Two Watercolour cards

 Hi Everyone, another birthday in the family, it was in January, a Great Niece this time. I had an idea to try to do a watercolour effect card, not something I usually do, I always colour in the images. Anyhow, I stamped the flowers and used watercolour paper to try it out, and decided it was OK for the card. I used plenty of water with the DI's and tried to loosely colour the flowers and leaves. I die cut the paper and stamped a sentiment. Luckily, the colours I used were good for the greyish effect of the watercolour paper, which I didn't mind on the white base card. 

stamps - Stamps By Me "Made With Love"

inks - Distress Inks fossilized amber, shaded lilac, wilted violet, bundled sage

watercolour card - Crawford & Black

 

My second watercolour card was for a cousin, who rang me from the USA over Christmas and let me know that she was 90 in two weeks. A quick card was needed, so I could post it, and she had it on time, thankfully. I decided to use the same design, but in different colours, and use die cut numbers for her age, coloured in the same colours as the flowers. The long swash on the F was perfect to add the numbers, I thought. Here it is

 

inks - Distress Inks twisted citron, worn lipstick, fossilized amber, ripe persimmon

It's the same watercolour card, again I didn't mind the greyish tones of it. It all looks so different from the first card I think.

 

my first card - colorfuloptions yellow, purple, and green!

Fabulous Florals WLSC

 

   Hi Everyone, my DT card today is for We Love Stamping. This month, the 15th Anniversary of the challenge, we would love to see your cards with the theme from Brenda -

Fabulous Florals.

 

The lovely buttercup stamp was stamped onto white card, and then coloured with DI's. Next I stamped it again and fussy cut the flowers, then shaped them and went to add them to the card, but, decided it needed something else, so I stencilled 2 stencils, recently bought, one in yellow and one in green. I wanted a sentiment, so looked through my stamps and found one that I thought suited, and stamped it onto the card in black to match the flowers. 

Another decision, I felt it should have a base, so went looking for a paper that would suit. I use the search option a lot in my files, and this time searched for yellow paper. This was amongst them, although it's more green than yellow, it suited, it was printed and cut to size, then I attached it to the base card. The stamped layer was attached to the card, and then the extra flowers were added to the card. Next, I added gems to 3 of the flowers.

 buttercup stamp - Stamps by Me

sentiment stamp - Magazine freebie, Simply Cards & Papercraft #230

 dp - Designs by Brigit 2012

black ink - Stazon 

ink - Distress Inks, fossilized amber, squeezed lemonade

stencils - unmarked Amazon

 

 

The insert was done in Photoshop, with the same paper backing the stamped flowers. I asked Google for a simple birthday verse and this was the first it came up with. I chose a similar font to the stamped sentiment. I had some buttercups in my files and added them to the paper and sentiment. Outlining them in black to copy the stamped flowers. Should have used the stamp though. Oh! well, next time!

dp as above

buttercups - Toni McLeland 2007

font - Almondia

 Don't forget, we now require At least one stamped element on entries. Those of you like us, who love to stamp, we would still love you to enter your fully stamped entry.

 Our prizes this month

Spring Mid month WLSC

  Hi Everyone, my DT card today is for We Love Stamping. This month, we would love to see your cards with the theme SPRING.

My birthday being in Spring, I love the season, to see the bulbs coming up, the leaves on the trees in their lime green (mostly) appearing, just lovely, and the sun coming out for longer, apart from the rain that is!

Anyhow, my card today has a hyacinth, we had some come and go in the garden, such joy to see them and enjoy the delicious perfume.

I embossed and coloured the background hyacinth, then die cut a frame to 3D over it. I don't have DL size dies, so I used the double cutting technique to get the die size to fit. Then stamped the sentiment with the DI to match the flower, and clear embossed it. The hyacinth was stamped and coloured in the same colours as the embossed hyacinth. I quite liked this card, but it was too thick to post, however our neighbour had her birthday a few days after I made it, and it went to her.

