Five Spring cards

If you know me, you know I just love Flowers and making floral cards.... so ... 

at last I've finished five cards to share with you today......

With these cards I am joining in with the SPRING challenge at Four Seasons challenge

Stamped this image Blossom Sprays #2 from STAMPlorations, with Versamark and silver embossed, also the sentiment from Happy Little Stampers: Dandelion Wishes set, then watercoloured with Distress Inks.  Trimmed the panel and attached to white card with foam sheet.  I am also joining in the STAMPlorations Never Ending - Anything Goes challenge

For a change I stamped this image from STAMPlorations In Bloom: Darling Dog Roses, with Versamark and Gold embossed, then watercoloured with Distress Inks.  Stamped the sentiment and gold embossed too - from Cardmaking & Papercraft - All Seasons Wreath set.  Trimmed the panel and layered with matching orange border on a white card.   I am also joining in the STAMPlorations Never Ending - Anything Goes challenge

Stamped this Morning Glory image from Chocolate Baroque with Verafine smokey grey and watercoloured with Distress Inks.  Die cut the panel with Stitched die from CUTplorations and mounted to a white card with dark purple border.

A little bit of masking with this card using Altnew Christmas Rose set, silver embossed and watercoloured with Distress Inks, sentiment from Close to my Heart: Joyful birthday occasions, stamped with Versamark and silver embossed. Also added some dots to the flower centres with embossing pen and silver embossed these too.  Layered the panel with an aqua border onto a light blue card

This image is from Power Poppy: Everything's even Rosier set - stamped with Versafine smokey grey and watercoloured with Distress Inks.  Stamped sentiment from Cardmaking & Papercraft: All Seasons Wreath set, and embossed with silver.  Layered the front panel with lemon border and attached to a dark aqua card.   I am also playing along with Double 'D' challenge - Something with a Handle.

Thanks for stopping by my blog.... have a Wonderful Creative day

Cheers Robyn

Happy Birthday

 Hello from hot blustery Queensland in Australia...

we've had strong winds for two days now and it's drying out my garden and blowing more leaves off the trees - don't want to venture outside except in the mornings when it's a tiny bit cooler and I need to water the pot plants.  How is it where you are?  I expect cold!!

Today I'm sharing a card for the Seize the Birthday challenge #230 - and I've used and embossing folder for my background.

• Stamped and silver embossed the florals from STAMPlorations: Darling Dog Roses in the corners of the panel and watercoloured with Distress Inks: candied apple, mustard seed, spiced marmalade, shabby shutters, mown lawn...
• Then I decided to fussy cut the inner edge and raise these pieces with foam sheet on the embossed background from Tim Holtz: Dot Matrix 
• I attached these to a white card and finished with a die cut sentiment Creative Expressions: mini happy birthday, cut from silver mirror card

I am also adding my card to the Never Ending Anything Goes challenge at STAMPlorations

Thanks for stopping by my blog

Enjoy your day, Robyn

 

Two Birthday Cards

Even with some card making this week I was still able to make two more yarn remnant squares .... you can tell I'm smiling because I'm sharing them with you...

  

And I even made a Twofer set of cards

Nancy choice for the February CAS Mix UP challenge was - Heat Embossing with a Stencil...  so

I used some photographic paper and Versamark inked through the floral stencil and then Heat Embossed with Black Embossing Powder.  Then I added Alcohol Inks to the images... started with yellow for the flower centres which was ok, till I added the red for the surrounds hoping to leave some area clear for some green around the leaves - the red took over pretty quick but I liked the results.  Cut the panel in two and made a black card and a white one - Added a green layer on the black and used the same green card for my stamped and black embossed sentiment.

...on the white card I added a black card layer to frame the panel and stamped the sentiment on the card with black ink.   Mixed Media elements.... Heat embossing, Stencil, Alcohol Inks, Stamping

I am also playing along with STAMPlorations Never Ending Anything Goes challenge...

