Yellow & Pink

Good Morning everyone

I was inspired by this challenge colour combo of Yellow & Pink over at color hues challenge 

To start with I coloured A4 white cardstock - 1 with yellow brusho powder, 1 with bubblegum pink dylusions shimmer spray and 1 sheet with a mix of the two colours and left to dry over night while i thought about what i would create.

I made 2 cards the same just reversed the colours

DL (8x4") White linen cardblank, I lightly inked the edges with picked raspberry & sqeeshed lemonade distress inks.  I die cut a smaller panel from white linen card and a stitched edge die and adhered to the card front.

I die cut a large leafy swirl from the pink card, a flower from the yellow and the sentiment from the sheet which i sprayed both colours onto.  I matted the sentiment onto white card.  To make the flower bigger and stand out clearly behind the sentiment i cut it in half and did the same with the leafy flourish so i could make it longer - the gaps are hidden behind the sentiment.   This meant i could also slightly tweak the angle of the foliage to fit the DL shape better. 

I did cut some smaller flowers from the yellow card and adhered with some pink gem centres.  I then added a few yellow enamel dots to finish which give the feel of flower buds. 

Just a close up, sadly the amazing shimmer of the pink spray doesn't show up in the photos.

and version 2

Ive just made this one the other way around. A few more pink gem flower buds on this one as the gems were alot smaller than the yellow enamel dots i used on the first one. 

We finally have had a bit of sunshine this week so hopefully winter is soon a distant memory and we get some warmer sunnier days!

 Items Used:

Brusho's pigment powder 'yellow'

Ranger Dylusions shimmer spray 'bubblegum pink'

Distress Inks 'picked raspberry & squeezed lemonade'

Simon says stamp SSSd112057 'detailed leaf cluster' die

Daisy flower die

Tonic studios (hello sunshine) 3278e 'The four seasons sensational summer' die

Stitched edge DL dies

Altenew yellow enamel dots

Papermania pink gems

Thank you all for stopping by.  Emma

Id love to enter the following:

https://colorhuesthecolorchallenge.blogspot.com/2024/04/color-hues-85-yellow-and-pink.html

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https://unicornchallenge.blogspot.com/2024/04/unicorn-97-use-dies.html

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https://mytimetocraftchallenge.blogspot.com/2024/04/mttc-532-theme-is-everything-die-cuts.html

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https://just-add-ink.blogspot.com/2024/04/just-add-ink-698choose-two.html - I chose Leaves & flowers

coffee & flowers

Good Morning everyone

Here Ive used another of the stamps from the aall&create stamp set 'caffeinated'  - this lovely old coffee grinder reminds me of holidays spent at my grandparents when my brothers & I would argue over whos turn it was to grind the coffee beans - great fun😊

I made these 2 cards as happy mail for friends to give them a pick me up

6X6" card base which i die cut from a dark brown cardstock.  I stamped the image with brown ink onto cream cardstock, stencilled on some flowers with wild honey & vintage photo distress inks and then die cut with 2 of the smaller label shapes, creating a frame with the image in the middle section, .  I added the outside frame to the card front with foam tape and adhered the middle section back in flat - just to add some interest and dimension.

I stamped the image again onto cream card and watercoloured with distress inks, i then cut out the coffee grinder and flowers and added to the base image with glue gel.  Touch of glitter glue to the flower centres to finish with a little bling.

Version 2.  I used a coffee/ latte coloured cardstock here and my hexagon nested dies.  I stamped the image onto the coffee cardstock  and added a little colour with vintage photo distress ink.  i stamped again onto yellow patterned paper and cut out just the flowers, these i paper pieced onto the base image.  I die cut my shaped card base, die cut a smaller hexagon of lime green paper and stamped the coffee ring stamp with vintage photo, i then added the topper panel in place.  Rare for me as this is a totally flat card.

Items Used 

aall&create stamps 'caffeinated'

XL Nested shape dies

stencils

Distress Inks -wild honey, vintage photo, twisted citron, salty ocean

6x6" papers

Thank you all for stopping by once again, i really do appreciate all your visits and comments. Emmax

Id love to enter the following:

https://dayofthemonthcardclub.blogspot.com/2024/02/challenge-60-random-acts-of-kindness-day.html 

My cards are happy mail to cheer friends up

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https://farmquesthomestylekitchenchallenges.blogspot.com/2024/02/fqhskcb-2-afg-theme-with-option-include.html

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https://theoutlawzchallenges-monday.blogspot.com/2024/02/february-5th-monday-greetings-challenge.html

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Vellum butterflies

Good Morning everyone

Today im sharing a little happy mail card i made for a friend, I used vellum for my butterflies and some lovely glittery paste for the background

White DL card base.  I first die cut a panel to fit my base from white cardstock and then using stamperia glitter paste through a crazy pathing effect stencil and then put that to one side to dry.

