Altenew and Pinkfresh

Here's my Winter card for Altenew's Crafting with the Seasons Contest.  I'd been wanting to use Classic Pine Stencils A & B and this was the perfect opportunity.  This set is one of the easiest I've used and I really love the look.  

I used Altenew blending brushes with Shadow Creek, Espresso and Mocha inks.  White gouache was splattered for a bit of snow.  I inked the edges of an A2 card front with Mocha and attached the slightly smaller stenciled panel.  I've sure gotten my money out of the Essential Sentiment Strips Die Set.  I brushed the letters with Mocha and put them back into place in the white diecut.  I'm also entering SSS Monday.

Next is my entry for the February Pinkfresh Studio Challenge.  The challenge now includes the option of anything goes.  I just received PFS Lacy Floral Border die set from a friend and couldn't wait to use it.  

I die cut the solid background and the outline from white cardstock scraps.  After I glued down one outline diecut, I colored the flowers and leaves with Spectrum Noir Tri-Blend pens.  Of course, some ink got on the outline.  Not a problem since I added a couple more outline layers on top.  I decided against filling all the areas with glaze, but I did use a shimmer pen on the flowers.  The sentiment is from Perfect Sentiments and the embossing folder is by Anna Griffin for Cuttlebug.  

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