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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Friday, 5 July 2024

Flowery Birthday and Two Notecards

For AAA Birthday "Fabulous Flowers" and My Time to Craft "Summer Florals":

I created the background by sponging with various brown Distress inks, stamping some grid lines and sentiment, and splattering a bit.  The I stamped the floral branch on top and used Posca paint pens to colour it - they have enough pigment to colour over the background colour.  I trimmed it with a square die and sponged a bit more of the darker brown around the edges.

Color Hues wants white and aqua.  I made a simple notecard that I can add a sentiment to the inside of when I need it.

A simple smooshed background in shades of aqua, a stamped text / tree image, than a thin black border, a white border with some faux stitching, and then another thin black border.

Addicted to CAS wants to see Critters and I needed a notecard to send to one of my fellow horse-loving friends.

 
A simple stamped image, trimmed with a wonky stitched rectangle die, and added to a very thin border of pink glitter cs (my friend loves pink and loves sparkle!).
 
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Supplies for card 1:
Stamps - Penny Black First Blush, Visible Image grid lines, PTI sentiment
Ink - various brown Distress inks, Versafine Clair Nocturne
Paper - white cs
Size - 5.25" square
Accessories - Posca paint pens

Supplies for card 2:
Stamps - Viva Decor
Ink - various aqua blue oxide inks, Archival Jet Black
Paper - white and black cs
Size - A2
Accessories - piercing tool, fine point black marker, fun foam

Supplies for card 3:
Stamps - Serendipity mustang
Ink - Distress Walnut Stain
Paper - white cs, pink glitter cs
Size - A2
Accessories - MFT wonky stitched rectangle die

9 comments:

  1. Beautifully coloured flowers using some Posca Paint Pens Susan..am thinking about getting some paint pens as they do have an opaque finish which is good for painting over background as you have here and the finished look is wonderful. I love your two different notecards are great...love that Serendipity horse image with the wonky stitches edge to the mat, and the pink glitter card for the matted layer, and the tree with script image goes terrifically over the smooshed aqua background and some brilliant black and white layers...love the faux stitching too.

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  2. LOVE the beautiful birthday card with the pink flowers paired with your gorgeous background in shades of brown. It's lovely, and has a place of honour on my mantel! :) Two lovely CAS cards. Love aqua and white together ... so peaceful. And your horse is a gorgeous image. Another pink and brown card - such a great colour combo, Susan. xx

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  3. Lovely trio of cards Susan! Your card for Color Hues is serene and beautiful, perfect for a number of occasions. The stamped frame and script background behind the tree adds such wonderful interest. Thanks for sharing with us!

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  4. Gorgeous flowers for our challenge, love your card. Thank you for playing at the AAA Birthday Card Challenges

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  5. Great group of cards, Susan! It is always a good idea to have a card on hand for any occasion and your memories card is just that. Very pretty in the colors Aqua and White. Thanks for playing along at Color Hues.

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  6. This is a beautiful horse, Susan! Love how you used aqua and white for this notecard and the pink flowers are so pretty on that background!

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  7. three great cards Susan, the flowers really pop with the posca paint and your horse card is beautifully CAS .

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  8. love the detailed background that you've created to shar with us at C4Galz for our floral challenge

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  9. Susan all your cards are so lovely.i really like your smooshed aqua background with the beautiful script. Thank you so much for sharing with us at the Color Hues!

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