit lonely in the middle of the card, so I decided to use my free Clarity stencil and applied blue and yellow Artistry inks to the aperture.     I realised that the "holly" bit of the stencil needed defining so I went around the edges of the stencil with a micron pen.   I then applied some more Artistry inks to the holly leaves and berry.

As I said an experiment.  I shall use the stencil again, but in a different way.   I think if you turned it slightly it could look like a Christmas pudding!

Funky Camper Van Card

I was so into mindfulness and colouring over the past two days, that I decided I wanted to tackle the camper van image in the All Counties Craft Challenge postcard pack,

Again I used the illustrator pens, together with some of the sparkle pens, and the sparkle overlay.  I knew exactly who would appreciate this card for their birthday.  (In fact for once I am ahead of the game as her birthday isn't until next month!)