Penny Black Inc "Fall Flourish 40-783" birthday card

I've been away at the caravan for the past ten days, so there has been minimal paper crafting.  I have been able to do a little hand sewing though. 

I packed a small box of papercrafting items, just in case I wanted to faff with inks etc.  As it turned out, it was handy that I did, as one evening I had an urge to play, making this card.

I used the Penny Black "Fall Flourist 40-783" cling stamp and the sentiment from one of their clear stamp sets (You're retro 30-239).  I stamped in Versafine Clair inks and coloured using Derwent Inktense pencils and a 2B pencil.  

Once home,  used the Funky Fossil Designs "Micro Dots" stencil with "Tea Dye" Distress Oxide ink.

Penny Black "You're Retro 30-239!" Birthday Card

I've made this card for a rather competitive friend.  I wonder if he will recognise why I have opted for this image for his card? 

I have used the Funky Fossil Designs "Birthday Celebration Words Stencil" with Distress Oxide Inks for the background.

The central image from the Penny Black "You're Retro 30-239" clear stamp set, is stamped in Versafine Clair "Morning Mist" grey ink and coloured with Distress Oxide Inks applied with a brush.  I have also used Posca Pens and Gelly Roll pens. The sentiments are from the same stamp set and is stamped in Versafine Clair "Blue Belle" ink.

Penny Black "Youi're Retro 30-239" Birthday Card

More play today, this time using a Penny Black clear stamp set called "You're Retro 30-239".

I stamped the image in Versafine Clair "Morning Mist" grey ink, colouring with Distress Oxide Inks applied with a paint brush, adding extra detail using a white gel pen and a Posca Pen.  Both sentiments are part of the same stamp set, stamped in Versafine Clair "Twilight" dark blue ink.