Sunflower greetings

 Sunflowers are in season, so I was overjoyed to find a challenge for yellow flowers. I paired it with a sketch, the call for making it tone on tone, And, I could use my pretty papers.

The supplies were rather simple, dies and papers and some Perfect pearls. Later I added some glittery stones as I don't have enamel dots (which were called for in one challenge). 

 

I die cut the sunflower out of design paper and laid it over another. I made an underlay for the flower out of a yellow tissue paper so it would stand out better. I was working with a sketch so added the an outer and inner frame. The orientation was flipped, I thought my card made more sense as a horizontal.

Entering this in the following inspirational challenges:

As You See It: #377 Recipe for Happy Yellow Flowers

 

Atlantic Hearts Challenge: #692 Sketch - I changed the orientation

 

TGIF: #587 Technique challenge: Tone on tone 

 

Love Those Pretty Papers: July AG / Coastal optional - I am playing with AG

Lavender and old paper

 It's been a long time since I have done anything with my Distress Oxides. For a 'thinking-of-you' card I chose the colors milled lavender and old paper. The latter is basically a soft green but looks more yellow  in the finished card. A nice sketch and a row of tic-tac-toe pointed me to a direction.

This was the first time using my diagonal stripe stamp which I bought at for Christmas before last. The floral stamp is even older than that, tiny bluebells and the saying were bought pre-Covid. I stamped the background with Milled lavender and I really like the uneven coverage that stamping with Oxides provides. I then colored a die-cut circle with the Old paper. Once that was glued down I proceeded to stamp the flower. I then colored it in with alcohol markers. The saying was stamped with Versafine and the strip was edged with the same marker color as the flowers.

 

I am entering this in these challenges that inspired me today:

Retro Rubber: #rrcb273 x-x-o - I chose the top row 'die cut - stripes - your choice' which was coloring

As you See It: #374 Sphere of influence  

Simon Says Wednesday challenge: Add a sentiment 

Addicted to Stamps and more: #519 Any occasion - my sentiment is: Thinking of You

 

Hip hip hooray

A girlfriend will celebrate her umpteenth birthday in a few weeks. We use the word umpteenth for anything over 65 - the exact number of years has ceased to matter, but milestones are to be celebrated nevertheless.

 

I drew inspiration from challenges that play well together. One of them is a speed challenge, so I grabbed items that were already there like one of the embossed backgrounds from yesterday. This time I colored it in with a tool and it worked much better. I also simplified the procedure using already cut or printed supplies. The tulip is the only one that took time - first stamping in three colors, then fussy cutting it. ETA: All in all, I was slightly over the time limit with 10 min 2 sec.

 

Entering this in these serendipitous challenges:

 As You See It: #373 Full tilt tulips

Cupcake Inspirations: #637 Peaches and cream

Can You Handle the Pressure: AG dry embossed / embellishments optional. I used dew drops

Lost Coast Challenge: # 210 Fruit, flower and foliage

Traveling birds

 I am in love with TH new collage paper. This is the third time I have used it in combination with stamping and distress oxides to create depth and add a scene in my greeting card projects.

I masked off a circle, then sponged it in with Salvaged patina and stamped the street map of Paris onto it. Next came a piece of TH collage tissue. Lastly I added the colored birds, the top one is raised with foam dots.

My creation was inspired by a couple of challenges and enter this in:

As You See It: #AYSI303 Color challenge

Simon Says Monday Challenge: Transport it

Stamping Sensations: July Summer Flowers with alternative AG (must be stamped) - I used two stamps and enter this under the AG option

Inkspirational Challenge: #294 Moodboard /Travel  

 

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