Happy New Year !!
It's time for our first challenges of 2017 at Stamping Sensations and Penny Black and More where our themes 'Coffee and Cream' and 'Anything Goes'. As always there are wonderful prizes to be won at both.
My Coffee and Cream share is another recent Chocolate Baroque make, this time using CB Harlequin Rose stamp and Rose Stem Script in the background. I stamped both the focal element and the base layer with versafine and heat embossed with detail clear. I then inked with DI's and buffed up with a soft cloth. Some ribbon and pearls and finito.............looking at it in the photo the scrip looks a bit lop sided but you will have to believe me it looked fine in the flesh.
And a heads up that Chocolate Baroque will be having their very first Hochanda shows this Wednesday 4th January at 11pm and 5pm. I am going to pop over to see Parsnip and Miss Di at the Playground with this one, start the year as I intend to go on and fingers crossed no detentions.
My Penny Black share uses PB Passionate and Special Wishes for the sentiment. I started by sponging DI through a stencil to create a subtle background and then inked the flower with distress pens, spritzed with water and stamped, added the sentiment and matted and layered onto dark blue cardstock.
I do hope you will join our challenges this month.
Happy New Year, Brenda. Gorgeous cards, especially the second one. Great 3 points yesterday.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful cards. Have a Happy New Year Dear Brenda!!
ReplyDeleteTwo gorgeous cards Brenda ..happy new year to you and yours
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Your Coffee and Cream card is so subtle and elegant! Love the Penny Black too, the watercolour style flowers are just beautiful!
ReplyDeleteHappy New Year Brenda, I hope it will be a good one for you and your family!
Beautiful Brenda, loving the first one, xxx
ReplyDeleteTwo fabulous cards, lovely stamps and bow on the first and so delicate card the second one.
ReplyDeleteHappy creative and healthy New Year;-))m
Beautiful Brenda and I see that Chocolate Baroque are at Hochanda this week. Wahoo have already put it on my record planner can't wait.
ReplyDeleteWarm crafty hugs from Shirl x x x
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Happy New Year Brenda I hope it is a good one.
ReplyDeleteThese are two beautiful cards, I especially like the rose stamp you have used on the first card.
Take care
Lesley
Two gorgeous cards, as always, Brenda. The first is so beautiful with the subtle shades of the coffee and cream.
ReplyDeleteThe second is so pretty. A very pretty image and coloured so beautifully!
Two beautiful cards Brenda, the second card is so pretty.
ReplyDeletehappy New Year Brenda, Two stunning cards to start of the new year, lovely backgrounds beautiful stamps they really are, and the colours are so lovely..
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Happy New Year Brenda. Hope it's a good one. You definitely got off to a great start creatively with your soft coffee and cream colours and your pretty flower.
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Happy New Year Brenda and what beautiful creations you have here, I totally love them both they are stunning this is pure perfection, the stamps, sentiments and colours are stupendous.
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lorraine x
Lovely cards, hope you had a lovely Christmas Day and peace to you and yours in 2017. xx{aNNie}
ReplyDeleteLoving both your beautiful cards Brenda. Wishing you and Eddy a very Happy New Year. Hugs
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Two fab creations B. Happy New Year to you and yours... and I am petitioning for a knighthood for Mr K! x
ReplyDeleteTwo very beautiful cards Brenda. I particularly like the colour combination of the vintage rose card. Sending loving wishes for the year ahead.
ReplyDeleteBruce was just passing as I brought your blog up. He said he thinks your header looks great. Barbxx
Two lovely cards Brenda, I love the Rose one, so dreamy and romantic and the PB flower is lovely. Happy New Year
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Lots of gorgeous inking here Brenda.
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Happy New Year Brenda, hope 2017 is a healthy and happy one for you.
ReplyDeleteTwo gorgeous cards, both beautiful stamps and I really love the coffee and cream colour combo xx
such gorgeous cards Brenda.
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Happy New Year Brenda-two stunning cards love the clear embossing the inking over technique -wondered how you got the effect and fabulous watercolour effect on the 2nd -both gorgeous stamps
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Hallo Brenda,
ReplyDeletezwei wunderschöne Karten! Happy New Year.
Grüße marlisa
Two beautiful cards Brenda, love the blue you used on the Penny Black creation, and what a fun challenge theme for stamping sensations. Maybe I can manage to play along there this time!
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Brenda your cards are gorgeous!
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Happy New Year!
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Beautiful makes brenda. Wishing you a very happy new year and health and happiness lovely lady! Big hugs rachel x
ReplyDeleteLovely cards! I love the Coffee and Cream colourways. Happy New Year to you too Brenda. And yes happy crafting as well. Judy x
ReplyDeleteBrenda, I wish you a Happy New Year and a lot beautiful creations :-))
ReplyDeleteThis two card are so amazing and I like colour choice.
Hugs, Andreja
Oh, your coffee and cream CB card is soooo yummy! It really remember me some milk chocolate. Fabulous rose and bow!
ReplyDeleteThe PB card shows so well the flowers, so pretty in blue!!
Both are so beautiful! I love the colors! Have a Happy New Year!! Hugs, Robin
ReplyDeleteGosh Brenda, these are lovely. The coffee and cream really appeals to me and the texture you achieved on the secknd is wonderful. Wishing you Happy New Year xx
ReplyDeleteTwo really beautiful card the coffee and cream card is totally gorgeous and the second card uses a fabulous stamp and love the way the rays appear to come from the image.
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Happy New Year Brenda, I love both of your cards. I'm loving the coffee and cream colours and also the beautiful Penny Black card.
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Lovely cards.
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely stunning! I love every single thing about your coffee & cream card!! Amazing stamping work!
