Birthday flowers

Hello everyone on this lovely sunny April Monday.  I've not had much time for crafting this weekend as its mainly been taken up Ebaying some things to make a bit of extra cash to spend on more crafting items.

Here is card I made recently for my Mother in Law's birthday using Lilli of the Valley floral and sentiment stamps, spellbinder dies and  papers from the Nit Wit Promises paper pad. The flowers have been stamped and coloured with promarkers and I've made the flower embellishments and used dies to cut out the leaves.

I am entering this card for the following blog challenges
Lilli of the Valley  - 10th birthday
Vintage Stamping Vintage Stamping - Anything Goes
Stamping Sensations - Dies and Punches
Sweet Stamping- Flowers
Allsorts - Spring Blossoms

Monochrome Ducks

Monochrome is the theme for the April Clarity Stamp blog challenge.  I've already used these silhouette duck and sapling stamps using shades of blue but for my entry to the challenge I've used shades of pink/red.  Using the arched window stencil and Clarity Card I created the background by brayering Aged Mahogany for the ground and Worn Lipstick Distress inks for the sky.  The duck and saplings have been stamped with Archival Plumb ink. For the border I've stamped the large sampling tree with worn lipstick around the edge and matted onto some dark red card.

I am entetring this card into the following challenges
Clarity Stamp Blog Challenge - Monochrome
Vintage Stamping Challenge - Anything Goes
Paula Holifield Blog Challenge - Birds and Bees

Daffodils for Easter

I don't usually make very many cards for Easter but really love these Hobby art stamps  they are just right for a simple little Easter card. I've used a stencil and Adirondack butterscotch ink to create the background and a spellbinder die to stamp the daffodils onto.  For the sentiment I've used a JustRite banner die. To finish off I've used some sticklers glitter, Craftwork Cards Candi and a couple of little butterflies painted with mica powder and inked round the edges of the dies with shabby shutters distress ink.

I am entering this card for the following blog challenges

Vintage Stamping Challenge - Anything Goes
Ladybug blog challege - Here comes Spring
Stamping Sensations - Use those Dies and Punchies
Simon Says Wednesday Blog Challenge - Happy Easter
Allsorts Challege Blog - Spring Blossoms

Wallflowers

I love this  Clarity Wallflower set which I bought recently when it was on special offer. I've been dying to experiment with Perfect Pearls after watching Barbara Gray's demonstration at the GNPS in Harrogate earlier this month.  To colour the image I used a water brush and the perfect gold, perfect copper, kiwi and forever green mica powders.  The individual flowers have then been cut out and decoupaged.  The message is a Clarity Stamp which is also a recent purchase having its first outing, it has been stamped with black archival ink and heat embossed with detail clear embossing powder.  I am very pleased with the outcome and the photo seems to captures the sheen quite well.. I'v matted the main image onto black card and create the background matt with the Clarity dotty wave stencil and Adirondack Peach Bellini.  This is the first Clarity mask I've bought and am very impressed with it.  I also recently invested in a set of the Clarity stencil brushes which I have to say are fantastic, much better than the brushes I've been using up until now, I can definitely recommend them, and they clean up so easily.  I hope you like the finished card, all comments are gratefully received thanks.

I am entering this card for the March Clarity blog challenge Flower Power

Baby Girl

I've used this baby stamp a couple of times already and I think its lovely for either a girl or boy.  On this occasion its for a baby girl, born a few weeks ago to a friend, and I still have to deliver it!  I've used the Lili of the Valley stamp for the main image.  For the background I've used some pink dotty card.  The topper is matted onto a spellbinder and another decorative matt.  Pink pearls decorate the edge of the card, gems in center of the flowers and a lace border at the bottom.  I've added a pink ribbon bow at the top of the baby's cradle to finish off.  The theme for the March Lili of the Valley challenge is crafty bingo and I am hoping this fits the line pearls, lace and gems and possibly the ribbon, pearls and flowers line as well.  I am entering this card for the following challenges:

Lili of the Valley March Challenge Crafty Bingo
 Allsorts challenge blog week 250 Pretty in Pink
Stamping Sensations Challenge Blog March challenge Pretty in Pink

Thank you for looking, your comments are very welcome.

Have a wonderful birthday

Hi, I've been busy making a few birthday cards over the last month, some for myself to send and a couple for someone else.  I'm particularly proud of this one, I think it looks really clean and simple, its made using the Clarity vase, bouquet of flowers and crackle background stamps.  The crackle background on the card and vase is heat embossed with gold embossing powder, the flowers have been coloured with promarkers. The vase and greeting are matted onto spellbinder dies and edged with mountain rose Adirondack ink. The butterflies are from Stamps by Chloe flutterby border, they have been coloured with water and cosmic shimmer powders and cut into individual butterflies. I hope you like it too.

I am entering this card into the following challenges.

Ladybug Challenge Anything Goes
Fussy and Fancy Friday Challenge Birthdays
Stamping for the Weekend Anything Goes Challange

New Beginnings

My first post of 2014 and the year is nearly a month old.  Catching up after a week in Tenerife and then a week suffering from flu has put me well behind with crafting.  I thought about what I could do for the January Clarity Stamp Chalenge whilst languishing in bed feeling sorry for myself and came up with this idea.  I've used the club stencil and milled lavender ink for the background and the lovebirds which, were also a club stamp, have been coloured in promarkers in toning colours.  For the wording I've used two of the 4 elements from the "on your wedding day" stamp and embossed with wow power.  For the bigger background I used the small stencil cut outs that came with the main stencil sheet, a stencil brush and some more milled lavender.  Hope you like the finished effect.