Poppystamps and Alex Syberia

Took me awhile, but I did have fun making this scene for the Poppystamps July Challenge.  

I blended Distress Oxides pumice stone, lucky clover, prize ribbon and faded jeans with squeezed lemonade through a homemade stencil for the sun.  I lightly added a bit of white pigment ink to the sky.  The fence is Poppystamps Pointy Picket Double Gate and the sentiment is Scribble Hello.  Memory Box Backyard Floral Stems was die cut 3 times and inked with Oxides rustic wilderness, peeled paint, spun sugar, kitsch flamingo and saltwater taffy. 

I cut the one piece diecuts into the pieces and size I wanted.  I used a white gel pen to add a few dots and lines to the blooms.  The sentiment is covered with shimmer and glaze.   

Alex Syberia is hosting Christmas in July on IG.  Here's my first card using the beautifully unique Snowflake Layering die. 

The bottom layer was cut twice from white cardstock.  I brushed one with a shimmer pen and blended Distress Oxide prize ribbon on the other.  The top layer was cut from silver metallic cardstock.  

I found just the right blue dot to go in the center.  The background was made with the Sparkly Flakes cover die and the silver embossed sentiment is from Gina K's Festive Flowers.  The video in my IG post shows the shimmer and sparkle.

Here's my other Alex Syberia Christmas in July card.  

I began by watercoloring 3 pieces of mixed media paper with 2 green Lindy's Magicals and red Tattered Angels Glimmer Mists.  Then I die cut three of the Classic Foliage dies from both green sheets and the Winter Foliage berry branch from the red sheet.  The video in my IG post shows the shimmer.  SSS cream cardstock was used for the card and for the background panel which was dry embossed with Chevron Chic cover plate. 

Before adding the foliage, I splattered Gansai Tambi gold watercolor.  The gold embossed sentiment from Gina K's Festive Flowers was die cut with a circle and added with foam tape.  Debated about embellishments and decided they weren't needed.  I'm also entering Color Hues Red and Green and SSS Monday.  

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