Hello
I had meant to post this card in time for the Allsorts 17th birthday challenge, but sadly didn't get there in time. Now I see that their challenge theme is in the garden. Perfect for this card. When I saw this stamp and stencil set, I just had to buy it. It is by Kristina Werner with Concord & 9th and it is called flower field.
I stamped the image and clear heat embossed it and then used the matching stencils to colour it. The stamp set contains 6 different sentiments. This thank you is one of them. The little bee is from the sweet bee stamp set also by Concord & 9th, and I am afraid I can't remember which set the little dragonfly comes from.
I coloured the bee, dragon fly and the flower centres with sparkle pens. I used Catherine Pooler inks with the stencils. You can see the sparkle on the next picture. This is a large 6x8 inch stamp and as this card is 7x5, I have had to trim the panel down a bit.
I am sharing this card at:
Allsorts #851 - Anything goes from the garden.
We Love Stamping June '26 - Sports and Hobbies. Gardening is my hobby
I don't normally make large cards so having stamped the image several times I managed to make a number of metric A6 cards (2per image). Here is a selection. I have used Catherine Pooler inks.
This one had some glossy accents added to the flower centres.
As this stamp was so large, I did have some difficulty getting really good impressions. Eventually I found a way that worked. I placed the stamp in the bed of my misti stamping tool and put the paper on the lid. I was able to get a much better impression with this method. I was getting quite frustrated with it, so I am glad I found the solution. The stamp lines are quite thick and ink kept getting trapped on the stamp so cleaning it was a challenge too. I do love the results though, so I am glad I bought it.
In my Garden
I am going to finish with a few picture of my garden. June is its time, mainly because of the 2 rambling roses that grow along the fences on both sides. Sadly since they came into flower, we have had a lot of wind and rain, but they still look fantastic and smell pretty amazing too. They will be gone in a week or so, meaning that it is important to appreciate the moment. I am doing my best to do that despite the rain.
This is rosa glauca. I love its grey/green leaves and pink and white flowers.
You can see some of my succulents in these if you look carefully.
Lots of photos today. Hope you don't mind.
Thank you for taking the time to visit my blog today, I really appreciate it.
4 comments:
So this is a double treat of gardens - real one and one on the card! And they both look fantastic! Must be a delight to sit in garden filled with the perfume of roses!! Enjoy it, Hilary!
Your set of cards look fantastic too. I love how you've managed to make so many cards with simple variations and they all look so lovely. You've made great use of your time here (and glad you figured out how to effectively use that stamp!)
Never mind seeing gardens and flowers Hilary, all yours are looking lovely but as you say wind and rain has battered some, not least our Poppy display.
So pleased you got to share your lovely floral card with us at Allsorts and We Love stamping, perfect for both thrmes.
B x
What beautiful cards Hilary, and what a great use of the stamp. Good to hear that you found a great way to stamp it to get a good impression.
Love your garden photos - we are in the middle of a frosty period, so there is not much in the way of flowers around, other than camellias - although the Rhododendrons and azaleas are starting to bud, and my daffodils are just breaking ground in their tub
Blessings
Maxine
How nice to see you at Allsorts and We Love Stamping with this wonderful floral card. Thanks so much for sharing with us. You've gone on to make some fab cards with this stamp, despite it being a trial at times! Love photos of your garden too.
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