Hyacinth embossing folder - Lisa Horton, mag freebie

sentiment - Stamps By Me

hyacinth stamp - Pink Fresh, mag freebie 

frame dies - Craft Making Magic

inks - Distress Inks, twisted citron, mowed lawn, kitsch flamingo, picked raspberry.

 

 

Three prizes from AALL and Create, 1) Key Botanicals 2) See you Soon and 3) Hexagon stencil with Delicate Wings stamp

 

 

Don't forget, we will now require At least one stamped element on the front of all entries. Those of you like us, who love to stamp, we would still love you to enter your fully stamped entry.

 

I just want to add, THANK YOU, for the lovely messages and support from you lovely ladies, through this difficult time we are having, it really is so kind of you all, and much appreciated. I realise that many of you are going through difficult times too, many more serious than mine, and I hope you your coping mechanism is better than mine, at this time. I suppose I'm what many people will call a wimp at the moment. God give you strength to carry the load you have. I pray he helps us too. 

 

Reading some lovely words on this challenge, helps too.

Word Art Wednesday ATG #643-644 * 

 

Something New WLSC

Hi Everyone, my DT card today is for We Love Stamping. This month we would love to see Something New.

 

I saw this stamp, just before Christmas, and had to have it. It was on offer after all, how could I say no? 

I used a circle die cut to blend the centre, then blended the background with DO's, not as I thought it would turn out, but I liked it, so continued. I stamped the main image in white, then embossed in white, I did it twice, so it stood out more. Then moved the stamp a little and stamped with black. The fireworks were stamped in gold and coloured gel pens added more strokes, but they didn't show as much as I wanted.  Next, I layered the images onto black paper and attached to the A5 base card. I then decided to remove some ink in the fireworks with an alcohol cloth.

A larger card than normal for me and lots of blending and embossing, not all good, but I like the overall card. Because of the curve in the card, I need to flatten, it looks like there are no white edges, it's tiny, but it is there.

stamps - Imala

ink- Brilliance Moonlight White & Stazon

gold embossing powder - Altenew Vintage Gold

white embossing powder - Papermania Seafoam White

black fine liner pen - UniPin fine line

inks Distress Oxide - prize ribbon, faded jeans, squeezed Lemonade.

 

Our wonderful prizes for this month are

3 prizes of stamp sets from Stampendous

Don't forget, we will now require At least one stamped element on entries. Those of you like us, who love to stamp, we would still love you to enter your fully stamped entry.

 

Mood Board WLSC Mid Month

Hi Everyone, my DT card today is for We Love Stamping.

The theme this month being "Anything stamped, option, Mood Board"

 

We will be announcing some challenge changes, so please make a note to check our new challenge post on 5th November.

 For my second card referring to this mood board, I chose a flower stamp, and adding it to the edge of a piece of card, I stamped and embossed in gold. Copying the board, I then painted them loosely with DI's. A sentiment was selected and stamped, then embossed in gold. Next, I added the stamped layer to the blank A6 base card, and it was done. I enjoyed making this card, as it came together quickly with lots of colours. The photos are not too good as it was a rainy, dark day, when taken.

stamps - Stamp by Me

inks - Distress inks, aged mahogany, fossilized amber, barn door, ripe persimmon, seedless preserve, wilted violet, forest moss, peeled paint, pine needles. 

embossing powder - Papermania

 

 here you can see the gold embossing a little better

Starting with this challenge, we will now require At least one stamped element on entries. Those of you like us, who love to stamp, we would still love you to enter your fully stamped entry.

The wonderful prize this month is from

Craft Stash Alice collection stamps, stickers and DP pad

Iris flower WLSC

 Hi Everyone, my DT card today is for We Love Stamping 

the theme this month being "Anything stamped, option, Fabulous Florals"

I received a newsletter advert and just had to buy the stamp, there is a tutorial of how to use the stamp on their blog, a new technique to me, so I followed the tutorial and cased the card.

I stamped the shadow layer, then the flower layer.  A piece of ripped vellum was stamped with the sentiment and using clear embossing powder heat embossed. It was then attached to the stamped layer. 

