Hello Everyone! It's been so long since I last played with Flourishes Timeless Tuesday. I have a stack of Flourishes stamps which have not seen ink, and it felt so good to start playing with them. The theme for this week is to create a Spring inspired card.
This card is for a friend of mine who celebrated her birthday this week. She loves everything purple. I'm not sure if these blossoms do come in purple, but I guess it's ok to have them in any colour I like ;) The set I used is Bloomin' Aussie Florals, and the sentiment is from Botanical Bookplates vol 1.
I apologise for the photo as I had to take it at night. I love how pretty the Flourishes die is, and I think it adds such interest to the card. The set I used is Perfectly Pierced Classic Frames.
Hi Friends! I can't believe we're into the second week of June. Soon, it's time to pack up all my craft supplies for a big move (more about that when time draws near {smiles}). But, before that, I shall try to make as many cards as I can...
This week's Timeless Tuesday #172, Amanda challenged us to create a White Card with Lace, and/or Pearls. I can't recall the last time I made a white card. My card uses the new Flourishes' Hydrangea set. I love this set, and Hydrangea is mum's favourite flower. She has a chinese name for them which I can never recall, and one time when we were visiting Tasmania, she made me take so many photos of them.
I used Prismacolor pencils, as I wanted a soft image and it was easier for me to use colour pencils. I can't ever recall seeing a white hydrangea before and had to google for images to see how they look in real life. My sister has some hydrangeas in her garden, and she said hydrangea colours are affected by soil acidity. That is a piece of trivia I never knew! I apologise for the photo, I just couldn't catch the light for a better shot.
The focal image was from Flourishes stamp set On the Porch and the sentiment was from Botanical Bookplates Vol 2. I used quite a number of Copic markers but I'm sorry I forgot to record them down before putting away all the markers. The image is rather small so it's pretty easy to colour. The patterned paper is from BasicGrey Picadilly 6x6 pad. By the way, have you seen the new Memento colours? They are gorgeous and I have to say Memento Espresso Truffle is my new favourite!
Hi, I hope you're having a wonderful weekend! Just a short post today for Flourishes Timeless Tuesday #170 Challenge, where Beate challenged us to use Flowers on a project. I was waiting for my Flourishes order to arrive and it came today!
On my card, I used the image from the stamp set Zinnias, and here are the Copic markers I used: Flowers (Y13, Y15, Y17, YR23, YR24) Leaves (YG61, YG63, YG67), Vase (BG0000, BG10, BG11, BG13), Shadow (E70, E71), Outline (G0000 & Colourless Blender). The Zinnias image was cut using Spellbinders Classic Square die, and I sponged the edges with Memento Summer Sky. This was adhered with pop dots onto a Fleur De Lis Square die-cut.
Thank you for visiting me. For my dear friends in the US, Happy Memorial weekend! Kary
Products used : Flourishes Stamp set Zinnias, Memento Rich Cocoa & Summer Sky, Copic markers, Neenah Solar White cardstock, Hero Arts Pool Designer Paper, American Crafts Dear Lizzy Neapolitan 6x6 pad, Spellbinders Classic Square & Fleur De Lis Squares, MFT Mini Foursome Tabs.
Hi! Sometimes you need a card with just that simple sentiment ;) My card was inspired by the challenge at Flourishes Timeless Tuesday #169. This week Maki has a really fun one, to pick an alphabet and use supplies/elements that begins with that letter on your project.
I picked the letter "C" for my card - Circles, Copics, Cutting. I used the patterned paper from My Mind's Eye with circles on it for the background & a Circle doily, Copics markers for colouring and I did some cutting around the stamped image.
As the patterned paper is already quite busy, I just added a strip of washi tape at the bottom to anchor the stamped image. The Copic markers I used for colouring the image are - Flowers Y13, Y35, Y38; Leaves & stems YG91, YG93, YG95, YG97; Frame BG10; Outline around flowers G0000 and Background Y00.
The main image was stamped with Memento Peanut Brittle and I also stamped the larger floral image on the doily circle using Memento Cantaloupe (another C?).
Love this challenge and thanks to Maki for making it so fun!
Thanks for visiting me today. Kary
Products used : Flourishes Botanical Bookplates Vol 1 & Magnolias (sentiment), Flourishes Bookplate die, Memento Peanut Brittle, Rich Cocoa & Cantaloupe, Copic Markers, My Mind's Eye Lost & Found 2 - Sunshine 6x6 pad, Tim Holtz washi tape, MFT Mini Doily Circles die-namics, Ivory cardstock.
I think I just made it in time for the Flourishes Timeless Tuesday challenge! This week's challenge is to have pink on your project, and it has to be the main colour. This was such a lovely challenge, as I have not made a true pink card for sometime, plus, the lucky winner this week could get the entire May new Release! (Anyhow I'm never so lucky and I couldn't wait, and have placed my order ;))
I used the Lenten Rose set (yes, again! Sorry, you'll see this set used a lot because it's my current favourite) and coloured it with these Copic markers - Roses (R81, R83, R85 & R0000), Flower centre (YR21 & Y13), Leaves (G40, G43), Background (BG70). I left the leaves really light so that the pinks are more accentuated, well, that was the plan ;) The sentiment is also from the Lenten Rose set. I love the distressed look on the wordings, at first I thought perhaps I messed up but I think that's how it was meant to be. The pattern paper is from My Mind's Eye Lost & Found II Blush.
Here's another look at the card:
Thank you for visiting me. I hope you'll have an Awesome week! Kary
Products used : Flourishes Lenten Rose stamp set, Memento Rich Cocoa, Spellbinders Antique Frame and Accents, Stampin' Up embossing folder Framed Tulips, Copic Markers, PTI cardstock Sweet Blush & Flourishes white cardstock.
I decided to go with the far right blocks - Bling, Die Cut and Emboss. And, here's my card:
The cardbase was die cut from a Doily Rectangle (Quickutz). I did the letterpress technique with an Embossing folder (Spellbinders M-bossabilities Mystic) just behind the flower image. The flowers were coloured with Copic Markers - Leaves (YG11, YG13, YG17, YG61 & YG93), Flowers - RV10, RV34, R0000 and Background (G000 & BG0000). The sentiment was stamped on white cardstock and adhered onto a ticket diecut (Whimsy Stamps ticket die).
Can you tell that I'm in love with Magnolias? This card uses the large magnolia image from the beautiful Magnolias set from Flourishes. I've been admiring the gorgeous Flourishes floral stamps for a long, long time, but I hesitated to purchase them. Simply because I felt a little unsure of my colouring skill to bring the images to life. But there's no need to be fearful, isn't it, we all need to start somewhere and practise to improve.
The flowers were coloured with Copic Markers RV00, RV63, RV66, RV69, and a touch of YG00 for the flower centre. The leaves were coloured with YG21, YG03, YG17. The sentiment is from the set Mother's Words of Wisdom and I love this beautiful quote from Mother Teresa. The sentiment was cut with Flourishes' Classic Bookplate Template die. After stamping the sentiment, I cut the pattern paper with the die, and then flip the die to cut the other end with the same edge. Here's what I did :
Die-cut the sentiment using Classic Bookplate Template Die
Flip the die and place it on the sentiment piece again and cut it again
You'll have a matching edge for the sentiment, and you can emboss it in the same way
The patterned papers are from My Mind's Eye Lost & Found II Blush 6x6 pad.
Here's a little video (my first one) to share the new Flourishes stamp sets I purchased ;) My hand was a little shaky, so I apologise if you feel a little dizzy {grin} & it's so strange hearing myself on the video.
