Autumnal Blossom

Hi there and a warm welcome to my blog  :)  Today I'm sharing a card that I made recently for my daughter's birthday.  As her birthday is in September, like mine, I decided to create a simple Autumnal design with a bright fresh feel to it.  I have used stamps from the Chocolate Baroque Fantasy Woodland and Mackintosh Words sets; Versamark ink, white embossing powder, Distress ink, Dyna paints, and white charcoal.

On a piece of Kraft card I stamped  a group of trees with Versamark ink and embossed it with white EP.    I positioned the group of trees slightly off centre then stamped and embossed a single tree on the other side.  I didn't want the trees to look as if they were 'floating' so I added some lines with a Versamark pen and embossed those in white as well.  This made the trees look 'grounded'.  I then edged the panel with gold marker pen.

I took a white base card and stamped a leaf image repeatedly around the edges to create a border, using first and second generation ink.  I then blended ink around the outside edges.




I painted the flowers on the trees with orange and gold Dyna paints and added some clouds using a white charcoal stick.

I added a sentiment from the Mackintosh Words set, stamped and embossed as before.  I added some dots around some of the trees with gold pen, then attached the panel to the base card.

This design is very simple and quite contempory for me - but I really love it!  It's good for those last minute cards we all need from time to time, but it doesn't look like a last minute job!  I have made a birthday card but I think this design is great for lots of occasions, and it's good for male or female cards too.  This is such a cheerful and bright design I'm sure it will put a smile on any recipients face!
Thank you so much for popping by my blog today.  I really hope you've enjoyed this post and that you will come back again soon  :)  

Moonlight Fairies

Hi and welcome to my blog  :)  Today I'm sharing another 'back in time' project  :D  This is one of my  samples from the Chocolate Baroque Fairy shows in April this year.  Fairies are good for adults and children alike and I tried to create a variety of projects that would suit any recipient.  I decided to create a silver and black design for a sophisticated adult card.  I have used stamps from the March, April and May Fairies, Magical Landscapes and Words to Dazzle and Sparkle sets; Aztec paints, Distress Ink - Broken China, silver and silver sparkle embossing powders.

I always stamp new stamps onto copy paper first to test them, then I cut them out and use the images to plan my design.

I began by creating the background panel, taking a piece of black card and stamping the castle and sentiment onto it, then I embossed them in silver.  I used Aztec paints to add some clouds and colour the images, then I used a silver marker pen around the edges of the panel.  

I took a white base card and stamped a flower and some swirls in blue DI around the edges, and blended ink onto the outside edges.   I then attached the background panel to it.  

On another piece of black card I stamped a large fairy image and embossed it in silver.   I painted it with Aztec paints and then cut it out.  I stamped two small silhouette fairy images onto black card and used a silver sparkle embossing powder.  I cut the images out then attached all three fairies to the card with dimensional glue.   As a final touch I added a small butterfly, made in the same way.

I really love this design, the simplicity of it really showcases these lovely stamps.  This card shows that Fairies can be for everyone, whatever their age.  I think this design makes a great worker card for a lot of occasions, and it's probably the nearest I shall get to creating a CAS card lol!  
Thank you for visiting my blog today, I hope you have enjoyed this post and that you will pop in again soon  :)    

Autumn Hedgerow

Hi there and welcome to my blog  :)  Today's post is another tv sample for Chocolate Baroque's recent shows featuring their beautiful Autumn stamp collection.  As I have said before I love Autumn's rich warm colours, but we also get days when the sky is grey so I decided to recreate one of those days for this piece.  I have used stamps from the Autumn Hedgerow, Nature's Peace and Nature Table sets, Kaleidascope of Butterflies stencil; Brushos, Distress Oxides, Distress inks, Sepia Versafine ink, Aztec paint and clear embossing powder.

On a piece of white stamping card I stamped the mushrooms and conkers then masked them.  I then stamped wild flower images from the Autumn Hedgerow and Nature Table sets, to create a hedgerow on the card.  I masked some of the larger open images then wet the card with water and added grey Brusho, allowing it to spread through the water before leaving it to dry naturally.
    

When it was dry I removed the masks and painted the images.  I used Aztec paint to colour the Honesty pods as they are pearlescent in real life.  I used the Distress Oxides and inks to colour the other flowers, mushrooms and conkers, then added Glossy accents to the conkers to make them shiny.  

Next I used an ivory base card and stamped some of the imaged around the edges, adding butterflies through the stencil.

I matted the panel onto orange card as a contrast to the grey then attached that to the base card.  I then stamped and embossed a large butterfly and painted it with DOs.  I added clear Sparkle pen and cut it out.  I also stamped and embossed several leaves and acorns, coloured them and cut them out.

On a seperate piece of card I stamped and embossed the verse from the Nature's Peace set.  I then tore the edges of the verse and added DI' to create the look of old paper.  I added some small butterflies through the stencil.  

To complete the design I attached the butterfly, leaves, acorns and verse to the card with dimensional glue.  

I thoroughly enjoyed making this card!  These beautiful stamps and the grey Brusho paint really capture the look I was aiming for.  This is a good worker card, it can be used for any gender and any occasion.
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