I just love, love, love the idea of chickens on a Xmas card.  We have 8 chickens & they are the funniest things to watch, they lead such busy little lives, not to mention those wonderful eggs!   Anyway… I used this fantastic Penny Black stamp for my Xmas cards a couple of years ago & remember messing around with water colours and this time it’s Copics & they are just the Best!  It has made all the difference, no mess, no drying time, no fuss!  This is my entry for the current Caardvarks Challenge – Inside & Out, which is sponsored by Penny Black, so I thought it appropriate to use one of my favourite stamps made by them.  Here I go counting again… this is Xmas card No.3!

Supplies;  Paper: A4 White Cardstock, My Minds Eye – So Sophie ‘Anything for You’, AC Cardstock – Robin’s Egg, Black cardstock, Xpress It – Copic Blending Carstock.  Ink: Memeto – Tuxedo Black, PTI – Aqua Mist, Staz On – Jet Black.  Stamps: Penny Black – Carolers – 2753K, PTI  – Fillable Frames #8, See D’s – Animal Christmas.  Copics: C0,1,5. Y13,32,38. R05. E50.  Accessories:  Copic Multiliner, Fiskars Stamp Press, Red button, PTI Grosgrain Ribbon – Aqua Mist, Edge Distresser, Ranger – Glossy Accents, DST, Foam Dimensionals, Glue Dots.