Doodled Plaid for Christmas

Good Morning.

Today, I have the pleasure of hosting the TLC (Technique Lovers Challenge) over at Splitcoast Stampers.  

My challenge is one you may want to try too that I call Doodled Plaid.

I always think that doodling adds such a fun sense of whimsy to any card and as the colder weather approaches, the thought of curling up with a cozy plaid blanket is a very welcoming thought.

I began by die-cutting a circle to use as my mask.  I wanted to create a clean and simple card, one that will be easy to mail.  I placed the mask over my white card front and using this great stencil called

 Simple Grid from A Colorful Life Designs.  

It just made the perfect, whimsical looking plaid for my card front.  

I laid the stencil down and rubbed some Peacock Feathers DOX ink over the surface.  I removed the stencil but left the circle mask in place and using a fine-line black marker, I added the lines to make the plaid.  

Next, I removed the mask and stamped the sentiment and tree branches over the plaid and to help define the area even more, I pierced holes all around the circle.  

The finishing touch was to add 3 blue dots between the branches.

Thanks so much for coming by and taking a look.

Adding my card to these challenges:

Christmas Card Throwdown- MASKING

Back to Basics- STENCIL OR MASK

Watercooler Wed.- ALL ABOUT HOLIDAYS

Supplies

Stamps- Hand-Lettered Holiday Greetings (MFT)

Inks- Tuxedo Black Memento= Peacock Feathers DOX (TH)

Paper- heavy white (Scribes Nook)

Accessories and Tools- Simple Grid Stencil (A Colorful Life)= Pigma Micron blackline pen= 

piercing tool (Ranger)= circle die for the mask (Spellbinders)= Cuttlebug= blue dots