Spring Solitude Cards ...
May 12, 2008
This card uses the Hostess Stamp Set Spring Solitude and I based it on a design by dawnsing on www.splitcoaststampers.com
The white piece is stamped with Wild Wasabi ink. I stamped the outline flowers first.
(Hint: If you are stamping repeatedly like this it is a good idea to turn the stamp each time so that the images don’t look identically placed.)
I then used the solid flower stamp over the top of the large outlined flower in 3 places and put a pewter brad in the centre of each one. The white piece is matted with chocolate chip card, plus a wider layer of Night of Navy card at the top (hard to see in the photo.)
A length of Night of Navy thin grosgrain ribbon balances this at the bottom of the stamped piece. The greeting is stamped in Chocolate Chip. So is the bird. I used my Paper Snips to cut out the bird, leaving a tiny white edge. I stuck the bird on with a foam dimensional tab.
Now I am off to make another 8 of them for a card swap I'm taking part in! That should keep me out of mischief for the next wee while.
Here is another completely different card using the same set
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I got the design for this card from Joan B on Splitcoast Stampers. She did it in orange/yellow for a warm cheery look and it really caught my eye with its simplicity.
I just stamped the 3 flower image in black on Glossy White cardstock and coloured it in carefully with my Bordering Blue Marker.
Hint: Be especially careful on glossy card not to rock your stamp or your image will smudge. Took me a couple of practices to get this one right!
I used one layer of colouring for the small flower, added another layer for the large flower and a third layer of marker colouring to make the medium flower the darkest. I glued a rhinestone in the centre of each flower and stamped the greeting in black to finish. Very simple design but I like it.
Isn't it amazing what different cards you can make using the one stamp set.
May Newsletter
You might recognise these cards if you received my May newsletter by email this month. I had a bit of a glitch sending them out, so if you did not receive yours please email me and I'll shoot one through. OK not so much a glitch with the computer as a glitch with the human operating it! I had clicked on send then remembered one more thing I was going to add to my email so tried to delete it from the outbox while it was sending. Nothing is listed in my sent items but I think it sent some. Not the full list though it turns out so if your name is nearer to the z end of the alphabet you might have missed this one!
Happy Mothers' Day to all the mums out there. I enjoyed my Mothers' Day which began with a lovely breakfast in bed plus some presents from my 2 little munchkins. Hannah had a great time at the Mothers Day Stall picking out a gift, plus she made me a wall hanging at art. (Just love those little handmade presents! Lots of love in them.)
I've had a nice morning with Jack today while he poured me 15 'cups of tea' before heading off for his truck run! Some quick pics.
Cheers, Sue