Resist on PP

Stamping on patterned paper is a recent thing for me. This time, instead of darkening the pp after stamping and embossing, I sponged with white pigment ink to make it paler. Love this leaf stamp of Hero Arts.

Resist Technique Take 1

For the Lily Pad Technique Challenge my first take is to use this new Agapanthus stamp from Stampendous and a Hero Arts' favourite sentiment. Stamped and embossed, then used milled lavender, dusty concord, stormy sky and faded jeans distress ink. 

Blues and Turquoises - Take 2

While trying to find the right sentiment for my first card at Kathy's Palette Challenge at Lily Pad, I came across my butterfly inchies and knew I wanted to use them on a much simpler card.

So I came up with this :

Blues and Turquoises - Take 1

Just love the colours of Kathy's Palette Challenge at Lily Pad.


Just up my street! But when I sat down to create, I just couldn't come up with anything. So I started with all my bits and pieces of paper in those tones of blue, and came up with this :

The background card has a lovely shimmer.

June CCC Challenge

This months Lily Pad CCC really was a challenge for me  . . . the colours were not ones I use very often (well at least not together)

and the sketch had the sentiment at an angle (definitely way out my comfort zone).

But at the 11th hour, my mojo finally decided to get moving . . . and then it was FUN! I'm going to add 3 white pearls after the sentiment, so that on the inside of the card it will read "when shared with friends".

May Arts Ribbon Challenge at Lily Pad

Love May Arts ribbon, so had to play! Used some of my favourite Hero Arts stamps giving a watercolour effect, embossing the sentiment with white and adding gems.

More Lily Pad Palette

I warned you that these (at Lily Pad) were my colours! Could just keep going with them.

More Lime, turquoise and brown

More for the Lily Pad Palette Challenge and my favourite colours at the moment!

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Lily Pad Palette Challenge

I'm so exited about the Lily Pad Palette Challenge this month. These are SO my colours.

In fact when I finally sat down to do it, and got out my folder with turquoise etc, I had to laugh  . . . . I could make at least 10 cards just with the unfinished and leftover bits and pieces that were lying about!

So now I'm on a roll  . . .

I used a piece of card that I had already brayered. Stamped the leaf with Versafine sepia (it appears darker in the photo), and highlighted the tops with white gel pen. The card is actually pale lime green and not so yellow in real. Wanted to keep this one CAS.

For No. 2 I used the inked and stamped page from a book. Got perfect pearls too so a lovely glimmer to it. Here I was following the sketch from Hero Arts National Scrapbook Day.

For my 3rd card I continued with the HA sketch using a scrap of card card with alcohol inks, and pre-inked dots and scripted background.

May CCC at Lily Pad

I'm so glad the ladies at Lily Pad are continuing Deborah's CCC! I love this month's colour scheme . . . pinks and brown, and the wonderful sketch that lends itself to chic and simple cards.

So here's my take . . . with my new butterfly inchies stamps from Inkadinkado, swirls from Club Scrap and sentiment from Hero Arts and ribbon from May Arts.