Red, Brown and Kraft.

I have just got this new stamp from The English Stamp Company and was desperate to ink it up.  As

soon as I saw the stamp on the shelf in my local stamp store I had to buy it, what a great image for simple Christmas cards.

After inking the image with versamark ink I coloured in the Partridge with a red Tombow marker and then stamped onto my paper, I covered the image with gold powder, brushed off the powder on the bird and then heated.   Next I stamped again and cut out the bird to make a mask before stamping over with the HA Music Background stamp and Old Paper distress ink.

Its been a while since I had time to take part in the CR84FN challenge but the colours this week tied in perfectly with the card I had in mind for this stamp.

Just a short post today, hope you are having a good week.



I Love the School Holidays!!!!!

 Oh how I love the school holidays, even though the weather is not brilliant, it means I get to sit in my craft room and create!!! As you know I do love a colour challenge and the colour inspiration photograph at CR84FN36 this week is so sunny and bright, I love it!!

I was really inspired by Suzanne's lovely card and this bird cage stamp is a new purchase that I couldn't wait to ink up.  The text background is a page torn from an old book that I found in a second hand shop, I love how the pages have aged!

After a days fun I need to get the tea on, hope your week has started well.




Supplies: Cage stamp from WoodWare.  Hero Arts CG245 Classic Fabric, S5341 Lace Background.  Martha Stewart Butterfly punch. Tim Holtz Bird Die.

CR84FN 35

I am really into Lavender and Green at the moment so this colour swatch from CR84FN was definitely calling my name, although when I had finished my card I had such a job to get a photograph showing the true colours that I almost decided to give up!

 In the close up you can see the background I made with Pumice Stone and Milled Lavender Distress ink, I then distressed the edges before setting it into the frame.

After stamping the Hydrangea I have cut it out and pop dotted it to the card adding some tiny pearls for dimension. 
I am also going to enter this into the Moxie Fab Worlds Fanatical about Botantical Challenge.

Its been so good to be back in my craft room, lucky me as I still have 4 weeks of school holidays left!!



Supplies: Hero Arts Stamps. CG196 Canvas Stripes, CG139 Cling Dots, S5324 Simple Frame, K5376 Hydrangea. S5435 Graph Background.  Distress Inks, Pumice Stone, Milled Lavender, Dusty Concord and Tea Dye.

CR84FN 29

 Sorry but this is another quick post as I am having a really busy week!  I just wanted to post my card for this weeks colour challenge at CR84FN , I found these colours quite hard to work with and am not entirely happy with my card but have posted it anyway.

Hope you are all having a great week,  I am looking forward to half term next week and perhaps a bit more crafting time!

CR84FN 27

Another challenge and another fabulous colour combination to play with, I am afraid its another card with flowers but, spring has truly arrived and the gardens look fabulous in bloom and I have been inspired!!!

The photograph makes the flower look a little pale but I promise you it is very pink and vibrant, I have used my favourite Classic Fabric design stamp for the background. I have also used the technique Kathy's shows here to make my spellbinder shape a little larger.  The flower is from the Blossom Art set and I have stamped two, distressed with Worn Lipstick distress ink and the pop dotted together to give more dimension.

Here is a close up of the flower , the background swirl is by QuicKutz and has been embellished with liquid Pearls.
Enjoy your week!!!




Supplies : Hero Arts Stamps, CL495 Blossom Art. CG245 Classic Fabric.  Distress inks, Pumice Stone and Worn Lipstick.  Pearls and Lace.

CR84FN 26

Another colour challenge and more yummy colours, these are so pretty and spring like I had to play along.  Check out the CR84FN blog and see what the DT have come up with.

My central flower is from the Peeking Posies set, I have stamped it with the envelope patterned stamp,
then coloured with copics and pop dotted it to the cream card. The base card is Kraft and after embossing it with the cuttlebug swirls folder I then distressed with some tea dye ink.
Off for an evening walk now as its such a lovely evening.

Another colour challenge.

Note if you are here for the Lily Pad Blog Hop please go to the next post down!

 

Here is a card I made with the challenge over at CR84FN21, the inspiration photograph shows dark red green and cream and I was really pleased with my card till I tried to photograph it.  The weather has been quite dull lately and all my photos show the green looking really dark and muddy.

 In real life the Green is so different and I have also sprayed with perfect pearls so it has a really lovely shimmer to it. Never mind I will enter it anyway.

Just a short post tonight as my daughter needs some moral support.  She has just found out she has a big interview to go to next week and there is a lot of preparing to do.  I need to be on hand with cups of tea and snacks to help her through!!


Supplies: Hero Arts stampCG184 peacock. S4878 Old letter writing. Crushed Olive and Peeled paint distress inks. Cream ribbon, gems and button.

Colour Challenge!!

Love this pretty colour palette for the challenge at CR84FN this week, as you know I love colour challenges so had to have a go at this one!

Lots of stamps used here and I am really pleased with the finished card, so soft and feminine.

Here is a close up of the dragonfly, as you can see I have added some shimmer to the wings.  Sorry another quick post but if you stop by tomorrow I can reveal one of the things I have been working on!!

Sallyx
Supplies: Hero Arts Stamps, CL383 Antique Engravings. S5507 Envelope Pattern, CG197 Old Letter.G4917 Dandelion.  Distress inks, Worn Lipstick and Milled Lavender.