 I die cut the butterflies from white vellum and coloured on the back with alcohol markers in pink, blue & purple.  To help the colour pop on the vellum i backed the butterflies with white copier paper, just gluing them together down the body so that the wings are free.

Once the glitter paste was totally dry i mix distress inks with plenty of water and added to the background, the paste resists it and it settles in between really allowing the crazy paving effect to show.  Once this was dry i adhered it to the cardbase.

I then glued the butterflies into place, leaving the wings free.  Glossy accents added to the bodies for some extra interest.

I couldn't get any of my sentiments to work with it so in the end left it message free

I think in this photo you can just make out the glitter in the background

Items Used:

Studio light 'just lou' butterfly dies

DL eyelet die

Stencil

Stamperia paste 'arctic ice'

Papermania white vellum

Alcohol markers

Distress inks rustic wilderness, salty ocean

Thank you all for stopping by, i hope you have a good week, the weather is looking good for this half term.  Hugs Emmax

Id love to enter the following:

https://allsortschallenge.blogspot.com/2023/05/week-730.html

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https://www.simplyellibelle.com/2023/05/i-spy-with-my-little-eye-something-with.html

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https://creativecraftinguncles.blogspot.com/2023/05/41-butterflies.html

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Colourful florals

Good Morning everyone

Today is a couple of cards using paperartsy stamps i was gifted, more DL cards im afraid.  Ive used the same stamps on all of them but gone with very different colour combos.  

White DL card (8x4")  I first stamped and watercoloured the images with wink of stella pens so they really shimmer in the light which sadly the photos don't pick up.  I then dug through my background pile to find some that contrast - this first one was with oxide inks, I then stencilled over the top with various floral and foliage stencils with distress inks and oxide inks to give some depth in the background and feeling you are in the garden.  I die cut it with a fancy DL die and then stamped some of the smaller stamps from the set in grey.

I added my flowers with glue gel and doodled in some stems for them.  I stamped the sentiment onto white card, matted onto orange and then white die cut with the fancy dies i used for the main image.  I added this panel with foam tape and attached the butterflies.

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Version 2, flowers again coloured with wink of stella pens, the background was using brushos, again i then stencilled and stamped over the top. I added stickles 'frosted lace' to the circular foliage stamp I used in the background as it gives a fluffy white finish.

I stamped some words from another paperartsy set i was gifted, which reads 'have a bloomin' marvellous day', I cut them out, mounted onto yellow card and added glossy accents over the words. 

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Version 3. This time i started with a white background and stenciled on foliage to build up a garden scene, then stamping one of the foliage stamps with green ink. I used a sunray stencil with amber oxide ink.  I matted my DL die cut onto white card inked with the stamp purple wink of stella pens i used to colour the flower so this card is full sparklicious! I stamped the flower stems in place with black ink and then added the flower heads & butterflies with glue gel.  

Stamped sentiment mounted on foam tape and yellow enamel dots added to finish. 

I was trying to capture some of the sparkle but sadly photos just don't pick it up

Items Used:

Paperartsy stamps EKC03 & JOFY11

Technique Tuesday sentiment stamp 'Hi there'

Distress Inks & Oxide Inks

Brusho's

Kuretake Wink of Stella pens

DL nesting dies

Various stencils

Thank you for popping by once again.  I hope you have a good weekend.  Hugs Emmaxxx

Id love to enter the 1st card in the following:

https://thesisterhoodofcrafters.blogspot.com/2023/05/flowers.html

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http://unicornchallenge.blogspot.com/2023/05/87-flowers.html

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http://getcreativechallenges.blogspot.com/2023/05/121-flower-frenzy.html

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

 

Hello Fungi

Good Morning everyone

I got this fab fungi stamp in the black friday sales and this is his first outing, Ive teamed him up with kraft card to make a happy mail card. 

