Good morning and Happy New Year! I haven't blogged much for a while as I've been busy at work and at home but hopefully I'll be able to post a bit more regularly now. Today's card has made using one of this month's beautiful new garden stamps from Chocolate Baroque, this one is called Brick Wall and features a lovely shuttered window and a pretty tree too. You may have seen this stamp before as it was featured on The Craft Channel recently.
I made my background using distress inks in shadeds of green and brown and then used a brick stencil and texure paste over the top. I stamped the image and coloured it with pencils, adding some flowers using a little silhouette flower stamp. I tore the coloured image out and distressed the edges with a little Gathered Twigs distress ink before layering it up over some kraft card.
I've popped a scrap of hessian under the image and added a button topped with an old brass button to finish off.
I'm entering this card in the following challenges:
Crafters cafe: Square cards
Crafts Galore Encore: Anything goes
Creative Corner: Anything goes
Just keep on crafting: Anything goes
The Sisters of Craft: anything goes
Thanks for visiting today
Claire xx
What a fabulous card Claire, it reminds me that Spring is just round the corner. I love the new stamps and the colours that you've used compliment them perfectly. X
ReplyDeleteLovely design. Thank you for sharing it with us at Creative Corner. Hope to see you again.
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Wow Wow Wow! Claire, this is one gorgeously put together card! I love your pretty scene, and the lovely earth tone colors. It's beautiful! Thank-you for joining us at the Crafts Galore Encore Challenge #25.
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Pretty card Claire. Love he design and colors. Thanks so much for sharing with us at The Crafters Cafe. Gale DT
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