September Inspiration

It's been a while since I've blogged. So to make up for the long absence, I made a series of cards last weekend as I'm running out of birthday cards! Yes, it has finally caught up with me! I decided to try a cotton blend water colour card for the flowers which were stamped in black and loosely water coloured with my new Altenew Pan set. The background was inked with stencils and then splattered with more paint. The flowers were splattered with white paint from my Gansai Tambi water colours. Thanks for dropping by!

Challenges:
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Stamp for Stamptember
Altenew September Inspiration Challenge

Bright and Cheerful

I'm sharing a gold embossed card on water colour cardstock. I left the images blank and decided to just drop colours into the the pre-wetted background. It was really easy and fun to make! I'm adding this to Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Bright and Cheerful! Thanks for dropping by!

Materials:
Card - Watercolour 
Stamps - Altenew Label Love and Wild Hibiscus
Dies - MFT Stitched Rectangles
Others - Altenew Rose Gold EP and inks

A feminine 60th birthday card

We had double 60th celebrations at work this week. I made this card inspired by the colours of the current Altenew June inspiration challenge. I ended up making two cards as I was not happy with the darker colours of the first card. I thought I would share both cards but I prefer the lighter one! The first card was made by stamping with distress inks and I brushed the colours into the background and overstamp with black ink afterwards. The second card was made by stamping the images in black first and then colouring the background with distress inks. Both cards were A5 size. Thanks for dropping by!

Materials:
Stamps - Altenew Wild Hibiscus, Winnie and Walter Happy Everything
Dies - MFT Big Numbers
Inks - Distress Inks Picked Raspberry, Tea Dye, Worn Lipstick and Ripe Persimmon
Other - Ranger Liquid Pearls

Altenew March Inspiration Challenge

Another card made at the weekend Craft Retreat. I was able to try the Altenew Wild Hibiscus stamp set along with the new Tim Holtz Oxide Distress inks to make this card for the current March Inspiration challenge. I'm also linking this to Simon Says Stamp Wednesday - For a Special Lady.

Materials
Stamps - Altenew Wild Hibiscus and Label Loave
Inks - Tim Holtz Distress Oxides - Fossilized Amber, Spiced Marmalade and Fired Brick