Thank You & Dictionary Journal

 First off, a Masculine 

Thank You for the gentleman that

lives directly behind me.

He showed patience while I

was having a new fence erected

and let me cut down some

ivy on his side that had taken over.

Can't go wrong with Tartan and a Stag!

Next is a page for my Dictionary Journal.

Page 6 is almost ready and page 7

is complete. So I can share those soon.

This one didn't photograph well.

Looks a bit bright. But I love it anyway.

Stamps & inktense pencils.

 

Three 2016 Cards

Three cards from last year.

Three completely different cards.

All taken in poor light, so not

the best of photos.

Card 1 - Thank You

Colleague Sharon

 I absolutely love these papers by

The Works. They are a mix of glitter

and texture.

Flower is Altenew Peony Bouquet.

Matching Altenew Dies

Scalloped edge die - Sarah Davies

This is the centre of the design

just two simple matching strips of

paper and a stamped sentiment.

Card 2 - Get Well 

Neighbour Fran

This was made using the same floral

bouquet stamp from in the last post.

I stamped and embossed it white 

along with the dragonflies.

I then blended Distress inks;

Squeezed Lemonade/ Fossilised Amber

Candied Apple / Carved Pumpkin 

Adding a little more Candied Apple

at the very edges to darken.

Butterflies were stamped and

coloured with Inktense Pencils

 

Card 3 - Sympathy 

Neighbour Eve.

Very plain simple card.

I die cut the Memory Box flowers

and added them over a piece of 

embossed handmade paper.

 Brushos & Floral embossing folder

Stamp - Stampin' Up

 

Two more cards

I found these two in the

unedited file.

Along with two others!

First one, A Congratulations Card

for sister, Tracy. She got a new job.

Stamped a free floral bouquet
(Creative Stamping - 29)
 in sticky ink and embossed with 
white detail powder. Background then coloured

with Lindys Nantucket Pearls.

Ironed off the powder once dry. Added 

a Lawn Fawn Stitched frame (made from a

set of rectangle dies)

Die cut Memory Box flowers and

coloured with Lindys.

This next one was a commission

for a neighbour. She lives on the end

of our street, but in the next street.

She wanted something pink,

girly, glittery and soppy for 

her 82 year old Mum's birthday.

 

She got what she wanted!

Pink Glitter paper - Forgot who made 

Tonic Studio Dies - Heart

Altenen Vintage Roses:- 

stamps & dies.

Altenew ink cubes :-

Frosty Pink / Puffy Heart

Coral Berry / Grapevine 

Frayed Leaf / Forest Glade

Evergreen.

I LOVE my Altenew Ink cubes!!!

Two May Birthdays

 Two of my old train buddies both share a birthday

on Fourth May.

First Card is for Claire.

Gessoed woodgrain paper - Papermaina

Texture paste coloured with Gelatos

Put through Memory box Stencil.

Stampotique Bees stamped and cut. 

Next card is for Rod.

Went all out masculine on this one!

Background is metal tape over card

Embossed with Embossing Folder

Black acrylic paint over several times and excess

wiped away.

Tim Holtz Weathered Clock die 

XCut cogs dies, All painted black

All aged with the distress salt emboss technique.

Sharing Some Cards

 First up is a simple Easter card

for my sister, Tracy.

She loves understated designs & I

think this Tim Holtz stencil with

texture paste gives just that.

Greeting Dina Wakley Stamp.

Next one is another Easter Card.

 This one was friend, Kate.

I used a gesso wash over the 

Papermania Wood panel background 

& then did some stamping.

I added some paper layers and stamped the feathers and

the rabbit.

  Final one, a birthday card

for a relative.

This was a more complex background starting off as

a piece of watercolour card smooshed with

Distress Oxide Inks

Over stamped (Gabrielle Pollacco)

and then die cut added.(Memory Box)

 Dragon fly was stamped and cut by hand.

I am behind with my sharing so will be

back again soon with some to share from last year!