4 Cards using Pretty Pink Posh Crocus Stencil

click here for my 30 Days Colouring post.

Today I have 4 cards made with the new Pretty Pink Posh Crocus stencil. This stencil has several crocuses (croci?!) on it as well as leaves and I chose the biggest, most open flower for my cards, as well as some pretty pastel Catherine Pooler inks.

I started by creating a little scene of flowers and then added a die cut Eyelet Border along the left side. I stamped my sentiment with dark Gray ink.

The other three are all basically the same card, just with different colours. I blended ink through the same crocus and then cut it with a Scallop Circle die.

I added little sentiments from Animal Signs, and 3 little matching jewels for each one.

I popped the circles up over white panels that had been blended with fresh green ink, fading toward the top.

It's Easter theme week at Pretty Pink Posh and all items in the Easter Category are on sale! (sorry, this Crocus Stencil isn't one of them).

EBE Leading Ladies - Medical Lady

The new Essentials by Ellen Leading Ladies are available now! I used the Medical Lady to create a scene in a vet's office.

The set includes two sentiments that work for cats and dogs, so clearly Brandi was thinking about how to make this Medical Lady work in all sorts of situations. I added some furry friends from the Dog Lady and Cat Lady sets that were released previously.

My background scene is very simple and used a Copic Multiliner and a ruler and that's about it.

I made another card that uses just the accessories from this set:

I stamped a cascade of medicine and coloured each pill with Copics. My background was created with 3 Gray Copics, just pouncing dots toward the corners, moving from lightest to darker markers.

Muse Challenge #229 - Get Well Soon

Here's my card for this week's Muse Challenge, where Tracey has given us a fun, whimsical inspiration:

I focused on Tracey's:

-layout

-blue background

-colour scheme

I have the hippos, and they haven't seen any ink yet, but I didn't want to be too close to Tracey's card, so I squinted and blurred my eyes and decided to focus on the colours of the balloons and use this pretty bunch of tulips. I chose a very grey-looking green for my stems, to kind of incorporate the grey of the hippo. I did not emboss my sentiment in white on black because that is a skill I do not have! lol! But I placed it in a similar position. Finally, I masked and sponged some pale blue in the background and added some Stickles for sparkle.

I used:

-Clearly Besotted Delightful Day Additions

Muse 222 - Get Well Soon

Here's my card for this week's Muse, where Kim brought us this sweet summery scene:

I focused on Kim's:
-window of blended colour
-floral theme
-colours
-black script sentiment

I started by masking a circle on my panel and stamping the A Jillian Vance Design daisies. I masked the daisies and blended some blue and green to create my background. I combined the bee and flower elements by colouring the daisies in bee-like colours - yellow with dark centres, using copics. Then I embossed the panel with a pierced circle die to mimic the piercing around Kim's window. I stamped my sentiment and added some Stickles to the petals of the daisies.

I used:
-Flutters and Flowers
-Showers of Blessings

IB55 - Get Well Soon

Another quick post for this week's Inspired by All the Little Things:

I focused on the floral theme in pretty colours and used an image that I had coloured back in March as part of Kathy Racoosin's The Daily Marker 30 Challenge.

At the time, I had coloured it with Zig Clean Color Real Brush markers, and I touched it up with Copics, to add a bit more yellow and to make the background less blue and more green.

I used Papertrey Botanical Blocks, Bigger Blooms.

CASology 221 - Cure

This week's CASology Cue Card is Cure

Funny story - Jen and I often have similar ideas for Cue Cards. Then it's a race to see who gets it posted to the DT blog first, and who has to go back to the drawing board! This week I lost - Jen got there first with her punny adorable card.

This card started out as a one-layer card. It's so easy to keep a one-layer card CAS. But just as I was taking the photo, I felt it needed something more. This white-on-white heart layer preserves white space and adds interest. But (probably more importantly), it adds a message of love to the more obvious message of hope.

