Christmas cards - Part 5

coloured with alcohol pens and a clear glitter pen

Today's theme is Owls and Gnomes.  Have made a few of these.    The Owl is a Woodware stamp and the gnomes were a freebie on a craft magazine (I forget which one - think it was Craft Stamper)   There are a couple of gnomes, and then various "accessories" to build a picture - i.e gloves, presents etc, and there is also a matching die for the outline of the gnome.

all coloured with alcohol pens

Gnome stamps mixed with card-io

I kept most of the cards simple, but the following one was an experiment to use a piece of card where I had created a background with a gelli-plate.  I could have used the die and added him on top, but wanted to stamp straight onto the back ground for a different effect.

Funky Flowers

When I bought the long owl stamp, this one also came with it as part of the package.   As it was slightly smaller than the owl one - it was slightly easier to stamp.    Simply coloured with alcohol markers, and mounted on green velum.

Owls

I fell in love with this Woodware stamp at the Farnborough Craft Show, but it was out of stock.   Hochanda had it on sale earlier in the week - well it would have been rude not to buy it!  So, I had a little play today.   Not brilliant, as I had difficulty stamping it as it was so large - it wouldn't fit on any of my blocks!

I think next time I stamp it I will try using some embossing powder, which I think will make it easier for colouring.

It also lends itself to doing some zentangling too - so I shall try that.

Twit - twoo - an owly card

Another stamp I fell in love with.   It would be a great stamp for zentangling.

I suddenly remembered I had forgotten a nieces birthday - oops,    

Background painted with luscious powders, and the image coloured with alcohol pens.   Wording from Clarity Stamps