I used Pan Pastels to do both the background and
the main image.
- Tear a piece of white linen effect cardstock, so it is a bit bigger than the stencil
- Place the Cypress Tree stencil in the centre of the card and emboss (I use a Grand Calibur)
- Remove the stencil and using a pale colour Pan Pastel, colour the centre area, it is easier to do this now rather than later
- Replace the stencil and sponge some Versa Mark ink through the gaps
- Leave the stencil in place, then sponge a mixture of green, brown and red pan pastels through the gaps
- Lift the stencil and shade round the edges with pan pastels
- To create the 'ground' tear a piece of paper and place it so you can add shade under the bark of the tree
- Remove the paper and fix with hairspray
- Mat on to a torn piece of white linen cardstock, then onto green and finally the white base card
- Add card candy
- There you have it - a nice simple card!
- Enjoy your weekend xx
