Fusion: Rainbow birds

Welcome to a new challenge at Fusion!

I made a yupo panel with pastel alcohol inks, and added a sentiment from Avery Elle and some sequins. 

Make sure you check out all the rest of the inspiration at the Fusion challenge blog, and play along with your own creation!

Thanks for visiting :)  

Birthday elephant

I made this for a young lady who turned 12 last week! Happy birthday, Princess Sophie!

I used stamps from Mama Elephant and a stencil from My Favorite Things, along with Copic markers and Distress Oxide inks, and a sentiment from Clearly Besotted.

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Pink flower garden birthday

I got this cover die from Hero Arts a couple of months ago - I've used it a fair few times, but realised I hadn't posted any cards using it!

I made a yupo panel with alcohol pearls then added a white die cut over the top. I finished with a white embossed sentiment, also from Hero Arts.

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Autumn leaves

When I saw this stamp set from Ink Blot Shop, I couldn't resist!

I coloured the leaves with autumnal colours of Copic markers, and added a sentiment from Wplus9. 

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Beautiful day

I've had this stamp set called "Beautiful Day" from Altenew on my wish list for a while now. I will be using Copics with it in the future, but I thought I would try the layering stamps for my first card using this set.

I used the ink sets that I got at the Altenew class that was run in Melbourne in April - the pinks are Rose quartz, Puffy Heart and Purple wine, and the greens are Mountain Mist, Volcano Lake and Lagoon. Such a gorgeous combination of colours! I finished with a halo of Copics in BG000 and BG10.

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Rainbow thanks

This card is the twin of the one I posted 2 days ago!

The cover die is from Paper rose, cut from a panel of Yupo and Alcohol Inks. The sentiment die and stamp are from Simon Says Stamp.

I'll be sharing this card at the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday challenge, where the theme is a bright colours mood board.

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Rainbow alcohol pearls

Rainbows. Because.

I made an alcohol pearls panel on yupo, then added a die from Mama Elephant, and a stamp from Birch Press.

I'll be sharing this card at the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday challenge, where the theme is a bright colours mood board.

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Rainbow smiles

I made this inlaid die cut card a couple of months ago - and I stuck the panel to the card front before I realised that I'd used two different white cardstocks that don't *quite* match! arrggghhh!

The cover die is from Paper Rose, the smile die is from Cutplorations, and the "just because" stamp is from Clearly Besotted.

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Pink congrats

I made this congratulations card a few months ago for a workmate of mine who really likes pink!

I started by inking over a stencil from Gina K with some Distress Oxide ink. I used a leftover piece of yupo with alcohol inks and pink foil, die cut with a heart die and with a Hugs die from Pink and Main over the top. The Congratulations stamp is from Clearly Besotted.

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Celebrating Hero Arts' Anniversary

This month is Hero Arts' 45th anniversary - congratulations, Hero Arts! The A Blog Named Hero Facebook team is celebrating along with Hero Arts - the theme of the latest challenge is Celebrate!

I made a panel of Yupo with Alcohol Pearls, then embossed the Leafy Vines cling stamp over it in white. I added a white embossed sentiment from "Many Birthday Messages" on a piece of black cardstock. 

Make sure you visit the A Blog Named Hero Facebook page - we have heaps of cardmaking inspiration!

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Fusion: Hedgehog Scooter

Welcome to a new challenge at Fusion!

I used a stamp from Hero Arts "Playful Animals" coloured with Copic markers and a sentiment from Mama Elephant "Birthday Messages". The patterned paper is from my ancient stash - no idea what brand it is!

 Make sure you check out all the rest of the inspiration at the Fusion challenge blog, and play along with your own creation!

Thanks for visiting :) 

Rainbow kaleidoscope

I have a rainbow of alcohol pearls to share with you today.

I added a cut down piece of the kaleidoscope cover die from Catherine Pooler over the top of the rainbow, and a sentiment from Clearly Besotted.

I'll be sharing this card at a new challenge blog, AAA Birthday Card Challenges, where the theme is Anything Goes.

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Blue sympathy card

I haven't posted enough blue recently.

I used the Leafy Circle window die from Paper Rose over a yupo panel with alcohol inks. I can't remember where that sentiment came from (I made this card in March, and my memory is useless).

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Masculine CAS card with blues and greens

A simple CAS, masculine birthday card for you today.

I made a panel of Yupo with alcohol pearls, cut it down to add to a card front, then added a sentiment from Birch Press, and some faux stitching.

I'll be sharing this card at a new challenge blog, AAA Birthday Card Challenges, where the theme is Anything Goes.

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Happy mother's day to my Mum

Happy Mother's Day to all those mothers out there. This is the card I made for my Mum.

I started with a panel of Yupo with blue and aqua alcohol inks. I then stamped over it with a floral stamp from Wplus9 "Kind Soul" with alcohol lift ink to remove some of the alcohol ink. I added a sentiment die from Simon Says Stamp, and an ancient stamp from Artee Stamps (a company that is no more).

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Orange is the new rainbow

Orange is not a colour I use often, except in rainbows! But this card is a heap of yellow, orange, pinks and apricot/peachy tones. There's also rose gold foil on it, too!

I used the Blooming Flowers Background die from Paper Rose, over a panel of Yupo with alcohol inks and foil. The sentiment is from Birch Press.

I'll be sharing this card at a new challenge blog, AAA Birthday Card Challenges, where the theme is Anything Goes.

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Pretty pink Mother's Day card

This card is a bit quiet compared to the last few I've posted.

I used a stamp from Ink Blot Shop, embossed onto watercolour cardstock and coloured with Zig markers and water.

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Bold Mother's Day card

Yet another Mother's Day card today - this one is a bit more bold!

I made a panel of Yupo and alcohol pearls, then embossed the Leafy Vine stamp from Hero Arts over the top. I added a layered die cut sentiment from Simon Says Stamp, with a small "Mother's Day" stamp embossed onto black cardstock.

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Rainbow Mother's Day card

Another Mother's Day card to share with you.

I made a rainbow of alcohol pearls on Yupo, and added a white embossed sentiment on a piece of black cardstock. The sentiment is from Artee (sadly this company is no more). I finished with some sequins from Pretty Pink Posh.

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Floral Mother's Day card

It's the week of Mother's Day cards!

I used a floral stamp from Simon Says Stamp coloured with Zigs, with a sentiment from Artee (sadly, this company is no longer)

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Happy Mothers Day

It's mothers day in Australia this week- I made a few one-layer cards.

I used a sentiment from Avery Elle, with flowers from Altenew, coloured with Derwent pencils.

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