Stamping Contrasts - Layers

I have another card to share from the Stamping Contrasts week over at Make the Day Special stamp store blog. Yesterday Kate and I were on the blog showcasing Layers V's One Layer and we used Lawn Fawns Home Sweet Home.

I've become a fan of One layer cards since joining in with card challenges over the years... having the card front as my only blank canvas reduces the decisions I need to make. I still like to try and add some interest to a OLC by trimming away a strip of the front panel....

I carefully inked and stamped the small twig stamp in the set three times to make a larger branch that could stretch across the card, I then used a ruler and knife to trim a section of the front panele and freehand cut around the image.

I love how the contrasting paper strip shows through to the front :)

Kate has made a brilliant Shaker card with the same stamp set.... please hop over and take a look and whilst you are there you can check out the rest of the Stamping Contrasts blog posts :)

I'm going to pop this in over at AAA cards where the theme is Springtime... Spring is my favourite season and the birds are certainly busy in our garden nesting and feeding.

Thanks for stopping by :)
Jenny x

Stamping Contrasts- Winter Wonderland

Oh my goodness!! Time has flown recently and I've been quite busy....  but I'm here today with a Christmas card, no I'm not crazy, I know time hasnt flown that much either... Lol :)

                                                   

Over at Make the Day Special Stamp Store blog this week we have something a little different - the DT have paired up each day this week and we're bringing you two projects both made with the same stamp set but with a contrast to the stamping. It kicked off yesterday with Masculine V's Feminine and today it's Julia and myself's turn with Christmas V's Non Christmas and we chose Mama Elephants Winter Wonderland stamp set.....

I didnt relish the thought of making a Christmas card in the spring but this stamp set has just a hint of seasonal magic so it wasn't such a task :) I sponged a winters sky onto a masked area of the card base and then stamped the trees. I wanted the deer to be walking into the scene so I stamped and partially cut the deer on a separate panel and sponged blue ink at its feet to continue the scene. I always have to add shading to this beautiful deer, my OCD for detail wont let it be a silhouette ..Lol. 

You'll have to hop over and see Julis'a amazing Non- Christmas card made using this same stamp set.. I really couldn't wait to see which way she went with the stamps and, yup, she rocked it with a rainbow *hint hint*

We have an inlinkz tool on each days blog post if you'd like to join us in some stamping contrasts of your own... hop over here and read all the details on how to play along,  Tara even mentioned a PRIZE too :)

Thanks for stopping by
Jenny x