Little Lavender Fields

I had made a card with the Hero Arts layering lavender fields but I wondered if it would also work on a smaller card as I was making a mini set of cards for a gift.

It came out way better than I thought it would. I was worried that the fields would lose their sense of depth, but it was not the case.

Here is a comparison between the normal size and half size cards.

My entry to ...

... Timeout Challenge : Lots or a Little Purple

... Just Us Girls : #529 Photo Week I focused on a field of flowers with 2 trees in the background.

Birthday Windows

I'm using the Hero Arts Peek-a-boo windows die with their Birthday stamps. Kept it to a blue/green palette so I could use it for a masculine card, and used the emboss resist technique for the card front.

Kept to the same palette of colours for the inside.

My entry to ...

... Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge : Use some green

... Time Out Challenge : Birthday. Lots of wishes for your 6th Birthday celebration.

... Seize the Birthday : Touch of Green

Lavender Fields

I love lavender ... and I have some in my garden. I seen bigger groups of them on my travels in Italy, but I've never been to lavender fields. But I would love to!

So I couldn't resist the new Hero Arts Color Layering Lavender Fields. Got inky as soon as they arrived!

My entry to ...

... A Blog Named Hero : Anything Goes

Blended Background

I've just received the Avery Elle Wonky Rectangle Frames! Yay! Had to use them as soon as possible.  I didn't even separate them.  I cut 2 sets so I could glue 2 together to make them more raised. 

This is the first of 3 cards - using the largest frame.

I started by stamping and embossing the background flowers in white. Then I used my lovely new Taylored Expressions Blender Brushes to apply the Distress Oxides.

My entry to ...

... Color Throwdown #558

... Addicted to Stamps & More #356 - Anything Goes

... Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes

Emboss Resist

I have so many new supplies ... my Black Friday orders are arriving now! Oooh la la!

One set that had been on my wish list for quite a while was the Uniko Natures Treasures II. So happy it's in my stash now.

So this is my first card with it. And it's my second card as guest designer at Just Us Girls Challenge for the month of January! The challenge this week is Emboss Resist.

I stamped and embossed on watercolour paper and used Distress Inks : Salty Ocean and Blueprint Sketch.

I will also enter this to ...

... Freshly Made Sketches Challenge #370 : I rotated it.