Bah Humbug Challenge 25

The latest challenge from Bah Humbug is 'less is more' which I've interpreted as meaning a simple elegant card.  I must say I found it really difficult to resist the urge to add some embellishments to the finished card!  I used a large bauble stamp from Papermania which appeared before last Christmas and just as quickly disappeared - I and I'm sure many other people searched in vain to buy one. Luckily I spotted it earlier this year and quickly snapped one up because I liked it so much.  I simply stamped with Versamark ink pad and gold embossed on cream card, added a narrow red border and mounted it onto a plain green card - definitely 'less is more' I would say.

Chalked Hydrangea

This was another attempt to make something from the clear stamp set which so disappointed me by being too 'solid'. This time I stamped using Versamark ink pad and applied shimmer chalks.  On the whole I think this is rather more successful than trying to apply ink pads selectively to clear stamps as I always find it difficult to see where I am putting which colour. Background paper and ribbon fromSstampin Up with an oddment of paper from my bits box.

Chalk Technique

I tried a technique today with chalks which gives quite a subtle effect. This was done using chalks in two or three colours sponged onto black card, then an image was stamped using Versamark ink pad which lifts the chalk off leaving an imprint. The stamp needs to be a fairly solid design and I used a Laura Ashley flower spray. The card was finished with some embossing and ribbon.

Chocolate

This card was made as part of a challenge to use a stamp from the Damask range of stamps by Elusive Images. The background was stamped on white glossy card using Versamark and clear embossed. Various fluid chalk ink pads were then sponged and blended until the effect was pleasing. A simple saying from Craftwork Cards with a ribbon and some dot embellishments completed the card

This Stamp - Again

This time I stamped using Versamark pad and applied chalks using cotton wool. The frame is made using nestabilities, as is the message tag. I love these tags - so useful. Background paper is from Artylicious and an inked and embossed swirl was added (Tim Holtz grungeboard inked with Adirondack dye ink).

Pushing Daisies

The Tanda Teaser this week is Pushing Daisies and the brief was to use complimentary colours. I have used masking technique for the daisies, resist technique with Versamark and brayer for the background. stamps used are froma Tanda daisy set and the butterfly is a Stampin Up stamp which just happened to be on my work space! Background layer is textured watercolour paper sprayed with Sunflower Glimmer Mist. Daisies were painted with twinkling H20s.