I used:
-Concord & 9th Script Alpha
-Essentials by Ellen Folk Hearts
-ribbon by Deadbeat Designs

Now it's your turn! Before you go, make sure to check out the rest of the DT for more inspiration:

Deidre Payne

Hannelie Bester
Hazel Hodgkins
Jacquie Southas
Jen Wills
Joyce Mehrberg
Judy Marino
Kymona Tracey
Melissa Chipperfield
Sherrie Mannion
Tracey McNeely

and this week's Guest Designer: Petra

Muse 159 - Get Well Soon

Here's my card for this week's Muse Challenge, where Jenni has given us a very classic, pretty inspiration:

I love the edgy, almost-graffiti style of Papertrey's Be stamp set so I didn't worry when my stamping wasn't 100% perfect and the ink was a little blotchy - I think it goes well with the style of illustration.

I focused on Jenni's:
-floral theme
-general layout
-black sentiment with a mix of text and script

I used:
-Papertrey Be
-Paper Smooches Shadows
-Papertrey Bigger Blooms
-Your Next Stamp Sparkle Gumdrops

FS467 - Thinking of You

Congratulations to this week's Splitcoaststampers Featured Stamper - Minnur. Her gallery is full of amazing projects - cards and other items, too! I found it really interesting to look through and try to choose one to re-interpret into a card.

I settled on this one - pretty flowers in pretty colours - enough to make me think longingly of spring:

I focused on:
-floral bouquet theme
-use of lots of small elements

I changed
-colour scheme
-added a sentiment

I used
-Stampin' Up So Very Grateful
-Stampin' Up Crazy About You
-Technique Tuesday You (from a You are Fabulous stamp).
-Avery Elle double-pierced rectangle

Merry Christmas, Mrs W!

You may recall that I have an elderly neighbour that I visit with a couple of times a week. This year, we were thrilled to have Mrs W come to our house for Christmas dinner. We don't formally exchange gifts, but she sent flowers to thank us for hosting her, and I made her a set of 12 cards so she would have some on hand during the year. I used (my previously un-inked) Altenew's Painted Flowers (so easy once you get the stamping guide (look at the photos on the linked page) which I printed and am now keeping in the clear envelope with the stamp set).

I thought I would use my MISTI, but instead opted to have different designs - once you get the hang of it, it is very quick to stamp the roses and leaves.

I made a mixture of birthday, thank you and thinking of you cards in a variety of colours (using both Altenew and Hero Arts Ombre inks - the lightest and darkest shades work really well for these layered flowers!), along with various sentiments from different companies. For that last card, I only stamped the 'darker' layer of the roses so that they look white.

These 4 were my favourites.

CASology 156 - Line

This week's CASology Cue Card is Line

This card reminds us that lines come in all sizes! lol! My thick green line provides a high-contrast background for my little piggy, who's peeking at someone who hasn't been feeling well.

I used MFT The Whole Herd and SU! Cucumber Crush (I figure green is a nice, healthy colour!)

Now it's your turn! Make sure to check out the rest of the DT for some inspiration (a few are taking a break, but they'll be back soon!)

Gillian Ross

Hannelie Bester
Hazel Hodgkins
Jen Wills
Joyce Mehrberg
Judy Marino
Kimberly Wiener
Kymona Tracey
and this week's Guest Designer: Anita

ETA: August 11 - I've been spotted here!

Muse 124 - Warm Thoughts

Guess who's the surprise Muse this week? I feel so bad - Michele was on vacation last week, and I'm away at Music Camp with Kate this week. Due to late communication on my part, well, here we are!

I do have to say it was fun coming up with this card, though. I actually stamped the Paper Smooches Twiggy Florets daisies a while ago, and the panel has been sitting on my desk for a while, waiting for inspiration. I really wanted the white to pop and figured a bold sponged background would be just the ticket!

So I masked the daisies to stamp them, and then masked all of them at once, created a 'horizon' line and sponged Twisted Citrus and Mowed Lawn on the bottom and Tumbled Glass, Salty Ocean and Chipped Sapphire on the top. I finished with a sentiment from Sentiment Sampler that I usually use in the winter, but it's perfect for this card too!

I hope you'll play along this week - I can't wait to see what you come up with!