52 Week Mini Art Card/Tag Challenge

Wednesday 19 April 2023

Sweet Poppy Stencil "Thistle Stem Stamp" Card



Last week, I entered an Instagram competition to "like, tag & share" their post regarding the release of their new stamps.  I was thrilled to receive a message to say that I was one of the winners.  Today I received my three stamps from the new collection.  I opted for the Foxglove, Poppy and the Thistle Stem. 



Today has been a bit busy, so I didn't get to play with the stamps till late evening.  I decided to use the "Thistle Stem" stamp first, stamping it in Versafine Clair "Morning Mist" grey ink, then colouring the image using Derwent Inktense pencils, sometimes applied with a paint brush and sometimes as a pencil.  I also used a gel pen, a 2B pencil and a Posca Pen.

In the background, I used a Sweet Poppy stencil called "Grid Plate" with "Weathered Wood" Distress Oxide Ink, blending tout he colour from right to left.

Finally, I stamped a sentiment from the Simon Says Stamp set called "Tiny Words - Birthday" in Versafine Clair "Morning Mist" grey ink.

4 comments:

  1. How lucky to win these beautiful Sweet Poppy stamps Sam, and the resulting card with the thistle and small grid stencilling looks so elegant and pretty. x

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  2. Your thistle and other stamps you won are beauties Sam, love this card and look forward to seeing the other stamps when you use them

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