Flower Background....

Today's card.......

I have never used stamps in this way to create a background before and I enjoy it!.....

I started by water-colouring the background with Sprays, that I dipped a brush into 

and wet the water-colouring card first.

I used five different colours and had fun.

After it had completely dried I stamped and white heat embossed the flowers and the leaves.

I enjoyed using the same colours to enhance and paint the flowers.

Because some of the 'sprays' I used had mica in them some of the flowers 

have a really pretty shine to them.

The wish sentiment has been die cut and layered onto foam.

I finished off with a few sequins and silver washi tape down the side.

This is why I love to enter challenges as it takes you out of your comfort zone...

I am enjoying participating in the MFT Camp Create 

and today's challenge for me was 'Backgrounds'...Stamp and colour.......

I chose the colours to participate in The Sevenhills Craft Challenge...

It is a colour challenge and I have chosen the first colours..The pinks and the green.

I had lots of fun playing with stamps and colours today 

and produced something out of my comfort zone...

Becca from Damsel of Distressed has a special birthday so I am linking up to her birthday blog.

She creates the most amazing colourful and fun projects and I wish her a very Happy Birthday x

Thank you so much for stopping by.

Crafty Hugs 

x

Challenges I would like to enter....

MFT Camp Create-Background Bonanza

Sevenhills Craft - Monthly Challenge - Colour Challenge

Flower and leaves stamps from MFT and the Wish Die

Craft Stamper - Anything goes using a stamp

Becca from Damsel of Distressed has a special birthday so I am linking up to her birthday blog

I am always inspired by her use of colours xx

Wish Big.....

Today's card........

I have used a stencil for the fluffy clouds, distress ink and glitter embossing paste.

I have die cut a stitched rectangle, popped up onto foam 

and inlaid the die cut balloon, wish sentiment and Little girl to appear that they are floating.

The little girl and balloon have been water coloured and hi-lighted with wink of stella.

I liked the scale of the large balloon against the 'big' sentiment.

The Wish sentiment has bee die cut and dry embossed with a small circle embossing folder.

The little hearts have been heat embossed with silver.

I was inspired to inlay the die cuts by MFT Camp Create-Inlay made easy Challenge

and I used the sketch from Stamplorations

Thank you so much for stopping by today.

Crafty Hugs

xx

Challenges I would like to enter....

My Favourite Things - Camp Create - Inlay Made Easy

The Wish die is MFT

Stamplorations - Sketch Challenge
My inspiration came from this wonderful card by Suchi...Here

The Mixed Media Challenge - Cards Only - Sparkle

And Happy Bornday to Sherry...

I was waiting for my Kathryn Stamps and dies to come to link this up to your birthday

Happy Little Stampers - Die cutting-Anything Goes

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge - Create a Scene

Masculine Tag....

I have made a tag today.......

Please let me apologize for the tag balanced on my plant......

I just couldn't get the photo I wanted!

I used a re-cycled tag from an on line delivery that I received.

I sprayed a few different matt colours onto the tag.

Once it was dry I stamped the thistle, flowers and the gentleman with plum archival ink.

I used bleach on the gents face, shirt and cuffs to lift the colour.

The white in the top left has been done with a stencil and bleach.

Another stencil was put on top and black dots added with black embossing paste.

I used the same dots stencil in the bottom right and gold embossing paste.

The splats have been done with black and gold paints.

The edge has been stamped using a mixed media stamp 

and black archival ink as a border around the tag.

I finished by stamping the the two sentiments, hi-lighting with a white pen 

and a cocktail stick with gold heat embossing on the edge, 

tucked into the scrunched black ribbon.

Thank you so much for stopping by.

Crafty Hugs x

Challenges I would like to enter.....

The Male Room - Theme Challenge - Make Flowers Masculine

I think the Thistle is a very masculine flower-

Update-Thrilled to be chosen as a winner for my tag-Thank you

City Crafters - On The Border

I have stamped a border all around the tag

Craft Stamper Take it Make it - Anything goes - Take a stamp

Flowers, thistle, sentiments, the gentleman and the border are all stmaps

Happy Little Stampers - Mixed Media - Recycle

Stamplorations Mixed Media Challenge - Use a stencil...Anything Goes
I have used two stencils