Embossing, Stenciling and Birds

 Afternoon and hope you are enjoying your Day.   I've been at my desk putting finishing touches to a few cards.   

Happy Little Stampers challenges resume this month and I have two cards featuring Birds

For my first card, I combined an embossed background with and stamped image...  I watercoloured the kingfishers (Stamploratins - Small Birds set) with Distress Inks and fussy cut them out.  To add interest to the background I used white core blue card and lightly sanded the water ripple and blended darker blue ink over the fish.  Finished with a stamped sentiment and attached the birds with foam tape. I am playing along with the HLS Watercolour Challenge + optional: Wings, I am also joining in the March challenge at Stamping Sensations -Anything stamped with option Wings and Tails

My second card is for the HLS March Stencil Challenge - Anything Goes, and features stamped birds on a stenciled background... I think this looks a bit like feathers. Used bird stamps from Stamplorations - Small Birds set, stamped in black, watercoloured with Distress Inks and fussy cut out.  I used Kaisercraft Stencil Arc and blended over Distress Oxide inks in yellow/orange colours.  Stamped the leafy branch with green ink and watercoloured too.  The black stamped sentiment is from Impression Obsession - Anytime Sentiment and the birds were added to finish the card.

Cheers Robyn

Two Nautical Cards

Hi it's Twofer Card Challenge time and the theme for Challenge #19 is Nautical... so I've chosen to make a Bon Voyage and a young male Birthday card.... always fun the challenge yourself to make two different cards from the same image.

For my first card, I stamped the yacht scene and used Twinkling H2Os to watercolour it.  Then I stamped the portal and embossed it with silver EP... and fussy cut it, to use as a frame.  I used a ripples stencil to emboss the white background panel and finished off with a stamped sentiment and used a stitched die to form a label.

For my young boy birthday card I stamped the above image twice and fussy cut the yachts...then used Distress Inks to watercolour them.  I did the same for my boy.  Next I created a little stream scene at the bottom of my card panel... sponged blue DO through the ripple stencil for the water and painted on the bank and grass.  To finish I stamped the sentiment and used a stitched die cut rectangle to frame the panel and then attached my images.

I am also playing along with AAA Birthday challenge #4 - For the Boys   ...   And The Male Room challenge #117 - Birthday card - and congrats as they are celebrating  years   ...  And Happy Little Stampers Watercolour August challenge - Option:  Ocean.
Thanks for visiting, I really appreciate it, happy card making.

 
      

Happy Birthday

Trying to stir up my mojo today...so I've finished off this birthday card - the floral has been stamped and watercoloured for a few weeks and I wasn't sure of the colours but have teamed it up with a golden yellow background, trimmed the image with the stitched rectangle die and to finish stamped and heat embossed the sentiment.  I am playing along with Happy Little Stampers Watercolour April challenge - Anything Goes option Bright colours, and Simon Says Wednesday challenge - No Designer Paper.  Also with Seize the Birthday challenge #163 - Anything Goes.   Thanks for visiting, I really appreciate it - happy stamping

  

Wishing You Well

A 'Get Well' card today quite handy to have in ones stash... so I've used the colours at Just Add Ink Colour challenge #433 for a bright cheerful card.  I stamped the image and used both Twinkling H2Os and Distress Oxides to water colour the image and rather than fussy cut for a change I left it as a panel to add to my purple card.  Then simply to finish added a stamped sentiment strip. I am also playing along at Happy Little Stampers Watercolour November challenge  Optional Twist: Get Well and adding my card to Stamplorations Never Ending Anything Goes challenge.  Thanks for visiting and enjoy your day.


  





Blossoms Spray #1

Happy Birthday

I was totally inspired by Stacy's lovely card (below) with her gorgeous silver embossed florals and beautifully coloured, then that fabulous die cut white on white background.... here is my Birthday card using these elements. I water coloured my image with Distress Inks and fussy cut it, arranged the image and silver embossed sentiment with foam tape and to finish added a few white pearls.  I am playing along with Power Poppy - Power & Spark challenge - Inspire Me, also playing along with Seize the Birthday challenge - Anything Goes, and Happy Little Stampers July Watercolour Challenge - Optional twist Birthday.

Thanks for visiting and enjoy your day

 

Sending a Smile your way

I recently stamped this image twice (as I often do) and as it was sitting on my desk decided to colour it with something different for a change.... Faber Castell Soft Pastels... as my first day of colouring for Kathy's Daily Marker 30 Day Colouring challenge..   Then of course I had to finish it as a card
So cut out the image and used a watercolour panel as a background -- created with Brushos and lots of water.  Then I stamped my sentiment in Gold EP - didn't work so I over stamped it and used White EP, so you can see it didn't line up exactly and I have a shadow.  To finish I mounted to a white card and added so bling - with sequins and gems.

I am also playing along with Double 'D' challenge - Bling It Up and Happy Little Stampers Watercolour June challenge - Anything Goes with optional twist: SMILE.
Thanks for visiting and enjoy your day

  

Birthday Wishes

Some time to myself today and I've watercoloured this Power Poppy Orchid, using the colour palette from Power Poppy Hues to Use - Maroon, Salmon Pink and Olive Green.  I also used the layout at Freshly Made Sketches FMS#330.  I fussy cut my image and in my stash found a strip of Distress Oxides for the background. I decided to add a die cut scribble behind my image which I mounted with foam tape.  Then to finish stamped my sentiment on a die cut label and sponged the edge.  I used a spotty embossing folder to change the card base from just plain and I really like how it has come up.  I am also playing along with Happy Little Stampers April Watercolour challenge - Anything Goes and Simon Says Wednesday challenge - Anything Goes. Thanks for visiting and enjoy your day

Simon Says: Anything Goes

Have a great day...

Me making 'male' cards doesn't happen too often so I do like to join in the challenges at The Male Room - Sports theme this month and at Watercooler Wednesday WWC158 - Masculine, 'Anything Goes.  I water coloured my stamped and embossed image with Brushos and roughly cut it out.  Then I used some foam packaging from a bottle to create my background - dunked my foam in some leftover wet Brushos and swiped onto my back panel... the image had the curve as well so this gave me the line to create the curve... then decided to also cut out the curve, which I mounted along with the skater with foam tape.  I stamped on both sentiments to finish the card.

I am also posting to Happy Little Stampers Watercolour Feb challenge - Anything Goes.  

Thanks for visiting and enjoy your weekend.