For Penny Black Saturday Challenge "Something New", Sweet Stampin' "What's New?", and Cardz 4 Guyz "Use Something New from Your Stash":
A new Penny Black stamp that will be perfect for my brother-in-law for next Christmas's card as he is an avid cyclist, and he and my sister have a yellow lab. The image is coloured with coloured pencils and bordered with green cs.
While I had the stamp out, I did a second colour variation as I have a good friend who cycles everywhere so might as well get her Christmas card made now too!! I bordered this one with a piece of smooshed oxide background I had in my UFO box.
On a totally different theme, a thank you card for the Color Hues challenge "Light Blue and Navy":
I started with a gelli plate print done in light blues, did some pale grey stencilling over it, stamped a pale sentiment and navy blue flowers over all that, and added a dark grey die cut sentiment and border.
Supplies for card 1:
Stamps - Penny Black
Ink - Versafine Onyx Black
Paper - white and green cs, white and smooshed background
Size - A2
Accessories - coloured pencils
Supplies for card 2:
Stamps - Tim Holtz flowers
Ink - various blue and grey Distress inks
Paper - white and dark grey cs
Size - 4.5" square
Accessories - gelli plate, stencils, small thank you die cut
Your bicycle cards are adorable, Susan. That is such a fun image and fun to colour, too! LOVE your layered mixed media card. Awesome! xx
ReplyDeleteLoving your BLUE card Susan! Your background using the gelli plate and light blues is awesome and the darker blue flowers over the top really POPS! Lovely, lovely card and perfect for our color challenge! And your bicycling pup card is adorable...totally made me smile!! Thanks so much for sharing with us at the Color Hues Challenge! :0)
ReplyDeleteWow, three great cards and two Christmas cards already for next year. I am impressed! Plus, you also got to make one for the Challenge. Of course, you had me with the dog cards!
ReplyDeleteThe dog riding the bicycle is such a fun stamp Susan and the two different cards for a family member and a friend are very pretty in the different colourways, and then the blue and navy flowers and gelli background looks fabulous on the last..very arty and beautiful. x
ReplyDeleteWhat a gorgeous card in blue, Susan! All the elements you added to the gelli print look wonderful - I especially like the stenciled sentiment, along with the lovely flower image. Thanks so much for sharing with us at Color Hues!
ReplyDeleteSuper fun new stamps...great for planning ahead for next year!! Thanks for playing along with our "Use something new from your stash" challenge over at Cardz 4 Guyz. The cute litte pup on a bike is great for a guy, especially one who is an avid cyclist...way to go nailing the masculine portion of our challenge. -Deb Horst, DT #C4G338
ReplyDeleteYour thank you card in the blues is beautiful! Thank you so much for sharing with us at the Color Hues!
ReplyDeleteyour new Christmas stamp is so cute, he's certainly having fun with his presents on the bike, and I love that Gel plate back ground on your second card xx
ReplyDeleteAdorable Christmas cards done in two colour variations. Way to get this year’s Christmas cards started already. 👏 And surprise, surprise 😂*not*… love the colours of your thank you card.
ReplyDeleteWhat a cute new stamp, Susan! I think you'll enjoy it a LOT! Love the way you've used the blue and navy! So serene and soothing!
ReplyDeleteYou are organised! Love the stamp and you've made two great cards with it.
ReplyDeleteThanks for joining us at Cardz 4 Guyz.
Helen x
DT
Such cute cards - love that cycling pup!
ReplyDeleteThanks for playing at the Penny Black Saturday Challenge!
Helen x