Big Flower with Stenciled Background

Do you know the Make It Monday feature on the PTI blog?  This week I loved Betsy Veldman's stenciled ombre background technique plus I had ordered PTI's first stencils and wanted to try one of them out.

Stamps: Stampendous (flower), PTI (sentiment)

Other: stencil (PTI), Faber Castell Polychromos, Marvy ink pads

I used two different colors of Marvy ink pads. It does require some time and patience to achieve a nice smooth ombre background but I like how it came out. Then I used one of the stencils in the 3-pack. The flower was stamped and colored with Polychromos (lots of layering and shading. A gold embossed sentiment on a strip of vellum finished the panel that is mounted on a 5x7 card. I like the graphic pattern paired with the flower. 

I am sending this card to the following 

Challenges (as always, click on the links to see the fabulous cards of the DT and in the gallery):

Make It Monday #241 "Ombre Stenciled Backgrounds"

NBUS #6

The stencil and the flower are my "Never Before Used Stuf"

Inkspirational #103 "Geometric"

Freshly Made Sketches #226

I appreciate your visits and comments and wish a wonderful week!

Hugs,

Susanne

Enjoy Life - Go to Paris

This card was inspired by the awesome inspiration picture over at the "Time Out Challenge" (further down - isn't that bedding fabulous) and the current sketch from Freshly Made Sketches.
The Eiffel Tower on that one pillow made dig out that lovely Hero Arts background. A very observant DT member noticed the green and blue of the globe on the left reflected by the washi tape and the enamel dots.

Stamps: Hero Arts (background, word tag)


Challenges (please click on the links to check out the amazing work of the DT and gallery):

Time Out #50 







Freshly Made Sketches #225







Simon Says Wednesday Challenge "Anything Goes"







Hope your weekend was enjoyable and the coming week will bring you only good things!

Hugs,
Susanne

Virginia's View / Simon Says Wednesday Challenge / Freshly Made Sketches

This week I needed a birthday card for my friend Lola, one of the 7 Cardologists. My starting point was a piece of background that I had left over from that card (the second one in the post). Lola had admired those golden splatters and so I assumed she liked the panel...?

Stamps: Simon Says Stamp (Happy)
Dies: PTI (birthday, gold star)
Other: Studio Calico (little, wooden stars), Heidi Swapp (white star with script), Gelatos

It took me way too long to decide which way to go with this card until these challenges came to my rescue:

Freshly Made Sketches #182

Virginia's View Challenge #9 "Metallic"

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge "Stars"

In the end I really love how it came out! I feel it's so me! The stars, the artsy panel (in my dreams I am very artsy, you know...), the grey card,...

ETA: Carol pointed out that I should link up to Addicted to Stamps (Anything goes) and to Inkspirational (Shine). Thanks Carol!

Wishing you a fantastic weekend and thanking you for your visit and comments,

Susanne

Freshly Made Sketches #118

Hello there,

Are you enjoying your weekend? So happy that you stopped by!

Yesterday I learned that a friend lost her dog over the break. So I made her a card. Actually I made two because I didn't know if I should color it in or not. Discovered that I have a serious lack in dog stamps. I have only a very silly one which didn't work for a sympathy card.

Used the sketch from Freshly Made Sketches #118 and will send them over there.

That's all from me for today. 

Hugs,

Susanne

Stamps: PSX (wolf frame), Stamp Francisco (border on the second card)

Punch: McGill (on the first card)