Clean and simple summer card
Morning everyone . I hope everyone enjoyed the lovely weather at the weekend although it could have been warmer . We were out in the garden planting seed potatoes, onion sets and various other seeds in the allotment . James was helping which was a major advance for him as his concentration levels are minimal and he doesn't do dirt easily . I did take some photos which I hope to scrap soon :)
This morning I have a summery card for the Clean and Simple challenge .
This bikini die hasn't seen much use so I thought it would make a different element to use on the sketch .
I've hand stitched round the edge of the background paper and the wavy border across the card which is actually a border punch . Here is the sketch
I have also been playing around with the CAS style of card and re-discovering stash that hasn't been used for a while . I found my cuttlebug embossing border dies and decided to try them again and made this Mothers Day card .
I have read that you're best to emboss lines either side of the embossed section to cover up the lines the edge of the folder makes ....I think it works quite well . The stamp is Penny Black and I've coloured the image with distress inks and a watercolour brush and added a touch of fine glitter to lift the image , although it doesn't show on the photo well .
Hope you like them and thanks for looking and leaving comments , I really appreciate it and enjoy visiting your blogs to see what you've been up to too X
Delightful card! Love the bikinis -- how clever. Great color choices for a summery card. TYFS
ReplyDeleteWhat a great idea to use bikinis as a border, the die cut is lovely too with the stitching.
ReplyDeleteI love the Mum's card, it is very delicate and beautiful.
Thanks for the lovely comment on my blog.
Stunning card, I love the stamp and those embossed lines at the edge of the folder embossing work really well. Many thanks for your comments
ReplyDeleteBeryl x
Hi there, love your cards, bright and summery line of bikinis great take on the challenge and I love the delicate flowers on the Mothers day card.
ReplyDeleteThank you for visiting me and your lovely comments, what a shame you didn't get to the NEC but maybe you'll be able to do Ally Pally Oh! what fun LOL ;0) xxx
Thanks for your visit and comment much appreciated:-)
ReplyDeleteBoth your cards are amazing but really loving your Mothers Day card as it is very elegant and so beautiful:-)
I tried to draw my own dandelion for a MD card and have posted it on my other blog as i got my
Was in the middle of a comment pressed the button by mistake and don't know what to write to complete it,sorry... lol :-)
ReplyDeleteYour bikini card is so unique - love it! It amazes me how creative people can be in their interpretation of a sketch! Also love your Mother's day card - simple and elegant!
ReplyDeleteSounds like you've been hard at work Jenny and it's great that James joined in. Looking forward to seeing another of your brilliant scrapbook pages! I looked at the FTL sketch and didn't get round to it in the end but I couldn't think of anything for it anyway. Your bikini card is extraordinary! You're on a real crafting roll at the moment - I'm loving your work.
ReplyDeleteboth wow love them both but the bottom one is absolutely beautiful!
ReplyDeleteKerry x