karenladd
Birthday Garden
There were a couple of challenges that I wanted to enter, which called for pastels. Well, pastels are not my favorite at all (far from it), so I've been dragging my feet on this. Then I thought about using a couple of techniques that I haven't used in awhile but really love...and thus was born this card. I inked up an embossing folder by Cuttlebug with a baby blue pigment ink and Pearlescent yellow by Brilliance. You can't see the yellow very well in this photo but it's scattered throughout the embossing. I then pulled out some really old vellum and heat embossed a wood grain pattern in Pearlescent Pink, using the mini Grain stamp by Winnie & Walter. The yellow vellum is clear vellum that I inked with more Pearlescent yellow..and the wreath is also by Winnie & Walter, and was heat embossed. I added a die cut flower by Ellen Hutson, leaves by Taylored Expressions, and a sentiment by Anna Griffin. With all that texture and vellum I hardly notice that it's all pastels!
Cupcake Creations challenge 354: I was inspired by the colors of yellow, blue and pink, and the flowers.
cupcakeinspirations.blogspot.com/2016/04/challenge-354.html
DL.Art April Linky: dianamlarson.blogspot.com/2016/04/dlart-april-linky-chall...
Southern Ridge Trading CO: Springtime: southernchipboard.blogspot.ca/2016/04/memories-canvas-by-...
SSS Wednesday Challenge: Birthday: www.simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge/simon-says-...
Twofer Challenge: Birthday: twoferschallenge.blogspot.co.uk/2016/04/challenge-17-birt...
Double D Challenges: use yellow: daranddiane.blogspot.com/2016/04/yellow-happy-place-to-be...
One Crazy Stamper: AG: onecrazystampercom.blogspot.com/2016/04/april-challenge-a...
Take the Challenge with Mou: Something new: My card celebrates springtime, when everything is renewed, and in bloom! designmemorycraft.typepad.com/design-memory-craft/2016/04...
Rubber Dance Challenge. I was inspired by the springtime colors of pink, green and yellow: rubberdance.blogspot.com/2016/04/april-challenge-stamp-in...
Die Cut Divas: Springtime and dies: die-cut-divas.blogspot.com/2016/04/welcome-to-april.html
WOW Embossing Challenge for April: heat embossing:
wowembossingpowder.blogspot.co.uk/2016/04/new-challenge-f...
Winnie & Walter Share Love Hop Day 3: I was also inspired by Lydia's die cut heart with the inlaid pieces, and the pink, blue and yellow color scheme. www.blog.winniewalter.com/2016/03/share-love-week-featuri...
Mod Squad Challenge: Background: modsquadchallenge.blogspot.com/2016/04/what-is-in-your-ba...
Country View Challenges, Spring: countryviewchallenges.blogspot.co.uk/2016/04/april-challe...
Little Tangles April Challenge: die cutting: www.littletangles.blogspot.com/2016/04/challenge-67-die-c...
Birthday Garden
There were a couple of challenges that I wanted to enter, which called for pastels. Well, pastels are not my favorite at all (far from it), so I've been dragging my feet on this. Then I thought about using a couple of techniques that I haven't used in awhile but really love...and thus was born this card. I inked up an embossing folder by Cuttlebug with a baby blue pigment ink and Pearlescent yellow by Brilliance. You can't see the yellow very well in this photo but it's scattered throughout the embossing. I then pulled out some really old vellum and heat embossed a wood grain pattern in Pearlescent Pink, using the mini Grain stamp by Winnie & Walter. The yellow vellum is clear vellum that I inked with more Pearlescent yellow..and the wreath is also by Winnie & Walter, and was heat embossed. I added a die cut flower by Ellen Hutson, leaves by Taylored Expressions, and a sentiment by Anna Griffin. With all that texture and vellum I hardly notice that it's all pastels!
Cupcake Creations challenge 354: I was inspired by the colors of yellow, blue and pink, and the flowers.
cupcakeinspirations.blogspot.com/2016/04/challenge-354.html
DL.Art April Linky: dianamlarson.blogspot.com/2016/04/dlart-april-linky-chall...
Southern Ridge Trading CO: Springtime: southernchipboard.blogspot.ca/2016/04/memories-canvas-by-...
SSS Wednesday Challenge: Birthday: www.simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge/simon-says-...
Twofer Challenge: Birthday: twoferschallenge.blogspot.co.uk/2016/04/challenge-17-birt...
Double D Challenges: use yellow: daranddiane.blogspot.com/2016/04/yellow-happy-place-to-be...
One Crazy Stamper: AG: onecrazystampercom.blogspot.com/2016/04/april-challenge-a...
Take the Challenge with Mou: Something new: My card celebrates springtime, when everything is renewed, and in bloom! designmemorycraft.typepad.com/design-memory-craft/2016/04...
Rubber Dance Challenge. I was inspired by the springtime colors of pink, green and yellow: rubberdance.blogspot.com/2016/04/april-challenge-stamp-in...
Die Cut Divas: Springtime and dies: die-cut-divas.blogspot.com/2016/04/welcome-to-april.html
WOW Embossing Challenge for April: heat embossing:
wowembossingpowder.blogspot.co.uk/2016/04/new-challenge-f...
Winnie & Walter Share Love Hop Day 3: I was also inspired by Lydia's die cut heart with the inlaid pieces, and the pink, blue and yellow color scheme. www.blog.winniewalter.com/2016/03/share-love-week-featuri...
Mod Squad Challenge: Background: modsquadchallenge.blogspot.com/2016/04/what-is-in-your-ba...
Country View Challenges, Spring: countryviewchallenges.blogspot.co.uk/2016/04/april-challe...
Little Tangles April Challenge: die cutting: www.littletangles.blogspot.com/2016/04/challenge-67-die-c...