5x5" kraft card base.  I stamped the fungi twice, once onto the base card and a 2nd time onto more kraft card.  On the base card i stencilled a leafy burst with oxide inks fossilized amber, crackling campfire & candied apple.  I added some cosmic shimmer glaze through a mushroom stencil - i was trying this new me product out but it added a different finish to the card for interest. 

On the 2nd stamped fungi I watercoloured with inktense pencils, cut out & decoupaged onto the base image.  I added some white highlight with a posca pen.  Stamped the sentiment and added 3 extra toadstools to the finish. 

Items Used:

Pink Ink stamp 'oyster frills'

Technique tuesday sentiment stamp 'hi there'

Altenew stencil

Derwent inktense pencils

Oxide inks

Kraft card

Cosmic shimmer glossy glaze 'daydream yellow' 

Thank you for popping by once again.  No sign of snow here but if you do have snow then keep warm.  Hugs Emmax

 

Lightbulbs

Good Morning everyone

I made these cards before Christmas using a lovely stamp set from aall&create i bought in the black friday sale. 

Slimline black card base.  I first stamped the lightbulb image onto white card and watercoloured with distress inks, i stamped a second image and cut out the lightbulb, larger flowers and butterfly and decoupaged them onto the base image with glue gel.  I then added glossy accents to the bulb.  I matted this panel onto black.

I cut white card slightly smaller than my base card and stamped the floral part of the stamp onto the top and bottom corners with grey ink, using some small sentiment stamps i stamped either side of the floral corners again with grey ink.  I added splatters using the same inks i used to colour the image and then mounted the topper panel with foam tape to finish. 

Version 2.  This used a soft cream pearl cardstock for both my base card and the topper panel.  I made the topper panel the same was as card one but this time for the base card i used lavinia butterfly stamps watercoloured with distress inks and a little leaf stamped with green distress ink.  The pearl of the cardstock still shimmers through nicely.

and version 3   This time i stamped directly onto my cream pearl base card, I still decoupaged the bulb, flowers, butterfly and a couple of the larger leaves.  I added soft stencilling to the outside using oxide inks salvaged patina & cracked pistachio.  Stamped the sentiment from the set to finish.  It reads 'You are like a wildflower, beautiful, fierce & free'

Items Used:

aall&create stamps 'filaments & feathers' #621

mini word stamps

Lavinia stamps 'fairy bugs' 'mini flutter'

Lavinia stencil 'foliage'

Distress Inks & Oxides

Glossy accents

Thank you all for popping by.  I hope its a good week for you. Hugs Emmax

Id love to enter the first card in the following:

https://creativefingerschallengeblog.blogspot.com/2023/01/challenge-247.html

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Red Poppies

Good Morning everyone.

When looking through my large dies i found these spellbinders grand labels4 that ive hardly used and knowing how much they cost all those years ago im now on a mission to get some use out of them...hopefully you won't get sick of seeing them😁

For these 2 little cards, i die cut the labels 4 and folded in half.  1 is die cut from card coloured with brushos and 1 is plain white using the brusho'd card for the mats. The poppies were die cut from scraps of white card and coloured with alcohol markers.  Stamped sentiment and mini butterflies i had on my desk to finish.

This poppy was smooth white card coloured with alcohol markers. I added a little glitter glue to the butterflies for a little sparkle.

It stands up well.  Think i will make a few more like this for a bit different shaped card

Are this poppy was cut from a scrap of pearl cardstock, i used the same pens to colour them both and it looks totally different.  The pearl still shines through when the light hits it.  

Showing it stood up, i added a coloured paper insert to pick up on the colour of the poppies

Items Used:

Spellbinders Labels4, Grand labels 4 & fancy labels 4

Pennyblack poppy die

Brusho's

Alcohol markers

CraftUK hammered white cardstock

Thank you all for stopping by once again. Hugs Emmax

Id love to enter the following:

https://blog.dare2bartzy.com/may-challenge-flowers-2/

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http://thecraftingchallenge.blogspot.com/2021/05/maggio-fiori-eo-farfalle-may-flowers.html

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http://cutitupchallenges.blogspot.com/2021/05/challenge-226-nature.html

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http://lilredwagon.blogspot.com/2021/05/challenge-603-say-it-with-flowers.html

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http://thesisterhoodofcrafters.blogspot.com/2021/05/flowers-as-focus.html

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