Jac-Inks Challenge 12

Back again! This time with the latest jac-inks challenge — Die Cuts plus Texture. I have two examples to show you for this challenge!

Stamps: Just Believe, Sincere Salutations

Card: Whisper White, Cherry Cobbler (smooth & textured)

Ink: Daffodil Delight, Pumpkin Pie, Riding Hood Red, Cherry Cobbler

Other: Beautiful Wings Embosslits Die

Card: Whisper White, Orchid Opulence, Old Olive

Paper: Cottage Wall DSP

Other: Little Leaves & Many Thanks Sizzlits Dies, Old Olive 1/8" Taffeta Ribbon

I hope that you have been inspired to get out those dies and get creating. There will be some blog candy this challenge — a selection of Stampin' Up!® products to the value of $30.00. So head on over to jac-inks for the details of the challenge, we'd love you to play along and look forward to seeing your creations!

More Shades of Blue

So here it is, the second card inspired by the Less is More Challenge. Sponging again — I can't resist!

Stamps: Lovely as a Tree, Well Scripted

Card: Whisper White, Night of Navy

Ink: Bashful Blue, Night of Navy

Other: White Gel Pen, Dazzling Diamonds Glitter

I have used the white gel pen to add some highlights to the trees, and a touch of glitter to some areas of the ground, especially directly under the moon. Unfortunately the glitter is not very visible in this picture — but it is there!

I noticed that I have had a bit of a "love" theme in the sentiments of the last two posts, but it is "thank you" again this time as I still have people I need to thank!

LIM - Shades of Blue

The current Less is More Challenge is to use shades of blue. So did I sponge or mask? Definitely this time ;)

To create the cloudy background I have sponged different shades of blue over a torn piece of card, leaving some touches of white.

Stamps: Lovely as a Tree, Well Scripted

Card: Whisper White, Night of Navy

Ink: Bashful Blue, Not Quite Navy, Night of Navy

Other: White 1/8" Taffeta Ribbon

I loved this challenge and will be back later with another card in shades of blue!

OLW60

This week's One-Layer Wenesday challenge is to make a card that layers ink, using only stamped images and sentiments. No masking or sponging is allowed! When I think of layers of ink, I think sponging and masking. So this certainly was a challenge for me, I just couldn't seem to get anything to work. Composition not right. Colours not working. Sentiment crooked. Ahhhhhh!

So... after many attempts, I finally came up with something I was "kind of" happy with ;)

Stamps: Love & Care

Card: Whisper White

Ink: Rose Red, Regal Rose

And here is one of the "attempts" which includes Pretty in Pink and Pink Pirouette inks. I like the idea of the images stretching from edge to edge, but this just looked too messy for my liking. I much prefer the "cleanness" of the other card. Also, the sentiment is a bit lost in the flower, and I was hoping to achieve a more even gradation between the colours. Perhaps if the sentiment was positioned differently (maybe over the to the right somewhere) it might have been okay.

So what will happen to this card? It will get added to the pile of "experiments" that one day might get made into something else. And yes that does happen — you may just see a part of it somewhere else!

Thanks

It has been over a month since my last post, but much has happened in that time!! Some of you may know that I have had some health issues and have been unwell, and that earlier this year I was diagnosed with "medullary thyroid cancer". On 16 May I went into hospital to have a thyroidectomy and neck dissection. It was pretty scary, but all went well and I am now out of hospital and recovering well. Here is a picture of the damage two weeks after surgery, it zig zags down the side of my neck and then runs right across the front to my collar bone on the other side. It is healing really well.

There are so many people I want to thank, for their help and thoughts and prayers and cards and flowers and visits...

I will be making thank you cards for months! Here are two thank you cards that I decided to enter in the "Less is More" challenge this week. The same design but reversed!

Stamps: Eastern Blooms

Card: Whisper White, Riding Hood Red (top card), Cherry Cobbler (bottom card)

Ink: Riding Hood Red, Cherry Cobbler

Other: White Embossing Powder, Many Thanks Sizzlits Die

A simple design, but arranging those letters in just the right place was somewhat tedious! I am happy with the results though — it was worth it. (I just won't be making large quantities of them!)

Thanks for stopping by — it is great to be back in blogland again :)

Love Shell