WLS July#2 - summertime

Good Morning everyone

Time for some mid month inspiration for We Love Stamping where the theme this month is 

SUMMERTIME

Or we also have the anything goes option as long as you use stamps

Here in England we have alot of old houses and stately homes run by the national trust or English Heritage and lots of people like to visit them for a day out in the summer as they often also have very large gardens to explore as well as enjoy the historic house, some even like to take a picnic and make a day of it.  So my card today is loosely based on this summer outing.

Ive used window/door stamp set from Katzelkraft stamped in grey and die cut into an arch to give the feel of an oldie worldie home, looking at it from the garden through the flowers.  All stamped in grey with soft watercolour colouring onto cream linen card.  I think it ended up with the vibe of the end of a long hot summer when everything feels tardy and bleached out😁

Approx size 5x7"

I stamped the window onto cream linen card in grey versafine clair ink and die cut into an arch.  I added some text stamping in grey around the panel to add texture and feel of stone walls and then softly watercoloured with distress inks.  Lightly inked the edges in grey and matted onto cardbase die cut from more cream linen.

I then stamped the flowers in grey, watercoloured with distress inks, cut out and got arranging.  To make the flowers look more natural I cut the heads of some and glued back on the stems at different angles so that they weren't all facing the same way.  Stamped the quote onto more cream linen and added among the flowers.

Just a close up of the flowers, i added shape to the heads and adhered with pinflair glue gel for dimension which also made it easier to tuck the quote inbetween them.

Version 2 using a different door stamp from the set

Items Used:

Katzelkraft stamps 'les portes'

Katzelkraft stamps 'carpe diem quotes'

aall&create stamps #851 'rise & shine'

Distress Inks - cracked pistachio, evergreen bough, shaded lilac, iced spruce, dried marigold, wild honey, ripe persimmon, 

Versafine Clair Ink 'Morning mist'

Crealies XL arch dies

CraftUk Ltd cream linen card

We have this lovely prize from Lavinia for the lucky winner so hop over to We Love Stamping to join in with your stamped makes and be in with a chance of winning

I hope you are all coping ok with the heat here in the UK, just not use to it are we, my MS hates it so Im hibernating in front of the fans.  The farms are getting desperate for some rain now, I expect when it does start raining it won't know when to stop!  Keep cool everyone and carry on crafting. Emmax

Id love to enter the following:

https://thesisterhoodofcrafters.blogspot.com/2026/07/july-2026-flowers-challenge.html

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https://beautifulblossomschallenge.blogspot.com/2026/07/beautiful-blossoms-challenge-anything.html

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https://neglectedstuff.blogspot.com/2026/07/neglected-july-2026-challenge.html - haven't used all 3 sets of stamps for years

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https://mixitupchallenge.blogspot.com/2026/07/miucb-84-anything-goes-optional-shape.html

 

Oranges & Lemons

Good  Morning everyone

I treated myself to this lovely oranges & Lemon stamp set from Studio light as i don't have anything like them in my stash and saw it in a sale.  Nice to go with a fruity theme in the summer

A6 white cardblank.  I stamped the orange image onto white card and die cut with Xstitch banner die which id decided to use on its side.  I watercoloured with inktense pencils, adding a light wash of the blue just around the image and stamped the 'sunshine is the best medicine' sentiment in the bottom corner.  

I stamped the image a 2nd time, coloured and cut out the oranges and flowers to decoupage onto the base image

I coloured up 2 smaller banner die cuts with the same colour inktense pencils i used for the image, so one with the oranges and one with the greens.  As these are nesting banner dies they weren't long enough for what i wanted so i cut them in half and added behind my topper in descending size and added to the card front with foam tape.

Just a close up

version 2

approx 5x7" in size.   I stamped & coloured the image and die cut into shape, I stamped the its summertime sentiment in black in the bottom right corner.   I then multi-generation stamped 'its summertime' & 'fun in the sun' over the background with grey ink.  Once again i stamped extra to decoupage the oranges, flowers & a couple of the leaves.

Made a cardblank from white card and dry embossed with a swirl embossing folder.   I found the next size up die from my topper was too big on this occasion so drew around the inside of it onto white card and cut out with scissors, this i then coloured with the same inktense pencils i used on the image.  

and onto the lemons

2nd stamp in the set.  

card 6x4"  I stamped the image onto white card and die cut into a Xstitch tag and watercoloured with inktense pencils, decoupaged the lemons and flowers and stamped the 'easy peasy lemon squeezy' sentiment from the set with grey ink over the background.

Matted onto green and yellow card and then a white base card, using my guillotine to cut the top corners to match the tag 

and version 2

Made the same way just using a different tag shape.  After matting onto yellow i punched a hole and added green, yellow and orange ribbons tied together with a little orange twine. I then mounted onto the shaped base card with 2mm foam tape

So far this summer we haven't had too much orange & lemon growing weather in Cornwall, hopefully we get an Indian summer and lovely September😀

Items Used:

Studio Light stamp set #427 'lemon squeezy' 

Clearly besotted 'seasonal sentiments' stamp set

Various tag dies

Derwent Inktense pencils

Swirl embossing folder

CraftUk Ltd white card

Yellow & Green card

Thank you all for popping by and all your comments which i really do appreciate.  Emmax

Id love to enter the first card:

https://www.simplyellibelle.com/2024/07/i-spy-with-my-little-eye-summertime.html

  

https://inspirationstationchallenge.blogspot.com/2024/08/inspiration-station-august-2024.html

Inspired by the oranges and lemons

https://creataliciouschallenges.blogspot.com/2024/07/challenge-279-anything-goes-with.html

https://farmquesthomestylekitchenchallenges.blogspot.com/2024/08/fqhskcb-8-anything-food-related-goes.html

https://thefourseasonschallenge.blogspot.com/2024/08/august-2024-anything-goes-summer.html

https://www.stampingsensations.uk/2024/08/august-challenge.html

https://timeoutchallenges.blogspot.com/2024/08/challenge-269-ibw-its-always-summer.html

 

Hollyhocks

Good Morning everyone

Today is a summery DL card using one of my most used dies - these lovely hollyhocks from Impression Obsession 

 I die cut the hollyhocks from inked card scraps left over from making these cards

DL card (approx 4x8")   I inked the edges of the card with pink & yellow distress inks and that matted a white die cut on top.

