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Good Morning all! A post from me today over on the Lisa B. Design's Blog...here's a sneak peak! Click HERE to see the full post.

Bluebells for Dad!

A little late blogging this card; to be honest I had forgotten that I had made it in between my other projects!
I made this card for my husband on Father's Day. I started with a 7x7 craft card blank from Anne Marie Designs. I have created the main topper using a large square of stamping card and then added layers of ink and stamps. The first layer was added using Pumice Stone and Tumbled Glass Distress Ink lightly across the whole panel. To darken the corners I have added Faded Jeans to the edges. I have then used the 2nd generation of Pumice Stone ink to stamp a script stamp across the whole panel. Using the 3rd generation of ink this time and Versacolour Blue Lagoon ink, I have stamped an Indigoblu flourish randomly across the whole panel as well.

Focusing on the top layers now, I have used the same Indigoblu flourish along the edges of the card, stamped this with Versafine and then heat embossed with gold superfine powder.
The painted bluebells were created with Sheena Douglass' Perfect Partners stamps. I have stamped the leaves with Colorbox Evergreen ink and the flower heads in Versafine Blue Lagoon directly onto the background card. Using inks in the same tones (Bundled Sage and Faded Jeans Distress Ink) this time from a tile, I have 'painted' the bluebell heads and leaves to give the image some substance.
The bluebells at the front of the card have been stamped onto white card and die cut using Sheena's matching Perfect Partners' Dies. I have cut three sets of bluebells and used the same inks as before to colour-in. The sentiment has been cut using Spellbinders Fancy Labels 8 and embossed on the edges with the same gold powder as before. The sentiment itself is from Clarity Stamps.

 

Watercolour Tonal Florals and Butterflies

Another simple design to follow the same theme as the last one. Difficult to see from my photograph I admit, but the large background is watercolour card distressed with Dusty Concord and Milled Lavender Distress Inks. I have also used a swirly stencil over the top in tones of the same colours to make a feint pattern. The main panel Indigoblu 'Summer Lovin'' stamp has been stamped with Versafine black ink and embossed with Cosmic Shimmer Clear Sparkle Embossing Powder. I have picked out the different flowers and coloured them with the same colours using Distress Markers this time (with water, as my watercolour medium.) Once dry I have used Stickles in the flower centres. The sentiment is also from Indigoblu and the different butterflies are from The Artistic Stamper 'Encyclopaedia Botanica' plate. The butterflies have been watercoloured in the same way as the flowers, cut out and then made '3D' with Pinflair gel. The card has been layered onto an Anne Marie Designs black 6x6 blank and some small Perfect Pearls dots finish two edges off. I am not used to using such subtle colours, but I quite like the effect on this one...
I am going to enter this into Lisa Baker's Challenge 'Spring Watercolours'.

Textured Backgrounds

These cards were inspired by the previous post. The card sizes are 6x6 and the blanks are from Anne Marie Designs. The front stamped panel has been created by using the Imagination Craft's Stencil 'Apple Blossom' and gently adding the colour 'creamy brown' from a Cat's Eye pad though it. On top of that I have randomly stamped the Indigoblu 'Dinky Flourish' stamp in Distress Ink (bundled sage) all over the sides. The butterfly is from Penny Black and has been randomly stamped again before being heat embossed with Cosmic Shimmer sparkle detail powder. The same has been done with the sentiment, which is from the Crafter's Companion plate Beatrix Potter - The Tale of Mrs Tiggywinkle. All the butterflies have been 'painted' using the inks. I have also stamped the butterfly again, embossed and cut it out. I have shaped it and raised it using Pinflair to give some dimension. The backing paper depicts the same colours and is from the pad 'Isabelle' by First Edition. Some raffia and some wooden embellishments finish the front. The inside has had a very faint version of some of the same initial inky layers applied.

 

Santa Delivering Presents!

Two 6x6 cards, again using my old faithful, the Hunkydory Santa's Pants Collection. I have decoupaged the layers on the card to my left, and the bottom card has been turned into a shaker card (filled with snow and glitter!)

Continued...

 Ok some more designs for you, another 6x6 and two DL style cards now!

Santa's Pants Continued...

 Again, I have been using more from the Santa's Pants collection from Hunkydory. The  two 6x6 square cards have Anne Marie Designs card blanks for the base, which I have been really impressed with. Lovely thick card and in Centura Pearl double-sided card as well. The A5 card has been created using a whole sheet from the collection and I have also added matching inserts into each one. Basic, quick, but hey...still enjoyed making them!

 

Butterflies and Florals

Here are two more cards made in another of Lisa's classes. The first, to my left, uses a die cut butterfly for the main feature. If you look closely you will also see that the white section to the left has been embossed and then cut around. The white script in the top right has been stamped and embossed with white powder. The card is from Anne Marie Designs and comes in lots of pastel shades.
The same dotty card is used on the card below to create a square frame for a large Woodware floral stamp. The stamp has been stamped and embossed with black powder, then coloured with Promarkers, Certain flowers have also 
                                                                                    been picked out to paper piece and coloured
                                                                                    to match.