Birthday Crocus

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Just a quick post today

I needed a card, and had one 'sort of' started, but it would not cooperate.. so it sat there for some days, and the birthday crept closer.

I saw a card by Bev of Uniko on Instagram, and was inspired, but the 'realistic' side of me could not stamp that in purple, which was the colour I wanted to use.

So I pulled out my trusty Crocus stamp by Uniko (which appears to have been discontinued) By this time I was not particularly well, so rather than divide my panel into three, 

I simply coloured the crocus with my FC Polychromo pencils, 

stamped the sentiment, (a magazine freebie) brushed the edges and assembled

And added a few wee clear gems as 'dew drops'.

I finished the inside with the same washi tape as on the envelope, but unfortunately the photo was blurred, so you just have to trust me 😊

I am linking this to:

Word Art Wednesday Challenge Weeks #756 + 757 - Anything Goes

Pammie's Inky Pinkies Challenge #2623 - Anything Goes

Craft Rocket Challenge #137 - Birthday

Elliebelle's Garden party #16 - Anything in or from a Garden

Simply clean and Simple Cards June Challenge - Nautical, or Anything Goes

Allsorts Challenge #851 - Anything Geos From the Garden

Coverplate and a Stenciled Daisy

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Today's card is one for our local swap group, where the challenge is to use a stencil.

I was having difficulty photographing this, which was not helped by the fact that I had written in the card and addressed the envelope before I took the shots!

The idea came from a you tube video, that I now cannot locate - if anyone can tell me who presents it, or can link me back to it, it would be appreciated.

The technique is to take a diecut background - here I used a Paper Rose die, Mandeleine,

and stencil over it, using a fairly 'open' stencil - stencil used was bunch of Daisies by Oakwood

The greeting was die cut from card I had coloured using the same inks as I had used on the flower.

The die was a Sizzex alphabet by Lisa Horton.

I used just the head of the flower on the corner of the inner corner of the card liner, as also on n the envelope.

I am linking this to: 

'Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge #279 - Anything Goes

Simply Clean and Simple June Challenge - Anything Goes Option Used

Pammie's Inky Pinkies Challenge #2623 - Anything Goes

Word Art Wednesday Challenge Weeks #754 + 755 - Anything Goes

Allsorts Challenge #851 - Anything Goes From the Garden

Creative Knockouts Challenge #573 - die Cuts - Stencils - Punches

Masculine, and Messy, Model T

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I made this masculine card using up scraps that I had smooshed ink onto.

All stamps are from (the now defunct) KiwiStamping.  whose owner got me into this stamping hobby!

I made the background by stencilling over the blotchy base card using a Uniko Mid Century Modern Squares stencil, and the residual ink on my brushes, moving the stencil between layers.  From memory I think I did three layers of stencilling.

The feature panel was stamped using Catherine Pooler Rouge ink on a smaller panel

And the sentiment went directly onto the background.

The edges of the panels were swiped across the ink pad to give a subtle definition.

The bakers twine had a metallic thread through it, which gave an unexpected glint to the card. 

The inside, and the envelope were decorated using another scrap and edged with the same ink.

I am linking this to:

'Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge #278 - Anything Goes

We Love Stamping May Challenge - I used the Anything Goes option

We Love to Create Challenge #3 - Anything Mixed Media Goes

Pammie's Inky Pinkies Challenge #2621 - Anything Goes

Word Art Wednesday Challenge Weeks #752 + 753 - Anything Goes

Smooshing the Blues

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Another month and another post - I think this year has been my slowest yet on the blog

This months challenge in our wee swap group was a monochrome blue - hmm, I think I may just have made a rather large oops, but it's mainly blue.

I started with some blue ink from another project on my glass work surface, sprayed it and blotted it up to make the background, 

This was mounted on a blue base, after sponging the edge with the undiluted ink 

The flower I came across in my stash whilst doing some sorting, already pre-cut... 

I think it was from the Graphics Fairy site.

I embossed the sentiment using some very old, unmarked clear stamps,

then added clear rhinestones to the bloom as 'dew drops' and 

blue rhinestones on the background for interest and a wee bit of sparkle

The inside, and envelope were finished with some floral washi tape.

