Tracy Evans Boutique Designs "A Promise Of Tomorrow - Te63" Holly Artist Trading Card

 

Another Artist Trading Card (ATC) for me today with a hint of Christmas to it.

I lightly covered a white piece of card with "Tea Dye" Distress Ink to give it an aged look. I then used the holly stamps from the Tracy Evans Boutique Designs "A Promise Of Tomorrow - TE63" stamp set, stamping in frist and second generation, using Versafine Clair "Shady Lane", a mid green coloured ink.

I then inked the edges of the card using "Rain Forest" Versafien Clair ink.  This is a brighter shade of green, even though it is acrually darker in colour.  I coloured the holly berries with a red Posca Pen.  I then outlined the leaves and the berries using a black fine liner pen.  

Next, I used Versafine Clair "Pinecone" a mid to dark coloured brown ink to stamp the bird on a branch, which is part of the Tracy Evans Boutique Designs "Create A Garden - TE66" stamp set. I used Van Goch Pastel Pencils and a black fine liner pen for definition and then added touches of white gel pen to the berries, bid and branch.