Hearts and Cabbages

Darnell and the wonderful and creative team over at Twofer are celebrating their 

second blog anniversary and the prompt for the celebrations is Hearts...

Create two cards with two different designs and for two different occasions 

and use the same die, stamp or stencil....

This is my first card.......

Using a cabbage I stamped a card with pink inks.......

I then stamped the dress image and fussy cut it out.

The background flourish on the card has been stamped with versamark 

and adding Silver Mica Powder with a dry brush....

I so enjoyed using a cabbage to stamp with.....

I have used  a die cut as a stencil for the hearts and then foiled them.

This card will be used as an encouragement card....

This is my second card

Using the same die cut as a stencil 

I foiled in the same tone as the blue background card for a tonal effect.

 This is the die cut I used as a stencil.

It was so difficult getting a good photo of the sentiment so I stamped the sentiment again 

on a white card so you could see what I think 

is a beautiful valentine sentiment for my DH x.

 The two cards together.....

CAS Stencil is also celebrating an Anniversary and it's their first....

I kept my second card CAS to join in the celebrations....

Their prompt is to use a new stencil and as I die cut my own stencil....it's a new one...

Happy second blog Anniversary to Darnell and the team and Happy First Birthday

to Loll and the team over at CAS Stencil and here's to many more years to come...x

Thank you all for the fabulous inspiration x.

Challenges I would love to enter...

Twofer - Hearts

CAS Stencil - Us  a New Stencil

Watercooler Wednesday - Marsh'a Masculine challenge - Anything goes

With my second Valentine's card for my DH....

Stamplorations - Stencil Challenge - Anything Goes

Stamplorations - CAS Challenge - With the option of using anything metallic

Good to be back....

The great thing about being away is coming back to see all your amazing creations....

As I wasn't around to wish you all Happy Holidays
I thought I would post my Poinsettia tag to end the year.......

I used two colours of Brusho's, starch and cling film for the poinsettia and made a few backgrounds.

 The Poinsettia was stamped three times, heat embossed in silver 

and fussy cut out, to achieve the layering effect.

I die cut lots of dies and melted embossing powders, 

using my pancake maker as a constant heat source.

The background tag has been stenciled with black paste 

and sprayed with Lindy black sprays.

I cut out the number 25 from the stencil 

and hi-lighted it with a chrome pen, along with the word Merry.

The starch, Brusho's and cling film produces unique and unexpected results.

A Non Traditional colour of Poinsettia and one very textural and contemporary tag.

Thank you all so much for your wonderful and generous comments throughout 2019...
You are all so kind and I appreciate each and every one of you.
Here's to a Healthy, Happy and Crafty 2020 x.
Sending love and hugs.

Challenges I would love to enter.....

A Vintage Journey - Holly Jolly Christmas - Anything goes and mine is in A Mixed Media Style
Thrilled with my Pinworthy shout out....Thank you x

Stamplorations Stencil Challenge - Anything Goes so long as you use a stencil

Day Of The Month Card Club - Poinsettia Day

I found this challenge via a dear blog friend Cornelia's blog.....Thank you.
Delighted with my  shout out....Thank you x

Monochromatic Mushrooms

I have been playing with a fun technique for today's Monochromatic Mushroom card....

I have used one colour of Bistre powder, activated by water 

and wrapped in cling film for the technique.

 I also used mica powder in the water and also on the card to produce a really pretty effect.

Hard to show but it is there.....

I stamped the Rubber Dance Mushrooms on two sheets of card 

so that I could have a contrast with the background and the mushrooms. 

I also cut the mushrooms up so the tops where different from the bottoms.

The mushrooms have been popped onto foam for dimension

and to make them the focal point.

Such a fun and unique effect with the technique.

Challenges I would love to enter

CAS Watercolour challenge - Monochromatic

Take it Make it Challenge - The Craft stamper - Anything goes so long as you include stamping

Stamplorations CAS Challenge with the option of a shade of brown

Country View - Hand stamping must be the focal point

Rubber Dance Challenge which is over on their facebook page