Lemon and Lavender

The Crafty Cow forum has a monthly challenge which I set and this year we have decided to have a sketch each month. This is the card I have made for the July challenge .

The paper is from some old Elusive Images paper I had, the stamp is from Kanban,coloured with Copics and the flowers were punched from the paper.  am aslo entering it in the Simon Says challenge which this week has a theme of lemon and lavender.

Stamping on patterned paper

These two cards were made using the same idea. Very quick and easy to make. I used some patterned paper that came from the Graphicus Guild and then stamped and embossed the image. All the stamps were from Elusive Images. The bird was stamped with Versamark and gold embossed and the tree stamped with black and clear embossed. Very easy but I think quite effective.

Squashed flowers!

Finally got round to having a go at the squashed flower technique using a Cuttlebug that Sue Wilson demo'd on Create and Craft  little while ago. I used some hardy blue geraniums as the flower. I did take a photo of them before I cuttlebugged them but seem to hve deleted it before I could upload it. Oops!! Any way  here is the result with some added stamping and distress inks round the edge. The stamps were some from Elusive Images.

Simon Says Challenge - Tim Holtz

The challenge this week is:

WE LOVE TIM HOLTZ :-)

We have an absolutely fabulous challenge for you this week !! We are going to get creative with Tim Holtz gorgeous products :-) If you don't have any you can still join in, just make something 'Inspired by Tim' He has made some awesome video's for you to see and you can see them here We know that for some of you you may feel that this is a BIG challenge and difficult. But it isn't ! You can do cute cards not necessarily 'grunge' Just add a torn edge with some ink dabbed on and you can enter !! Or just add some glitter glue like stickles !! Probably every card anyone makes can be entered for this challenge ! AND YOU CAN COMBINE WITH AS MANY CHALLENGES AS YOU LIKE :-) So you have NO EXCUSE :-)Heidi is once again offering a very generous prize of a $25 Shopping spree to the Simon Says Stamp Store but this week it is with a twist :-) You are to choose Tim Holtz goodies :-)

Now the only Tim Holtz products I have are some Distress ink pads and some Alcohol Inks. Love the ink pads but haven't been brave enough yet to use the inks! So here is my entry using Distress ink pads in Vintage Photo, Spiced Marmalade, Peeled Paint and Mustard Seed plus a smidgeon of Cosmic Shimmer Dark Bronze Mica powder.The stamps are from Elusive Images.

Fairy Toadstool House

Here is today's card. I've brayered the background having first masked out the moon. Coloured that with Diamond stickles glue applied with a paintbrush. The toadstool, leaf trail and bluebell are Lavinia stamps and the butterfly stamp is from Elusive Images.

Recycle Challenge

Simon Says Challenge is to recycle. This is my card. The rose patterned paper was off my Valentine's Day roses and the raffia was from a Mother's day bouquet. The stamp is from Elusive Images and was embossed with red sparkle embossing powder on a scrap of cream vellum.The whole is mounted on a peachy pearl card.

New Elusive Images Stamps

Glenda has previewed her new butterfly collage stamps over on the Elusive Images blog. They look fantastic - can't wait to get my hands on them. Why not take a peek - you might even get a chance to win them!

Red Roses

I made this for the Crafty Cow Card swap so have been waiting to find out that it had been received before I posted it on here. I used the Harlequin Rose themeplate from Elusive Images stamped onto pearlescent card then coloured with brush markers.