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Thursday, September 29, 2022

Two from One

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While I was house sitting in August, I played with an assortment of Lindy's Mica Powders, and this was the second 'print' off the original, onto a piece of mixed media paper.
I then used a stencil that I had won from Allsorts Challenge over it


I split this down the middle, and made two cards from it



One I mounted on orange cards stock, and then a wonderful rich cream base


The other I mounted against red card stock.  On both cards I embossed the sentiment in gold and mounted it over the coloured base card


Initially the white and yellow ink I used to stencil the flowers was not very clear, 


So I added some gold and white metallic rub, and outlined the petals and centre with matching pens to add to the definition


The inside of both cards has a simple strip of washi tape added.

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27 comments:

Glennis F said...

A lovely result Maxine, and such a pretty background colour

brenda said...

I do love a Daisy and these look super onto the muted green background Maxine and so nice to see the stencil has come in useful, many thanks for sharing with us at Allsorts challenge this week.

B x

Ellibelle said...

So beautifully done Maxine. Gorgeous flowers and loving the inky background. I spy some spots there too, thank you so much for including my optional challenge theme at Allsorts challenge of spots and/or stripes. So nice to see you at my Crafty Wednesday challenge too!

Darlene said...

Oh Maxine ... this is so, so pretty! Beautifully done! Thanks so much for joining in the fun at our Sisterhood of Crafters challenge! Good Luck and we hope you’ll come back often. We appreciate your support!

Darlene
Sisterhood of Crafters
DAR’S CRAFTY CREATIONS

Gerrina said...

Love the colours and the flowers! Makes them two bright and fresh looking ones! Hugs, Gerrina

Jeanette (Forest Ranger) said...

Maxine, your birthday card looks fabulous! Lovely flowers, fun grunginess, and greaat color choices, too.

Cinderella said...

Hello Maxine,

Love your cards their Beautiful.

Hugs and Creativity
Cinderella
Xx

Dawn T said...

Just gorgeous card Maxine. such a pretty colour and beautifully finished off.

jimlynn said...

So pretty - inside and out. Love the backgounds.
Lynn

At Home In New Zealand said...

You have a wonderful talent for making beautiful cards :)

Neet said...

What a lovely card. The background is wonderful and I love daisies. Amazing how much you got from the play around with those powders. Such a pretty colour too.
Blessings, Neet xx

Wendy Nicola Jackson said...

Gorgeous creation Maxine. Love the mica background and that pretty stencil! Both takes on it are gorgeous. Love that you decorate the insides too. Beautifully finished. Hope you're all better after your hospital visit. Sending big hugs, Wends xoxo

stampingbowd said...

Oh, so smart to split the artwork into two pieces for two cards. You created a gorgeous background and two beautiful cards!

Shelly Schmidt said...

So beautifully created! Love the look of the embossing. Love that you used a piece of the CS for another card- great usie of your technique!

R's Rue said...

Beautiful

Jane Savage said...

Lovely techniques used here, so effective!
Thank you for joining us at Polkadoodles Digi Choosday! Jane S (DT) Paper, Pencils & Pretty Things! xxx

Louca por porcelana said...

Beautiful card. So sweet and romantic.

Kate said...

Such lovely cards! And how wonderful that you were able to use your friend's crafting goodies while house sitting. A bonus for both of you!!

Thanks for joining us at Little Red Wagon this week!

Kate
Small Bits of Paper

JanR said...

Great cards! Such a pretty stencil. Thanks for joining us at Little Red Wagon.

Louise F NZ said...

Beautiful cards Maxine, I love that you made 2 cards with your gorgeous background.
Hugs
Louise

Kathy said...

how smart to do this on a Paper big enough to make two cards. Your details on the daisy stencil are amazing and bring it to life beautifully. The way you finished each one off with orange and red worked so well with the colors you used in the base piece! Very nice indeed. Thanks for visiting me today. It reminds me to come over and visit you! Our sweet Cairn Terrier of almost 14 years has been diagnosed with cancer. She waxes and wanes right now, but really enjoys many activities and wags her tail at us! So we are committed to giving her the best quality time that she may have left. But it bears on my mind and requires a great deal of work--so I'm not out visiting like I used to do. But just seeing your name somehow is such an encouragement. Thank you so much for being a blog buddy!

Irish Cherokee said...

Clever, making two cards from one art piece. Very well done. Love it.

Love, Hugs and Blessings

aussie aNNie said...

Beautiful card and love the amazing colours. ♥

creationsnz said...

A great result and getting the two cards worked so well. I have been experimenting with doing the two-fer as well. CarolG

Denise Fletcher said...

I really like this card as its unusual...well done! I might try this for myself!

foleysfriend said...

Great job of creating two cards from one panel. The outlining of the stenciled images was a good thought. Thanks for joining us at Addicted to Stamps and More! Apologies for the late comment.

sue n.

JD/ Jill said...

Pretty card...I like the colors on this card!