This is the last set of cards I made for taking with me as a gift when I travel. I had a lot of fun getting these done and it was quite quick to create them too.

They are mostly from 2 different Penny Black stamp sets with the odd one or two additions from a Gina K. Designs set. I coloured them with Prisma colour pencils and used a bit of gold ink here and there too. I made the box to contain them out of some heavy glitter card stock and decorated a tag to add on top. Hope they don’t get squished in my suitcase – lol. I like them because they have a whimsical look and are fun and this friend has 7 grandchildren so thought they would be good for her.

Last upload for today is my water coloured roses. I really enjoyed playing with my metallic watercolour paint pots although one of the colours looks a bit yellow in this photograph. In reality it is a faint purple but to see it one needs to slant the card a little and I can’t do that in a photo.

I used a Gina K incentive stamp for this and some leftover strips from backgrounds I had made using colour burst powders. I really like the way it turned out although the photo doesn’t do it justice.

I had stamped a series of these baskets using a Kitchen Sink set and fussy cut them out. Left them on my desk for a while as I wasn’t sure what to use them for. Finally got around to using the bigger one for this card.

Everything else on this card is bits and pieces left over and stored as I don’t like to throw things away. The daisies were really old and were the last 3 out of the package. I glittered the centers just for fun. It turned out better than I expected. Will add a sentiment when I decide what to use it for.

My last piece of colour burst playing became the focus for this card. I love these colours and how they pop. Added this to a set I made for a friend as I thought it would make a good masculine card if she wanted to use it.

Am entering it into a challenge just for fun although I won’t be around to see the results when it ends. I added a few swirls in gold and the oval gold sparkly piece behind the die cut word.

The last play background made using Colour Burst and a bit of gold perfect pearls. I sprinkled the different colours onto CS and added some of the gold here and there. Then I sprayed with water and watched the magic happen. It is such a fun thing to do as each time the effect is so different. I left it to dry and then hubby finally took his photo so I could use it. I decided to enter it into these two challenges.

I cut my panel down into 2 pieces and added this one to a gold washi sheet which I then adhered to the card front. Stamped the sentiment from Our Daily Bread designs and managed to smear the right edge. What to do … my solution was to add the tiny butterfly which then led to the larger 2nd one as it needed some balance. I coloured in one word with a fine gold pen.

Somehow I forgot to post this on the weekend but I had made it a few days ago continuing on my CAS kick. As it fits into a Paper Player CAS challenge I am entering it there. Using a Gina K. stamp set called Daisy Delight I stamped the daisy image using amalgam ink.

I then used my little metallic paint pots to colour in the flowers. I used a white ink first – let it dry and then added the faint violet to the center of the petals to give some definition. I added three different yellows to the middle of the flowers and some greens to the stems. It has subtle sheen to it and is very pretty in R.L. After adding the sentiment and some tiny pearls I mounted it to the black paper and then to the card base.

My wonderful stampin buddy sent me a new stencil for making circles and I decided to use it to do the bokeh technique which I’ve not done for a while. After first using colour burst powders to create the background and loving the result of that I spent some time drying the piece so I could add the effect.

I found drying it on both sides with my heat tool prevented it from curling too much. As I’m impatient and can’t wait for something overnight, I immediately began adding the circles using white pigment ink. I just love how it turned out but it still needed something. I had the tiny butterflies (puffy ones) sitting around in a tray from ages ago and I added them. I deliberately didn’t want anything to stand out too much from the background so these work just fine to me. I mounted it onto some sparkly background CS and then onto the purple Card front. Added the sentiment strip on an angle and added some dots to the front so it wouldn’t be a stark white. There are speckles in the background so I thought tiny dots would mimic that a little.

I had one stackers ribbon frame left from yesterdays work so decided to use it somehow. Initially I took a stamp from Lisa Hetricks Today & Always set and added ink to half of it and then another colour to the other half. Did this twice to get the random polka dots. I placed the frame on an angle.

I had the flowers already cut out and coloured but I wasn’t happy with them when I made them a few weeks ago so they had been languishing on my desk for a while. I decided they would work here but needed a bit of sprucing up so I used a gold pen and added it in places to get some definition. I popped them up inside the frame and added some random foliage that I cut out with various dies.

The Sophie Pig stamp set by Beth Silaika has long been a favourite of mine but I haven’t used it in a while. Making some cards for my friends who have grandchildren made me bring it out although any adult would probably enjoy this card too.

After stamping Sophie first I masked her off using liquid masking fluid. I’ve had it for ages and forgotten about it so this is the first time using it. It is so easy and far less time consuming than cutting a mask. Comes off by using an artist eraser. I then stamped the water and the umbrella. Once the mask was removed I coloured in the images using my pencils and gamsol. I added 3 colours of blue to make the look of water but did not use any gamsol as I wanted a rougher look. Once coloured I added some nuvo crystal glace to Sophie’s ears, feet, nose and water. Added the hearts and the sentiment and then mounted onto a red piece and then onto card front. Don’t know why I haven’t done more of these CAS cards as they are quick and easy to do. I’m now on a CAS kick.

Viewing Pinterest is a very satisfying pastime for me, but one I have to be careful of, as once started I find it hard to stop. Saw a version of this and here is a CASED idea of it.

Its a very simple card and I quite like the simplicity of it. Using a gifted stencil from a stampin buddy, I inked the circles in Twisted Citron. I then stamped the letters and heat embossed in black. Sentiment is from Grand Greetings by Gina K and I cut it in half as I only wanted the birthday part. Got an accidental shadow but I liked it so kept it this way.