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

 

Make My Monday #45 - May flowers

Good Morning everyone, welcome to May. 

I hope you all had a lovely weekend. 

Today is the start of a new challenge over at Make My Monday

The theme for this fortnight is MAY FLOWERS, so if you fancy joining in and to see the rest of the design teams work do pop over.  

As the bluebells are in full flower here at the moment i decided to go with them as my May Flowers.  As well as bluebells i also have white and pink bells in flower at the moment.

To start with i coloured A4 watercolour card with brushos, one with blues, another with greens and the background panel with a very pale blue sky and grass.  I then die cut lots of stems and flowers and shaped them using a ball tool and foam mat.  I then die cut my fairy from white, green and blue brusho card and paper pieced her so that she matches the colours of the flowers.  

Then using spellbinders grand decorative and plain label's 1, I  die cut the card blank and frames from white and blue cardstock.  I mounted the inner white frame die cut on 2 layers of foam so that i had a nice recess to sit the bluebells into.  Computer printed sentiment die cut into shape, silver eyelets added and ribbons and twine added.  Glitter glue highlights to finish.  8x8" in size. 

Close up, i also added vellum behind the fairy wings, she looks to me like she is dancing among the flowers

Another close up.  To build up the depth of flowers i glued a few on and then let them dry, adding them at different heights and angles makes them look fuller and also laying some on top of others.   

Just to show that it does stand up.  

Items used:

Spellbinders grand labels 1 decorative and plain, 

Spellbinders Fairy Cierra S2-103

Memory box 'Arched stems 98842' & 'Fairy flower drops 98844'

Sizzix 657556

Brushos, stickles 'stardust' 

So if you fancy finding out more or joining in then please click the link

Make My Monday Challenge

Thank you for stopping by and to all of you who popped by last week with comments.  I hope you all have a wonderful week and enjoy your May day bank holiday. Emma