Cat in the Window

Again more from the retreat. Lots going on on this card, lots of stamping using Tapestry type stamps, flowers, plantpots and ivy leaves and various blending blox inks to form the background of the white square card. The window frame was painted with acrylic paints and left to dry before attaching to the card after the actual window box had been folded, painted, covered in mossy flower soft type stuff and added to the card. A set of flowers were stamped and coloured onto acetate then cut in a random shape and inserted into the window box to give the effect of them growing there. A cat was stamped on the inside of the card to show through the window. I added the blue shading using a fluffy stippling brush and blending box blue shades. I do like this effect. We also made a box to hold the card - needless to say I cannot scan that - but you all know what a box looks like lol.

Learn, Live and Hope

Here is a tag for Frankie's Dragons Dream 'Oriental China Blue' challenge this week - a day early. I stamped a blue pearlized tag using Lawrence Llewelyn Bowen's new Retro Rose clear stamps, the main one being the Hibiscus - actually the national flower of Hawaii, though it is often thought of as being Oriental. Then I added a smaller tag, slightly different blue and the tiny one with the sentiment stamp (from who knows where - bought at NEC), using the Marvy Blending Blox blue inks. I added some Cosmic shimmer glitter glue in pale blue and attached all three tags with a blue and silver brad. I enjoyed this challenge my first for a wee while.