Hopefully these will be my last couple of DL cards as I have ordered some more 7"x7" cards bases, which are my favourite size 😁
Todays cards are made on very similar principles but in different colour schemes.
The first card includes my beloved Pippin from Lavinia Stamps, who is sat on my favourite mushrooms.
For this card I used a diamond shaped stencil, again one I made myself! I shaded through the stencil with the Adirondack inks,
Sunset Orange and Pesto, with the make up brushes. Then stamped Pippin and the mushrooms, stamped the sentiment (also by Lavinia Stamps and then did some blending around the outside of the card, layered up on black cardstock and hey presto, another simple card!
My second card used exactly the same principles, but this time I used the Cranberry and Lemonade Adirondack inks. These were
blended in the same way as the card above, using the lighter colour at the centre of the card. I then stamped with the Lavinia Stamps Starburst and the Fairy Foragers with Versamark Nocturne and used Phill Martin's clear embossing powder. This made the black appear more vibrant, which looked really nice against the cranberry ink. I then blended more of the cranberry around the outside of the card and stamped the Faerie Spells wording in Versafine Morning Mist (second generation)
This is the finished card, I hope you like it! I have a tedency with most of my cards not to put a sentiment on them as they are suitable for any occasion and I can just grab one when I need it 😉
I hope everyone is keeping safe and will be back shortly with some more creations - hopefully with something a little different!
Until then, please stay safe and be kind.
Ginny x
I hope everyone is keeping well and staying safe.
I said I was going to try and use the DL cards, so here is another one! I used the same template as before, but this time I used them upright on the card.
I used Adirondack inks in Raspberry and Sail Boat Blue, which is a really lovely bright blue! Once again I applied the ink with the make up brushes. I thought it would be nice using the colours without blending them too much and alternating on the 3 panels.
Once I had done the shading I used a black pen on the inside of the template to enhance the shape of the coloured panels. I then stamped with some of my Lavinia Stamps - the new Tree Hive set, the Mini Berry and the Rory and Darcy set. These are all quite small stamps so fit perfectly on the coloured areas.
The card was then layered on black cardstock before fixing to the card base. I am currently using either Crafter Companion black centura pearl or Phill Martin's black cardstock. Both are really solid and give the card substance.
Anyway, I hope you like the card and I will be back soon with another card I have been working on. I seem to be living in my craft room at the moment, but am really enjoying my time experimenting with colour.
Until next time, please stay safe and well.
Ginny x
I hope everyone is keeping well, we are in such strange times at the moment.
Wow, what a weekend! Despite the lockdown the weather has certainly made it a bit easier to cope. Just to be able to get out in the garden and relax in the sunshine was amazing.
The one bonus of self isolating is that it is giving me plenty of time in the craft room! I have made a number of really simple cards which can be used for any occasion, so be prepared for the onslaught 😀
I have almost run out of my square card bases so have got some DL cards, but to be honest I found it quite difficult to come up with ideas for them, as they are such an odd shape. I have challenged myself to use them as much as I can!
For this card I made my own stencil out of mylar by cutting into it with a die 3 times and then shaded each element with Adirondack Oregano and Sunset Orange with the brushes and then traced around the inside of the shapes with a gel pen.
I finished by stamping the Dream, Inspire, Love stamps from Lavinia Stamps in Versafine Clair Chianti, which is a really lovely burgundy colour.
I finished by layering the card up on black cardstock and hey presto, a really quick and simple card.
I hope you like it!
I am off to go and see the ponies now - they are a neverending job but I wouldn't be without them.
Until next time please stay safe and well.
Ginny x
Sunset Orange and Pesto, with the make up brushes. Then stamped Pippin and the mushrooms, stamped the sentiment (also by Lavinia Stamps and then did some blending around the outside of the card, layered up on black cardstock and hey presto, another simple card!
