Thursday 18 July 2024

Floral Garden Duo

I was the lucky winner of a Simon Says Stamp (Mondays) Challenge a little while ago, and one of the items I got with my prize was this fabulous 'Floral Garden' stamp set by Simon Says Stamp. The main stamp in the set is huge...so, for these cards, I only inked up half of the stamp at a time, stamping it on to watercolour paper. I coloured the image using watercolour pencils, then lightly distressed the edges of the paper. I stamped the sentiments (using a stamp from the 'Go To Words' set by Visible Image), using Versamark ink on to strips of vellum, then heat embossed it in metallic gold. Once cooled, I tore the edges of the vellum, then folded it around the watercolou paper before attaching the panels to DL kraft card blanks.


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8 comments:

  1. Very colourful and very pretty birthday cards Helen.
    With my GD hat on, I want to thank you for sharing these at Allsorts. However, you need to specify which card is being entered to comply with the rules. x

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    1. Thanks Sarn - I'd never noticed that rule before...and I'm sure I've not specified before, so consider my wrists slapped! I've now ammended the post xx

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  2. What elegant cards Helen and what lovely stamps, thanks so much for sharing with us at Allsorts (left one - thanks Sarn!) and also We Love Stamping July challenge.

    B x

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  3. Very pretty and delicate designs on both cards, thank you for sharing one of them in our challenge at Allsorts this week.
    Lorraine

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  4. Two beautiful cards, what a fabulous stamp! Thank you for joining in the Allsorts Challenge this week with the card on the left.
    Liz xx

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  5. Helen, these are gorgeous cards. I love the whimsical styled images. Thanks for playing along with us at The Beautiful Blossoms Challenge. We hope you'll share again soon.
    Donna xx
    Beautiful Blossoms Challenge
    Inspiration Station Challenges
    Paper Funday Challenge

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  6. Two lovely, lovely cards Helen, and your coloring on both is SO pretty! Thanks so much for sharing both these beauties with us at The Flower Challenge! Marcia (DT)

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  7. Such very pretty cards. Thank you for joining us at We Love Stamping Challenge Karen DT

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