Clarity Stamp Challenge and Cas Mix Up

This month Clarity Stamp Challenge is asking for masking to be used. I decided to use the stencil that was the latest from the NDC, together with some stamps from previous months. there was lots of maskinf to make the hills and river and to have the girl sitting at the front. Originally I doodled round the circle but deidn't like it ao had to cut it off!

The "Dream" sentiment is heat embossed in white.

I'm also entering this into the CAS Mix up challenge who want stamping, stencilling and one other technique. Mine is the embossing and diecutting.
 

Tangled Elephant!

I've only entered the Clarity challenge once before. This month the challenge is "Anything Goes".  When my club envelope arrived with a stencil of an elephant as soon as I looked at it I thought it was crying out to be zentangled!

And a few days later here it is - not perfect tangling by any means but it is my first serious attempt at it. I cut a mask out to cover it then brushed Adirondack inks over it to form the background. Unfortunately it looks a bit wishy washy in the photo but is more vibrant in real life. I gave him a bit of bling with a rhinestone coloured black with a promarker for his eye then six more to add the finishing touch.