Today's card features a House Mouse stamp by Stampabilities called 'Sleeping Under Flowers' that my Mum picked up recently in a charity shop. I stamped it on to watercolour paper, added a sentiment using one of the stamps from the 'What This!' set by Anita Jeram for the Colorado Craft Company, then coloured the image using watercolour pencils. For the background, I used a piece of purple paper from the 'Over the Rainbow' pad by Craft Consortium. I cut four squares, then used a couple of Cuttlebug embossing folders to emboss it. I sanded over the raised areas to reveal some of the white core, distressed the edges, and added some faux stitching using my CutterBee Bug and a black gel pen, then matted it all on to a piece of kraft card before adding it to a white card blank.
- As You Like It - Stamping or Digi? (Definitely stamping - I love to have a rummage through my stamps, picking out what I want to use - looking through file names on my laptop just isn't the same!)
- Can You Handle the Pressure - Anything Goes Using Embossing Folders (Optional 'Something Beginning with F' - Flowers)
- Fab 'N' Funky - Stitching (Real or Faux)
- House Mouse & Friends - Anything Goes (Optional 'Spring Flowers')
- Seize the Birthday - Anything Birthday Goes
So sweet love the panels in the background! Thanks for sharing on the HMFMC
ReplyDeleteSuper cute card Helen, what a great charity shop find!! The image is adorable and I love the sanded and distressed, embossed background, very nicely done, and your faux stitches look real!
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Such a sweet card! I love the background and beautiful coloring. Thanks for sharing at HMFMC. xx
ReplyDeleteSuper sweet card! I love purple! Thank you for joining the HMFMC!
ReplyDeleteThis is a darling card- lucky find in a resale shop! I love sewing on cards- great touch to you pretty sketch! Thanks for joining the challenge HMFMC
ReplyDeleteA very sweet card. Lovely colours and design. Thanks for joining AYLI challenge. Elaine
ReplyDeleteOh So Pretty Helen!! I love the special faux stitching touch ... I do that frequently and always love the look! Well done! Thanks so much for joining in the fun at our Can You Handle the Pressure challenge! Good Luck and we hope you’ll come back often.
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Such a very sweet image. Love the colors you chose and your coloring. So pretty. Thanks for sharing your card with us at the House Mouse and Friends Monday Challenge.
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Sue
Such a sweet image for your mum to find. Such a pretty birthday card. The divided panel background was a nice touch as well. Thanks for playing at Seize the Birthday.
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