var ctx = document.querySelector("canvas").getContext("2d");
var lineWidth = 20;
var lw50 = lineWidth * 0.5;

// outer line
ctx.lineWidth = lineWidth;         // intended line width
ctx.strokeStyle = "#975";          // color for main line
ctx.strokeRect(40, 40, 100, 100);  // full line

// inner line
ctx.lineWidth = 2;                 // inner line width
ctx.strokeStyle = "#000";          // color for inner line

ctx.strokeRect(40 + lw50, 40 + lw50, 100 - lineWidth, 100 - lineWidth);

<canvas></canvas>

var ctx = document.querySelector("canvas").getContext("2d");
var lineWidth = 20;
var offset = 0.5;                                   // line "thickness"
var directions = 8;                                 // increase to increase details
var angleStep = 2 * Math.PI / 8;

// shape
ctx.lineWidth = lineWidth;                          // intended line width
ctx.strokeStyle = "#000";                           // color for inner line
ctx.moveTo(50, 100);                                // some random shape
ctx.lineTo(100, 20);
ctx.lineTo(200, 100);
ctx.lineTo(300, 100);
ctx.lineTo(200, 200);
ctx.lineTo(50, 100);
ctx.closePath();
ctx.stroke();

ctx.save()

ctx.clip();                                         // set as clipping mask
ctx.globalCompositeOperation = "destination-atop";  // draws "behind" existing drawings

for(var a = 0; a < Math.PI * 2; a += angleStep) {
  ctx.setTransform(1,0,0,1, offset * Math.cos(a), offset * Math.sin(a));
  ctx.drawImage(ctx.canvas, 0, 0);
}

ctx.restore();                              // removes clipping, comp. mode, transforms

// set new color and redraw same path as previous
ctx.strokeStyle = "#975";                           // color for inner line
ctx.stroke();

<canvas height=250></canvas>

        function log(){console.log.apply(console,arguments);}

        var canvas=document.getElementById("canvas");
        var ctx=canvas.getContext("2d");
        var canvas1=document.getElementById("canvas1");
        var ctx1=canvas1.getContext("2d");


// A "class" that remembers (and can replay) all the 
// commands & arguments used to define a context path
var PathObject=( function(){

    // Path-related context methods that don't return a value
    var methods = ['arc','beginPath','bezierCurveTo','clip','closePath',
      'lineTo','moveTo','quadraticCurveTo','rect','restore','rotate',
      'save','scale','setTransform','transform','translate','arcTo'];

    var commands=[];
    var args=[];

    function PathObject(){       
        // add methods plus logging
        for (var i=0;i<methods.length;i++){   
            var m = methods[i];
            this[m] = (function(m){
                return function () {
                    if(m=='beginPath'){
                        commands.length=0;
                        args.length=0;
                    }
                    commands.push(m);
                    args.push(arguments);
                    return(this);
            };}(m));
        }
        
        
    };

    // define/redefine the path by issuing all the saved
    //     path commands to the specified context
    PathObject.prototype.definePath=function(context){
        for(var i=0;i<commands.length;i++){
            context[commands[i]].apply(context, args[i]);            
        }
    }   

    //
    PathObject.prototype.show=function(){
        for(var i=0;i<commands.length;i++){
            log(commands[i],args[i]);
        }
    }

    //
    return(PathObject);
})();




var x=75;
var y=100;
var scale=0.50;

// define a cloud path
var path=new PathObject()
.beginPath()
.save()
.translate(x,y)
.scale(scale,scale)
.moveTo(0, 0)
.bezierCurveTo(-40,  20, -40,  70,  60,  70)
.bezierCurveTo(80,  100, 150, 100, 170,  70)
.bezierCurveTo(250,  70, 250,  40, 220,  20)
.bezierCurveTo(260, -40, 200, -50, 170, -30)         
.bezierCurveTo(150, -75,  80, -60,  80, -30)
.bezierCurveTo(30,  -75, -20, -60,   0,   0)
.restore();


// fill the blue sky on the main canvas
ctx.fillStyle='skyblue';
ctx.fillRect(0,0,canvas.width,canvas.height);

// draw the cloud on the main canvas
path.definePath(ctx);
ctx.fillStyle='white';
ctx.fill();
ctx.strokeStyle='black';
ctx.lineWidth=2;
ctx.stroke();

// draw the cloud's silver lining on the temp canvas
path.definePath(ctx1);
ctx1.lineWidth=20;
ctx1.strokeStyle='silver';
ctx1.stroke();
ctx1.globalCompositeOperation='destination-out';
ctx1.fill();

// draw the silver lining onto the main canvas
ctx.drawImage(canvas1,0,0);

body{ background-color: ivory; }
canvas{border:1px solid red;}

<h4>Main canvas with original white cloud + small black stroke<br>The "outside silver lining" is from the temp canvas</h4>
<canvas id="canvas" width=300 height=300></canvas>
<h4>Temporary canvas used to create the "outside stroke"</h4>
<canvas id="canvas1" width=300 height=300></canvas>