Season's Greetings
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Wednesday, 29 January 2020
Hello!
I'm still merrily using up stuff hanging around (and acquiring more...) so I thought I'd share what I made.
First of all, for Allsorts 'Take Flight' Challenge, I used a mop up card, and images stamped on scraps of paper, plus a first try - too crookedly cut to use - die cut. I loved the colours on the card, so decided to use them to colour the images. This cute little girl always looks so happy and free, so I used the die cut scrap to create a hill she'd obviously just run up to gain the momentum she needed to leave the ground and take flight. I coloured it with Oxide Cracked Pistachio, spritzed to oxidise, then added some (very rough) grass using stamps and gel pens. Once I'd stuck her and the hill in place, I couldn't help but doodle a few little flowers to add to the scene, coloured with gel pens. I doodled the string in her hands, then had the idea of doing a heart shaped loop, because I'd seen a 'Use Hearts' challenge. I already had the heart shaped balloon, but my obsession with using odd numbers meant I had to add another one 😊
The words arrived today and were part of a prize I won from Stamplorations - thank you! I wish I could say I deliberately stamped them crookedly, but I didn't...😉 I really must learn to stand up when I'm stamping words! The background words (run, walk, play, have fun, fly) were added in the Oxides on the background, using one of those 'click together' alphabet things...It's a bit primitive but very useful. I used a mixture of alcohol ink pens and Prisma Pencils for the colouring.
Linking to
Crafty Sentiment Designs, Use Hearts
Simon Says Stamp Mondays, All Loved Up and
Simon Says Stamp Wednesdays, Anything Goes
Double D Challenges, Use Balloons
Sweet Stampin, Use Your Scraps
This page in my journal started as a sponged A5 card, ready to use for my Iris stamp last week...BUT I tried it first on a mount, rather than using my clever stamping thingy...so it was useless. I painted and gessoed over the stamping and decided to use my new Startrish Designs girls, from Trish Latimer. I'd already used the two smaller ones but not the larger one, so I stamped them on some scrap painted and stamped paper, cut out the dresses, then stamped onto the card, stamping and cutting out again on white card to paper piece them. I just added stars and a bit of doodling. So this is for Jo's 'New' Challenge on the Art Journal Journey Blog. I trimmed it to fit into my A5 journal. I don't know why the colour on their cheeks and lips isn't showing...should've taken a photo! Love these colours.
This background was another reject in my stash, but too nice to throw away because it looks like marble. I thought I'd try using yellow on it, because I'd used Lemonade on the b/g, so I stamped an old Paperartsy brick wall, added some scraps of book paper, cut out the already stamped flowers, coloured with Prisma Pencils, edged them, drew some stems and voilà - I love the way they turned out. I found the perfect words in my word stash, attached with a tiny gold brad.
The card itself is a lovely pale banana shade - as you can see better in this photo. There's also a little gold text on there, but it's hard to see.
Linking to
Penny Black Saturday Challenge, with Optional Something new
Thank you for calling in today
Back soon
Cath
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19 very kind comments from lovely people:
Love all your pieces!
Wow, what stunning pieces today! I love the cards and your new stamp that you won looks so beautiful 😁. Your journal page is fabulous, the girls look amazing and I love the soft colours that you used, so dreamy and perfect! Thanks so much for joining us at Art Journal Journey and enjoy your week! Hugs, Jo x
Fabulous art projects Cath. You have added fantastic word sentiments to them as well.
Its a super journal page for Jo's theme at Art Journal Journey, and I really love the new stamps you used.
Yvonne xx
Lovely cards, Cath. Thanks for joining the Penny Black Saturday Challenge. Hugs, Lynda Joy
A real bumper post today Cath and all brilliant designs and stamping, the flowers among the brickwork works for me and ticks all the boxes, the middle one is such fun as is the first which has such a lovely whimsical feel to it.
As for stamping sentiments straight - is that possible I often wonder because nine times out of ten they look crooked to me - mind you I often feel like I'm living in a horizontal world!
B x
Yeh, I did it again, got carried away and forgot to thank you for joining us at Allsorts 'Take Flight' theme this week.
B x
I love your cards, Cath. I am curious about the alphabet click together thing. It sounds like something I need, since it's one reason I don't use my alpha stamps. They are both adorable and that was a good win, it seems.
Your journal page is awesome. Absolutely adorable, in fact. Those girls are wonderful and the large one is as sweet as the two you used previously. I adore that background, too. Thanks for sharing it with us at Art Journal Journey, dear.
Lovely card for our challenge at Allsorts and all the others are too, xxx
Beautiful and so sweet your cards!
Have a nice day, Elke
It is hard to believe these beauties are all made from cleaning up your work table. What a fabulous collection Cath. It would be hard to pick out a favorite. Hope your week is going well. Hugs-Erika
First time I wrote this it would not publish so here goes again.
Lots of loveliness to see here Cath. I do like the little girl on the first photo and, as usual, love your colour palette. My mop ups never look so good! As for the words, were they not meant to represent something flying/floating? I think they look like they should be slanted.
The journal page has three of the prettiest angels on - I see them as angels for some reason, and again uses that colour palette that I always associate with you and which I love to see. What lovely words too.
I have a small brick wall stamp which I tend to use in backgrounds but have never thought of using it as here on your card. I think I will get it out more and use it now I have seen your idea - it is so effective. Was this on glossy card? It looks as if it could have been and, as you say, has a marble like look to it - again a lovely background.
Hope all is well with you
Hugs, Neet xx
All are so pretty with pretty colors. Thank you joining our challenge at Double D.
Diane DD DT {Nellies Nest}
Beautiful cards and page, those stamps are wonderful and the sentiments are great, these projects are gorgeous. María, xx
I do love your backgrounds and what you did with them! Also, have a question...I subscribe via email to your blog, but when it arrives, the font size is 18, which is huge...at least on my computer. Wondering if that's your intent or a fluke of the internet? Makes it difficult to read such a large font.
WOW all of these are just fabulous! Thanks so much for joining in the fun at our Double D ‘Balloons’ challenge! Good Luck and we hope you’ll come back often.
Darlene
DOUBLE D Challenge Blog
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Wow..they are all simply FANTASTIC Cath! Gorgeous!
Happy February!
Big hugs,
Susi
Congrats on you win-and three stunning pieces love all the fabulous backgrounds and beautiful stamps -I love them all but the last one just a little more lol
Carol x
Gorgeous colors and beautiful background. Such a sweet image.
Thank you for joining us at Crafty Sentiments Designs for our Winter challenge.
Love yourl entry for our 'Use Your Scraps' challenge at Sweet Stampin', thanks for sharing this fabulous journal page with us and do come and play again soon. Hugs, Wends xoxo Sweet Stampin' DT
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