A bit of watercolouring

Hello everyone.

I have a card that is a little bit different today, in that I have tried a technique I haven't used before.

I used a watercolour 'wash' for the background by simply using Garden Green ink and Aqua Painters. As the pens hold the water in them they are great for creating this effect as they let a fair bit of water through the brush. Once the panel had dried I embossed it using the Stripes EF and the sanded it using a sanding block.

The stamped panel is from Best of Sale-a-Bration and I coloured the stamp up with Garden Green, Summer Starfruit and Smoky Slate before stamping and cutting out. The strip of DSP is Summer Starfruit and I finished with some Smoky Slaky Chevron ribbon and Whisper White baker's twine.

I am entering my card into the following challenges...

Retro Sketches - #96

Dynamic Duos - #85

Products used

Please click on the pictures to buy direct from my online store,

Have a great Tuesday!

A VERY bright Flower Garden!

Hello!

I have a very bright and cheerful card for you today, to match the weather of late and it somewhat looks like my garden at the moment...Lots of colour! :)

I have used my lovely new Flower Garden stamp for this card and I basically randomly stamped the flowers in Pretty In Pink, Real Red, Garden Green and Summer Starfruit, in that order I think.

The fabby sentiment that suit this card down to a T is from Happy Day, and the pretty butterfly is from Backyard Basics. I added a little paper piercing to the sentiment banner for a little added interest.

Supplies

Stamps - Flower Garden, Happy Day, Backyard Basics

Ink - Pretty In Pink, Real Red, Garden Green, Summer Starfruit

Dies - Backyard Basics

Other - Paper Piercing Essentials Pack

If you would like to order these sentiments, any of the products I have used, or any of the other fabulous new products, please do contact me and I will be very happy to place your order for you.

Please click on the catalogue link on my sidebar to browse the yummy new catalogue, or for £4.95 inc. p&p I can send you your very own copy to drool over and write your wishlist in!

Challenges

CASE Study - #148

Partytime Tuesdays - Wing It!
Creative Card Crew - The Great Outdoors

Right...off to work! Have fun in the sun! :)

Remembering Mum #1

Good evening!

I have had a lovely afternoon crafting with Jen, and here is one of the cards I have made. The theme was an idea requested by a friend of mine as she struggles to find cards to place on her parent's graves at special times of the year. So this one is for her Mum for Mother's Day...

I coloured the Flowering Flourishes stamp with my Stampin' Write Markers before stamping, giving a very subtle effect, which is just what I was looking for with this card. I mounted the panel onto Wisteria Wonder card. The sentiment is computer generated.

I finished with a few of the tiny butterflies from Embosslits Beautiful Wings.

Supplies used on this card

Cardstock - Whisper White

Inks (Markers) - Certainly Celery, Perfect Plum, Wisteria Wonder

Stamps - Flowering Flourishes

Ribbon - Ruffled Edge Wisteria Wonder

Challenges

The Paper Players - Sketch

Colour Throwdown - #226

Addicted To Stamps - CAS

If you would like to order any of the items I used, and receive free Sale-A-Bration items for every £45 you spend, please do contact me on 07915 698577 or email me at lizyshouseofcards@mail.com

Also, if you would like to join my next Stampers 6 club, please get in touch...the next one will be starting in March, with still enough time to get your Sale-A-Bration items!

Time for a cuppa, catch up on Stella and some homemade Christmas cake and Stilton! Mmmmm! :)