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Monday, 4 January 2016

Irises

I have a pair of cards to share today...made using my new Prima oil pastels, and a much neglected Penny Black stamp simply called 'Irises'. I coloured directly on to the stamp with the pastels, then spritzed over the stamp with water to blend the colours together before stamping. The colours are quite pigmented, so I was able to get two really clear impressions from the one 'inking'. I then stamped a music background stamp (by BasicGrey & Hero Arts) inked with 'Old Paper' Distress Ink over the top...I only inked the edges of the stamp, so that it didn't go too much over the flowers. I blended some more 'Old Paper' over the whole thing, and some 'Dusty Concord' around the edges, before distressing the edges a little. I added some faux stitching using my CutterBee Bug and a white gel pen, and a die cut sentiment (the 'hello' is from a Craft Asylum set of Sizzix Thinlits, and the 'thanks' is from the Cuttlebug 'Olivia' alphabet set.


Challenges for these cards:


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13 comments:

  1. Di4 January 2016 at 11:29

    Really lovely cards Helen! Shame on me, I also have that beautiful stamps and I also neglect it! Thanks for the kick in the rear end to go and dig mine out!

    Hugs

    Di xx

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  2. Wendy Nicola Jackson4 January 2016 at 11:44

    Super pretty Helen, love the soft palette. Fab make to kick off the New Year! Thanks for sharing it with us at Sweet Stampin' and showcasing your 'New Stash'. So glad you joined in the fun with us for our first challenge of the New Year. Wishing you a wonderful 2016. Hugs, Wends x Sweet Stampin' DT

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  3. Joan4 January 2016 at 21:05

    These are so pretty, love the soft colours and the over stamping. The distressed edges and faux stitching really set off the card

    Thanks for joining us at Stamping Sensations this month

    Joan

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  4. Darnell5 January 2016 at 16:37

    These are so precious, Helen! I love that technique for stamping to get that dreamy watercolor effect. Thank you for the great tip on how to overstamp by just inking the edges of a background stamp! Awesome!! Happy New Year! Hugs, Darnell

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  5. Sarn5 January 2016 at 17:35

    Two lovely inked up cards. Brilliant!
    xxx

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  6. Mervi6 January 2016 at 10:21

    Happy New Year Helen!
    Two gorgeous cards, stylish and pretty.
    Thank you for sharing at Allsorts "What's new" Challenge, good luck;-))m

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  7. AlisonC7 January 2016 at 11:52

    Lovely. Really pretty cards.

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  8. N-Eva7 January 2016 at 15:33

    Very cute and beautiful card. Thank you for sharing your wonderful project with us a Come And Get It challenge.Neva

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  9. Tracy7 January 2016 at 22:24

    Thanks for joining Allsorts challenge with this great entry, good luck.
    Happy crafting
    Tracy x

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  10. Diane Louise J9 January 2016 at 07:10

    hello Helen, Thanks for sharing your card with Crafty Friends 'Use Something New' Challenge... your card is lovely... happy new year and good luck in the challenge, Diane Louise (DT) xx

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  11. Linda10 January 2016 at 14:03

    Wauw Nice cards!
    Love them they are pretty!
    Thanks for entering in our something new challenge.
    Xxx Linda DT-CF

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  12. Melanie17 January 2016 at 18:12

    A lovely card!
    Thank you soo much for taking part in our "something new” challenge over at Come and Get it.
    Hope to see you again in our new challenge as well…

    Hugs,
    Melanie
    (DT Penny's Paper Crafty Challenges)

    (DT-Coordinator Creatalicious Challenges)

    (DT Come and Get It)

    (DT Crafty Friends)

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  13. Eret21 January 2016 at 11:21

    So beautiful and artistic cards. Love them both. Thank you for sharing your wonderful cards with us at Stamping Sensation.
    Eret x

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