Easel Card

I can't remember the last time I made an easel card! 

My entry to ...

... Global Design Project #253

... Uniko : In my Garden (Opt : Hot summer Colours)

... Pinkfresh Studio  August Challenge

CAS Quartet

I started playing with the flowers of the Alexandra Renke Welcome Butterfly set ... and I ended up with four cards!

I wasn't sure what I was going to do so I stamped 2 sets of the flower with leaf, and the 2 individual flowers.  The flowers had two tones of inks : started with the pale pink, then dabbed on a darker shade to the centre.

I like the curve of the flowers and leaf and thought it would look good along a frame.  I wanted to keep it light so used 2 of the Alexandra Renke Oval Angular frames.

The second card was inspired by the CAS Colours & Sketches challenge. I wanted the bigger flower and cut out the leaves of the flower & leaf images.

Now that I had that little flower with 2 little leaves left ... and a tiny piece of ric rac ribbon, thought it was perfect for the CAS(e) This Sketch Challenge.

All I had left now was one big and 2 little flowers. Used the middle piece left over from the lace frame and added 2 die cut leaves.

My entry to ...

... AAA Card Challenge : Max White Space with optional flowers

... CAS(E) This Sketch #382

... CAS Colours & Sketches #381

... NBUS Challenge #16

Rose of Remembrance

I prefer to make sympathy cards in advance and have a stock to choose from for the sad moments. 

This is one of my favourite rose stamps ... 

My entry to ...

... Inkspirational : Cake Shop Photo I went with roses, and an arch.

... Simon Says Stamp : Dies or Punches

... Addicted to CAS : Flower

... CAS on Friday : Use your favourite flower stamp

Floral Squares Card Set

Here's a quick way to make a set of cards AND use up some of the stash of inked paper I have.

Go through your stash of inked cards. I have a lot of these because when I have finished a project and there is still some distress ink on my craft mat, I spritz it and smooch a piece of card to use up the ink.

I die cut the set of Floral Squares from Pinkfresh studio, and played around with the papers to see which ones I wanted to use.

Here's the full set done.

Unfortunately, this white linen card stock had warped.  I must flatten it out with the weight of some heavy books.

On this one, I kept a strip of the inked card to add to the edge.

I love the flow of this one.

Grounded in the earth ... floating towards the sky. 

My entry to ...

... The Flower Challenge : Use a die

Engagement Wishes

An engagement card for a very special couple. So happy for them!

My entry to ...

... Freshly Made Sketches #404

Soft Wishes

I'm lucky to be guest designing at JUGS this month. It's time for a new challenge and it's a colour challenge this week.

Get Well Soon

My second week as guest designer at JUGS for the month of September.  This week's challenge is a trend ... stacking dies.

All the die cuts were done in white cardstock, then I coloured with Copics.

Thanks

I am so happy to be a Guest Designer at CAS Colours & Sketches this month.

This week is a Colour Challenge ...

I used distress inks with the ink and spritz technique with the solid stamp.  The outline stamp was stamped in Versamark and embossed with Brown embossing powder.

Especially for You

This is my first card of a set using some inked backgrounds and paired with the Pinkfresh Studio dies.

This background was a combination of watercolour and stencilling.

It went winging it's way to Hilary in UK for the July Card Chain Challenge. It is the reveal today as all the cards should have reached their recipients by now. I went with the technique - both the watercolour and the stencil.

If you want to join in the fun, and send and receive the real thing, then come sign up for the August Card Chain Challenge.

I will also enter this to ...

... Uniko Challenge : Flowers (Optional twist : Die cuts)

Handpicked Bouquet

I'm back in my studio after a wonderful trip to the Amalfi Coast, then on to Exeter and my son's graduation. If you ever get to the Amalfi Coast, then the Path of the Gods with Sorrento Hiking is a not to be missed experience! Simply heavenly adventure.

But back to stamping ...

Using my brand new Lawn Fawn Just Stitching Double Rectangles.  I thought I would used them all connected before separating them.

My entry to ...

... Just Us Girls : Colour Week

... Addicted to Stamps & More : Anything Goes

... Uniko : Flowers