MM #144

I've been making so many valentine cards that it seemed weird to bring out my Christmas stamps but I wanted to get a start on my cards with the challenge at Merry Monday - with a bow.  Now I don't put bows on my cards, at least not real ribbon bows.  Maybe a twine one now and then but if they can't be mailed in a regular envelope then I forego them. Luckily I had a bow stamp and this card was born.

I was perusing the Dick Blick catalog in art class a couple of weeks ago and saw that they had their Inktense pencils on sale half price.  I couldn't afford to pass that up.  I played around with them the other night and knew they would work for this stamp set by Sheena Douglas.  I think the practice one turned out better than my finished card but isn't that often the case.  I accidentally spattered some paint as I was wetting the pencil tip so went ahead and made intentional spatters.  I will tell you, using those pencils takes practice. Lots of it.

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