Knitting Chicken Christmas Card

So, today I pulled out my Christmas cards.  As a knitter, the chicken knitting a Christmas stocking by Penny Black is one of my favorites.  Here's the card I made using her, and a few other PB stamps......

As I mentioned, the chicken is Penny Black (Christmas Knit 3285J).  I used Polychromos colored pencils to color her.  I wanted to make this a one layer card, so I needed more than just the chicken, so I drew the doodle border with my .01 micron pen.  From the top of the border, I drew lines to 'hang' the stars and ornaments, also PB from Mimi's Christmas 30-061.  I stamped the verse, PB ...a merry Xmas 2764F, then brushed some distress ink inside the border, and penciled a floor.  Then I colored the ornaments and stars, and the border, and finally added some Spectrum Noir clear shimmer glitter to the ornaments and the fur on the Santa hat.

It's a simple card today, but I had fun with it.  I am adding my card to these challenges:

The Daily Marker - 30 Day Color Challenge Day 28!!
Penny Black Saturday Challenge  - One Layer Card
Penny Black At Allsorts  - Anything Goes
Little Red Wagon - Christmas In July

Two more days to go with the 30 day color challenge.  Then I can go back to posting a couple of times a week.  Every day is a bit difficult to do, but I was determined to complete the challenge!

Thanks for visiting.  Hope my Christmas card makes you feel cooler!

Blessings,

lynda

You're Too Kind

I'm still getting caught up with my thank you cards for all our after Christmas get togethers. I had so much fun with this one....

The verse is StampinUp.  I drew the lollipop flowers.  I love when I can combine some of my favorite things to do together on one project.  I used my Sakura Micron #3 pen to draw the doodles, and colored them in with colored pencils.  I use the Faber Castell Polychromos pencils.  They blend and layer beautifully.

Thanks for stopping by.  I'm working on a card for a challenge this afternoon, and should have it posted by tomorrow.  

Are you keeping warm on these blustery cold days?  I don't even like to leave the house...just want to spend my long, cold winter days making cards, working on my Zentangles, and knitting and reading.

Hope you can carve time out to do what you love! 

Blessings,

lynda