Yuletide Holly - Alison Bomber

Mini Yuletide

Getting another Christmas panel posted before the new year with a focal image of a beautiful holly spring by my great friend Alison Bomber.

1. Scrape thin layer of gesso over surface of background card with a palette knife and smooth the centre with a paint brush - dry.

2. Dip sides in puddles of brushed corduroy and dry.

3. Blend ground espresso over the edges.

4. Make puddle of bundled sage - dip, drip and dry.

5. Use a leftover holly die-cut to use as a stencil to create holly images background using the green distress inks.

6. Splatter lightly with white and green paints.

7. Make another distressed background, stamp Alison's mini holly stamp on it.

8. Paint holly image using the distress watercolor pencils.

9. Distress the edges.

10. Create collage using some of the Tim Holtz snippets and paper.

Panel complete.

Supplies

Alison Bomber  -  PaperArtsy Eclectica EM93

Tim Holtz  -  Distress Watercolor Pencils  -  crushed olive, rustic wilderness, bundled sage, festive berries, aged mahogany, ground espresso

Distress Inks   -  brushed corduroy, ground espresso, bundled sage, peeled paint.    Snippets

Miscellaneous  -  Coffee archival ink,