Black, White & Yellow at The Flower Challenge.

 I decided that I need to entry in The Flower Challenge as I haven't done so for a while.   Nice to make a non-Christmas card.   

The challenge at The Flower Challenge this month is Black, White and Yellow.   Yesterday I was reading my Splitcoastampers newsletter and saw the Technique Monday challenge -Colour block 5 minute card.  The technique is to use your mini ink pads to add colour to your background and then add a black inked image.   So I did this 5 minute card.... took more time to chose the stamp to use!

My background was made using Altenew yellow ink pads from A Pocketful of Sunshine set.  I only used the first three colours and randomly stamped the pads directly to the card.  I used a Gina K Master Layout die to cut out the panel before stamping the Altenew floral from Build a Garden: Morning Aster stamp set.  I stamped the sentiments from the Altenew Elegant Sayings set.  I added some black pen to fill in the flower centres and layered the panel onto some black card before adding to the white card front.    Finished with some black gems.  

We made good time on our trip north - just over 1hr 15 mins.   I have to say I slept most of the way!  I don't travel well - get a bit queasy on some of the windy roads and going to sleep helps.

OCC Spring Card Camp 2022 - Day 5 & 6

 

I'm back working this week, albeit working from home... but that means less time to spend crafting.   I'm getting a little behind in my homework... but made harder because each day there are lots of different techniques and ideas and I really want to try them all....

Day 5 - Stamped Wreaths.  Our tutors for this day were Laura Bassen and Daniel West.   Laura did a stamped wreath by using some fine lines to help placement of the stamps and Daniel did a reverse masked circle to stamp around for his wreath - and some embossed resist.   Both tutors made gorgeous cards.    I was inspired by Laura - but to make things easier for me, I used my Gina K Wreath stencil.  

A very CAS wreath using some Catherine Pooler "Tilly's Garden" stamps and CP inks.  The sentiment is from a Gina K stamp set.   A few little coloured gems finished the card. 

Day 6 was all about colour blocking... out tutors were Keisha Charles and Lea Lawson.   Keisha gave us ideas about using dies to colour block and Lea did some different type of colour blocking with hot foil and stencils.  I used some scraps to do my colour blocking - using  two panels I made in Day 1 that my stamping got messed up on.   

I took the darker and lighter panels and cut them up into two inch squares. Then layered them my card base.  I trimmed it down and then dry embossed then with a dots and spots folder.  I swinked some Delicata Gold ink across the top.  Added a big sentiment panel - a Kaisercraft sentiment cut with a Spellbinders die.  A few sequins to finish and it was done. 

I'm entering this second card into the Let's Squash It Challenge. 

Thanks for stopping by.

Spring Card Camp 2 - Day 6 Homework

Warning: Photo heavy post

I'm back today to share five cards I made for Day 6's homework.  Day 6 was all about Colour Blocking.   The idea was to take three different colours of cardstock and emboss a background stamp then cut up the card to make some cards. 

I used a Hero Arts background stamp (Antique Background circa 2009) and pale purple, pale green, pale blue pearlescent card..  I white embossed the background.  

Card 1

I cut the three panels and mounted onto to black and then a light cream card.  This was then mounted onto a darker cream base.  I used a sentiment from Altenew Sentiment Strips 2.  Added some silver sequins to finish.  

Card 2

I took two of the panels and laid them on my card base.  I die cut a white butterfly with a Memory Box die - Chloe Butterfly and laid it over the top of the panels.  The white embossed sentiment is  from the Altenew Sentiment Strips 2.

Card 3

I layered the strips of coloured pieces at different levels.  Add some blue and white strips.  The You die cut is from Catherine Pooler Designs.  And the sub sentiment is part of one of the Altenew Sentiment Strips 2.  I masked the word you before stamping with some Obsidian ink.   I added some blue and green sequins to finish. 

Card 4

 For this one, I used only blue and green panels layered onto some black card.  I added to a white base which was trimmed to a bit narrower than a normal base.  I added a printed sentiment from Catherine Pooler Designs.  A few green gems finished it off. 

and finally Card 5

I trimmed the colour blocks to squares of 1 3/4" and added to the black mat.  The base is a square of light grey card.  The sentiment is from an older Penny Black set (circa 2012) called Wishes.  I stamped in Catherine Pooler ink - It's a Boy. I die cut the stamped circle and also a Spellbinders Scalloped die.

So from three pieces of card I got 5 cards and had some tiny pieces left over.  Not quite enough for another one. 

Thanks for stopping by today.  It's been a fun weekend making these and also finally spending some time with my son and his family.  Little Grace has grown so much in the last 9 weeks since I last saw her.  She is walking all the time now and has 4 teeth.   I was so happy that she came to be straight away and gave me a big hug.  

 Here I am reading her book to her.  I was sitting on the floor playing and she came over with her book and plonked her little bottom on my leg.  So cute.