Sunday 3 April 2022

We Love Stamping April Challenge

Today is the first Sunday of the month, so time for a new challenge over at We Love Stamping where you get the opportunity to show off your love of stamping.  This month the theme is:

**  Stamp of the Moment  **


My stamp was heat embossed with a pale blue embossing powder and then coloured with Polychromos pencils, before cutting with the coordinating die and mounting on a dark cardbase. Because there were some islands of white space that the die didn't cut, I coloured them with a black pencil in the hope that it would look better on the black cardbase. It kind of worked, but perhaps I should have been braver and tried to cut them out with a sharp blade.


I mounted the image on foam pads, added the sentiment on a white strip and finished it off with some bubble gems.


Don't forget there is always a prize to be won and this month the prize is a Santoro album and images with coordinating die set from Craft Stash. Why don't you head over to the challenge blog to check it out? The prize winner is selected randomly and in addition the DT will choose one entry to join us as a guest designer for a future challenge.

I hope I have inspired you to join us this month, all you have to do is follow the prompt and ensure stamping is the main focus on your card. The challenge will close at noon on Wednesday the 27th April.

I am looking forward to seeing you in the gallery.

I am also sharing this at:
Seize the Birthday #235 - the anything goes option
A bit more time to craft - Anything goes


Supplies:
cardstock: White stamping card; Adorable Scorable mattastic card
Ink: Versamark
Stamps: Tonic Studios heartfelt coursage and matching die

Thank you for taking the time to visit my blog today, I really appreciate it. 


28 comments:

papierelle said...

Wow, your card is stunning!!! And to paint the white spots black was worth it, it's barely visible.

aussie aNNie said...

wow, Love this, beautiful project and love those colours ♥

Ashwini Rao said...

I love that you chose blue for the outlines - so original and so refreshing. And I love your idea of filling in the extra spaces black - I completely approve of this, since I don't have anything sharp with me to neatly cut out small spaces like that .. more like, I need to remember to do this! ;) And your pencil coloring is lovely, Hilary! Absolute stunner of a card!

crafty-stamper said...

Beautiful card and love the stamp embossed in pale blue-the spaces look fine coloured in black -if I tried to cut those small pieces out it would have ended up in the bin!
Carol x

Alice (scrAPpamondo) said...

It seems that you and me opted both for a black background :) Love the idea of filling the white spaces with a black pencil, it works great, as If you hadn’t told it, I wouldn’t have noticed! I too feel afraid to use a sharp blade in little spaces. Love the sweet colours and your fabulous colouring!
Hugs, have a lovely Sunday!

brenda said...

The pale blue embossing is very effective, it gives a bit more dimension than white yet retains that delicate look. And all very striking onto the black background.

B x

Joanne said...

That is beautiful and I think coloring in the white spaces worked just fine!

KraftyKoolKat said...

This is gorgeous Hilary and looks good to me. If you had pointed it out I wouldn't have known.
Hugs
Cathy
xxxx

Linda W. (ScrappinBari) said...

Gorgeous card, Hilary! I often color those spaces like you did - thought you did amazing!!

Mervi said...

Gorgeous flower card!
Belated birthday wishes to you;-))m

Zoechaos said...

I enjoy fussy cutting and admit that I would have probably cut out the whole thing including the "void" areas. That said if you had not drawn our attention to it I would not have noticed as the infill works so well. Yours is a delightful card Hilary. xx

Loll said...

Gorgeous spray of flowers Hilary! I love the soft blue embossing!! So pretty with your pencil colouring. I think colouring the black inside background worked great. xx

Crafting Queen said...

Beautiful card, love the colours. Thanks for joining TTCRD challenge. Anesha

Pia S said...

I actually didn’t notice those areas of black were colored and not cut, so I think you can do whatever suits you. A first I didn’t think it was a stamped image, the blue lines is probably the source of confusion, but I do think that is a great idea, it makes the image a bit different.

Christine Alexander said...

Beautifully coloured flowers, an love the light blue embossing. Very clever using a black pencil for the areas between the flowers :)

Bonnie said...

What a pretty stamp and beautifully colored, Hilary! I'm impressed with your cutting!

Cat Craig said...

Beautifully colored, cut and dramatically staged on that black card. Fabulous.

Linby said...

This is a stunning make. I never noticed the black colouring until I read about it. I actually thinks it looks better, as you get a more cohesive look without the holes.

I Card Everyone said...

Hilary, your card is wonderful - it never would have crossed my mind to color those spaces black, but it worked a charm with your black card base!
Well done you!
=]

Leslie Miller said...

Oooh, pretty flowers that really pop on the black base! Dies that don't cut the inner parts are a pet peeve, but you have a good solution. I love how the flowers are tucked around your sentiment strip.

Mac Mable said...

How pretty to stamp and heat emboss with the delicate blue Hilary. Great idea to infill with the black and what a beautiful card this is x.

Nancy said...

This is such a gorgeous card, Hilary! The dark background really makes these beautiful flowers come to life! Thanks for being with us at Seize the Birthday!

Witchcrafted Life said...

Resplendently beautiful card! Using blue embossing powder for the floral image is an inspiring idea and one that worked superbly here.

Likewise for your very clever approach regarding colouring those little areas between the blooms in with black ink. That is a lightbulb moment all the way!

Autumn Zenith 🧡 Witchcrafted Life

Mia said...

Beautiful card, Hilary. I love how the pretty flowers pop up on the black background. Hugs, my friend.
PS: On my blog today I posted the card you sent me for the CCC March plus the other fabulous card you sent me. Kisses!

coldwaters2 said...

Hi Hilary I want to thank you for your lovely comment on my blog I am rather late responding but I am so glad I am here now, your card is so beautiful I love the image you have used and those lush colours a truly top notch creation
hugs
lorraine x

Greta said...

Wow--so beautiful, Hilary! I would never have thought to color the white areas like that & I think it worked great! Also never emboss outlines with my colored ep, but now I want to do that!

Colleen said...

Hilary, in my mind you were very brave to color in the white spaces 'black'. that was genius in my book! And it totally worked! this is a stunning card and the coloring superb! thank you for sharing this at Seize the Birthday!

Inkyfingers said...

This is so pretty Hilary and the black pencil worked brilliantly! Great colouring too.
Hugs
Carol x