I die cut lots of hollyhocks, these dies are great as can use the smallest strips of cardstock so ideal for left over snippets. The pieces that aren't big enough to cut the whole flower stem from are ideal to build up a bouquet by tucking in the top behind everything else.  I die cut foliage from green cardstock which again was scraps. Jar die cut from piece of blue paper in my bit box and a bow die cut from yellow inked cardstock.

I curved the jar and added with glue gel so that the top is unstuck for me to tuck the flowers and foliage into.  I then got building my  arrangement.  Sentiment stamped onto die cut tag to finish.

Just a close up, i had added shape to the hollyhocks with a ball tool and adhered the front ones with pinflair glue gel.  The photos don't pick it up but the pink is shimmery when the light hits it.

Hopefully we soon get some proper summer weather, although we have had a couple of nice days this week

Items Used:

IO hollyhock die

Foliage & Jar dies

Distress Inks - 'squeezed lemonade, riper persimmon, picked raspberry'

Dylusions simmer spray 'bubblegum pink'

Brusho powder 'yellow'

CraftUk ltd white linen card

Had this mummy hedgehog with 3 hoglets turn up this week, we have at least another 2 babies as well which is lovely....there is actually a food bowl under them😀    

  I hope you have a good week. Emma

Id love to enter the following:

https://www.simplyellibelle.com/2024/06/i-spy-with-my-little-eye-something.html - Something blooming lovely

https://unicornchallenge.blogspot.com/2024/07/challenge-100-not-square.html

https://thecraftingchallenge.blogspot.com/2024/07/flowers.html

https://thefourseasonschallenge.blogspot.com/2024/07/summer-season-july-2024-

challenge.html

https://dd-tripleb.blogspot.com/2024/07/triple-b-july-2024-challenge.html

https://pixiessnippetsplayground.blogspot.com/2024/07/challenge-484.html - My snippets were used for the hollyhocks and foliage

 

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

Its Summertime

Good Morning everyone.

The Katzelkraft stamp set i used for my Christmas in July cards had a 4th door stamp which was more square than the others so didn't fit my arch shape so here Ive made a summery card with it instead. 

6x6" white card base.  I first stamped the image and watercoloured with distress inks, i added glossy accents to the little window & the lanterns and glitter to the flowers.  Once dry die cut into a wonky stitched square.

I took a piece of white card, inked one side with iced spruce & shaded lilac distress inks which id used to watercolour some of the image and added to one side of a brick embossing folder and ran through the machine.  On putting the card together I think i should have inked the other side of the folder so that the bricks were white and the mortar grey, but i think as ive covered most of it up I can get away with my wall building error😀

I die cut ivy from card previously inked with green brushos & pixie powders so it has a subtle shimmer in the light.  I inked up a scrap of white card with raspberry & persimmon distress inks which i used to watercolour the flowers on the topper, once die i die cut into small flowers .I attached my door topper with glue gel and then arranged the ivy and flowers.  I added glitter glue to the flower centers for a bit of shimmer.

Stamped sentiment to finish.

Just a close up

Items Used:

Katzelkraft stamps 'les portes'

Clearly besotted stamps 'seasonal sentiment' 

Crafters companion 8x8 brick embossing folder

Ivy & flower dies

Distress Inks: Iced spruce, shaded lilac, twisted citron,peeled paint, picked raspberry, ripe persimmon, evergreen bough

Brushos

Cosmic shimmer lime pixie powder

Thank you all for stopping by once again.  Hugs Emma

Id love to enter the following:

https://www.stampingsensations.uk/2023/07/july-challenge.html

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https://www.welovestamping.co.uk/2023/07/july-challenge.html

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http://daisychainchallenge.blogspot.com/2023/07/challenge-76-summertime.html

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http://thecraftingchallenge.blogspot.com/2023/07/summer-time.html

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Ice Cream - hobby house image

Good Morning everyone.

Time for a new challenge over at Make My Monday, the theme this fortnight picked by me is very apt for the weather i think and is:

ICE CREAM

Use either ice cream images or just Ice cream colours

Think - mint chocolate chip, raspberry ripple, peach melba, banana split etc,

I went with Ice cream colours of Peach Melba, so peach and raspberry combo.  

6x6 white scalloped card blank. I found this lovely pre coloured hobby house image in my stash, the perfect colours of peach and raspberry.  I matted it onto a maroon fancy circle die cut. I matted a pink pattern paper onto maroon and onto the card base.  Then a panel of peach paper, again matted onto maroon and i added it over hanging the cardbase to add interest. 

Die cut sentiment from white and maroon, which i offset for a shadow and added on the topper, i added clear glitter to the sentiment and the topper, looks like a sugar frosting.  Ready made paper flowers, peach beads on wire to embellish. 

A close up of the floral arrangement. 

Items Used:

Kasiercraft paper pad 'cherry blossom'

Hobby House Topper

Ready made paper flowers

Beads on wires

Spellbinders large circle die

So please do hop over to Make my monday to join in and just see what everyone comes up with.   

I hope you all have a good week, looks like its going to be a hot one here. Emma