May I present Tag No. 2 for this Christmas which I really enjoyed working on in a carefree manner with little or no planning.
I'm happy with the result and it was a good reminder that, too often, I overthink what I make and it gets in the way of fun.
After stamping the bird and text (Penny Black Festive Season) on a virgin manila tag, I used a stencil to trace the tree trunk and branches using a mechanical pencil with fine lead (which made it easier to get into the tiny spots).
Then I went over the pencil lines with a Uni Ball Vision Rollerball pen (Fine Black). I like this pen very much because it never clogs and the ink is waterproof. As you can see, I filled in the tree trunks and branches with additional line work in a loose and sketchy manner.
The background was painted in with watered down blue acrylic and I used colored pencils on the cardinal, berries, and Christmas text.
An oval frame (Tim Holtz Industrious Sticker) was placed around the text and some snow on the branches and other white embellishments were made with paint.
I'm linking this tag to the Penny Black Creative Christmas Challenge and to Simon's Monday Challenge Blog because this week's theme is "Let It Snow."
To see more of my Christmas tags you can click on the label at the bottom of this post or use the link I've placed in the sidebar.
