This is a card for Holly's challenge - I have loads of stamps and ideas with holly, but this gave me a chance to ink up the one and only stamp I bought at our annual craft show. Stamped on watercolour paper, coloured the oval border with a gold pen and added Glossy Accents. When it was dry, I masked the postage stamp and coloured the postcard background with Antique Linen.
Coloured the rest with Inktense pencils, including a spare set of holly leaves.
OK, there are two spare sets of holly leaves because I had an image fully coloured and ready to use before I decided I hadn't stamped it well enough and the train was slightly too faint to look good. So I added the spare set of holly leaves from Take 1 to the banner sentiment ;-). I'm sure I'll find a use for the rest of it...
Background plain brown DP stamped with Script in Smokey Grey. Added the sentiment, which is slightly popped up on foam in the centre, as are the sprigs of holly (glued at the centre, popped up at the ends).
I liked making this - come December I will be hearing the unmistakable choo-choo of a steam train puffing past at the weekend on Santa trips.
Date: Sunday, October 23, 2016 GMT Views: 959
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Sun, Oct 23, 2016 @ 2:49 PM
Wow, this card is remarkable, Sabrina!! The train image is awesome with lovely colors. The post card image and the textual paper behind the main image are fantastic! What a great job you did for the challenge!! Hugs, my friend!
Registered: February 22, 2007 Location: L’etoile du Nord Posts: 6330
Sun, Oct 23, 2016 @ 3:02 PM
Oh my, I'm speechless....this is absolutely gorgeous, a real work of art!! TFS!!
------------------------------ -----Liz "Make it your ambition to lead a quiet life, to mind your own business and to work with your hands, ..." ~~1 Thess. 4:11 (NIV)
Registered: December 4, 2010 Location: Minnesota Posts: 16610
Mon, Oct 24, 2016 @ 7:16 PM
Jaw drop! Gasp! This is one incredibly gorgeous card! I love trains and I love holly and this is the absolute best of both! You colored this image so beautifully. Then what you did with the post card part of it and the card base is just incredible. I am still trying to take it all in. Congratulations on winning in the favorites- this is so deserving! I am adding this to my favorites! ~Karen.