& here's the sketch:-
I've rotated the sketch, counter-clockwise by 90 degrees. I wanted to have a subtle sentiment panel, so I opted to emboss the wording on a vellum panel, which kept it as more of a background feature.
To get the variation in the tree leaves I inked up the stamp, first with Limeade, then slightly in from the top edge with Olive & then a careful inking around the trunk with Artichoke, before huffing on the rubber & stamping. I added shading to the trunk with a marker, before stamping, then tweaked it a bit more with markers & a blender pen after I had stamped.
You can check out the DT's inspiration pieces & all the other entries here.
Card Components (SU except as noted)
Cardstock: Early Espresso, Old Olive, Certainly Celery, Whisper White, Vellum
Stamps: SU Petite Pairs (sentiment)
Inks: Lucky Limeade, Old Olive, Always Artichoke, Soft Suede, Early Espress, Crumb Cake, Versamark
Other: Mini Brads, Clear Embossing Powder
Non SU: Nesties, PTI Through the Trees
