Morning Peeps, our new challenge at Allsorts starts today with the theme of Fur and/or Feathers as selected by Ellie. Prizes this month come from Craftstash and AALL and Create and will be drawn on Friday 22nd March.
Two shares, above my favourite Fox from AALL and Creates A4 stamp set In the Wild (529), stamped and just the flowers coloured, stencilling using Digits Checked (110), only a small stencil but so useful which I use over and again. Words from Power of the Word (754) stamped onto black card and embossed with white EP.
This was a Stamp Addicts TV sample using one of the new Terri Sherman stamps, this one Sparrows, as you can see a bit of artistic licence with the colours as my Sparrows turned into Greenfinches! Card base made with Tattered Lace dies and for the background crackle texture paste and a leaf stencil. The birds all cut on the Scan and Cut which I'm finding really useful for cutting stamped images since my left hand and arm went AWAL. The sentiment was one of several released with the birds.
Now for my Butterfly Challenge card, the letter this time is 'D for Decoupage' and I was immediately inspired by that and the colours. So I have incorporated Daffodil, Dairy Cream, Delft Blue and Dark Green from the colour options, die cuts and of course my Butterfly.
I have a huge bag of ready decoupaged Daffodils from my January Flower of the Month Highlight Crafts samples, in hindsight I've no idea why I prepared so many, I literally cut out every printed Reflection they sent so had excess to requirements.
I used MCS/Canvas Workspace/Scan and Cut to create the base layers including apertures and with the Daffodils ready cut and decoupaged so it was just a matter of adding a piece of acetate and arranging the flowers. A few TRR Lily of the Valley, again ready cut to bring in some blue, ribbon, Butterfly which is AALL and Create ephemera and a die cut word.
The Clematis Armandii is just breaking into flower (looks a bit shadowed as took the photos at 6.30am before the sun rose) and looking and smelling glorious, it straddles a fence and garden seat and looks lovely both sides. On the left you can see a Magnolia which is now intermingled with it.
As always my appreciation for your kind visits and words of encouragement.
30 comments:
Lovely cards, as always, for both challenges and I wouldn't like to choose a favourite - they all win. Love the stencilling on the first, great sentiment for the bird one and of course the butterfly decoupage card is lovely. Thanks for sharing the photos of your clematis - beautiful 😊. Have a good weekend
An amazing selection of cards Brenda,love the fox stamp,your greetings and glorious daffodils.Jealous of your Clematis and Magnolia plants
Wonderful cards Brenda, "chick happens" made me smile as I look at a dollop on the kitchen window!! What a fabulous clematis that is. It is lovely to see the natural world bursting into life again, it's been a particulary long (what feels like 12 month!!) winter xx
Tre creazioni stupende cara Brenda, lo stencil nella prima card ha davvero un effetto molto impressionante con quei papaveri rossi e la volpe!
La seconda e la terza card sono dolcissime, stupendi i passerotti (li abbiamo anche qui, ma sono molto diminuiti in campagna, è più facile vederli in città!) e la card esagonale fa risaltare la composizione e dà l'idea del nido come il sentiment suggerisce :) Bellissima palette così luminosa con le foglie sullo sfondo e l'effetto crackle.
I narcisi a decoupage che spuntano dall'arco sono davvero una bella ventata di Primavera! Sono contenta che tu abbia da parte tanti narcisi già pronti a strati e altri fiori già tagliati, ora ti sono davvero utili!!!
Mi fa molto piacere vedere che stai riuscendo a creare cards bellissime nonostante tu possa usare una mano sola!!
Le fioriture del tuo giardino sono meravigliose!! Una vera gioia per gli occhi!
Un abbraccio, buon weekend!
What a beautiful cards.
Hugs Ilonka
What a gorgeous post, Brenda! Love your cards and those beautiful flowers - Spring is coming! Jo x
I really love the sentiment on the first card. It is a great way to encourage anyone. Super shape and imagery on the second card and wowza the daffodils on the third card are really stunning.
Your garden is so gorgeous.
A trio of beautiful cards Brenda, each fabulous in their own right- I am amazed at what you create with just one working hand, hope it's not too much longer before you get your postponed treatment.
