Bloom with Hope

Good morning lovelies, these are the cards we made in class this Wednesday. I've had them made a while but they kept getting put to the side because of Sale-A-Bration but here they are now. Have a great weekend. All the best Joanne

CQC#283

Hello there, I fancied a challenge today so I headed over to colour Q to see what it was. Take a look at these, I had an idea straight away

The colours I used were basic black, old olive, smoky slate, whisper white and some twine. The stamp sets, four feathers, gorgeous grunge and a happy hooray. I love the way it turned out.
Thanks Colour Q for the inspiration. I really enjoyed making this card, all for now, Joanne x

Lotus Blossom and Build A Bow Punch

Good  morning to you, hope this finds you well. This used the new Lotus Blossom stamp set which is free when you spend £45 pound on Stampin Up goods. It's a beautiful stamp and can be used for many occasions. It is a three step stamp and I used Wisteria Wonder and Elegant Eggplant inks and card stock as well as Whisper White c.s. The base card is Whisper White then a mat of Elegant Eggplant is used which has been embossed using the Lovely Lace folder. Onto a further mat of Whisper White c.s. Stamp the Lotus Blossom flower once then mask with a sticky note that has been stamped onto then cut out leaving some of the sticky underneath so it will stick to the stamped picture underneath. Then you can stamp the flower another twice, once either side and if it over laps at all it will stamp onto the mask. When finished remove the mask and it will look as if the two side flowers are behind the front flower. Now add the stem stamp. Onto a separate pice of white card stamp the sentiment and cut a mat of Elegant Eggplant. Before building up the card use the Project Life Corner Punch and round all the corners on all pieces of card then affix together. The sentiment has some Dimensionals behind it before it is matted onto the card. I then stamped some Whisper white card with the I Love Lace stamp that had been inked with Elegant Eggplant. Once dry I cut out this card using the Build A Bow Punch and affixed the pieces together. This was then attached to the top left hand corner of the card. Take care now, Joanne x 

Grunged Butterfly Basic

Hello there, hope all is well with you. With this one I got a little down and dirty hehe!  The card is 8"x8". I cut a mat in Very Vanilla card stock 71/2"x71/2". Firstly I used the Hearts and the Dots from the Decorative Mask sets and with Acrylic paints matching Crisp Cantaloupe and Very Vanilla I  started to decorate the mat. I partly sponged through the mask with the matching cantaloupe paint in two opposing corners and then heat set with the heat tool. I did the same with the dot stencil. Once I was happy with that I tore the mat, I wanted quite a distressed look as you can see! Using a Silicone Craft Sheet I then applied Soft Suede Ink around the edges of the mat with sponge and circular movements. Again you can do a lot or a little it's your preference.
I them stamped a sentiment in the top right of the mat in Crisp Cantaloupe. This can then be attached to the card. 3 butterflies were stamped in same colour on Very Vanilla then die cut. A die cut of the Middle butterfly in Soft Suede and a large one in Gold Foil sheet were also used for the middle butterfly. These were attached in the centre to allow wing movement.
to finish the card the 3 resin flowers from the Artisan Embellishment kit were attached to the butterflies and 3 of the Crisp Cantaloupe roses from the ribbon were cut separately and attached to the card. All for now, Joanne x

3 Basic Butterflies

Good morning. Here's the fourth in the Butterfly Basics, utilising the Artisan Embellishment Kit. Again I've used Very Vanilla and Rose Red c.s. and ink as well as the Rose red crochet ribbon.
The base card is Very Vanilla and a Rose Red mat was applyed to this flat. Then I took the smaller Vanilla mat.
I started with the honeycomb stamp and Sahara Sand ink pad and using the heel of my hand stamped around the edge of the mat which gave an uneven appearance. I then stamped three of the butterflies directly onto the card in Rose Red ink, ensuring I left enough room at the base of the card to wrap the ribbon around. Whilst using this colour stamp Happy Birthday in the top right corner.I them stamped the butterfly a further 3 times and die cut them out with the Butterfly Thinlits. These are just glued down in the centre to allow movement of the wings. The interrupted line is stamped in Sahara Sand and put on Dimensionals to give some height on the left side of the card. Using the flower from the Itty bitty punch set and the coordinating flower from the Something to Say stamp set I stamped in Rose Red And Sahara Sand then punched them out. They were dotted about the card to give another dimension. Hope you like it, bye for now Joanne x

Artisan Butterfly Basics

Good morning lovelies, I've made this card in two different colour ways (crisp cantaloupe or Sahara sand) for the purposes of the blog I will discuss the card using Crisp Cantaloupe.
The base card is Very Vanilla. Then l cut a mat of Crisp Cantaloupe c.s.and embossed it using the Lovely Lace embossing folder.
I cut a mat of Very Vanilla and using Crisp Cantaloupe ink I made a background. To do this I used the Honeycomb stamp from the Butterfly basics stamp set, a Rose Stencil from the Artisan Embellishment kit and lastly the tiny splatter stamp from Gorgeous Grunge. I alternated between the three along the edges of the Vanilla mat.
Then l made another mat of Crisp Cantaloupe and embossedit with same folder.
I stamped the flower from the stamp set on Very Vanilla c.s. and then on some scraps l stamped the flower heads another twice and hand cut them to decoupaged them onto the picture.
Using the butterfly from the Basic Butterfly stamp set l stamped 2 in Sahara Sand for a contrast and punched them out using the  Bitty Butterfly punch then adhered them to the picture.
to finish l used one of the sentiments stamped onto Very Vanilla and matted onto Crisp Cantaloupe.
The Rose Ribbon was added to the bottom of the card from the Artisan Embellishment kit.
If you look at the picture one card is distressed the other is normal, l think each technique lends itself nicely to this card. 
Have a great day now, take care, Joanne x

Grunged Butterfly Basics

Good morning my lovelies here's the second installment of the Butterfly Basics. The base card is Very Vanilla and I have used Gorgeous Grunge to create a background. From the Artisan Embellishment Kit I used the Rose Red crochet ribbon with the 1/8 gold taffeta ribbon one on top of the other and a gold bow. I made a mat of Rose Red c.s. and then a mat of Very Vanilla. These were both distressed around the edges. I stamped the flower in Versamark and then used Gold Embossing Powder, remove the excess then heat set. I then used the Gorgeous Grunge stamp and added some to the surrounds of the flower. The sentiment was stamped in Versamark and Gold Embossing Powder again. Thanks for looking, all for now, Joanne xx