Happy Birthday

Love the sight of the Spring country side ablaze with yellow from the various wattles in flower...not at the moment here in Australia but thought wattle would be perfect for these two challenge.

• Stamped the image randomly off the page around a white card panel
• Watercoloured with Distress Inks
• Die cut the sentiment in yellow card and sponged old paper DI in the white space which helped to highlight the sentiment.
• Assembled the panel on a matching yellow card

I am  playing along with 

• The Sisterhood of Crafters - Mellow Yellow
• The Rainbow Card April challenge  #28 - Delightful Daffodil
• Seize the Birthday challenge #212 - Spring Flowers

Thanks for visiting ---  have a Wonderful Creative weekend,  cheers

Card Recipe 

Stamps:  Flourishes - Bloomin Aussie Florals

Dies:  Creative Expressions - Mini Happy Birthday

Inks:  Versafine - smokey grey,  Distress Ink - squeezed lemonade, mustard see, old paper, peeled paint

Other:

Wishing you well

Oh yes we have had a lovely week with some rain... so it's much cooler but too wet for gardening, so some crocheting and a few cards for the end of the month challenges.

Stamped the image in grey on a white card panel, used blotting paper and coloured pencils to blend some mauve around the edges and then coloured in the image.  Stamped and gold embossed the sentiment, attached the panel to a white card and added a few pearl gems to finish.

I am playing along with The Rainbow challenge #26 - Mostly Mauve.

I'm happy that you popped over for a visit, have a Wonderful Creative day, cheers

Card Recipe 

Stamps: Power Poppy - Planning for Magnolias,  Hero Arts - Take good care greetings

Dies: 

Inks:  Versamark, Versafine - smokey grey

Other:  gold embossing powder, coloured pencils, pearl gems

Another set of 2 Split Cards

My follow on post for today - playing with other section of the 4 Split Cards.

For my slim cards (I cut these away from the A5 section) I positioned the stencil across the middle score line and blended Distress Inks in orange shades... moving the stencil and masking off areas as I went ...  I used deeper shades to give some depth to the images.

For my first slim card I used a post-it note to mask off a sentiment strip in the middle of the card and scored lines after stamping the sentiment in grey and clear embossing.  Used a bright orange layer to frame the panel.

For my second slim card I moved the stencil around all the edges using post-it notes to mask areas.  I stamped and clear embossed the sentiment and used foam tape to mount it to a stitched die cut rectangle frame in bright orange card ... and used it also to frame the panel.

I am playing along with The Rainbow July challenge #19 - Tantalising Tangerine   ....   AND   .... NBUS #16 challenge.

Thanks for stopping by my blog  ---  have a Happy Day and stay safe.

  
Card 1 Recipe 
Stamps: Happy Little Stampers - Fun Birthday sentiments
Dies: 
Inks:  Versafine - smokey grey, Distress Inks - Dried marigold, Spiced marmalade
Other:  clear embossing powder,  Funky Fossil Designs - Shrubbery

Card 2 Recipe 
Stamps: Kaisercraft - Factory 42 (sentiment)
Dies: Poppy Stamps - stitched nesting rectangles
Inks:  Versafine - black, Distress Inks - Dried marigold, Spiced marmalade
Other:  clear embossing powder,  Funky Fossil Designs - Shrubbery

It takes a long time to grow an old friend

Just a short time for the June Rainbow Card challenge #18- Pastel Rainbow, to close.... so I put together this card.   I blended soft rainbow shades of Distress Oxide inks over a white panel and then embossed it with a flourish design.  In my stash was this wildflower die cut so I used the same colours to colour it rather than leave it white.  And to finish from my stash of stamped sentiment I chose this one - trimmed it and sponged the edge with blue ink.

Thanks for stopping by my blog  --- have a Happy Day and stay safe.


Card Recipe 
Stamps:   sentiment unknown
Dies:  Sizzix - Wildflower stems #1
Inks: Distress Oxides - Twisted citron, Squeezed lemonade, Carved pumpkin, Worn lipstick, Milled lavender, Shaded lilac, Salty ocean, Versafine black
Other:  Mpress embossing folder - Flourish, 

Two cards featuring Flowers

The monthly theme at
Twofer Card Challenge #27 - is FLOWERS
and right now we could all do with a bunch of flowers to brighten our days....
and I couldn't pass up the opportunity to use my favourite stamp

For my first card I inked the stamp with Festive berries Distress Ink and using the Misti stamped the image, a couple of times to get a good coverage.  I used coloured pencils to add depth and details and shading to the background (did you ever used blotting paper - as a student, to scribble colour onto and then lightly blend colour over the background).  To finish I die cut a square frame and attached these to a square red card, then added the stamped and white emboss sentiment on a strip of black card.

