Monday 11 November 2013

Sunrays



Morning to you all, hope your weekend was a good one.

Just popping in with this weeks DT piece for Prickly Pear and this week I have used this lovely stamp which I masked to enable me to extend the trees either side of the sun..........the stamp is the sun/moon and three trees either side but it's really easy to line up and extend as I have done. The colouring and sun rays have all been created with Pan Pastels. And as Gail gave me a little prompt I would like to enter this into the following:

Craft a Scene - Trees, Trees, Trees


I thought I had also better share this one with you as it's already been on the store blog, I did it as an inspirational piece for the sketch competition we have running at the moment and used some lush Graphic 45 DP's and the lovely Prickly Pear poinsettia stamp and matching die set.

Thanks for popping in, I always appreciate your visits and kind comments.

52 comments:

Sarah said...

Love the sunrays Brenda but the second one does it for me!! Lovely papers and that bow just finishes it perfectly!! xx

Laura said...

Love the pan pastel background

Clare said...

Beautiful cards .The Autumn one is just gorgeous.

Wendy L said...

Two wonderful cards Brenda. Hope you are feeling ok today. xxx

Sammy said...

These are both so lovely Brenda, though I really love the colours on the autumn one!
Hope you're doing well today! x

Berina RGA said...

the sun rays effect u have created on the first one is awesome!! it gives a vibrant effect to the card.. love the papers and the poinsettia u have used on the second one... hope u r feeling better :)
-Berina
Moxie Craftie

Jackie said...

Two wonderful cards Brenda, I love the trees one particularly :o)
Jackie xx

Viv said...

Fab Christmas card Brenda ... and the tree card is amazing!

Sue said...

Gorgeous cards Brenda, the sun rays on your first card look amazing and I love the papers and poinsettias on your second card.
Sue xx

Stamps and Paper said...

Two lovely cards Brenda...love the scene and sun rays p on your first card and like your design on your 2nd card and such a great way to use up your Christmas scraps...thanks for the inspiration

ANne

Suman Pandit said...

Brenda, love how you have done the sun rays !!

Misiówa i Spółka:-) said...

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Crafting Queen said...

Two super cards, love the background on the first one.

stampingbowd said...

Fabulous masking job to extend the trees! Gorgeous card and fabulous techniques. Love your sponged sunburst! Your second card is so pretty with the patterned papers and the small poinsettias! Great cards!

jackiescrafts said...

Gorgeous cards I particularly like the first one

Jackie x

Marianne said...

Great scenery card. Love the trees all lined up and a really nice traditional Christmas card.
xxx Marianne

Michelle J M said...

Gorgeous! Two super cards Brenda. I just love the way you have done those sun rays. Michelle x

rachel said...

this is fabulous brenda - love the suns rays especially - looks fabulous xx

Lau W said...

Oh just love these cards, MY God the Christmas card is a beauty !!!
xxx

Pat said...

Love the first card with the beautiful scene and your second one if fabulous, love the papers, the gorgeous bow and the card design.

Pat xx

Eret said...

Ooh, how beautiful cards, Brenda! Love the sun rays on the first one and lovely poinsettias on your second card. Really gorgeous work!
Hugs,
Eret

Suman Pandit said...

Brenda, I love the sunrays in the first card created using Pen Pastels !!

KT Fit Kitty said...

So pretty - both of them! I love the design of the Christmas card and those beautiful poinsettias and gorgeous red bow!

Paula (PEP) said...

These are very different from one another - the first a super example of using a stamp creatively to create a scene. The second shows a lovely interpretation of the sketch & how a basic layout may be adapted to create something quite eye-catching. Love the angled tails to the patterned paper background.
Paula (PEP)

Shaz in Oz.CalligraphyCards said...

Wonderful B. and love tree stamp too, Shaz in Oz.x

Karen P said...

Both are stunning Brenda, I love the sunray effect and another stunning Xmas card x

Gail L said...

Brenda these are great!
The tree one would fit at http://craftascene.blogspot.ca/2013/11/craft-scene-trees-trees-trees.html.
The Christmas one is so bright & festive!
Hope you're doing well!

ALI said...

Great cards, love the colours on the first one and both colour and layout on the second.

Paper Profusion said...

Oh my goodness those rays are divine Brenda! Stunning work!!! Love the Christmas card too. Nicola x

Lorraine said...

Two gorgeous cards Brenda. The sunray effect on your first card looks brilliant.
Lorraine x

Glennis F said...

Very clever stamping Brenda - I love both cards

McCrafty's Cards said...

These are both beautiful Brenda, I love the scene on the first and the design on the second.
Kevin xx

susiestacey said...

Lovely cards Brenda, l really like the tree one and the sky looks fab - we had a lovely sky colour this evening as dusk was falling, love to see the changing colours. Have a good week x Susan x

Dora said...

both cards are beautiful made!! the first I like very much, so pretty are the colours and the sun-rays.
great made!
greetings

Kathleen said...

When I saw the first card on my dashboard it look as if it was hands holding the sun, luscious colours.
Brilliant layout on the second card.

Kath x

Sharon said...

This is gorgeous Brenda. I love the sun rays and the trees are beautiful.
Have a lovely week.
Hugs Sharon. x

Gerrina said...

Your Sunray card is beautiful! Love the skye you made and those trees are a great stamp! Have a good week, Gerrina

Marianne's Craftroom said...

Both gorgeous

Rhonda Miller said...

These are beautiful. I love the sunrays on the first one.

Loz said...

oh I love the top card! x

Dora said...

hello Brenda,
I saw now that you do with the challenge of craft a scene, and yesterday I though when I right a reaction, that you can do with that challenge. but I do not mention that in my reaction and I have not think about it to look also on that challengeblog because I was doing my own for looking on blogs ....so I must mention....
thank you for joining at craft a scene this month.
greetings

Sue's Crafty Corner said...

A lovely autumnal feel to your scene, I love the sun coming through the trees. Thanks for joining us at Craft a Scene this month.

Sue x

mamawcindy said...

Your Cards are so pretty! I Love coming by and seeing your Creations. :0)
cindys-greencricut.blogspot.com

Silvia(Barnie) said...

Fabulous pieces, I especially love the first one. Great scene and colors.

mags said...

Two gorgeous cards Brenda. Love the first one, gorgeous scene and colours. Love the traditional colours in the second one.
Mags
x

SusanLotus said...

Lovely cards!

I love the big red bow on the Christmas card.
No matter how much I try I can´t do them... :(
Bows I mean.

Have a nice day!
Hugs
Sussie

Hanneke said...

Wow Brenda, great cards! I love your stamping on the first and your use of DP on the second card. Hugs, Hanneke

scrappymo! said...

Two more great cards. You always make me feel lazy...lol You get so much accomplished...i am in awe!

I love that sunburst look...I think you must use a mask...will have to watch for one as they looks wonderful!

Carmen said...

Beautiful!

Anna-Karin said...

Gorgeous cards Brenda!! I LOVE the rays on the first one, you are so good at creating inky rays. Thank you so much for sharing with us at Craft a Scene!!

Patry Ro said...

I love these techniques. Thks for showing us!

Annmaree of Oz said...

Stunning technique with the sunrays! You are the queen of the ink in that respect! hehe :D