A blog devoted to the cards I make in my tiny upstairs space. When my sister stays there, she calls it an "artist's garret". I'm not an artist, but am an enthusiastic cardmaker - hence the title "Cardmaker's Garret".
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Sunday, 1 May 2022

Winter Fun and Flowery Thanks

The Jingle Belles want to see "Winter Fun" this time.  I went with some animals have fun sledding in the snow:

Stamped on watercolour paper, watercoloured, trimmed with wonky stitched die, bordered in copper, and a bit of glue and glitter along the snowline.

The Penny Black Saturday Challenge is "Anything Goes".  I made a thank you card:

Using my MISTI, I inked the agapanthus up with various Distress markers, one colour at a time, spritzing after each colour and stamping, then going back to do the next colour.

I bordered it with a dark green, heat embossed the sentiment in white on the same dark green, and added a few iridescent gemstones that have the same dark blue and purple in them.

 jingle belles








Supplies for card 1:
Stamps - Craft Emotions, Make an Impression sentiment
Ink - Versafine Onyx Black
Paper - watercolour paper, cream cs, copper shimmer cs
Size - A2
Accessories - MFT Wonky Stitched rectangle die, watercolour paints, glitter

Supplies for card 2:
Stamps - Penny Black flowers, Memory Box sentiment
Ink - ColorBox white, Distress markers
Paper - watercolour paper, cream and dark green cs
Size - A2
Accessories - Distress markers, white embossing paste, label die, iridescent gemstones

10 comments:

  1. I always love that Craft Emotions stamp set, so cute and beautiful effect with your direct to stamp on the Agapanthus ♥

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  2. Two wonderful cards. I love the dog flying along on the sled. It looks like so much fun and the bird is keeping up. Your water coloring on the flowers is just beautiful. I love that stamp too.

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  3. Thanks for the smile with the first fun card Susan and what fabulous stamping/spritzing on the second with this beautiful agapanthus card.

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  4. Adorable first card with the Fun in Winter theme. Love the touches of glitter to make this sparkle. Your second card is gorgeous with the beautiful mix of colours. Great idea to add one colour at a time! xx

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  5. What a fun card with the pony racing with the sled! Hope that puppy is holding on tight! Your agapanthus is gorgeous with the deepening shades of color! Wow!

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  6. what a fabulous snowy image ... I love the faux stitched frame ... so very glad you joined us with some Winter Fun at Jingle Belles.

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  7. Oh my goodness, this is all sorts of fun and SO beautifully rendered! I love the idea of a horse and doggo having sledding adventures! so happy you could join our "Winter Fun" at JINGLE BELLES!

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  8. Such a sweet scene - they really look like they're having fun. Wonderfully done!

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  9. Beautiful cards - love the colours on those flowers!
    Thanks for playing at the Penny Black Saturday Challenge!
    Helen x

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  10. The first card is perfect for the Winter Fun theme, Susan! The horse and dog are adorable, and the sparkle of the snow is so pretty.
    Love the various blue/purple colors of your agapanthus. The dark green border and sentiment strip beautifully tie to the color of the leaves.
    Hideko xx

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