Three More Cards

I've participated in the monthly CCC card exchange for many years.  It's been fun to "meet" fellow cardmakers all over the world.  Here's my January card that made it to Australia in 3 weeks. 

I was inspired by Dawn Woleslagle's beautiful card.  I stamped an image from Penny Black's Delicate Florals using Distress Inks blueprint sketch, mermaid lagoon & lucky clover.  I used a wet brush to spread a little of the ink.  I picked up very diluted ink to add a bit more color in some areas & splattered the dark blue & green.  The sentiment is from Newton's Nook Blooming Botanicals.

Uniko is celebrating it's 10th birthday.  Beverley is a wonderful designer & such a generous small business owner.  Here's my card for the birthday link up inspired by Laura Bassen's card for her daughter, Bailey. 

I used the Mid Century Modern Shapes stencil with SSS Steel Blue, Mint Candy & Apricot Hybrid inks.  The leaves from Natures Treasures II were stamped in Brilliance Starlite Black & the sentiment from Simply Said Blocks was stamped in Versafine Clair Nocturne.  I added black splatters & Shimmer Pico Embellisher dots.

 

My final card is for CAS Colours & Sketches Challenge #455.  

Again I was inspired by Cecile.  I smooshed Distress Inks picked raspberry, spun sugar & festive berries on a small rectangle of watercolor paper, drying after each color.  Then I stamped 3 very old wood mounted stamps using Versafine Clair Nocturne.  I'm also entering SSS Wednesday & WAW.

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Ellen Hutson & Poppystamps

Another Christmas in July card & this time I used Ellen Hutson Mondo Holly.  My sweet friend, Rosemary, sent me a bunch of the matching die cuts.  I used one of them & gold embossed the beautiful image.

Then I used Altenew wc markers to do the coloring.  I squeezed a bit of the ink from several markers into a palette & mixed to get the shades I wanted to paint with a small brush.  Decided it needed some sparkle, so I painted the berries with Inkon 3 Liquid Pixie Dust.

Blue is often used for watercolor backgrounds, but instead of painting I used a light blue textured cardstock.  The holly was mounted with foam tape & I really do like the look.  The sentiment from the same set was stamped in green.  I'm entering DCD, DRU, Inkspirational & Kathy's 30 Day Coloring Challenge.

The July Poppystamps Challenge is Glim & Glam: Make it Sparkle.  I wanted to try Kathy's Print Making Technique with flowers, so die cut Poppystamps Stitched Bloom Trio several times from wc paper.  I loved Kathy's results & the process looked pretty easy.  I again used my Altenew wc markers, but had trouble getting the right amount of water.  Luckily I ended up with a strip from the panel that I liked.

I also splattered Distress Stain Tarnished Brass on the panel & the blooms.  Before adding the panel to a vanilla card, I added a thin strip of brown cardstock.  The sentiment from Newton's Nook Blooming Botanicals was stamped in Versafine Clair Acorn.  Tried several times to get a picture showing the sparkle on the bloom which I painted with Inkon 3 Liquid Pixie Dust.

The gold glitter dot in my stash was just what I needed to finish it off.  Hopefully you can see some sparkle & that the layers are attached only in the center with the petals gently lifted.  I'm also entering Virginia's Show & Share and WAW.

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Simon Says Stamp & Newton's Nook

I always love making cards, but now more than ever.  One of my favorite designs is to ink blend a masked area & then stamp images. 

Most of the time I used solid images, but I really like the look of these beautiful gold embossed SSS Spring Flowers bloom & leaves.  I blended Distress Oxide candied apple, abandoned coral & spiced marmalade.

The sentiment is from SSS Thoughtful Messages & I added tiny splatters with Distress Stain tarnished brass.  I'm entering AAA.

Next is a friendship card made with Newton's Nook Blooming Botanicals.  I black embossed the image & then added a touch of watercolor to each bloom & leaf using a variety of Zigs.

After the panel was die cut into an oval, I spritzed with shimmer mist--so pretty in person!  I die cut pink, white & black cardstock with MFT Stitched Oval Scallop Frames.  In the end I decided on pink for the scalloped frame inlaid with the black center piece.

The sentiment was black embossed on a double vellum strip & I mounted the panel with fun foam.
I'm entering Inky Paws Challenge & WAW.

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3 Floral Cards for Friends

Over the past week I've made several cards & here are 3 of them.  First up is a last minute entry for Inky Paws Challenge #122.  Finally spent the gift certificate I won a long time ago & got Newton's Nook Blooming Botanicals.  You may want to sit down--I colored with Copics!  Well, not a lot of coloring, but it's a start.

This is Take 2 & I'll try again, but not before the challenge deadline.  Luckily I have sweet friends who won't mind my beginner skills.  I used Elizabeth Craft's oval dies for the first time.  After I finished coloring & adding sparkle, I restamped in Versafine Clair Nocturne to get nice dark lines.

The PTI Mint Julep cardstock was dry embossed with an old Cuttlebug folder.  I used circle dies for the sentiment & mounted it with foam tape.  I'm also entering NBUS 14.

Next is my entry for Memory Box May Challenge--Floral Cards.  I inked a white panel with DO Broken China & Cracked Pistachio.

Then I inked again with MB Texture Distressed Grid stencil in place & spritzed with a shimmer spray.  The sentiment from Poppystamps Hope and Thanks was stamped in Versafine Clair Morning Mist.

MB Tall Poppy Left Corner was die cut from gray cardstock, stacked 3 high & covered with shimmer.  Finished off with Pico Embellisher Shimmer dots.

My last card is for Altenew May Inspiration Challenge.  I gold embossed flowers from Altenew Lotus & colored them with Tropical Fiesta Watercolor Markers.  I used Erum's technique of scribbling & spritzing with water.  I added more color & spritzed again until I got the look I wanted.

After they were dried, I die cut & splattered with the darkest marker, white gauche paint & Distress Stain tarnished brass.  Brilliance Mediterranean Blue was used for a watercolor wash on the card front.

I attached the Gradient Stripes Cover die cut given to me by a friend & splattered with the tarnished brass.  The Altenew Fancy Hello die was cut from white & a piece of cardstock I colored with the blue ink.  Finished off with gold sequins.  I'm also entering Stamping Sensations.

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