Stamp with us challenge

I quite liked the look of the sketch offered on Stamp with Us this week and I knew that I could definitely do something with this one, particularly as I had a a “do not open until Christmas” round stamp that would go perfectly with the sketch which looked like this…

and the card I made looks like this…

The presents are coloured in using my new copic pens (yes I finally bit the bullet and bought some through a fabulous company that has a good deal on copics - www.graphicsdirect.co.uk – and if you look carefully on the website you will also find a code for an additional 10% off – no, they aren’t paying me to promote their company but I have NEVER seen such a good deal for copics anywhere else!)

I have yet to blend my copics to create the fabulous colour shading I see on other blogs but I will get there, it is as much as I can do to create solid blocks of colour without feeling nervous that I am going to get it wrong!!