Fusion Inspired!

edited to add....this was meant to go out tomorrow but I scheduled it wrong! So an early Mother's Day!!


To all the Mums out there-a very Happy Mother's Day.

To my Mum-you are the best Mum in the world, thanks for always being there, for your love and support and always making me smile!

My card today is not a card for Mother's Day but one that I think suits the day-lots of flowers.

This card was totally inspired by the amazing photo at Fusion this week. As soon as I saw the photo I knew I wanted to try to almost copy it using the Gerbera Uniko Stamp.

Here goes:

I first embossed one flower then did a lot of masking one flower at a time, embossing as I went. I then got out my water colours and tried to use colours very close to the colours in the photo. The bottom right flower I painted the tips of the petals first and then added more water nearer the centre to give it a fading look like in the photo. I was going to leave it with no sentiment as I wanted the flowers to be the star but heat embossing on vellum still let the flowers show through.

This is not my normal CAS style and did involve a lot of masking and mixing of paints but you know what I love the look. Plus it dies look like the idea I had in my head!

Here is the photo from Fusion that inspired my card:

I will also enter this into the 'Take it, Make it' AG goes-use a stamp challenge at Craft Stamper

Addicted to Stamps and More #129

Hello my friends

It is time for our CAS challenge at Addicted to Stamps and More.

For this challenge we are being sponsored by STAMPlorations. I love their stamps and have used them for my card today. I actually got this idea after I saw this tutorial by Vicki on their site.

This involves more masking than I am used to and even a homemade stencil!! However I love the look and made a few the same with the odd twist. I will be trying this again.

Our DT have all made fabulous cards, you can check them out here.

I am going to enter this into:

Fusion-photo

CAS on Sunday-stencil or mask-I have done both here.

Craft Stamper-take a stamp

The Card Concept-love, my card is Cas

STAMPlorations Anything Goes

STAMPlorations January Challenge-stamps and Inks

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge-Have a Heart

Now it is your turn!

     

TIME OUT Challenges #23

Happy Friday Eve,

Time to take some TIME OUT and join in the latest challenge at TIME OUT Challenges.
Our challenge is to follow this theme:

Valentine's Day with the Optional Twist of Hearts.

I have gone with the twist:

I have used Bold sentiments-cherish and Sentiment Builders-celebrate-both from stamplorations

As always in our theme challenges there is a prize on offer and this time we are happy to welcome back STAMPlorations as our generous sponsor.

For this challenge STAMPlorations are offering 2 prizes and here is how you can win these:

-If you twist along with us and use hearts in your project you could win a $15 gift voucher for  STAMPlorations .

-Or leave a comment here on the stamplorations post  to be in a for chance of winning a stencil pack from stamplorations (chosen randomly).

Our Guest Designer this week is Valentyna who makes the most wonderful cards. Check out what she and the rest of her DT have made here to inspire you.

Now go and take some time out and join in, can't wait to see what you create.

I am going to enter this into Fusion-the hearts from the photo and my card is a loose interpretation of the sketch replacing one of the shapes with a sentiment.

Craft Stamper-take a stamp

The Card Concept-love and my card is CAS

STAMPlorations-Jan challenge-stamp and Ink and their Anything Goes challenge

Simon Says Wed Challenge-Have a Heart