Saturday 17 August 2013

Sihouette Flowers

I visited the Stamp Hut earlier this week, and spent some of my birthday money on a few bits'n'pieces...and I've used one of the stamps I bought on today's cards...it's called 'Silhouette Flowers' by Hero Arts:


Challenges for both cards:
On the first card, I started by blending 'Wild Honey', 'Spiced Marmalade' and 'Fired Brick' Distresss Inks on a piece of white card, before stamping the flower stamp using Versamark, and embossing it with clear embossing powder. I then belnded 'Black Soot' Distress Ink over the top (cleaning any excess ink off the embossed part) to create a 'silhouette' effect. The sentiment stamp on this card is from the 'Anytime Messages' set.


Challenges for this card:
On the second card, I blended 'Old Paper' Distresss Ink on a piece of white card, before stamping a Hero Arts 'Music' Background stamp (from the 'Serenade' collection with BasicGrey) on it in 'Pumice Stone'. I then stamped the flower stamp over the top using Versamark, and once again embossing it with clear embossing powder. This time I blended 'Spiced Marmalade' and 'Fired Brick' inks over the top. The sentiment on this card is from the 'Sending Sunshine' set by Simon Says Stamp.


Challenges for this card:

18 comments:

  1. Gorjuss cards, thanks for sharing them with us at Creative Inspirations this week.
    Shell xxx

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  2. Just stunning Helen. Loving the autumn colouring and silhouette wild flowers.
    Hugs Desíre {Doing Life}

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  3. They are both wonderful cards Helen, the texture is fab. Glad you spent your Birthday money wisely!! x

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  4. Gorgeous as always hun....and I hope you are having a lovely weekend too...:o)

    biggest of hugs Vicky xx

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  5. Love both the cards, the combo of the colors used are gorgeous, very well finished :)

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  6. Gorgeous cards thank you for joining us at dream valley hope to see you join us again soon
    lindyloo x

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  7. Two stunning cards Helen, love the effects and colours you have created. Hugs, Claire x

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  8. Love how you've used your DIs to create these bold and beautiful cards, Helen. Thank you for playing at Sweet Stampin' this week. Tracey x

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  9. Wow these are stunning, love the backgrounds too. Thanks for sharing with us this week, good luck with the challenge. Hugz Suzanne Sweet Stamping DT

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  10. So beautiful Helen and thanks for joining us at Sweet stampin this week
    x catherine

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  11. I am back again Helen. Your flower stamp is beautiful with this lovely card and thanks for joining us also at Allsorts this week
    x catherine

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  12. Beautiful cards Helen. Thank you for joining us at Allsorts this week x

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  13. Gorgeous cards. I usually shy away from silhoutte style stamps, but I love what you've done with it. Hmm, might have to pull out a couple of mine and give it a go. Thanks for sharing with us at Crafty Creations this week.
    --Heather

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  14. this is really striking - love it - thanks for joining us at CI this week and good luck x

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  15. Beautiful! Thanks for joining us at Aud Sentiments
    Hugs,
    Julie t

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  16. Brilliant cards. Thank you for joining us at Aud Sentiments challenge good luck Ginny ♥

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  17. Gorgeous cards.

    Thanks for sharing at Dream Valley and Sweet Stampin' this week.

    Susan x

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Thanks for taking the time to look and comment on my cards! Helen x