A 'Blooming' Birthday

Another gloomy overcast day has given me 

a rest day from gardening and a day just to play 

in a few of my favourite challenges.

I got out one of my favourite stamps to ink up - 

Rubbernecker W/C Poppies #719

 with Versafine Clair Nocturne

and heat embossed clear.

Coloured with Tim's Oxide inks and a 

touch of Lindy's Magicals and Perfect Pearls for shimmer.

Flicked a few 'splats'.

Sentiment is from STAMPlorations.

Die cut is Scrap Dragons.

Background coloured the same as the poppy,

 cut with SB square die.

Adhered to the back and

attached to cream linen card base. 

This is heading over to - 

 Color Hues has a great colour combination - 

Orange and Green

The Flower Challenge are celebrating

Use a Sentiment & 6th Birthday

and Seize the Birthday

Challenge#249 

(without the topping)

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Another Birthday Card.

There's nothing better than spending a bit of time

in my 'playstation' on a cold drizzly day.

Here's what evolved!

There are a few challenges I will send this off to.

This is my second card for Addicted to Stamps and More

for their Birthday Challenge

and The Flower Challenge  has a CAS Challenge

A favourite stamp I like to use for a CAS card is

Rubbernecker Watercolor Poppies #719.

This time round I went in a different direction.

Instead of heat embossing the outline  and then

water colouring I inked the solid image with

Tim's Oxide Spiced Marmalade and added a

shake of Lindy's Cuckoo Clock Cardinal

lightly misting the stamp and placing it

onto Canson Cold Pressed W/C paper

leaving it for a minute to penetrate.

I then stamped the outline with

Versafine Clair Tulip Red.

Sentiment is from Inspired by Stamping

heat embossed in black.

Die cut and adhered to coloured card stock.

Finishing by attaching to card base.

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Hello and Welcome to my post for Colour Week at

Just Us Girls hosted by Angie

I've been on a bit of a girly kick lately

and I thought the pastels would make

a nice Shabby Chic/Vintage card.

My SU Banners were cut from Vintage Floral Flower
Design Papers from Inspired by Stamping
 inking the edges so they would stand out
behind my pearlized paper.
Added some lace, ribbon and wool on the side.
My die cuts and stamp are from Kaisercraft,
popped with a Spellbinder Die added to the background.
Finished with pearls and some pretty flowers
again from Inspired by Stamping with some Nuvo shimmer.
Card base is the same pearlized paper only thicker.

Pop over and see what our January Guests
Cindy and Janet created with my Team Mates.
Hope to see you in  Our Gallery this week.

Going to pop this over to
The Flower Challenge for their
Pink/Grey Colour Challenge



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Till next time - Cherrio from