I am linking this to:

Word Art Wednesday Weeks #752 and 753 - Anything Goes

Pammie's Inky Pinkies Challenge #2620 - Anything Goes

Aud Sentiments Challenge #337 - Embossing and/or Flowers

(the sentiment is embossed)

Make My Monday Challenge #278 - Say it with Flowers

'Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge #278 - Anything Goes

We Love Stamping May Challenge - all Creatures Great and Small -or A/G

Anniversary Blues

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An anniversary card  for my DS and his lovely wife.  Each year I try to include an element repeated to mark the number of years they have been married...it's getting harder....

I decided to use the colours that they had included in their wedding - yellow and blue, so started with a background created by blotting up surplus yellow ink from an inky session.  There's a wee bit of copper spray there too... 

I made the heart by spraying through a Uniko 'ink and flip'  stencil - it worked, but just - the result is not a smooth colour, but one with a subtle sparkle, as I used mica sprays

The sentiment was heat embossed with royal blue EP, and fussy cut into a double ended banner

The elements were assembled over a strip of very sparkly blue sticky tape centered over the background, then mounted onto blue card, 

The tape was also used on the inside of the card and the envelope.  That tape was the star of the show for my DIL 

I am linking this to:

Pammie's Inky Pinkies Challenge #2615 - Anything Goes

Word Art Wednesday Challenge Weeks #748 + 749 - Anything Goes

Creative Inspiration Challenge #37 - Anything Goes

Krafty Chicks Challenge #816 - CAS

Fab'n'Funky Challenge #635 - CAS

Baby Wipes - My Style

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This card was made for our wee NZ swap group, and the challenge set was to use baby wipes - several links were given to tutorials, but yours truly decided to do things her way... 

I made the background by squishing up a baby wipe and dabbing a re-inker onto it.  Once I had finished with one colour, I reorganised the baby wipe and changed the colour 

Colours used were all Catherine Pooler - Aquatini, Something Borrowed and Twilight.

Not wanting to coverup too much of the panel, I went with the very open die cut by John Next Door, and an Alpha from Sizzex, all cut from blue glitter card.  The letters were layered up, and the edges 'coloured' with a dark blue marker.

Keeping it simple, I layered up the main panel over some silver ribbon, and an old Cuttlebug diecut, halved diagonally for the corners, and some silver bling for the flower centres.

The base card is a very dark blue

I finished the inside and the envelope with offcuts from the feature panel.

If you are wondering about only one photo - I forgot to take any before I sent it, so the recipient graciously took one for me :)

I am linking this to:

A Cut Above April Challenge - Anything Goes using a Die Cut

Make My Monday Challenge #275 - Monotone

Word Art Wednesday Challenge Weeks #746 + 747 - Anything Goes

 Pammie's Inky Pinkies Challenge #2614 - Anything Goes

 

A Framed Animal

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and thank you for visiting.

Another card for the wee swap group I am part of, and the challenge set was "animals, framed."

I knew immediately what I would do - but all did not go smoothly...

The stamps, a magazine freebie set, were trialed and then I stamped.  The giraffe was stamped in CP Over Coffee ink, on a scrap piece of card, and then fussy cut.  

The sentiment was stamped in Memento Peanut Brittle  - it felt very apt, as I was planning on a month overseas next month - a week visiting friends, and then a three week tour - but the fireworks in the Middle East put paid to that!!

That aside, I very carefully cut the aperture, positioned the sentiment below the aperture, and stamped - only to find the sentiment was upside down...oh dear.

I flipped the panel around, and it could work, so I carried on - I now think it looks better than originally planned!

The image was 'coloured' using the Peanut Brittle ink on a water brush, and mounted coming through the aperture - the head was raised slightly on foam tape.  Pale blue card was added behind the giraffe,

and the panel mounted using foam tape on a yellow card, then onto a kraft base.

A few amber rhinestones completed the front panel

The inside liner was edged with the same washi tap I used on the envelope.

I am linking this to:

Pammie's Inky Pinkies Challenge #2911 - Anything Goes

Word Art Wednesday Challenge Weeks #742 + 743 - Anything Goes

'Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge #274 - Anything Goes

We Love Stamping March Challenge - Wildlife, or Anything Goes

AAA Challenge #310 - Anything CAS Goes