For the second card I stamped the image in the Misti with Antique linen Distress Ink and  then gave the flowers a light wash using Twinkling H2Os.  Then with the pencils I added depth and details.  I wasn't happy with the layout so I trimmed the panel and fussy cut the one flower. I stamped and silver embossed the sentiment on the panel then chose a lavender blue card layer to frame it onto a soft purple background and arranged the cut flower in the corner.

I am playing along with Twofer Card challenge #27 - Flowers   ....   The Flower Challenge #44  - Monochrome with my red card    .....   AND  ....   The Rainbow Card challenge for May - Vivaciously Violet with my purple card.
Thanks for stopping by my blog  ---   have a Happy Day and stay safe

     

 

Card Recipe - Red card
Stamps:Penny Black - Spontaneous Joy, Happy Little Stampers - Dandelion wishes (sentiment)
Dies: Poppy Craft - stitched square nesting dies, 
Inks: Versamark,  Distress Inks - Festive berries
Other:  white embossing powder, coloured pencils

Card Recipe  - Purple card
Stamps: Penny Black - Spontaneous Joy, Papercraft Essentials mag - Meadow Flowers (sentiment)
Dies: 
Inks:  Versamark, Distress Inks - Antique linen
Other:  silver  embossing powder, coloured pencils, Twinkling H2Os

Happy Birthday to You

How are today??    Keeping busy with some creativeness or maybe a good book, or even some time in the garden.  I re-potted some plants today and then found time to make a card.... and have the makings for another.

First I die cut the coverplate design which I love and then used washi tape to secure it to another white panel and using my blending brushes used the monochrome colours for the Rainbow challenge.
For this card I've used the die cut layer and simply attached it to a white card and then stamped and embossed the sentiment on a matching card strip and mounted it with foam tape.

I am playing along with the Rainbow challenge #16 - Totally Tiffany.
Thanks for stopping by my blog  ---   have a Happy Day and Stay Safe

 
Card Recipe 

Stamps: Hero Arts - HB to You

Dies:  CUTplorations - Bloomtangle #1 coverplate

Inks:  Versafine - black, Distress Oxides - Broken china, Cracked pistachio, Peacock feathers

Other: clear embossing powder

Good Luck

Reminder time of the month for
CAS Watercolour March challenge...
... you have until the 24th of the month to share your cards on the blog

I had to think a bit out of the box for my card today... as I only seem to have to Good Luck sentiment stamps...  So I created my own three leaf clover stencil with a small heart die and used the same die to create my four leaf clover from green card.

For my background I smooched Distress Oxide Cracked Pistachio onto my mat and sprinkle on the tiniest bit of Emerald green Brushos, then spritzed with water.

I used my blending brush with the stencil and randomly sponged leaves over the dry background.  I trimmed the panel to fit on one side of a white card and attached my clover leaf and a also  a stitched circle die cut with the stamped sentiment.

The good luck sentiment prompted me to make the card up as a card holder where I could insert a lottery ticket and stamp a sentiment on the inside - like happy birthday, or congrats, or fathers' day.

I am also playing along with The Rainbow Card challenge #15 - Especially Emerald

Thanks for stopping by my blog  ---   have a Happy Day

 
Card Recipe
Stamps: Very old no name stamp - sentiment
Dies: Poppy Craft - Heart frame set, Ornate Peaked frame set, and Stitched circle nesting die, 
Inks: Versafine - black, Distress Inks - Cracked pistachio
Other: Brushos - Emerald green, 

Wishing you a Very Happy Birthday

A lovely bright fuschia pink floral card this afternoon for The Rainbow Card  #14 challenge - Fiercely Fuschia.   
This stamped flower in a bottle is from my pre-stamped stash gifted from a friend - I coloured it with coloured pencils and fussy cut it out.  I die cut a 'circles border' along one side of a white card front and stamped and silver embossed the sentiment.  Before I attached the panel to a pink card I added a row of spotty ribbon and then used foam tape to attached to image.
Thanks for stopping by my blog  --- have a Happy Day

 

Card Recipe 
Stamps: Stampendous - ??, Kaisercraft - Birthday Wishes
Dies: Simon Says - Circle Border die
Inks: permanent black
Other:  coloured pencils,  ribbon