Alan's Birthday Card

Alan's birthday is coming up, so I decided to make his card today.  Bristol Rovers are his favourite football team, so I usually make his card in blue and white, often with a football theme.  Their nickname are 'The Pirates' and they wear blue and white quartered shirts, so that's why the little owl pirate is wearing blue and white quarters.

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Cut-Emboss-Ink Competition

I made this card for the Cut-Emboss-Ink competition on the Fiskarettes website.  I decided to make a card for a young lady who will be eight years old soon.  My aim was to create a card which was girlie (she loves pink!), but not too childish. 

I embossed the black background card with a small dot design to give it texture.  The pink and green background behind the silhouette was done using Adirondack inks, which I applied with Ink Dusters, on a die-cut shape.  I used a black Versafine ink pad to stamp the silhouette.  As I wanted the letters and the flowers to match the colours on the fairy picture, I inked a sheet of card using the pink ink pad and Ink Dusters. (The pink is actually a bit brighter than it appears in the photo.) I then used this to die-cut the letters and punch out the flowers.  Finally, the card was embellished with tiny white pearls in the centre of the flowers and green and white brads.

The measurements I used for scoring the right-hand side of the A4 card were, from the bottom of the card:

2½cm, 5cm, 10cms, 15cm, 22½cm

The left-hand side was scored at 15cm.

I used a craft knife to cut a line from the 2½cm score line to the 22½cm score line.

Stamping

A few more cards using the lovely Lavinia stamps.  The backgrounds were done using Ink Dusters and Adirondack ink pads. I find it easier to get a good result using the Ink Dusters - perhaps I just need more practise with the brayer!

Lavinia Stamps Challenge 2 # Bright and Beautiful

I decided to travel light with my craft things when we went away last week for a few days, so my Lavinia stamps were the perfect thing to take, along with my Adirondack ink pads.  The cold winds meant I had plenty of opportunities to have a play inside!  This month, the Lavinia Stamps challenge theme is 'Bright and Beautiful', so here is my 'Bright and Beautiful' card. 

I love making the backgrounds, experimenting with different colours.  There is some sparkle on the central  plant, although it doesn't show up very well in the photograph.

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