Hello everyone!
Just a quick post with my entry for this week’s Freshly Made Sketches.
I used a whole host of products by different manufacturers for this one! The Nordic Fanfare Butterfly and Nordic Butterfly Trio dies are by Poppystamps. I used a Simon Says Stamp embossing folder and Basic Grey paper for the background layers and the sentiment is by Taylored Expressions.
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LucieG.
Hi again!
Next up today is another card created with products kindly sent to me by Penny Black from their new Scent of Spring release.
I have been wanting to try out the new-to-me dry embossing/colouring technique that I saw Cindy (@crncards) demonstrate over on Instagram.
After dry embossing the image, you colour the debossed images and then swipe an ink pad over the whole panel. In theory, this should result in coloured images against an inked background….
For my first attempt, I decided to start with an easy take on the technique! I embossed a panel of gold card with one of my favourite embossing folders – Dots and Dashes (65-020) and then rubbed my Broken China Distress Oxide ink pad over the debossed side. Sure enough, the colour from the ink pad did not get into the debossed image!
I think this may be the best technique to showcase embossing folders and I’m excited to step up and colour my images next!
Anyway, I turned my practice panel into a card by adding the die cuts from the Note Edger set (51-812) and sentiments from the Note Builder mini stamp set (31-046).
You may have spotted that I added a few dots after the die cut word and before the stamped sentiment (using a cocktail stick) – this is because I felt that the Note Edger wasn’t fully centred across my card but I didn’t have much gold card left to cut another one. I think my dots balanced it out, do you?
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LucieG.
Hello everyone!
It’s been a couple of weeks since I made a card – I think my Easter Egg challenge was quite draining, but at least my little tree looked good!
Anyway, I made this card for this week’s Freshly Made Sketches and Color Throwdown challenges using products kindly sent to me by Penny Black.
The butterfly was created using the fabulous Flutter die (51-810) and stencil set (25-023). The CTD’s palette is green, pink and yellow and I knew I wanted to use the latter two colours for my butterfly. So, to ensure the centres of the wings didn’t turn orange, I used a couple of masks when I was applying the yellow ink.
I die cut a couple of the Airy branches (51-423) from an old panel I had created using Distress Mica Stains and then adhered everything to a base that I had embossed with the Variegated Folder (65-008).
To complete my card, I added a sentiment from the Trust Me builder set (30-710) and a few pearls.
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LucieG.
Hi again!
Next up today is another card created with products kindly sent to me by Penny Black from their new Scent of Spring release.
I inked up the fabulous springtime image from the Scent of Spring clear stamp set (31-049) which I coloured with my Twinkling H2O paints and Prismacolor pencils.
I then cut a piece of white card using the largest frame from the new Frame It set (51-814) and coloured it with distress ink before adhering it on top of the stamped image. I added the little bird from the Heart Balloons set (51-493) – I turned the die cut over and added a tiny bit of distress ink before adhering it down. I don’t usually like using the reverse side of a die cut but this one turned out quite well – it helps that it is so small I suppose!
Finally I added a sentiment from the Note Builder mini stamp set (31-046).
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LucieG.
Hi there!
I’ve spent a lovely day in my craft room making cards with some beautiful products kindly sent to me by Penny Black from their latest release, Scent of Spring.
First up is my entry into this week’s Freshly Made Sketches challenge. The butterfly was created using the beautiful Floral Wings stencils (25-022) and die (51-809). I find it easier to cut the butterfly from white cardstock first before using the stencil set. I used various purple distress inks on the wings and then used Cosmic Shimmer Luna paste for a couple of the layers – so shimmery!
For the background, I masked off a square and blended distress ink on my card base before embossing it with the Noted folder (65-005).
To complete my card, I added a sentiment from the Love & Light mini stamp set (31-037).
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LucieG.
Hello there!
Today I’m playing along in this week’s Color Throwdown challenge where the colour palette is pink, yellow and green. Wonderful for Easter and spring cards!
I picked up the Birch Press Design Layered Petal Egg die set in a sale recently and have been looking forward to using it – today was the day! I took inspiration from this card I made three years ago and paired it with the Birch Press Design Oval Leaf Branches Contour Layers dies and a few Poppystamps flowers.
I adhered the adorned egg to a panel embossed using the Nellie’s Choice Egg embossing folder and added a sentiment by Simon Says Stamp to complete my card.
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LucieG.
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