Just Add Ink #45 - Sketch Challenge

I was so happy to see this layout challenge at Just Add Ink this week - I knew exactly what I wanted to do (after I thought about it for a day or two that is!)
Felt like a bit of "freshness" and "aliveness" this week - is aliveness even a word? If it's not, it is now! Love these colours together - makes me feel happy and perky!

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stamps: bloomin' with beauty, three little words
ink: cherry cobbler, rose red, pear pizzazz, pink pirourette, basic black, versamark
cardstock: confetti white, basic black, pear pizzazz
clear embossing powder (stamp-a-ma-jig), hemp twine, dimensionals, dazzling diamonds, crystal effects, sponge dauber

Helping Hudson Colour Challenge #1

I made this card for the colour challenge at Helping Hudson.Now I'm not really a huge fan of the old Rose Red and it seems to haunt me lately, so I have used it minimally on this card (the flowers were stamped in Rose Red and the stems Certainly Celery). I used my aqua painter and Rose Red and Pretty In Pink to colour the flowers.
I have spread a little Crystal Effects on the darker parts of the flowers and sprinkled a little Dazzling Diamonds on it and when that was dry, I coloured the centre of the flowers (over the top of the Diamonds) with Certainly Celery marker (only cos I forgot to colour the flower centres BEFORE putting on the Crystal Effects!) but I really like the effect of it. I absolutely loved this card and have been waiting for the day where I felt motivated to re-create it - and today was the day!


stamps: blooming with beauty, great friend, vintage vogue
cardstock: not quite navy, pretty in pink, whisper white
ink: not quite navy, pretty in pink, rose red
other things: certainly celery marker, always artichoke marker, aqua painter, crystal effects, dazzling diamonds, pretty in pink 1/2" striped grosgrain ribbon, sponge dauber

Just Add Ink #16 - Colour Challenge

This week, at Just Add Ink, there is a really stunning colour challenge, using the above colours.

I have used...
stamps: bloomin' with beauty
ink: soft suede, pretty in pink, ruby red, so saffron & versamark
cardstock: soft suede, so saffron, whisper white
top note die, hemp twine, hodge podge, dimensionals, clear embossing powder

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