Floral Blueprints

 Hello, I am sharing  some more of my Chocolate Baroque Blueprint cards from the September show on The Craft Store.

The stamps that I am using are from Echinacea Blueprint and Lupin Blueprint.

On my first card I made a background using Distress Inks which I then sprinkled with water and blotted to lift the ink. I then stamped around the edges with some of the smaller stamps to create a border. I stamped the main image onto some card, again I used Distress Inks to make a background and I coloured the flowers with water colour pens.  I used oval shaped dies to cut out the Echinacea image and layered onto black.

My next card is very simple. I had a small piece of script paper which I layered onto some black card.

I stamped the smaller echinacea flower onto some cream card and coloured with a silver sparkly pen. I added a piece of ribbon around the lower part of the card and mat and layered this onto some black card and then onto the script layer.

My last card uses the Lupin Blueprint set. I made a background by using Versafine Clair on the Inky Plate. I then used one of the stamps to frame the edge of the card. I used my stamping platform to stamp the main image of the lupin and lightbulb, coloured with water colour pens and then stamped the image again to make it look nice and clear.

Thanks for looking

Sandra x

One Step at a Time

 

Hello, I am sharing some more of my Chocolate Baroque cards from the September show on The Craft Store.

The stamps I am using are from Chrysanthemum Blueprints.

For my first card I used a piece of card which I put a rough coat of gesso over. Once this was dry I blended some Distress Ink over the top. I stamped this lovely main image of the staircase and chrysanthemum and coloured the staircase and leaves with Distress Markers. I stamped the image again onto some card, coloured the flowers and fussy cut them out and layered over the top. I distressed and blended some ink around the edges of the card.

For my next card I used my cutting machine to make a circle card. I then used my 6” round Gelli plate to make a background with Distress Inks and stamping the Fibonacci circle onto the plate and taking the print. Once it was dry, I stamped  over the background in black.  I finished by adding the sentiment and blending around the edges.

Thanks for looking

Sandra x

Spires in the Sky

 

Hello, I am sharing some more of my Chocolate Baroque cards from the September show on The Craft Store.

The stamps I am using are from Allium Blueprints.

For my first card I have used my stamping platform and repeatedly stamped the Spire in black archival ink by rotating the card stock 4 times, I repositioned the stamp between these points and stamped again.  I then added the sentiment on some die cut layers. I added some mat and layers and fixed to a 8x8" card base.

My next card is using the Spire and Allium. First I added a little colour to the background with some Distress Inks. I then stamped the image in black archival ink and coloured with shades of purple and green watercolour pens. I added a little sparkle to the flowers with some Stickles. I used a couple of the worker stamps to complete my card. I mat and layered onto a DL card base.

Thanks for looking

Sandra