Serene Garden in Blue & Yellow

I just love the Serene Garden Bundle!  Apart from the joy of the 10%, saving the stamp set and coordinating dies are really versatile.

The Serene Garden Bundle

On a piece of Balmy Blue cardstock, I used Tranquil Tide ink to stamp in three of the corners and then used a Tranquil Tide Stampin' Write Marker to join up the lines to create a frame.

I then watercoloured the leaves and stems with Lemon Lime Twist and Tranquil Tide inks.  I stamped the large image again with Tranquil Tide ink onto Tranquil Tide cardstock and then used one of the coordinating dies to cut out some of the leaves, which I adhered into place on the card front.

I stamped the flowers with Crushed Curry ink onto Daffodil Delight cardstock and watercoloured them with Crushed Curry ink before cutting them out with the coordinating die and adhering them to the card front.

The greeting is from the Better Together stamp set and is stamped with Tranquil Tide ink.

The card layers are Tranquil Tide, Daffodil Delight and Balmy Blue.

It's easy to join up the lines with a matching Stampin' Write Marker to create a frame

I decorated the inside of the card to match.

Thank you for visiting.
'Til next time!
Stephanie

Product List - All products are available in my online store (Australian residents only)

Serene Garden Photopolymer Bundle

$73.75

Better Together Clear-Mount Stamp Set

$64.00

Balmy Blue A4 Cardstock

$14.75

Tranquil Tide A4 Cardstock

$14.00

Daffodil Delight A4 Card Stock

$14.00

Crushed Curry Classic Stampin' Pad

$11.50

Tranquil Tide Classic Stampin' Pad

$11.50

Lemon Lime Twist Classic Stampin' Pad

$11.50

2017-2019 In Color Stampin' Write Markers

$26.00

Christmas Card - Brusho with Starlight

I was so excited to see the Brusho Crystals in the new Occasions Catalogue and have been hanging out to try them!  They didn't disappoint!  For the background panel in this card I simply wet the whole piece thoroughly and then sprinkled on a couple of colours of crystals.  It gives me so much joy to watch the colours spread and blend!

Brusho Crystals make a dramatic background for the shimmery Starlight Star on this Christmas card

I layered the background onto a piece of Night of Navy and then Tangerine Tango.  The Starlight star is cut with Dazzling Diamonds Glimmer Paper and has a Glitter Enamel Dot centre.  The greeting, stamped in Basic Black, is from the Better Together set.

The Occasions Catalogue is out now - contact me if you'd like a copy (live in Australia and aren't a Demonstrator).  

The products in the catalogue will be available from 3rd January 2018.

Thank you for visiting.
'Til next time!
Stephanie


Product List - Click on a product image below to visit my online store (Australian Residents only)

Starlight Thinlits Dies

$49.00

Glitter Enamel Dots

$12.25

Better Together Clear-Mount Stamp Set

$64.00

Dazzling Diamonds Glimmer Paper

$8.75

Tangerine Tango A4 Card Stock

$14.00

Night Of Navy A4 Card Stock

$14.00

Watercolor Paper

$8.75

Basic Black Archival Stampin’ Pad

$12.25

Falling Flowers Sympathy Card

This card is entered into the Crazy Crafters Team Highlights.  Click here to see the full line up and vote for your favourites.

For quite some time I've been admiring the graceful curves and pretty flowers in the Falling Flowers stamp set ... and finally treated myself!  Fortunately, I don't have need of a sympathy card at the moment - which I find is the best time to make one.

Falling Flowers images with a watercoloured background

Planning to use a watery technique, I started out with a piece of Shimmery White cardstock and stamped the flower with Basic Black Archival ink.  I then masked the flower and added the gorgeous flourish.

Once the black ink was completely dry (I admit that I was impatient and used the heat tool!) I made the entire piece of cardstock really wet.  I use a good quality mop brush for this purpose.

Using the same mop brush, I picked up some Dapper Denim ink and added it to the wet cardstock.  I mainly concentrated on the area to the left of the image but I did bring a little across to the other side of the card too.  I then repeated the process with Crumb Cake ink, concentrating on the right side of the card.  I like to use drops of ink from the reinker but you could also use ink from the pad - probably best to tap a good amount of ink onto a non-porous surface that can act as a palette.

Once I was happy with the coverage, and while the card was still fairly damp, I used the wood grain image in the Timeless Textures stamp set to add more of the inks.  One area had was not quite damp enough for the stamped ink to bleed, so I ran my damp mop brush over it again.

When the card was completely dry, I added colour to the stamped image using Crumb Cake and Dapper Denim inks with just a hint of Whisper White Craft Ink for highlights.  I also added some loose hints of shadows.

The greeting is from the Better Together stamp set and the label layers are Crumb Cake, Dapper Denim and Basic Black.  All the ends are trimmed with a Lots of Labels die.  Visit here for an idea of how I achieved that.  The difference is that the labels on today's card were narrower than the die I used for the ends.

The base card is Crumb Cake and the mat is Basic Black.  To give a lift to the sombre colour scheme, I added some of the gorgeous copper sequins in the Metallics Sequin Assortment.

Thank you for visiting.
'Til next time!
Stephanie

Product List - To visit my online store, click on a product image below (Australian Residents only)

Falling Flowers Clear-Mount Stamp Set

[139556]

Better Together Clear-Mount Stamp Set

[141736]

Timeless Textures Clear-Mount Stamp Set

[140517]

Shimmery White A4 Card Stock

[121717]

Dapper Denim Classic Stampin' Ink Refill

[141399]

Crumb Cake Classic Stampin' Ink Refill

[121029]

Dapper Denim Classic Stampin' Pad

[141394]

Crumb Cake Classic Stampin' Pad

[126975]

Basic Black Archival Stampin’ Pad

[140931]

Whisper White Craft Stampin' Ink Refill

[101780]

Dapper Denim A4 Cardstock

[141419]

Crumb Cake A4 Card Stock

[121685]

Basic Black A4 Card Stock

[121688]

Metallics Sequin Assortment

[144214]