#thedailymarker30day colouring challenge - Day 17 - Woodware Bee Happy Stamp

It is Day 17 of #thedailymarker30day colouring challenge.

I've used a Woodware stamp, stamped in Versafine ink and. coloured with Distress Oxide Inks.

Design Team make for "My Time To Craft Challenge Blog" #403 "Oriental" theme

It is time for a new challenge theme on the "My Time To Craft Challenge Blog".  Challenge #403 has an "Oriental" theme.

This is the card that I made for the challenge.  Please do pop over to take a look at the fab creations by my Design Team colleagues.

I decided I would make a Bon Voyage card for somebody travelling to China.

I used some patterned paper that I've had in my stash for a little while to create the background to this card, it is from a 6x6" stack called "Floral Fusion" that I purchased from The Range.

After layering the various patterns and sticking into position, I then stamped the emperor image using a Paperartsy stamp from their "Asian Plate 1" set of red rubber stamps, stamped in Versafine Clair "Nocturne" ink.  The word "China" was from the same set and stamped in the same ink.

The "Bon Voyage" sentiment is from a Woodware stamp set called "Bon Voyage - ADS105" also stamped in the same Versafine ink.

Woodware "Berry Wreath" Christmas Card

I'm on the home straight of making my Christmas cards.  Although I like to make fancy backgrounds, I actually love the clean and simple look.  This card falls into the "love" category.

To create this card, I used the Woodware "Berry Wreath" clear stamp, stamped in two shades of Versafine Clair ink - firstly "Verdant" and then "Shady Lane".  I deliberately didn't cover all the lighter colour as I wanted a bit of variation in the shades used.

The sentiment is also by Woodware, from their "Seasons Greetings" two pack of clear stamps, which I have stamped in Versafine Clair "Verdant" ink too.

For the berries on the wreath, I used Liquid Pearls in a "Ruby Red" shade.  I then left to dry fully before I ran it through the Big Shot in a Stampin' Up embossing folder called "Softly Falling".  I then cut the image to size and positioned onto a blank red card.

Penny Black "Caroling Trio" Christmas Card

There is something very nice about returning to an item you have had in your craft stash for years.   This wood mounted Penny Black stamp called "Caroling Trio" is one of those items.  It always stamps like a dream and I still love the image.

I stamped the "Caroling Trio" image onto card using a Versafine ink pad.  I used my water colour pencils to colour, adding white dots of snow with my white Signo Pen and Stickles glue to add a little sparkle to the card.  Once dry, I die cut the image using a Memorybox "Stitched Rectangle" die. I punched some snowflakes and added some Stickles to the centre.  The "Seasons Greetings" sentiment is by Woodware.

Here's a close up image which hopefully captures some of the sparkle detail.