Pink and Gold

It all started with a stencil and spray paints. I used several shades through the same stencil. In the middle the colors mixed, but you can see the yummy splattering of small colored droplets in the corner here.

As is my habit, I like to use printed paper, I find the text doesn't distract but gives a nice texture to the finished piece. I then added a golden die cut, stamped and hand colored butterflies and a new-to-me sentiment by Creativ-Depot. 

This is the finished card. I colored in the matting with one of the spray colors so it would match. Also the matting for the sentiment.

 

Entering this in:

Make My Monday: #171 Use a stencil

Stamplorations: April Stencil Challenge 

Challenge up your life: #172 Kleckse / Splatters

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge: Happy Birthday

Daisy Chain Challenge: #62 Birthday

Cheerful flowers

 I had tremendous fun trying to bend my brain to use shapes, stamping and one color. I used paint chips for gradation of orange, the flower stamp is by Altenew, the sentiment from Glorous bouquet by Stampers Anonymous.

entering in:

Simon Says Monday Challenge: Bright and cheerful

TioT: Say it with flowers

Hand Stamped Sentiments: #385 

 Stamplorations: March theme challenge Shapes and stamps

Use your Stuff: One color

 

Double Trouble: #106 Less is More

Take flight

I prefer fussy cutting to flat stamping. This floral stem was first stamped, then fussy cut. I added it to a stenciled background and colored it in with Oxides. Then I stamped the moth, fussy cut it and adhered it on top.

The sentiment is from Tim Holtz remnant rubs and reads 'Take flight'.

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I'm entering this in:

TagTuesday: Flowers /floral

Stamplorations: August Summer challenge: Anything goes

The Crafters cafe: #271 Anything goes

Fly home 2.

Another bird, same quote as on the tag a few days ago - this time the mood is a bit darker. The evening is closing on, home is still far away.

This journal page was made with stenciling, stamping, resist stamping, watercolor and Infusions.
I just love the way Infusions particles react when you sprinkle them over a wet surface.

 

The bird was stamped with embossing ink, then embossed with clear powder. (A few flakes of gold made it into it, I had just been playing around with sheet gold.)

 

  
The Big Dipper (made of silvery diamante dots) is guiding the bird as it flies home.
There is a key lying in the grass.  (With some more diamante dots, a second, this time colorless and raised stenciling above the first which I then highlighted with a rubbing of golden mica.)

 I am entering my journal page into:
Fashionable Challenge: #114 Resist stamping
Stamps and Stencils: Take flight
Stamploration: Stencil Sunday August challenge

Spring Parade / Pääsiäisterveiset!

 Oh glorious spring! It has been a first truly spring day today - abundant sunshine and mild, fragrant air. I took a walk in the forest and admired the little mounds of violets that came through the brown leaves.
I felt like doing something equally light and carefree, a tribute to spring.

Oli ihana aurinkoinen päivä, metsästä löytyi orvokkimättäitä viimevuotisten lehtien keskeltä. Piti tehdä jotain herkkää.  Pohjana käytin jälleen kerran aluspapereita, joihin oli tarttunut vähän kaikkea. Suojaan pöytäni jos jonkinlaisella paperilla, joka muuten menisi roskiin. Niin niihin tulee joskus tekstiäkin. (Muistaakseni tämä kertoo naisten jalkapallosta...)

I started with the papers I had been using for protecting my desk from my mixed media attempts. They had it all: text on the background, some heavy texture stenciling and lovely spring colors. I deepened the colors and stamped them with swirls.

 I though of things that are new in spring. Babies are new, brand new...

Kevätvauva

 Birds start building their nests...

Kevätlintu

 and spring bunnies will hobble around and deliver eggs...

Kevätpupu

entering these into:
Take a Word: Spring Equinox
Stamploration: Stamps and texture
Emeral Creek: Easter Parade