Bit O' Green - Gift on a card

I'm playing with the wonderful Penny Black Butterfly, Copic colouring for the butterfly and Distress Crayons for the background for this card.

But it's not just a card, it's a gift on a card. The square is actually a coaster that is held on the card by temporary glue.  I took some board, glued on the stamped card and sealed it with that auto-stick plastic wrap. With the high humidity here, it was best, and it allows for easy wiping.

My entry for ...

... Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge : Bit O' Green

... Freshly Made Sketch #279

... Daily Marker 30 Day Colouring Challenge

19th Birthday

My son turns 19 next week - the last year I'll have a teenager!

To get a masculine feel, I used the Distress crayons through a triangle stencil. It gives a great texture.

I'll submit to the CAS(E) this Sketch #163.

PS. After I saw my post, I thought it needed something else. A couple of dots of black accents? What do you think?

New supplies

My Distress Crayons arrived today ... and had to give them a quick try. Started by drawing a square and smooshing it with my finger. Oh My! Is that smooth or what ?! What amazing texture. I wanted to just keep on playing with them. And then to mix things up a bit, I used a Copic C1 to make some shadows on the squares and leaves.

I drew on the edge of strip of cardstock and smooched again so I would have exact matching paper for the border.

New stamps too ... the Roses for You set from Simon Says Stamp.  And as I put my stamps in the Pockets and make my own labelling cardboard, I cut up the card that comes with the stamps. The grey zigzag can be used in so many ways as it is so subtle. I painted the leaves by putting a wet paintbrush directly to the crayon to get the colour.

Here is a close-up.

I will enter this to the ...

... Simon Says Stamp : A Bit O Green Challenge

... Freshly Made Sketch Challenge

... and Darnell's NBUS Challenge #6

... Addicted to Stamps : Clean and Simple Challenge