The September challenge from Make the Day Special is a colour challenge. They have three colour palettes to choose from. I decided to make a card using colours from the second option, which is yellow with black, white, and grey. I searched on Pinterest for that colour combo to help spark some ideas. I found… Continue reading September Challenge
I am loving my distress inks at the moment and seem to reach for them first when making a new card. I made this card to hopefully brighten the day of the person who receives it. I created a rainbow of colours with distress inks, with butterflies dancing across it. I really love this sentiment,… Continue reading Sending Hugs
The WPlus9 Pretty Peonies set is a building stamp set with a lovely artsy style. The layers of stamps are designed not to line up perfectly, which adds to the look. I stamped several flowers and leaves, then tried to die cut them out. Unfortunately this proved tricky, as the dies aren't outlines only so… Continue reading Pretty Peonies
I'm really enjoying my new distress inks. I saw a technique on Youtube, demonstrated by Kristina Werner, which she called 'ink smooshing'. She uses an acrylic sheet to add distress ink and move it around on the paper. I liked the effect so thought I'd have a go. After creating a background, I wanted to… Continue reading Dandelion Dreams
I wanted to make a simple card for my Dad for Father's Day, as a contrast to the birthday card I made for him. The technique I thought I'd like to try for this card was die cut inlays. As I hadn't received my distress inks when I made this card (they would have been… Continue reading Father’s Day
I got some mini distress inks and ink blenders recently. I've never tried distress inks before but love some of the techniques I've seen demonstrated on cards and in videos. They seem really versatile and the range of colours available is great. When they first arrived, I got them all out and played around with… Continue reading Make a Wish
I had some special birthday cards to make this month as it's my Dad's birthday. I made this card for my Mum to give to my Dad. I love the background paper. It's from a book of papers that I've had for a while and the music theme is perfect. I ran the birthday word… Continue reading A Special Birthday
I wanted to make a special card for my Dad's birthday and shaker cards always look great. I used some bright paper to coordinate with the bright colours of the sequins. The double sided paper has a calmer grey pattern on the opposite side, which works really well as a backdrop to the sequins. Shaker… Continue reading Birthday Shaker Card
I've been playing with my new WPlus9 Watercolour Anemones stamp set. I tried stamping with traditional colours, then thought I'd try a more stylised look. I love the blues and how it gives a completely different take on the stamp set. I stamped most of an A4 sheet of card with the blue flowers and… Continue reading Watercolour Anemones card
This months challenge from Make the Day Special is a colour challenge. There are three lovely colour palettes to choose from. Here is my card inspired by the third colour palette. I love the summery colours: I cut two squares of patterned paper the size of the card blank, then rotated one so it was… Continue reading June Colour Challenge
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