Birthday Wishes

Enjoying a very lazy day today... that means I've not done any housework, instead I've been pottering at my desk. I have a birthday card made for two challenges.... first for the 5th Birthday celebrations at AAA Cards - congrats ladies, great inspiration from the DT    and   secondly at Stamplorations CAS Card challenge - Anything Goes with the Optional Colour Twist - Lilac.
I stamped my sweet peas on a die cut stitched rectangle and used both Distress Inks and Oxides to watercolour it.  Then stamped and gold embossed my sentiment.  I thought to add a  little shimmer so sponged Versamark over the Stamplorations Lupinus stencil and brushed over with Interference Gold Perfect Pearls.  I chose to add a purple layer to frame the panel onto a white card.  Thanks for visiting, I really appreciate it - happy stamping.

 

Birthday Wishes

All week I've been thinking about a green card for The Rainbow Card challenge #5 - Gorgeous Green.... it's not a colour I easily go to, but with Mothers' Day recently and the shops full of potted orchids, I was inspired to use this stamp and go green.   I stamped the image in light green DI and watercoloured the image with Distress Inks... I did leave the card panel in place in my Misti and then re-stamped over the top with darker DI.  Trimmed the panel and silver embossed my sentiment, then used a lime green to frame the panel onto a darker green card.  Thanks for visiting, I really appreciate it, happy stamping.

 

Just because.....

So today my card is inspired by the Power Poppy Creative Confetti challenge - Go Big and Bold!
I stamped the floral image three times on my panel and then onto a scrap. I used Distress Inks to watercolour it and fussy cut it out. Then I chose the two flower colours in card and attached strips to one side and positioned the cut out over the same image on the background.  To finish I stamped my sentiment and clear embossed it, then cut around it and attached to the card with foam tape. 
I am also playing along with Watercooler Wednesday WWC222 - Helen's "All About Occasions" challenge - I make a lot of birthday cards so this "Just because" sentiment means the card can be used for different occasions.  The stamp is from Stamplorations so I am adding it to their Never Ending Anything Goes challenge.  Thanks for visiting, I really appreciate it and happy stamping.


  

Happy Birthday

Finished off a couple of cards this morning and this one is using a digital image.  After printing the image I used Distress Oxides to watercolour it... the image has a cup so I decided to conceal the cup with an oval and my stamped and silver embossed sentiment.  I trimmed the panel to a square, added a light green layer, tied on a ribbon and to finish a few sequins.  I am playing along with Power Poppy Creative Confetti challenge - With a Roll of the Dice.... using No 5 - Tie one on. The image  is from Stamplorations so I'm adding it to the Never Ending Anything Goes challenge.  Thanks for visiting, I really appreciate it - happy card making.

  

Happy Birthday

Have you got one of those stamps that seemed like a good idea when you bought it and then it proved more of a challenge to use... so this Frangipani one falls into that spot and has only been used once  I stamped the image in Versamark on maroon card and clear embossed it... then sponged white pigment ink over it.... and when I thought it was dry buffed the white from some areas.....so I have pinkish flowers with dark red centers.  I kept it simple and die cut my sentiment three times and stuck them together to lift it off the panel a bit.  Framed my panel in white and used foam sheet to lift it on the white card.  I am happy with the result... but think I'll try this stamp again with white card and yellow ink.  I am playing along with Power Poppy Creative Confetti - Simply Resistible and The Flower Challenge #32 - Embossing (Heat or Dry).  Thanks for visiting, I really appreciate it, have a wonderful weekend.

 

Happy Birthday

This morning I have a birthday card using a sketch reversed.. I stamped the lilies in grey ink and used pencils to colour the image.  I don't do green very well so thought to bring out this colour with a green frame and patterned paper, then a strip of pink for the lilies. I used some glitter glue on the dragonfly and water ripples.  I am playing along with a brand new challenge at AAA Birthday Card challenge #1- Anything Goes and Power Poppy Creative Confetti - Sketch It Out challenge.  Thanks for visiting, I really appreciate it, happy card making