Butterfly Reflections, Ink

Hi, hello!  Norine here, back again with some floral cards to share with you.  I made 5 with one image from the Charmed stamp set by Altenew .   It wasn't my intention to make that many, (it never is) but I do like to stamp several in case one or two go straight south, then I still have some back ups.  But there were no oopsies this time, I kinda liked them all and couldn't eliminate any. The other reason for so many, was to try out a couple of different surfaces with the Prima IOS Water-Soluble Oil Pastels .  All the first cards are stamped on watercolor paper, and the last two are on vellum. These oil pastels are thick, and rich and creamy and a little goes a long way.  Just a few strokes of color inside the flower shapes, once activated with water, was enough to cover the whole flower. The card below was created using the red, orange-yellow and salmon pink pastel crayons.  The "thanks" sentiment is from the Deerest Friends set by ...

Hello everyone!!   Laurie  back with you on another fabulous Monday..ok, maybe not fabulous.  Today I wanted to share some "new to me" goodies from Right At Home Stamps. The two sets I used pair perfectly together to create beautiful cards!!  The first set I used is the  Fall Leaves  set. This is a builder sort of set that lets you create leaves, flowers and acorns.  It is full of tiny images to help fill in spaces and give your project a "finished" effect.  The second set I used is Script Greetings .  With beautiful font and messages for almost every occasion, it's a must have!! Here's a look at what I've created!! I stamped the leaves and coloured them with alcohol markers before fussy cutting them out.  I arranged them on my card base and stamped some other images directly onto the base, surrounding my leaves.  Of course, I didn't plan on a sentiment, which I never do, so it ended up being placed vertically.  I tho...