I layered the card and vellum onto yellow and purple card, so they were on 2 sides each. The colours were different for me too.  I am pleased with the result and glad I could case, and learn. I hope you like my version too.

stamp - Stamps by Me

inks - Distress Oxide, hickory smoke, fossilised amber, villainous potion 

vellum - Crafters Companion 

coloured card - Lidl

 

 

I hope to see you at the at the Challenge,

 there are Great prizes for the Winner this month

 

Two prizes, AALL and Create Petal Therapy and Vase Trio

 

I love Iris and have a blue and rust Iris in the garden. 

piccies below, taken in May.

 

 I haven't played at the 613 Avenue Challenge for a long while, so here goes, with my ATG.

613 Avenue Create Challenge

Favourite Colours - WLSC

Hi Everyone, my DT card today is for We Love Stamping the theme being "Favourite Colours". 

My favourite colours are anything, but I prefer bright! Hence my card, I coordinated with needing a card for hubby's Aunt who was 99. After photographing it for my blog, I decided to add die cut numbers of her 99 years.

Anyhow, I used a piece of linen card to have texture, then stamped the top corner and the bottom corner with the floral stamp I have used so many times, I love it. The sentiment was stamped, and they were embossed with gold powder. I wanted a bit of shine on the flowers too, so I used Pixie Powder, mixed on my glass mat and used a paint bush to add it to the large flowers. I used DI's to paint the paler flowers and then painted the leaves and centre of the flowers to match. The completed layer was attached to the main card. It does have a lovely shine, I couldn't get a photo of it to show it though.

floral stamp - Stamps by Me

sentiment stamp - Magazine freebie

embossing powder - Altenew Antique Gold 

Pixie Dust - Cosmic Shimmer Scarlet Mist 

inks - Distress Inks shaded lilac, spun sugar, lucky clover

 

 

There are always fabulous prizes, why don't you join us at the Favourite Colours Challenge? It lasts all January, the only criteria is, that stamping must be to the fore. Simple isn't it. 

Two super prizes of an AALL and Create Heart Grunge stamp set and Petals and Pods stencil. 

 

70th birthday

 Hi Everyone, my card today was for our, now retired, Illustrious Leader of The Male Room. It was so sad to have Jane step down to do other things and hopefully enjoy "old age". I shall miss her. 

I stamped and embossed, in silver, the floral image and coloured it in Distress Inks, I decided to go pale, as it was a Winter birthday. I then stamped it again and fussy cut the flower shape, which I added onto the opposite side, with a die cut 70 added to it. A few dots of silver Stickles and 3D glaze onto the 70, the addition of a stamped sentiment on a die cut shape.

stamp - Stamps by Me

inks - Distress Inks

number die - lost it's packet (sorry, could be First Edition) 

sentiment stamp and die - Julie Hickey

Stickles - silver

3D glaze - Nuvo Crystal Glaze

hopefully you can see the embossing clearer in this photo

Jane is also a collector of ATC's, so as a Team, it was decided to send her an ATC also. This is the first time I have made an ATC, I hope she likes it.

I stamped the Post Box, text and sentiment. I stencilled the clouds and the Post Box. I shaded around the edge of the ATC, then placed it into an embossing folder of a Post Card, inking over it to bring out the details.

Post Box stamp - Chocolate Baroque

sentiment - magazine freebie

cloud stencil - Funky Fossil

 diamond stencil - mag freebie by Ranger Wendy Vecchi

Post Card embossing folder - Crafters Companion

butterfly stamp - mag freebie

inks - Distress Inks

button - stash

 

Paint stripes?

Hi Everyone, I hope you have had some lovely sunshine as we have had. So good to sit out again in the sun and warmth, after having Autumnal weather of late.

