Monday 21 October 2013

A Burst Of Colour

As winter approaches there is a greyness in the sky that seems to take the bounce out of my day, so to counteract the dull and dreary days I thought I would make and share a colourful card with you today.

Colour burst

Supplies used:-
Penny Black - Graceful 4313J  and Letter background 1999L wood mounted stamps, Blissful 40-205 cling stamp, Friendship 30-160 transparent stamp set, Scrolls 51-013 and Tagged 51-007 dies, Storm 01-001 Mix and Match Card.
Other - Memento Tuxedo Black, Tangelo and Versamark ink by Tsukineko, YR01,  YR04, YR07, YR18, BG10, BG23, BG49, YG95, RV11 & RV19 Copic Markers, Magenta Shade Pan Pastel. Rainbow Twine, turquoise fine liner pen. Scraps of turquoise and orange card.

* Stamp flower twiceonto white card using Memento Tuxedo black ink, colour with Copic Markers and cut out, shape with embossing tool and apply dimensional foam pads to back.

* Stamp Blissful background stamp onto white card using Versamark ink and then colour over the whole area with Pan Pastel, cut out and mount onto white card blank.

* Stamp letterbackground onto orange card using Tangelo ink, add turquoise die cut scroll over top and mount onto card an inch from the bottom.

* Die cut tag, stamp sentiment edge with pen, add a bow and mount onto card with foam pads.

* Position flower stems behind tag to finish.

Well this has certainly brightened my day, I hope it has yours too....don't forget to check out the Penny Black blog this week for more inspiration on using die cuts. Hugs
Cathy
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