I Seem to do Things in 2...

... not really sure why, but pulling through some pics in my 'to blog' folder, I've noticed I would make cards in two's.

For this set of cards I used the ever elegant Pleasant Poppies:

I stamped the poppies in white ink onto certainly celery card stock (retired) and then heat embossed in white. The first card I ran a versa mark pen around the flowers - not sure if I like it or not. I used soft suede for the sentiments, so saffron dsp and a red button from my stash to add a bit of 'pop'.

These are really cute in real life and since looking at them in this post, I'm going to say that the second card is my favourite - what's yours? 

Thanks for stopping by :)

Pleasant Poppies

Hi! I'm still sharing card that were in my 'to blog' folder and this one is one of my favorites. I made this for my Aunty, who created this amazing cross stitch for me. (sorry for the bad pic)

So I wanted to make a special card for her to say thank you. I fell in love with this card by Teneale Williams and thought it would be perfect.

I coloured the poppies in rose red and built up the colour and used old olive on the stems. I outlined the image with now retired baja breeze ink and used the words from French Foliage (retired) stamp set to distress and add depth to the image panel. The embossed panel is embossed with the vintage wallpaper EB folder (retired) and I sponged the edges in crumb cake. I used rose red seam binding and vanilla ribbon from my stash.

With this being a special card, I did even stamp on the inside - a rare thing for me :) I think my Aunty loved the card, but I also had a great time making this one.

Any question just ask and thanks for looking.

TSOT #123 - Sponged Poppies

Hello! Well here in S.A. it's well and truly in the middle of winter. We have had so much rain and I think I've gotten wet most days I've done the school drop off - I'm already hanging out for summer!

Any ways I'm here to share my card I created with this weeks Try Stampin' On Tuesday,

I have always loved this stamp, but lately this seems to be my go-to. I coloured the flowers with my blender pen and stamped the splodge from french foliage for added texture. I then sponged the edges - I know dont fall off your chair! For thise that follow me, you know the I very rarely pull out my sponges!  But I think It gives a nice warm feel. I've kept the rest of the card simple. I know that I was a bit 'loose' in my interpertation of the sketch, but I think it still works :)

So now over to you, it's fantastic seeing what you come up with and you can check out the other design teams creations here.

Thanks for looking

TSOT #117 - Pleasant Poppies

Hello again! Well my fingers are completely frozen as I write this - winter is defiantly on its way!
Any way, it's time again for another sketch over at Try Stampin' On Tuesday. I initially struggled with this one, but once I changed I from rectangle to square it all fell into place quite quickly.

Here's the sketch:

And my creation:

I used my pleasant poppies to create my image, which was quickly water coloured. I love how you can spend hours or minutes and get fabulous results when you watercolour. I stamped in crumb cake some splodges and writing from french foliage. I actually forgot the diagonal line - whoops, so my butterflies were my take on it :) If you have any questions, just ask.

Now over to you. Check out the other design team members creations and remember to post your card. I love seeing how every one sees and uses the sketch.

Thanks for looking :)