My card today came about after seeing a video by Toni Darroch and me thinking I can do that! well, it's not as intended in the video, but my version. I thought I'd use different colours to what I usually use and here it is. I painted stripes, not as straight as they should be! in the matching colours. I stamped the image and the sentiment with Distress ink, painting out a little of the stamped flowers and then clear embossed. I finished with Crystal drops

stamps - Made With Love, Stamps By Me

distress inks - Antique Linen, Old Paper, Frayed Burlap, Tea Dye, Vintage Photo

Nuvo Drops

brown card - stash

Flowers and black lines

Hi Everyone, my card today is me playing with a big stamp and just using half of it, I coloured it and die cut it, but was lost for a background, then I saw a card by Sarah Warren on the Outlawz. I don't have a link I'm sorry, but the background of black card seemed just what was needed for my card, so thank you Sarah, sorry I can't link you. Maybe you can see it here. I went into my Silhouette and made the background and decided to foil inside the lines, using the WRMK foiling pen.

stamp  and sentiment "Sending you lots of love" - Stamps by Me

coloured with Ranger Inks 

fired brick, salty ocean, mowed lawn and seedless preserves

background, cut and foiled - Silhouette Cameo

Watercolour Poppies

HI Everyone, my DT card today is for the Morgans Artworld ATG Challenge all details below.

My card today uses the poppies image and I printed it out and then water coloured it, something I've not been successful in before. I've been watching some tutorials and they say to dry the print before using the water colours, so heat gun out and it worked! LOL. I also used blue for an outline background, I wasn't sure about the colour, but I think it's OK. I'm quite pleased with the overall result and feel more confident to do it all again.

I cut out the oval frame and a leaf of the stamp to overlap it, to add a little interest. I thought the sentiment could be used for lots of purposes.

poppy digi - Morgans Artworld

sentiment stamp - Stamps by Me

oval frame card - Centura Pearl

spot background card - Hunkydory

red card - Dovecraft

ribbon - stash

Nuvo Brilliantly Vibrant watercolour pencils

Tonic oval dies

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http://ttcrd.blogspot.com/2019/07/ttrcd-challenge-week-of-july-30.html  ATG

http://diecuttindivas.blogspot.com/2019/07/ch-431-anything-goes.html Use a die

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https://watercoolerchallenges.blogspot.com/2019/07/wwc232-anything-goes-challenge.html  ATG

https://digichoosday.blogspot.com/2019/07/wk-31-anything-goes-crafting-challenge.html  ATG

http://seizethebirthday.blogspot.com/2019/08/seize-birthday-171-flowers.html Flowers

stamping

Hi Everyone, I've been experimenting after watching a few tutorials by Toni Darroch and came up with this card casing a couple she has done.

floral stamp & sentiment stamp - Stamps by Me
embossed with white embossing powder

leaf die - Tattered Lace

cut and layered onto card

label die - Card Making Magic

watercolour pencils - Nuvo Brilliantly Vibrant

image fussy cut and 3D'd

gems - stash

something else I have been busy with identifying our rubbish/garbage bins that are supplied by the Council, the blurred bit is our road name. Have to say the neighbours have been asking where we had them done! I'm chuffed with them.

scraps?

Hi Everyone, I have been lacking mojo for a long time, but just hanging in there to make something, well yesterday morning I decided to have a clear out, I wasn't going to use those scraps in the box on my desk was I? Nope, they had to go, but, I may as well have a look at what I had first, you have to don't you?

It turned out that I used 2 of my scraps and actually really liked my card in the end. I did a stamping the other day that I thought had gone into the bin, I had water coloured it and decided I didn't like the pale colours, I had also done a Silhouette cut file, which in the end I didn't know what to do with, they both appear here!

"Made with Love" stamp flowers and sentiment - Stamps by me

water colour pencils - Nuvo Brilliantly Vibrant Pencils

Silhouette cut file - Wonky Plaid, Paige Evans,

swiped over with old Whispers Ink pads,
I used the white paper part under the inked cut file, for the sentiment

gold card - stash

Kraft card - Dovecraft

cross stitch embossed card - stash

the photo doesn't do it justice, it's so pretty in real life and the stamping doesn't look as pale as it did on it's own!