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