Splash Watercoloured Trees

I'm just popping in with a quick post, to catch a deadline.

I bought these MFT tree dies a while ago and hadn't used them yet, so I decided to use some splash watercolour background for the foliage.

I used a combination of distress inks, Zig markers and Wink of Stellar on the trees. The rectangle die and sentiment stamp are from Stamplorations. 

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Mixed Media with Concord & 9th

I'm back with my 3rd card for this month's Where Creativity Meets C9 Challenge - I've been really enjoying playing with my Concord & 9th products!

I began by stencilling with gold dimensional paint on white card stock. Next I coloured various pieces of watercolour paper with a combination of Distress Inks, Zig Markers and Brushos, using the 'smooshing' and 'splash' methods. I then die cut the leaves and butterfly and stamped the sentiment. All dies and the stamp are from Concord & 9th and the stencil is from Memory Box.

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Smooshed Birthday

Hi there. I  have another Mixed Media card using Concord and 9th products.

I die cut the gorgeous hear window and then smooshed on some distress inks. Then I splattered with Zig Markers. The die cut flowers were coloured with Copic Markers, Zig Markers and Wink of Stellar. I stamped the sentiment with Versafine Claire Ink. Added one diamante for bit of bling and sparkle.

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Skeleton Leaf

I'm still in an Autumn frame of mind...

I stamped the leaf with Versafine Clair Fallen Leaves and when dry, coloured with Zig markers (off the palette) and added some green and clear Wink of Stellar for sparkle. The sentiment was stamped with the same ink, but I clear embossed it. I used Loll's Splash Watercolour technique on a scrap of card and die cut the butterflies.

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Bright Sunshiney Days

The prompt this week at CASology Challenge is 'CLOUD'.  There are plenty of clouds here this afternoon and I wouldn't mind seeing a bit of sunshine!

I didn't have a sun die, so I had to make do with the spikey shape and I think I might 'need' to get some bigger cloud dies! I saw a few cards on pinterest  with patterned clouds and I thought that would be fun. The 'sun' die is from PTI, the clouds from MFT and the sentiment is from Avery Elle. 

I like the idea of this card, but I think I will try to refine it it another card soon! I'm adding my cards to the following challenges:-

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Christmas in July

It's that time of year again! I've often wondered about the origins of this celebration. I  thought it was a Southern Hemisphere tradition, because we want to celebrate in cooler months, but then I read that Americans and Europeans want to celebrate in warmer times! In truth, it's probably just the brainchild of some clever marketing person:) Anyway, it's a good excuse to have a party and even better, a great reason to make Christmas cards!

The stamps are from Stamplorations and I used Tusukineko Delicata Golden Glitz ink and Zig Markers to colour the image. The die is also fromStamplorations.

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Alcohol Ink Leaves

Hi there. It's another sunny Winter's day here, so I'm almost thinking about Spring!  Then again it is Melbourne, so give it an hour and it could be cold and wet!

Just to be completely contrary to this introduction, I have an Autumn card to share!

I die cut some leaves from an Alcohol Ink background with dies from Impression Obsession. 

I love the depth that the AI inks give to the leaves. The sentiment is from SSS and I added a few random sequins. 

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