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Happy new year dear brenda. fabulous cards, the subtle background is awesome
ReplyDeleteAmazing work as always. How do you do it? I'm always amazed at your work.
ReplyDeleteHappy new year. Such beautiful cards today. Hope 2017 is a good one and brings better health for you x
ReplyDeleteLove both these cards Brenda - soft and subtle. Wishing you a healthy and happy 2017 - plus that trip to the Caribbean :)
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Di xx
Two beautiful cards Brenda. I love that coffee & cream one especially.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the heads up about Hochanda shows.
Hope you have a happy and healthy 2017 mate . .. and from the looks of Di's comment above, you have a wonderful holiday to look forward to. Will I fit in your suitcase?
Hugs, Sarn xxx
Happy New Year Brenda. Both your cards are gorgeous, as allways!! Marlies x
ReplyDeleteTwo beauties Brenda love the Penny Black flower stamp you have used x Susan x
ReplyDeleteBeautiful cards Brenda, especially love the Penny Black floral stamp. Wishing you a very Happy New Year, may 2017 be very kind to you. Nicola x
ReplyDeleteBoth are just elegant & beautiful. Especially love the 'spotlight' of this gorgeous rose, and of course the coffee & cream colors are just really regal appearing. The soft sunshine of the stenciling in #2 with the gorgeous blue floral - just so calming to see, as well as beautiful. Hope that 2017 is a happy & healthy 2017, with fewer issues for you. Big hugs & thanks for all your visits and sweet comments. TFS
ReplyDeleteWow, wow, wow, Brenda! Two stunning creations! I love them both!
ReplyDeleteI love the first one, so subtle and a fab effect. Loving the second one with the inkiness too. Can't wait to see Lesley on Hochanda. L x
ReplyDeleteStunning stamped cards, I so love your designs and style Brenda. Hope you had a lovely Christmas and wishing you better health in the coming year.
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2 beautiful cards love the colours and the detail on the flowers. happy new year
ReplyDeleteTwo beautiful cards, Brenda! Awesome stamps.
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely beautiful cards Brenda, love the imagery. Tracy x
ReplyDeleteTwo beautiful cards Brenda and I have the rose stem script stamp myself but have never used it in the background which works really well and the harlequin rose for the focal image cut with an oval die looks wonderful too, and love the coffee and cream combination. The PB flower stamped using a DI pen looks so pretty and the coverage is perfect, and the soft yellow stencilling in the background enhances it perfectly. I hope you had a good Christmas and wishing you a Happy New Year. x
ReplyDeleteBeautiful Brenda! A little late, but I still wanted to say Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
ReplyDeleteAaaah what a pair of stunners hun to start 2017 and a Happy New Year to you and your lovely family, Luv Sam x
ReplyDeleteThese are so pretty Brenda, happy New Year!
ReplyDeleteHappy New Year Brenda! your cards are gorgeous so subtle and pretty hugs Judith x
ReplyDeletetwo stunning creations brenda! just goes to show how much dimension can be achieved without a lot of layers!
ReplyDeleteStunning cards Brenda xx Jan
ReplyDeleteTwo gorgeous cards Brenda, beautiful colours on both.
ReplyDeleteBelated Happy New Year and All My Best Wishes for 2017.
Avril xx
Both stunning floral cards Brenda. Floral cards are my favourites and a good friend bought me the Passionate stamp in part of a Christmas present. I am hoping I can use it for a CAS card using your card as inspiration.
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I just checked out your site Brenda. You have some beautiful cards. Hopefully I'll find you better in the future. Love Carol x ps I'm following you now.
ReplyDeleteTwo great examples of perfect stamping, Brenda! Love them both.
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Lynne x
How gorgeous these are, Miss B! While both floral fantasies really are amazing, I am smitten with your coffee and cream creation. Such softness, peacefulness, gentleness exuded in this combination of layers, and the repeat image/technique. Really gorgeous! Hoping all is going well for you, Brenda. I had an exacerbation on Dec 23, and have not come out of it yet. I'm in what I call "force mode", where I force myself to do a lot of different things. I can't keep my mind on any one thing very much, so I just keep plugging along all day, doing things in tiny increments, and getting much accomplished, even though I feel like I can barely move. Not whining, just sayin' that's where I am - hoping it is not permanent, but then, we never know, right?
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Two more gorgeous cards Brenda. I taped the two Chocolate Baroque shows and managed to watch them both today and I have to say that I thoroughly enjoyed them. Lesley is the sort of crafter who I could watch all day, and it was lovely to see your first beautiful card being shown at the end of the show. The stamps were lovely and you've definitely worked your magic with the Rose one. Crafty hugs, Sandra x
ReplyDeleteBoth cards are really stunning! Love the fading colour on the first, but those blue delicate coloured flowers on the second are my favorite today... Hugs, Gerrina
ReplyDeleteTwo beautiful cards Brenda, the flower image on the second is gorgeous, love it.
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Two very pretty cards, I love the flowers on the second card, really beautiful.
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Tracy x
Gorgeous designs, I love the CB Harlequin Roses and don't have that set it's on the wish list. Happy New Year ! Shirleyxx
ReplyDelete2 beauties, Brenda! I adore the elegant rose card!
ReplyDeleteOh my, you have blown me away again sweetie. 2 beautiful cards in their own right. The coffee and creams are stunning as is the card below it.wow. Hugs xx
ReplyDeleteThe moment I saw your card with rose I was thrilled. Soft colors, embossing and composition are perfect! Just can´t look it enough.
ReplyDeleteAnd now about my happy day. Have to tell you that have I got wonderful dies you send me. Already used it on my new card.Thank you very much.
Marjeta