Flowery Flowers

Hi! I bought a new stamp set, designed by Kay Carley - I love it! The flowers even have little flowers on the petals! Anyway, here's a card I made, inspired by this week's beautiful Muse card (ok, it has flowers instead of cats and dogs, but it has the grassy background...). I used a stencil and ink dusters to create a subtle background first, and used ink dusters to add more green to the bottom of the card. Then I stamped the flowers, stems and leaves, and coloured with inks and a water brush. I added white Nuvo Drops to the dots in the centres of the flowers, although they don't show up very well. Maybe I should have used purple instead of white.

I'm entering this one in the following challenges:

Muse:

Simon Says Stamp: 'Make Your Own Background'


Ingredients:
Paper Artsy stamp set: EKC15 (by Kay Carley)
'Birthday Wishes' sentiment from Woodware 'Daisy Panel'
Paper Artsy Stencil: PS061
Adirondack Ink pads: Cranberry, Butterscotch, Sail Boat Blue
Artistry Inks: Blue Chase, Indian Jamun
Nuvo Drops: Gloss - White

New Paper Artsy Stamp!

Hiya! Here's a card I made, inspired by a couple of challenges, and using my new little stamp from Paper Artsy :)  I coloured the image with inks and a water brush, then added gems and a couple of butterflies.

I'm entering this one in the following challenges:

Muse:

Cards In Envy: 'Love You So Much!'

CASology:

CAS Colours & Sketches:

Creative Inspirations: 'Love is in the Air and / or Colour Scheme!'


Ingredients:
Paper Artsy EM28
Distress Inks: Picked Raspberry, Bundled Sage
Artistry Ink: Cotton Candy
Anita's gems

More Distress Oxide Trees

Hiya! I am completely obsessed with Distress Oxides! I have been making backgrounds with different colour combinations, using the watercolour smooshing technique, then spritzing with Glimmer Mist. I stamp the trees onto the backgrounds and fussy cut them out. After gluing them to the cards, I have added detail with a glitter pen and some Nuvo Drops.

Here are a few I have made:

I'm entering this one in the following challenges:

The Card Concept: (Style: CAS)

Always Fun: 'Anything Goes'
Crafty Creations: 'Anything Goes'

I'm entering this one in the following challenges:

That's Crafty: 'Green with Envy'
Muse: Christmas: 'Any Holiday Card'
Watercooler Wednesday: 'Anything Goes'

I'm entering this one in the following challenges:

Sweet Stampin': 'Your Favourite Christmas Colour Combo'

Simon Says Stamp: 'Anything Goes'

I'm entering this one in the following challenges:

Just Us Girls:

Challenge Up Your Life: 'Trees'

I'm entering this one in the following challenges:

AAA Cards:

HLS Watercolour:

Uniko:

Ingredients:
Woodware Stamp: Christmas Trees
Distress Oxide Inks: Too many different colours to remember!
Glimmer Mist: Iridescent Gold

Nuvo Drops: Silver Lining, Pale Gold, Red Berry

Gelly Roll pen: Clear Star

Muse Trees

Hi! Here's a card inspired by this week's Muse challenge, although my trees are black with a white background. I really like black & white Christmas cards, they make a nice change from all the bright colours! I made a background with black Distress Oxide ink and Liquid metals, then stamped and embossed the trees. I cut them out and pieced them onto the card. I added Nuvo Drops and a glitter pen for sparkle and dimension.

I'm entering this one in the Muse challenge:

Ingredients:
JOFY stamp set 57
Distress Oxide Ink: Black Soot
Liquid Metals: Platinum, Pewter

Nuvo Drops: Silver Lining

Gelly Roll pen: Clear Star

Autumn Leaves

Hi! Here's a CAS card, made using one of my favourite leaves stamps, by Lavinia. It was inspired by the current Muse challenge, the colours from the Color Throwdown challenge, and the inspirational photo from the Inspired by All The Little Things challenge. I masked the panel, stamped the leaves several times with Versamark, and embossed with clear embossing powder. Then I added the green, orange and purple with ink dusters to create the background.

I'm entering this one in the following challenges:

Muse:

Color Throwdown:

Inspired by All The Little Things:

Addicted to CAS: 'Leaves'

Double D Challenges: 'Leave it to me'

Simon Says: 'Anything Goes'


Ingredients:
Lavinia stamp: 'Vine'
'Birthday Wishes' sentiment from Woodware 'Daisy Panel'
Stampin' Up! ink pads: Old Olive, Cajun Craze, Perfect Plum
Nuvo Drops: Copper Penny
Wow! Clear gloss super fine embossing powder

Hello!

Hi! Here's a little monster card, inspired by all the Halloween-themed challenges going on at the moment! I coloured him with inks and a watercolour pencil, and then added Glossy Accents to his eyes. I added a grey shadow under him, to ground him a little, but it hasn't shown up very well in the photo.

I'm entering this little guy in the following challenges:

Muse: (inspired by the Halloween theme and the orange)

Less Is More:

Paper Play:

Deep Ocean: 'Halloween'

Allsorts: 'Halloween'


Ingredients:
Monster from Tiddly Inks digi stamp: 'Monstrous Party'
Faber-Castell Watercolour Pencil - Grey
Adirondack ink pads: Terra Cotta
Glossy Accents

Stencilled Flower

Hi! Here's a card inspired by this week's Muse card. I used a stencil which can be used to create a detailed flower, and also to create the outline around the flower. I created the detailed flower first, using pink and orange distress oxides, and then filled in the background with a paler pink distress ink. I stamped the sentiment with the orange distress ink, then added gold Nuvo Drops to the flower centre and dotted the 'i's in the sentiment.

I'm entering this one in the following challenges:

Muse:

Less Is More:

Inkspirational: 

Unicorn Challenge: 'Perfectly Pink for Breast Cancer Awareness'
Tuesday Throwdown: 'Stencilling'



Ingredients:
Stencil Girl Products: Deconstructed Chrysanthemum Mask and Stencil
'Birthday Wishes' sentiment from Woodware 'Daisy Panel'

Distress ink: Picked Raspberry
Distress Oxide ink: Picked Raspberry, Spiced Marmalade
Nuvo Drops: Pale Gold