Bargello Technique

Hey Everyone!

For today's post as DT for the CraftAdda blog, I have made a card for you using the Bargello technique. 

The Bargello technique is used to create a design using strips of paper which a aligned to form interesting designs and patterns. 

You can find the tutorial here.

To offset the colours I have used this gorgeous Hydrangea stamp from Hero Arts which I have coloured using Faber Castell colour pencils and  Camel Artists watercolour cakes. 

I used Tim Holtz distress inks to lightly colour the edges and create some interest. 

The sentiment is from Hero Arts too and is stamped with Memento Rich cocoa ink.

I hope you will find this technique interesting and try it out.

Thanks for stopping by!!

Enjoy your day!

Flower photocard

Good morning all!
I have been neglecting my photographs for a while so I thought, I would use them for the cards I make this week.
so, here goes...

The focal image is a photograph which I took of a pretty flowering bush in a nearby garden. To showcase it, I used a stamp from the Hero Arts Clear Design 'Mixed Design' stamp set. 

The ric-rac die is from MFT and the sentiment is by Danielle Johnson, cut with my spellbinders label die.

Inks are Pear Tart and Lady Bug from Memento.

I am entering this card for...

Addicted to CAS Challenge 11

FTL 237 from Clean and Simple 

and  CFC 99  from CAS-ual Friday Birthday Bash.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Have a wonderful day!!

Toot-Toot!!

I made this really fun card for a very very dear uncle who used to have  a beautiful blue Lambretta for the longest time! As a child I have so many fun memories of riding on his scooter!!
This stamp set was just too perfect!
He really loved the card and that makes me really happy!

The scooter and one sentiment are from the Paper Smooches Spiffy Scooters stamp set. The birthday sentiment is from Stampendous and the background stamp is fro Stampin' Up.

I added a white gemstone on the light for some fun and dimension!

I am entering this card for the Paper Smooches Anything  Goes Challenge.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Have a great night!

Sunshine

I took a while to figure this one out, but here is my card for the Case Study challenge no 138. and the Friday Mashup 107 Challenge showcasing Sunshine.

The stamp that I heat embossed with White embossing powder is from the 'Meadow' stamp set from Inkadinkado. 

The sentiment is from Verses rubber stamps.

For the background I used water colours from Camel and then intensified the colours with Tim Holtz Crushed Olive distress ink  and Summer Sky ink from Memento. 

I made the sun's rays by masking them one at a time  and colouring over with dandelion ink from Memento. 

I think the effect looks lovely and peaceful.

 Here are my challenge inspirations

Thanks for stopping by!

Have a good night!!

A Cut Above at the Paper Players!!!

YAY!!!! 

I was A Cut Above at the Paper Players this week!!!!

I am so thrilled! This card was a truly light bulb moment..it came together in 5 minutes flat!!!

Thanks again for all the love!!!

Have a very good night!!!

Honorable Mention at CTS

What good new to wake up to!!
I recived an Honorable Mention at CAS(E) this sketch 24 last week for this card!!!

Thanks for all the love!!!

Have a great day!!

A pretty rainbow

I pulled out my MFT rainbow die today for th first time. And look what fun this was!!

The background stamp is current favourite, starburst cling stamp from Hero Arts! Stamped with Memento Dandelion ink.

The sentiment is from Hero Arts too.

The butterfly punches are from Punch Bunch and Jef. I punched them out of vellum to add some transparent fun!

I am entering this card for the Clean&Simple FTL236 challenge

Thanks for stopping by!!

Have a good night!!