It's wonderful to see everything coming to life in the garden, your magnolia and clematis are glorious.
xx
I am loving each one of these cards with the beautiful images and it would be hard to choose a favorite! Great work covering both feathers and fur and I am loving your daffodil card!
How wonderfully your shrub is blooming already and the Magnolia looks so nice in that gorgeous pink.
WOW! The selection of cards are so different, but so joyous in their own right, love every one of them. Happy to hear the SnC helps you be able to cut. Your Clematis is stunning, we tried to grow it, and it didn't like where it was, we moved it and it died boo hoo. Yours has so many beautiful flowers it must have a lovely strong perfume with it. x
WOW - gorgeous trio of cards in this post.
The first one is striking in red and black with the stencilling and positive sentiments.
The second one's sentiment made me chuckle and I love your artistic licence on the bird colouring.
Finally, your decoupaged daffodils card is just so beautiful. A work of art.
xxx
Beautiful selection of creations Brenda and all so very different I love them all I am still in awe of those decoupaged daffodils they look fantastic so does your clematis
hugs
lolo x
I just love all these wonderful cards along with your amazing flowers! I planted clematis once and my hubs accidentally mowed them down so I never grew them again LOL I love the fox and his wild side saying on card 1, and the sentiment on card 2 just tickled my funny bone. Card 3 looks amazing with those beautiful daffodils and pretty blue ribbon to match that great gingham working the background. NJ on everything!
Fab selection of cards Brenda .. I especially love the intricacy and colour of the daffodil card. Your clematis is looking beautiful, great to see some lovely signs of spring
Pauline xx
WOW! For the cards and your lovely clematis and magnolia! Just beautiful!
You seem to be managing!
Hoping your left arm/hand show up one day!
Brilliant makes as always Brenda, I love your daffodils card with all its layers... it does make me want the Scan and Cut though! x
Your first two card have lovely striking colours Brenda and those daffs are beautiful. What a wonderful display from your clematis, it must be a few years old. I can't seem to get them to grow very well in our garden for some reason and they are so pretty when in full bloom x
what beautiful and gorgeous cards Brenda
your clematis is stunning.
I have put one in last year lots of leaves no flowers...... it's starts now again hope I have this years flowers, I make a photo if it does..........gr karin
All of your cards Brenda are wonderful l love the print behind the fox and the daffodils look so lifelike also the print is one of my favourite backgrounds to us so beautiful are your floral arrangements x
Beautiful set of spring themed cardsx
Lots of lovely inky work with the first two cards and I do love the Chick happens sentiment!
Your last card is so pretty combing the gingham into the design and the acetate really lets the design shine through.
A beautiful selection of cards once again Brenda, lovely florals and cute creatures always in abundance on your blog.
Lorraine
Gorgeous cards Brenda, particularly love the daffodil one.
Love your garden photos too, ours is still looking a bit brown and dull although the magnolia is just starting to show little tips of buds! Having got a puppy last year, I now have a 9 hole mini golf course as a back garden!!
Lorraine x
Oh my goodness Brenda, your cards are stunningly beautiful, especially love the first one with the kitty hiding between the flowers.
Your plant is gorgeous, someone's green fingered there, Kate x
Super cards Brenda, I especially love the first one. Your clematis is looking amazing.
Liz xx
Fabulous cards and omg those garden flowers, we got some more snow yesterday;-))m
A wonderful trio of cards Brenda - each is so different, yet beautiful. Love the pun in the sentiment on the second one.
My left arm is functional again, but with some limits. But it is healing well. Do hope your left arm returns from it's break ready and willing to work again...
Blessings
Maxine
Beautiful florals and cards Brenda, xx
Always love seeing what's blooming at your place, Brenda! Lovely cards with the daffodil one being my favorite! Glad you can use the Scan and Cut since your hand isn't cooperating.
A great range of cards but the one you have done for the butterfly challenge is a beauty. So glad you did so many in your prepwork and had plenty to use here. So so pretty. Thankyou for coming and playing in the butterfly garden with me. Hugs Mrs A.
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