A tardy sketch

I'm a bit late with my 52 Christmas Card Throwdown design team card this week. I planned to use our week's break last week to get ahead - ah well.

EK is hosting us this month, and she's chosen this sketch for us to play with:

As soon as I saw it, I knew I wanted to use the sunburst stencil from Clarity for the corner.

But I needed a background for it to go over. I started with green and cream distress oxides, three layers on the card. I then stamped over with a Clarity holly and ivy stamp, and paint in shades of red, green and cream.

Then it was time for the stencil, I sponged through with cream paint. I sponged dark red round the edge of the card, then ran a black ink pad round.

I cut a circle from cream zeta hammered card, and stamped a greeting from Clarity in black versafine.

Lastly it was doodle time - to emphasise the stencil, and around the edge, and to embellish the sentiment.

I'm not sure it's my favourite card ever, but it is quite Christmassy.








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