Thanks for taking a few minutes to visit my blog.... hope you have a Wonderful Creative day, Cheers

Card 1 Recipe 

Stamps: Happy Little Stampers - Fun Birthday Sentiments

Dies:  

Inks: Versamark, Alcohol Inks

Other:  ARTplorations Stencil - Bold Florals Mini, black embossing powder

Card 2 Recipe 

Stamps: Inspired by Stamping - Happy Occasions Sentiments

Dies: 

Inks: Versmark, Versafine - black, Alcohol Inks

Other:   ARTplorations Stencil - Bold Florals Mini

Birthday

Having fun this month trying out different techniques with stencils.... I used photographic paper and Distress Oxide inks.  Firstly I smooched ink in different Autumn shades over the paper, and wiped it clean with baby wipes.  Then with the stencil in place sponged deeper shades over the flowers and leaves... and wiped over the surface again, bringing up the lovely bright colours.  I took to it then with a fine black marker, roughly outlining the flowers and leaves and adding some mini circles to the flower centres then white gel pen.  I used a black card base and die cut the sentiment twice - one white which I coloured up with fired brick DO and clear embossed it, and a black die cut to use as a shadow.... I used a strip of vellum to help the sentiment stand out .

I am playing along with STAMPlorations October Stencil challenge - Always Anything Goes  ----    and also STAMPlorations Never Ending challenge .

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

Card Recipe 

Stamps: 

Dies: CUTplorations - Birthday

Inks: Distress Oxides - Carved pumpkin, Candied apple, Fossilized amber, Mustard seed, Cracked pistachio Distress Ink - Fired brick

Other:  ARTplorations - Bold florals mini stencil, clear embossing powder, vellum, fineline black pen, white gel pen, photographic paper

Have a Beautiful Day

For this card I used a stencil to create the background with Distress Oxide ink with just one colour blending from light to deep colour.  Then I printed off the digi mug and used Distress Inks to watercolour it and fussy cut it out, mounting it to the card panel with foam sheet.  I stamped and white embossed the sentiment on a black card to finish.

I am playing along with STAMPlorations October Theme & Photo challenge - Stamps and Autumn   ---   and  STAMPlorations October - The Stencil challenge - Always anything goes   ---   also STAMPlorations - Never-ending Anything Goes.

AND I am also joining in for the first time at Day Of The Month  challenge 20 - International Coffee Day

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

 

 

  

  Stencil challenge winner

Card Recipe 

Stamps: STAMPlorations  Digi - autumn pumpkin in mug, Cardmaking & Papercraft - All seasons wreath

Dies: 

Inks: Versamark, Distress Oxide - Carved Pumpkin, Distress Inks - Carved pumpkin, Abandoned coral, Peeled paint, Mustard seed

Other:  ARTplorations - Forest of leaves stencil, white embossing powder

Hello

It's time to show off our cards we sent during April for the Card Chain Challenge.... mine is still on it's way to Betty in USA unfortunately  -- but I'm still sharing....
I used the colour palette and the layout design for my card

I stamped and embossed the flowers a number of times to create the arrangement along the side - using pearl white embossing powder... then watercoloured with Distress Oxides and Inks --- I did an extra flower and fussy cut this to add to the sentiment tag.. a die cut Hello from smooched card using the same colours.  To finish I added a fine black card border.

I am also playing along with Watercooler Wednesday challenge #269 - Anything Goes  ...   AND  ....    STAMPlorations Never Ending Anything Goes challenge.

Thanks for stopping by my blog  ---  have a Happy Creative weekend, and stay safe

 

Card Recipe 

Stamps: STAMPlorations - Darling dog roses

Dies: unknown - hello

Inks: Distress Oxides -Wilted Violet, Milled lavender, Distress Ink - Dusty concord, Hickory smoke

Other:  Pearl white embossing powder,

Twofer Birthday Cards

Well today I'm sharing two cards made in the same instance....
I used this fabulous CUTplorations die to create a stencil.... and in the process if you place a white card panel underneath you get two images.

Card 1 is the  stencilled result - using my blending brushes and Distress Oxide inks....the smaller brushes are a great help.  I attached the panel to a white card and die cut a frame using two stitched dies... then stamped the sentiment on a stitched rectangle and embossed with Leaf green embossing powder.  To finish I added a few white Nuvo crystal drops.

The second card is the die cut panel with the blended DO colours and then attached to a white card panel, framed with a green layer onto a light green card.  The sentiment was stamped in black and clear embossed and attached with foam tape.

I am playing along with THE STENCIL March challenge at STAMPlorations.... hoping my die cut is ok as the stencil element   ....    AND   ....  also with their Never Ending Anything Goes challenge
Thanks for stopping by my blog   ---  have a Happy Day

  

Card Recipe 
Stamps: Stamps by Chloe - Fancy Foliage - 
Dies: CUTplorations - Bloomtangle #1 coverplate die, Poppy Craft - stitched rectangle dies
Inks: Distress Oxides - all sorts of colours
Other: Clear embossing powder, Zing embossing powder - leaf, White Nuvo crystal drops