Periwinkle and Florastella

 I do have some favourite challenges, and am always delighted when drawn as a pick, 

or drawn for the wonderful prize on offer, so I’m sharing cards made with two gifts from the 

Snippets Playground, a stamp and stencil (Aall & Create).

I have to credit Sarn from Stamping for Pleasure for the inspiration….

I love this easy to use stencil Florastella, which went well with the Periwinkle stamp, which I stamped in black, inked with Highland Heather and decoupaged.

I’m taking this to We Love Stamping, anything goes, (there is a heart in the flower centre, but not sure that will count!)

Stamping Sensations, anything goes, although this stamp is already a favourite as well!

Stamp and Stencil

On this next card I used Gorgeous Grape ink and card stock.

I love how the flower has a heart shaped centre….

I’m entering the Snippets Playground #525, having used lots of white snippets for the decoupage.

Allsorts challenge #842, making my own background.

MyNBUS, this is a new to me stamp and stencil.

A huge thank you for those generous people who work hard to bring us challenges to inspire us.

Thanks for taking the time to visit, and I really appreciate your comments

Take care and see you soon

Lesley

xxx

An ATC for autumn

 An ATC for “Tag-along and ATC’s”

I messed around for hours  a while until I decided to use a scrap of grapefruit card

that was almost the exact size for an ATC, it just needed slight trimming one side.

I used a beautiful but long retired SU stamp (Soft Seedlings)for the leaf background.

The A&C Acorn Collage set had the words, and I used the seed heads from the SU set,

stamped using three coloured inks, then fussy cut.

I edged the sides of the words with a blend pen, maybe I should have done the same on the main card?

Any tips welcome, as I am very much a novice in this area.

I’m taking this to:

Tag-along (and ATC’s) autumn challenge

Thanks for taking the time to visit, and I really appreciate your comments

Take care and see you soon

Lesley

xxx

A tag for autumn

I made a tag using some lovely stamps I won, and was gifted. (I have a few still not used!)

I always admire people’s collage style designs, but don’t really get much time to “play”,

as any spare time is mainly used for making the cards I send.

I used a tag cut with a retired SU set, it has a lovely shape and detail.

Stamped and watercoloured images, (AALL & create), 

fussy cut the mushrooms, (Lavinia Spotty Toadstool)

and added black twine that’s recycled from a clothes shop label.

I’m not sure there’s enough colour contrast?

Any constructive tips welcome, as I am very much a novice in this area.

I’m taking this to:

Tag-along (and ATC’s) autumn challenge

MyNBUS (first time I’ve used the stamps)

Thanks for taking the time to visit, and I really appreciate your comments

Take care and see you soon

Lesley

xxx