Flower Shower

Today's card features a cute House Mouse stamp from Spellbinders called 'Flower shower'. I stamped it onto watercolour paper, along with a sentiment using one of the stamps from the 'What This!' set by Anita Jeram for the Colorado Craft Company, then coloured it using watercolour pencils. I paired it with papers from the 'Nana's Nursery - Baby Boy' stack from Premium Stacks (the purple one) and the 'Fresh Florals' pad from Craft Sensations (the green one).  I distressed the edges, then added some faux stitching using my CutterBee Bug and a black gel pen.

Challenges for this card:

• Allsorts - Anything Goes
• Crafts Galore Encore - Anything Goes
• Crafty Catz - Anything Goes
• House Mouse & Friends - Anything Goes
• Simon Says Stamp (Mondays) - Add Some Text

Flower Shower

Today's card features a cute House Mouse stamp, by Spellbinders, called 'Flower Shower'. I stamped it onto watercolour paper, along with a sentiment using one of the stamps from the 'What This!' set by Anita Jeram for the Colorado Craft Company, then coloured it using watercolour pencils. For the background, I used papers from the 'Nana's Nursery - Baby Boy' pad from Premium Stacks (the purple), and 'Fresh Florals' pad from Craft Sensations (the green one). I distressed the edges, then added some faux stitching using my CutterBee Bug and a black gel pen, before matting some of the layers on purple card, and adding it to a white card blank.

Challenges for this card:

• Allsorts - Anything Goes
• Crafty Catz - Anything Goes
• Crafty Gals Corner - Anything Goes
• House Mouse & Friends - Anything Goes
• Simon Says Stamp (Wednesdays) - Anything Goes
• Sweet Stampin' - Flowers

Flower Shower

Today's card features a House Mouse stamp (by Spellbinders) called 'Flower Shower' that I got for my birthday recently. I stamped it on to watercolour paper, along with a sentiment using a stamp from the 'Signature Greetings' set by Memory Box, then coloured it using watercolour pencils. I matted it on to some matching lavender card, distressing the edges, before adding it to a card blank.

Challenges for this card:

• AAA Birthday - Critters
• C.R.A.F.T.  - Anything Goes
• Crafty Calendar - Anything Goes
• Creatalicious - Anything Goes (Optional 'Animals')
• House Mouse & Friends - Anything Goes
• Krafty Chicks - CAS
• Polkadoodles - Anything Goes
• Simon Says Stamp (Wednesdays) - Add a Sentiment

Winter Village

I have another Christmas card to share today...this one features a Spellbinders 3D stamp called 'Winter Village'. I inked it up using 'Twilight' Versafine Ink, then stamped it on to some smooth white card. I added a sentiment (from the 'Scribbly Christmas' set by Tim Holtz, for Stampers nonymous) using the same blue ink, then added the panel to a navy card blank.

Challenges for this card:

• Alphabet Challenge - M is for Monochrome
• Everybody Art - Stamps
• Krafty Chicks - All Occasions
• Rudolph Days - Anything Christmas Goes
• Simon Says Stamp (Mondays) - Christmas
• Simon Says Stamp (Wednesdays) - Anything Goes

Winter Village

A couple of month's ago, I picked up a '3D' stamp by Spellbiners in a charity shop, and whilst I liked my first attempt at using it, I wanted to try out some other techniques. Last weekend I was using my WOW 'Midnight Dream' embossing glitter (making this card) and wondered whether the 3D effect would work with that, so gave it a try. I can confirm that it does work...although the effect is much more obvious in real life! It's super sparkly, so difficult to photograph, but I think you can just about see the darker silhouette of the trees (more densely covered with embossing glitter) against the lighter sky. I distressed the edges of the panel, then matted it on to some navy card before adding to a white card blank. I couldn't decide where I wanted the sentimet to go, so in the end didn't bother!

Challenges for this card:

• A Perfect Time to Craft - Anything Goes
• Everybody Art - Winter
• Penny's Paper Crafty - Anything Goes
• Simon Says Stamp (Wednesdays) - Add Some Sparkle
• Through the Craft Room Door - Anything Goes

Winter Village

Today's card features a Christmas stamp that I picked up in a charity shop yesterday. I was intrigued, as I'd not seen it before, and it described itself as a 3D stamp, and is called 'Winter Village' by Spellbinders. I inked it up with 'Chipped Sapphire' Distress Ink and stamped it directly on to a white card blank...not really the right type of ink to use, as it didn't give me a very crisp image, but I'm away from home, and that's what I have with me.  Anyway, it still does give a 3D effect, but I shall have to try again with some more inks when I get home. I simply added a sentiment from the 'Winter Blessings' set by Crafter's Companion.

Challenges for this card:

• Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas - Anything Christmas Goes
• Happy Little Stampers (Christmas) - Anything Christmas Goes
• Rudolph Days - Anything Christmas Goes
• The Holly & the Ivy - Anything Christmas Goes