Bluebells

Good Morning everyone

Today is 2 cards Ive made for my sister-in-laws birthday, she likes more blue tones so thats what ive gone with.

This first one is another DL using another paperartsy stamp set i was given.I thought one of the flowers looked like a bluebell and as they are in flower at the moment thats what i went with.  I first stamped the flower onto card previously coloured with blue brusho powders & hints of mica, I then cut the flower heads out.  I stamped the stem twice onto green inked card and cut out.

I die cut the largest DL die from white linen card and built up a garden scene with stencils & distress & oxide inks, i added the sun rays to the area i wanted the flowers so that the yellow contrasted with and helped the blue bells stand out.  I mounted the panel onto silver mirror card which i had turned blue with alcohol inks.

I glued the flower stems down flat and then added the flowers with glue gel.  Sentiment stamped onto white linen and matted onto more of the blue mirri card and added to finish.

A close up of the bluebells, i actually cut the top stem in half so that i could build them up to look like our native British bluebell where the flowers are only on one side of the stem rather than the Spanish bluebell which has flowers on both sides of the stems. 

Items Used: Paperartsy stamps ELB22 & JOFY11, Brusho powders, Cosmic shimmer pixie powders, Stencils - sunburst, foliage (sheena),  umbrella stencil (funky fossil, DL eyelet dies (brand?), Tim Holtz oxide inks - fossilised amber, spiced marmalade, cracked pistachio, evergreen bough, blueprint sketch, tim holtz  alcohol inks, silver mirri card, craftUK white linen cardstock, 

Id love to enter this card in the following:

https://trimmiescraftchallenge.blogspot.com/2023/05/happy-birthday-to-us-challenge-677.html

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http://lilredwagon.blogspot.com/2023/05/little-red-wagon-challenge-704-spring.html

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https://stencilfun.blogspot.com/2023/05/may-stencil-fun-challenge.html

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https://tuesdaytaggers.blogspot.com/2023/05/use-stencil.html

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https://www.stampingsensations.uk/2023/05/may-challenge.html

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Card 2. 

Approx size 6x6".  I found this pretty butterfly paper which i decided to go with. I die cut my base card from white and then a mat layer from blue glitter card to pick up on the blue in the paper.   

I then die cut the paper into using 3 sizes of nesting die to make frames, I added 2mm foam tape to the back of the largest and attached into place, then i used 1mm foam tape on the middle layer and attached into place making sure the pattern lined up, the smallest one i glued flat into the middle, again lining up the pattern - kind of based on the old pyramage - just to give a bit more interest to a basic card which also lets the paper shine. 

I then die cut the birthday sentiment from white card and matted onto a larger blue glitter circle and attached to the middle.  I fussy cut some butterflies from the paper and added over the top to finish. 

Items Used:  Inverted nested dies, birthday circle die, circle dies, The works paper pad 'vintage feelings', blue glitter card, CraftUK white hammered cardstock, 

Thank you all for popping by.  I hope its a good week for you.  At the moment the sun is shining. Hugs Emmax