Hello to every one, it has been a little while since I posted anything here, the reason being that I have a new computer and I am struggling to get to grips with a different system. This is the latest card I have made, and I have just about managed to crop it to post here. It is for my brother-in-law's birthday tomorrow. I used a Hobby Arts stamp which I bought last year to make Christmas cards with as it is meant to be a snowy scene. I think I managed to make one card with it and while doing so I thought that by using different colours it could be used for an alternative occasion. I stamped it onto a snippet of white card Memento Rich Cocoa ink and coloured it with Coloursoft pencils. I added some flying birds with an Inkylicious stamp, and used a Chocolate Baroque border stamp to add a little grassy interest to the foreground. I trimmed the image and matted it onto snippets of dark green and light green card. The base card is a white 15cm. square, and I stuck a piece of designer paper from a Lilly Of The Valley Country Lady pad to left hand side and fixed the image panel over it. For the stamping on the right I used a Chocolate Baroque pussy willow, stamped with the same brown ink, stamped twice without re-inking and added a little colour with a pencil. The birthday greeting is another CB stamp.
I am entering this at
Stamping Sensations - One for the Guys
Pixie's Snippets Playground - Use Snippets.
Thank you to all who come to visit here and for you kind comments, I really appreciate them all.
What a fun card Jean! Great coloring of the images and I really like the split background! It could be a happy birthday card for all of "ewe!" :)
ReplyDeleteA really lovely creation Jean and makes a perfect masculine card, thanks so much for joining in at Stamping Sensations challenge.
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Beautiful card Jean - and before I read any of your words I actually thought from the thumbnail it was going to be an Easter card. Really versatile stamp.
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Di xx
This is gorgeous Jean and the image makes a wonderful masculine birthday card. You have coloured everything so beautifully with your pencils and I love the pussy willow shadow stamped and I'm sure BIL will have been delighted with it. x
ReplyDeleteThis is great Jean. I love the background paper with the pussy willow stamp, as well as the main image. I realised on Tuesday that I had missed posting to Bob again, but I am going to try to phone them later. Kate x
ReplyDeleteHow lovely Jean, pretty design and a lovely image
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This is a wonderful card Jean. I like the way you stamped off the r pussy willows stamp that way. It is very effective.
ReplyDeleteYour stamped scene is great...you are right it is wonderful as a Xmas scene and wonderful as a Spring scene!
This is a wonderful card Jean. I like the way you stamped off the r pussy willows stamp that way. It is very effective.
ReplyDeleteYour stamped scene is great...you are right it is wonderful as a Xmas scene and wonderful as a Spring scene!
A beautiful springtime scene, its a fantastic card.
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Wonderful card Jean, I like the paper and the fabulous stamps xx
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ReplyDeleteoh this is a very lovely card.
Your stamping and colouring of that scene is wonderful.
Great designing too.
I bet he was thrilled with this, and what a really great stamp to have in ones stash.
Lots of crafty love. Jenny L.
Lovely card, very spring like, love those sheep
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Joan
How cute - such a lovely birthday card!
ReplyDeleteWhat a baa-tiful card Jean. Those sheep look wonderful...bit like the ones wandering round our house this morning!
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This is gorgeous! Love the soft colours and the addition of the pussy willows - nice touch!
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely gorgeous card, Jean! I love it! Thanks so much for sharing it with us at stamping Sensations for our male theme this month and good luck!
ReplyDeleteA beautiful card Jean, your little sheep are just adorable, and you have created a stunning scene.
ReplyDeleteI love the soft colours and the pussy willow.
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I love the sheep scene, Jean! It could be here! There's a cottage just across the fields from our house which is very similar, and the first of this year's lambs have recently appeared! Your background is very pretty too, and complements the scene perfectly. I think anyone, male or female, would be delighted to receive this lovely card. Thank you for sharing it with us at Stamping Sensations.
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I am feeling your pain of a new computer ...just picked mine up today. So far so good... i.e. I haven't tried to throw it out of the window 😉😃
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Glad you are making progress with the new pc. It takes time- lots of frustration sometimes too. Good idea to change up your colors for this sweet stamp as it works perfectly on this card too. Love the pencils...such a soft look. Like the way you've done the backgrounds and added in the floral spray. Well done! TFS & Hugs
ReplyDeleteCute image, and you made a great card with it.
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