Tree Stand Episode 1

It's a brand new month and that means its time for a new stamp set of the month! This month my daughter Hannah picked my stamp set!  She chose the Avery Elle stamp set, Cocoa Stand. It is a super cute stamp set that you can make a Hot Cocoa Stand, Tree Stand and Sledding Stand. Hannah also gave me some rules for this week's card. She challenged me to use Colored Pencils to color with, and to use only one color of card stock beside white and I was only allowed to use one pen.

I love challenges like this, it helps me make something I might not think of on my own. If you have an idea to challenge me with for next week's card leave a comment below.

All the coloring was done with colored pencils!  And the only pen I used was a white gel pen for some hightlights. I am very happy with the texture I was able to get with the colored pencils on the wood of the tree stand and on the trees themselves.  You can see how I did this in the video below.  But it is just a matter of adding in lines with a heavy hand and then coloring over them with a light hand and a few shades of your choice of colors.

I really had fun with the colored pencils, it had been a while since I colored with them. I was very happy that I was able to get texture for the wood planks, it turned out better than I thought.

And here are the cute gift tags to go with today's card. I kept them simple because gift tags are usually tossed but you still want them to make a package super cute!

Check out the video here, and be sure to watch it on YouTube and leave a comment for a chance to win today's card.

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Below I have listed and linked all the things I used to make today's projects. Affiliate links have been used, that means I do get a small percentage of the sale when you make a purchase. At no cost to you.  Thank you so much for your support!

 

I'm so glad you stopped by, I love sharing my creations with you! Don't forget to leave a comment and let me know what you think I should do with this stamp set for next week.