Morning all, it's mid way inspiration time at We Love Stamping and Stamping Sensations where we have the themes of Red and Green and Fantasy with prizes from Visible Image and Lavinia Stamps.
Above a lolly stick base, spritzed with a mixture of Dylusions and Oxide sprays, texture paste, glitter and a stencil to add snowflakes and Visible Image Christmas Robin stamped, coloured and cut out with the matching die set. I would like to link to the Christmas themes at Sisterhood of Crafters, The Male Room, Creative Artiste, Stencil Fun and As You Like It challenges.
My SS card above uses Lavinia Rogue, Vine Branch and Wild Poppies, I masked the border, drew in a half frame with a fine liner, masked again to add some stencilling in the background and then stamped the Poppies, leaves and Fairy using Versafine Clair. Linking this one to Beautiful Blossoms and Heartsquest Fantasy (link to Becca's new blog).
This was the amazing sky above the garden cabin just before eight AM yesterday morning, it was frosty with black ice and a low laying mist, as the old saying goes "pink sky at night Shepard's delight, pink sky in the morning Shepard's warning".
Love your winter robins and snowflakes project on the lolly stick background.
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beautiful cards Brenda, and a great sky color............gr karin
ReplyDeleteLovely projects for mid month inspiration. Thanks for sharing that spectacular sky picture
ReplyDeleteLove the fabulous lolly stick background with the Robins and beautiful Lavinia stamped scene. We have had a couple of blazing red sunrises but my phone will not take a decent pic for some reason!
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ove both! (But the Lavinia one a bit more :) )
ReplyDeleteSpooky sky! Hugs, Gerrina
Two fabulous projects Brenda, love your pic of the morning sky,
ReplyDeleteA sweet project with the lolly sticks and robins Brenda, the bright colours are very pretty. The Lavinia card is fabulous- a great choice of stamps and colours - I really like the border (very effective!) and the subtle background stencilling.
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Wow your lollypop stick art is absolutely gorgeous Brenda. So striking in those beautiful colours. Your fairy card is so elegant and special. Love them both. What an amazing colour you captured!!
ReplyDeleteSo beautiful are both your creations Brenda x
ReplyDeleteVery pretty - love the subtle stripes in the background. Thanks for sharing with us at Beautiful Blossoms :)
ReplyDeleteYour lolly pick stick creation is stunning, great idea, would make nice Christmas gifts (next year maybe), your second card is beautiful, I like the colors and the stenciling and the stitching are great touches, your sunrise picture is amazing, glad you shared!!
ReplyDeleteWhat a super idea to use popsicle sticks to make your background. I really like it, and I may have to steal that idea since I have a bunch of these sticks laying around. The blue is gorgeous and I love your additions. And nice card too. But what a gorgeous sky. That is so Pink. Here we say Red sky at night, sailor's delight. Red sky in morning, Sailor's take warning. It's fun to read that twist. Have a wonderful rest of the week. hugs-Erika
ReplyDeleteWow Brenda, your cards are both creative and so pretty. I absolutely love the stamped images on the second and your color choice. Now that's an unusual sky color for sure, but very pretty indeed. Thanks for sharing your lovely card with us at The Beautiful Blossoms Challenge and we look forward to seeing more from you soon.
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Love your lolly stock decor piece, and your floral fairy card. An amazing photo too, you are so multi talented! xxx
ReplyDeleteLove the lolly stick hanging Brenda, gorgeous colour making the stencilled snowflakes really pop, a beautiful background for your lovely robins. Love the design of the fairy card with the half border and lovely colours. The picture of the sky is amazing, thanks for sharing. Avril xx
ReplyDeleteWhat a great project with the little robins! Well done.
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Two beautiful creations Brenda. A lovely idea with the lolly sticks and beautiful serene stamping on the Lavinia card. The pink sky looks realy great, I have never seen a pink sky. Take care. Marlies x
ReplyDeleteTwo beautiful creations Brenda and what a gorgeous sky light.xx
ReplyDeleteBoth creations are fabulous!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great sky!
Two wonderful creations. Love the photo. Sending lots of love. x
ReplyDeleteTwo fabulous creations, Brenda.
ReplyDeleteTFS the photo of the morning sky, what an amazing colour.
Liz xx
Somehow I completely missed this post but glad I am catching up and seeing it at " spy with my little eye" challenge. Both creations are absolutety beautiful, a great Christmas scene made with the lolly sticks and a beautiful magical creation on the second card. The sky looks really magical too!
ReplyDeleteNevermind the first part, I think I did see your "I spy" entry you linked a while back, it just linked back to your main blog instead of that specific post and I am just trying to catch up with some commenting. Sorry for the confusion but glad I saw this one too :)
DeleteThe mix of techniques on both projects is so striking, especially the way the lolly stick panel holds those vivid blues and lets the robins stand out with such warmth. The Lavinia scene has a beautiful sense of balance, with the half frame and soft stenciling giving the fairy and poppies a gentle glow. The sky photo is extraordinary as well, such an intense color shift and a perfect match for the mood of the post.
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