Hug in a Mug

Hello!

Me again, with another card for the Coffee Lovers Spring/Summer Blog Hop....this time I used my tea heartbeat stencil and inked it in shades of warm brown and red.  

I stamped a heart on the front of the cup and added a sentiment from Simon Says Stamp.  

I hope you like this card,

Sarah x

Coffee Buzz

Hello,

I wanted to take the opportunity to play along at the fab Coffee Lovers Spring/Summer Blog Hop and decided to use my coffee heartbeat stencil to make this:

I masked off the heartbeat section of the image and simply inked through the coffee cup in a range of distress oxides.  I stamped a small heart in the centre of each label.  I white embossed a sentiment from Uniko on to black card.

A quick and super simple card :)

You can find the stencil in my Folksy store.

Thanks for stopping by,

Sarah x

Deep Blue Sea

Hello,

The code word for the current challenge at Addicted to CAS is SEA so I decided to get my mermaid stencil out for a play:

I inked through the stencil and clear embossed the image before brushing shades of blue across the corner of the card and building it up to create a watery background.  I used my messy dots stencil to create the row of bubbles and a foliage stamp in shades of green and blue to create the sea weed.  The sentiment is from Visible Image.  I added some touches of white pen to create some highlights.

The stencils are  available in my Folksy store:

Thank you for stopping by,

Sarah x

Shades of Blue

Hello!

I wanted to play along with the new challenge at Less is More which is to make a CAS one layer card based on the theme - Thinking of You.  I inked up some of the new release from Uniko to make this card:

I inked through Uniko's lattice stencil in a combination of peacock feathers and cracked pistachio distress oxides.  I then stamped the lovely leafy silhouette from Just Because in navy ink from Hero Arts.  The sentiment is from Pure Florals Lily.  I shall also link up at Calling All Sistahs - thanks to Sandie for the suggestion :)

While I had the lattice stencil out I inked it up again before stamping the Pure Florals Rose stamp.  In used the navy ink and then coloured over it with one of the Tonic Nuvo glitter markers.  I then inked through the Nature's Treasures stencil to add leaves and the sentiment is from Just Because.  A few ink splatters complete the design.

I shall link up for a second time at Simon's Wednesday Challenge where we are using more than one stamp.

Thank you for stopping by,

Sarah x

Simple Flowers

Hello!

The new birthday challenge at AAA Cards prompted me to ink up my new Folksy Floral set from Altenew to make a bright and simple birthday card.

I inked through my quilted pattern stencil on the card base with Peeled Paint Distress Oxide.  I stamped the folk flowers in Altenew inks across a card panel before popping it up above the card base.  I hope this clean and simple birthday card will brighten someone's day!  Congrats to the team over at AAA Cards for reaching this fourth birthday milestone :)

I shall also link up at Simon's Wednesday Challenge to use more than one stamp and at the Anything Goes challenge at Seize the Birthday.  

Thanks for stopping by,

Sarah x

Vibrant Florals

Hello!

I hope you are enjoying your weekend :)  I have been inspired by the latest photo inspiration challenge at Time Out to use my floral stencil and make this card:

I inked up the dahlia style flower in Spiced Marmalade, Fossilised Amber and Picked Raspberry Distress Oxides and cut them out.  I also inked through Uniko's Natures Treasures leaf stencil in Cracked Pistachio and Twisted Citron Distress Oxides to create the foliage.  I arranged the leaves and flowers on some dark navy cardstock and added a sentiment from Uniko.

I was obviously inspired by the gorgeous floral wallpaper in the inspiration photo and love the way that the flowers pop against the dark background.

I shall link up at AAA Cards where we are being inspired by nature....I hope my design is CAS enough?!

I hope that you like this flowery card and check out the stencil in my Folksy store....

Thanks for stopping by,

Sarah x

Sweet Roses

Hello!

I am popping by to share a couple of cards that I have made with a new stencil which features two flowers.  They work perfectly for the current challenge over at Time Out:

I inked through the rose stencil with Distress Inks and then added further shading with Spectrum Noir pencils.  I cut them both out and popped them on top of Uniko's new Nature's Treasures leaf stencil.  The sentiment is from Uniko too and works with Time Out's word inspiration:  Friends are the Charming Gardeners who make our Souls Blossom.

I shall also link up at Simon's Monday Challenge where we are being inspired by songs.  When making this card I kept thinking of the song 'Rose Garden' with the lyric, I never promised you a rose garden!!  I don't know who sang it though?

While I had the stencil out, I inked through the dahlia style flower with distress inks and used it for a birthday card. 

The shapes are easy enough to cut out easily (I don't have much patience!) and are sized to make a good focal point on cards without being overwhelming.  I hope you like them!  

The stencil is available in my Folksy shop:

Thanks for stopping by,

Sarah x