'What you do speaks so loudly, I can't hear what you say.'
Ralph Waldo Emerson

Sunday 16 October 2011

I had to make a quick card for my niece and decided to use this image for a simple card on glossy.
make me smile
I’d used Dylusions spray inks – hot pink and rusty orange, or whatever they’re called and quite liked the effects, so I started playing with another piece, using the same image and this is how it ended up. This one’s going to be a book cover, unless I stick it in my journal!
UPSIDE DOWN

I stamped the words directly on the glossy paper but didn’t like them because they were hard to read and too close together, so I stamped again on white card, embossed, and cut out to rearrange over the top, using the first lot of stamping as part of the design.

16 very kind comments from lovely people:

Sandy said...

Wow these are wonderful.
Gorgeous play with this stamp.

sam21ski said...

Great card Cath. The colours of the sprays mix really well don't they xxx

Lynne Moncrieff said...

Great energy on the cards and I see it is you that is using pink LOL.
Lynne x

Dotpat said...

Love them both Cath, you have a great eye for colour

Carol Q said...

like your colour combinations in the first one Cath (don't they make fab colours?!) and the way you've (re)applied your words in the second.

Jo Capper-Sandon said...

I HAVE to have that second quote!! Its so apt, my life seems I'm in a Zorb going down a hill lol

Love how you inverted the 'upside down' wording. They are the little brain stormers I love seeing, ones that make me go 'ooo clever touch' :0) perfect book cover (esp a diary lol)

The first is also fab. One of my fave AJ images used for both cards but on this shes more of a main image. Great combination of stamps- can't help but smile at these kiddy quotes.

Tessa said...

Great card! Love the colour combination, green pink... Gorgeous!

Xx tessa

cockney blonde said...

Love them both Cath. The second one is defo a journal page, love it.
I have a wee challenge on my blog if you wanna take a peek, x

Sally H said...

Love them both, Cath. The really vibrant orange and pink is fabulous and so suitable for the image

Heavens2Betsy said...

Beautiful, exuberant card using that fab image and lovely quote - they are made for each other! Your journal page is fantastic and I really like the double stamped effect. penny

Paul B said...

Love that playful stamp and it's wonderful to see how you've incorporated it into two very different designs. Love the doodly style of your journal page project. Both are gorgeously colourful & vibrant. :) Px

hazel said...

These are brilliant Cath, the colours are fabulous and I love the image.
xxx Hazel.

Anonymous said...

Two great cards. Love the effect of the 2-layer words - and not one p-o in sight, LOL. xx

G Peplow said...

Love both these versions Cath, the inks make a beautiful background too, Gay xxx

Alison said...

Fabulous colourful art Cath! I love that AJ stamp! x

Marjie Kemper said...

Love your gorgeous Dyan stamps and colors!