Hello … bonjour! Hope your weekend has been a great one … and that you’ve had chance to spend some of it creating. I had a bit of time to play … and have four cards to share … first up, something rather crisp and clean …
A panel stamped with Papertrey‘s Doodlie-Do flowers and leaves and coloured with Promarkers … all in various grey tones. The sentiment is also from Papertrey, the happy was embossed, the birthday was die cut twice and stacked. I might add some bling or shine to the panel … it seems a little naked as is!
I’m playing along at (all the badges are at the bottom) …
Papertrey Make It Monday – Monochrome Colour Pop
Seize The Birthday – Anything Goes
SSS Monday – Happy Birthday … congratulations to the SSSM team on seven fabulous years!
The Flower Challenge – Focus on Background Stamping
Next, something with a little more colour …
This is a panel from my Lake House stash (thanks to Ardyth I think) … masked/stamped with the Mondo Peony from Essentials By Ellen. I watercoloured it with my Zigs, stamped a sentiment from Avery Elle, did a little Black Soot DI splattering, scattered on some Lucy’s Little Jewels and adhered it flat to a card base.
This is heading to (all the badges are at the bottom) …
Essentials By Ellen Mix It Up Challenge – Avery Elle
Happy Little Stampers Watercolour – Bloom Optional Twist
Seize The Birthday – Anything Goes
SSS Monday – Happy Birthday
ETA: Thanks to a prompt from my lovely friend Barb, I’m also linking the above card up at
Addicted to CAS – One Layer
Here’s something else flowery and watercolour-y …
Concord & 9th blooms, white heat embossed and watercoloured with Zigs, in soft summery shades, with a sentiment from Recollections (a gift from the lovely Barb when we met last year during her visit to France).
This is going over to (all the badges are at the bottom) …
Carte Maniak – Embossage Blanc et Aquarelles/White Embossing with Watercolours
Fusion – Inspiration (below) … I used the soft colours of the markers
Happy Little Stampers Watercolour – Bloom Optional Twist
Where Creativity Meets C9 – Anything Goes (celebrating two awesome years of Concord & 9th)
Finally this evening, you’ve probably seen the Simply Graphic die delights that Maria has been showcasing … if not, go, right now … I’ll wait till you get back … they’re here, here and here. Told ya … now, wasn’t that worth the detour? So, I happened to mention in a comment that I share Maria’s love of this stylish company … and how the SG page in my wish book includes practically the whole line … and she promptly sent me a whole selection of delicious cuts. Merci mille fois, encore, Maria! This is the second card I’ve made with them (you’ll notice it has some similarities to one of those you’ve just seen over at Maria’s place) … not posted the first yet …
A panel of smooshed-with-Zigs watercolour paper, trimmed to size, acting as a bright backdrop for those swoonable SG abstract flowers. The sentiment is from Winnie & Walter (I used a white gel pen for the ‘i’ as it fell perfectly over the stem) … and the frame is another of the goodies from my SG envelope (slightly reduced in size).
This little pretty is joining in the fun at (all the badges are at the bottom) …
Addicted to Stamps & More – Clean & Simple
CAS on Friday – Birthday
Muse – Anita’s Inspiration … below, I reversed the bloom/background
Seize The Birthday – Anything Goes
SSS Monday – Happy Birthday
That’s it from me for the weekend … might be back in a couple of days … if not, I’ll see you on Thursday for a new and fun challenge at Time Out! Anita 🙂
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