Morning readers,
Hope you all enjoyed a good weekend, with the lifting of a number of the Covid-19 restrictions life is just BEGINNING to look interesting again. My diary actually has things like "hair appointment" and stuff in it too - HUZZAH! Let's hope, if we're all sensible, we can avoid a second wave necessitating a return to lockdown.
I've a make to share with you today .......
Hope you all enjoyed a good weekend, with the lifting of a number of the Covid-19 restrictions life is just BEGINNING to look interesting again. My diary actually has things like "hair appointment" and stuff in it too - HUZZAH! Let's hope, if we're all sensible, we can avoid a second wave necessitating a return to lockdown.
I've a make to share with you today .......
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| My card |
The front, back and inside of my card along with the front and back of my envelope
Materials used:
- White C6/A2, 250gsm card and matching sized envelope
- Two pieces of white card cut to fit
- One piece each of grey and of pink card, cut to mat with a narrow border
- Using my Dutchdoobadoo stencil (faded dots #04) and Ranger Archival vibrant fuchsia ink I stencilled colour to the lower right corner using a makeup brush
- Penny Black flower image (from "Allegro") stamped using Versafine Clair morning mist ink
- HLS sentiment (from "Wish you were here") stamped using Versafine Clair nocturne ink
- Stardust stickles used to trace the stems and leaves and bling up the image
I'll be entering the above make for the following challenges:-
And a little Artist Trading Card ... to use up some of those pesky snippets of leftover card!
Materials used:
I'll be entering the above make for the following challenges:-
- Daring Cardmakers - July 10th challenge - DECKCHAIR STRIPES and SUNNY DOTS
- Creative Friday - challenge No. 259 - STRIPES or DOTS
- Stinkin' Inkers - July challenge - I SEE SPOTS
- Dragonfly Dreams - July challenge - NO PATTERNED PAPER
And a little Artist Trading Card ... to use up some of those pesky snippets of leftover card!
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| My ATC |
- ATC blank
- Snippets of leftover card in textured red and white
- Stamps used: Lisa Horton "background textures", Woodware circles FRS369 "Mod Circles", Paper Artsy sentiment HPXT03
- Inks used:Memento London fog, grey flannel, ladybug and Versafine Clair morning mist and nocturne
I'll be entering the above make for the following challenges:-
- Simply Create Too - challenge No. 162 - RED, WHITE and BLUE
- Crafty Friends - challenge No. 139 - CIRCLES
- Avenue613 - challenge No. 235 - ANYTHING GOES + (optional) SENTIMENT AS THE FOCUS
- Corrosive Challenge - challenge No. 7 - ANYTHING GOES
16 comments:
Loving a card Kathy, I really like the idea on a stencil in the corner and then stamped over great affect. great ATC as well you come up with some stunning work,
Lilian
Terrific CAS birthday card. Love your placement.
Fab way to use up snippets on an ATC too.
Happy Monday
Hugs, Sarn xxx
I love the black silhouette PB flower Kathy and the pink dots look great as a background on the CAS card and lovely with the corner placement, and then the ATC with the splattering and crackle looking stamps with the very interesting circles of dimensional squares, just perfect in red and black. x
Lovely card!
/Eivor
DT member at Stampers Delights
(My blog: Crafts by Ejja)
What a great card! I love the simple design and the reduced colour sheme you used. The dots make a perfect background for the flowers.
Thanks for sharing your card with the Daring Cardmakers this week.
Very elegant card ! Thanks for sharing at 613 Avenue Create xx Please join us again.
https://wwwkraftyjean.blogspot.com/
Thanks for joining our Circles challenge theme - your clean & simple birthday card is gorgeous. Good Luck and hope to see you again soon.
Diane Louise (Team Leader, Crafty Friends Challenge Blog) xx
Very pretty little bit of stenciling in the corner, a perfect background for the flower silhouette. Thank you for sharing with us at Stinkin' Inkers~
Melanie
Great ATC. Thanks for joining us at Simply Create Too for our "Red, White and Blue" Challenge.
Love the way you've used the dots for your card, its such a lovely card.
Thank you for sharing it with
The Daring Cardmakers this week
My hair just grows straight, so I'm leaving it to its own devices and just lopping bits off my fringe as necessary haha
lovely set!Thanks for joining us at creative friday.
Thanks for playing along at Crafty Friends with your gorgeous card! Hugs Ela DT
Fabulous ATC and love the textured stamps you used.Thank you for joining us at 613 Avenue Create
Carol DT x
Beautiful CAS card and love how you decorate the envelopes to match too
Carol x
Beautiful card. Love the gray and pink color combo. Thanks for joining the Stinkin' Inkers challenge.
Great card. Thanks for joining us at Simply Create Too for our "Red, White and Blue" Challenge.
A lovely card and envelop. Thankyou for joining in the 'no patterned paper' challenge at Dragonfly Dreams.
Mary
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