A card for a child

Hello, 

Today's card is for a child and I am sharing it at A Place to Start as that is what their challenge is this month.

This card is 7x5 inches and made with a sheet of 12x12 patterned paper from a block that I got from The Works some time ago. I cut the frame and then fussy cut a rocket that I coloured. The background is from a water coloured panel that I had in my stash.

The number is stamped, heat embossed in white and fussy cut.

Generally I am not very keen on making cards for children and don't share them very often, but I was pleased with how this one turned out so I decided to share it at A Place to Start September Challenge - create a children's card.

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

xx

Happy Birthday Nancy

Hello, 

Today it is Nancy's (of Scandinancycreates) birthday and Loll has set up a linky on her blog to help us all congratulate her.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY NANCY

I hope you spend it doing something you love with the people you love.

I sent her this card which I am pleased to say arrived in good time.

If you visit me regularly you will know that I have been trying to get to grips with watercolour and after watching loads of videos I have made a series of cards of which this is one. I created the wash on the paper with the same colour that I painted the wreath. I just went for it and was reasonably pleased with the result. The sentiment was stamped with Catherine Pooler ink but the rest is hand painted.

I added a birthday message inside the card. Do head over to Loll's blog to help us celebrate Nancy's birthday with her.

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

 Hilary 

xx

Things with Wings

Hello, 

Today's card is going to We Love Chocolate Baroque where the current challenge is 'Things with Wings" or anything goes. They are celebrating a new Chocolate Baroque challenge blog with several giveaways this month, here is a picture of one of the prizes to be won.

I was lucky enough to win the Honey Bee Chocolate Baroque stamp set last year so have used it on my card - perfect for the theme.

I started by stamping and masking my image on a card panel then I used my new Catherine Pooler mini inks and several stencils to create the background. I didn't really have a plan, I just went for it. Once I was happy with the background I coloured the image with alcohol markers and coloured pencils. I then re-stamped the image in black and decided to heat emboss it with clear embossing powder to give it a shine (sorry you can't see that in the photos).

I cut the panel with a scalloped frame die and mounted it on some bright fuchsia pink craft foam. You can just see it poking out is you look carefully.

I love pink and grey so decided to mount it on a grey base, I then spent ages deciding on the sentiment and whether to add one at all.  In the end it was stamped in black and clear heat embossed on grey paper. I have to say I am quite pleased with this one. I hope you like it too.

We love Chocolate Baroque

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

xx

Embossing with Dies

Today I have an extra card for the CAS Mix Up September challenge. I got a bit carried away making my design team cards and ended up with an extra one.

I embossed a Concord & 9th hexagon cover plate for the background of this card and cut 2 thin frames with Waffle Flower A2 layers dies and A2 betweens as I wanted a thin frame. The bluebell die was cut in white and coloured in pastel shades with alcohol markers.

I didn't want to add a sentiment strip so I stamped the sentiment directly onto the card. Don't look too closely as it did feather a bit because the surface wasn't flat. I am quite pleased with the end result and am glad I have used that cover plate die again as it was very expensive!

Sharing at:

CAS Mix Up - September, emboss with dies.

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

A Technique I Love

This is just a quick post as I want to enter this weeks Allsorts Challenge, and it closes soon. They are celebrating a belated 11th birthday, that's very impressive and are giving away some amazing prizes so I though I must put in an entry. I don't know what I am doing with my time at the moment but I do know it just keeps disappearing and I don't feel as though I have achieved much. I do however, have a number of cards that were made a while ago and have been waiting for a suitable challenge to enter. I had a look through and found this. The challenge is all about something I love so I have chosen my favourite technique which is inlayed die cutting and have this card for you:

The Peacock die is from The Works (I think), I cut it from green metallic card and also white card. I coloured the pieces with alcohol markers and then inlaid them into the die cut. The background was created with an ALL & Create stencil and distress ink. I also cut the peacock from the background and inlaid the metallic one so the surface is flush.

I used the stencil to decorate the insert and the envelop.

I was quite pleased with the result, I hope you like it.

Happy Birthday Allsorts Challenge

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

Hilary 

xx