This is the second card I've posted using Forest Critters - the December Stamp of the Month from Close to My Heart. I had no idea how fun this set would be to work with. On the last card, I left the tree branches bare, but decided to add that greenery to them this time. I still have the deer, but I used several little birds instead of one of the ground-based animal. That allowed me to work with the sketch challenge over at Freshly Made Sketches this week. You can see that I needed a couple of smaller e
The card shared by Freshly Made Sketches design team member Narelle inspired me for the paper layering and the ink smooshing on the circle. I'm so glad that distressing has made a comeback - I think it adds to the rustic look of the forest scene.
Images were stamped with Mocha and Pine inks. The sentiment was heat embossed on Mocha cardstock. I used colored pencils to color the images, and Distress Oxide inks for the ink smooshing on the circle.