One Layer Flowers

I've been sloshing Distress Inks around again, this time on a one layer card.  I'm trying to use colour combinations that I wouldn't think to use (or that I think wouldn't work together) and I'm getting some surprisingly nice results.  For this card I used Shaded Lilac, Faded Jeans, Pine Needles and Forest Moss.  I start with a very wet brush loaded with Shaded Lilac, then without cleaning the brush,  I pick up some of Faded Jeans.  When it's half-dry, I drop in a bit more of the Faded Jeans.  Then I did the same with the leaves: Pine Needles first, then Forest Moss (that was the surprising bit, I didn't think those two colours would work together but I like the effect).

I'm entering this into the new One Layer Simplicity Challenge - Fabulous Flowers;

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes

And Colour Me... Creative - use up to 5 colours of your choice.

Tim Holtz 12 Tags of 2014 - April

I'm scraping in with a day to spare in the Tim Holtz 12 Tags of 2014 challenge for April.  Mainly because I don't have most of the supplies Tim used, so inspiration wasn't forthcoming for most of the month.  But I'm determined to complete all 12 tags, so it's a case of using what I've got, and substituting with the nearest thing.

Here's Tim's tag:

I'm also entering it into Simon Says Monday Challenge Mellow Yellow.

I'm eating out tonight with the girls, so DH is cooking Chinese fried rice for himself.  The smell is driving me mad.

Spring Gerberas

Got my timings a bit wrong today.  One of the challenges I made this card for, Muse, has just closed.  But one door challenge closes, another one opens.  The latest Simon Says Monday Challenge is to use yellow.  Ok then!

The current Uniko Studio challenge is Spring/Easter using this colour scheme:

And the challenge at City Crafter is Paint It - create a card or project that includes a painted background.

I stamped the images in Versamark and white embossed them, masking the flowers while I did the leaves, then watercoloured the panel using Scattered Straw, Mustard Seed, Bundled Sage and Weathered Wood Distress Inks, then matted it onto a piece of brown(ish) card.

Stamps: Uniko Studio Pure Florals: Gerbera

Paper Artsy 3UP - Guest Designer

I'm one of the guest designers on Paper Artsy's blog tonight for the start of their 3UP series, and here's a peek at one of my cards.  Every day for the next week guest designers are showcasing Paper Artsy's new product collections.  Click on over to see both of my cards.

Happy Birthday, Cornelia!

Last Saturday was STAMPlorations teamie Cornelia's birthday, but as she's been away on hols this week, team leader/big boss/owner of STAMPlorations Shery is organising a little surprise birthday party for her on her return today.

I've used some of the new stamps from STAMPlorations (what else?) which will be available to buy in May.  Click here for a sneak peek.  We'll be having a little blog hop where you'll have a chance of winning - make sure you follow the STAMPlorations blog to get all the latest details.

I've been sloshing inks around again, and I've used the colour scheme from Colour Me:

I'm also entering it into Simon Says Wednesday Challenge - Clean and Simple:

Butterfly Garden and Magenta ATC Swap

I'm playing along with Make It Monday for the first time (now that I own some Papertrey Ink stamps - thanks, Maria!).  The theme is watercolour splats - how could I refuse?

I'm also playing along with CASology where the theme is Garden:

And with Simon Says Wednesday Challenge where the theme is Clean and Simple:

Butterfly by Clearly Besotted, all other stamps by Papertrey Ink

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I took part in an ATC swap on the Magenta blog, and Mariette posted all the swaps on Wednesday.  Here are the ones I submitted - take a look on the Magenta blog to see what I got in return, and all the other gorgeous ATCs in the swap.

Seize The Birthday - Anything Goes

It's a new challenge at Seize The Birthday, and this week there are no toppings, so anything goes (as long as it's a birthday card!).  And today is also teamie Jodene's birthday - Happy Birthday, Jodene!

It's my new latest craze, sloshing outside the lines.  It makes me happy.  You'll be seeing a lot of it because I'm slightly obsessed with it.  At least until my next latest craze...

I've also been trying to use colour combos outside of my happy safe zone (green/blue/purple).  I've been trying really hard with pink but needed a break from it, so today I thought I'd use red/yellow.  And look, it's Seize The Birthday team colours, which I hadn't realised till I started this post (must have been in the subconscious).

I'm entering this into Less Is More where the theme is "Makes Me Smile".  It could be something cute or funny, or a technique that makes you happy.  Yup, this makes me happy.

I'm also entering it into Winnie & Walter's Join In To Win.

The image is from Rubber Romance, and the sentiment is from Winnie & Walter The Big, The Bold and The Happy.