OCT Oldie-Crayon Resist; Ravens Gather on the Sandbar

I created this card for a friends birthday. That morning we had an earthquake. A little later I stopped by the river that runs through our town. There I observed the ravens gathering on the sandbar. Pancake ice floated safely down stream until it came to a log jam. When I arrived home I knew I wanted to use this stamp on my card.

All white areas are created with the wax resist technique. I made cuts into the side of the white crayon to create openings in the wax resist background. The clouds are created freehand with a crayon tip. Stickles are added to the moon.

I played a while to create a card base I liked. I colored white paper with a layer of aged mahogany distress ink, then brayer a layer of Walnut Stain and a layer of brushed corduroy on the inside top of the handwriting embossing folder; lightly misted before closing folder and running through Cuttlebug. I like how the texture looks like material fibers.
This was a fun challenge...Thanks Apri!
...Jan