Roses are... orange?

More orangey goodness, as promised! I split the large flower in two and added a few more flowers. Because the stamp is so busy I wanted to keep the rest simple - but I can see I didn't quite follow up on that intent... Oops. :P I just can't help myself these days, when I start piling on the flowers it's impossible to stop. Desperate for spring anyone??

38/52: Crossroads

What a difference that new path made!

Saturday was covered, head to toe,

with thick, white, smothering fog.

Sunday was crisp and fresh

and full of promises of good things to come.

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Too much of a good thing...

...is wonderful? Or just messy? The technique of making a flowing line of flowers is something you often see in scrapbooking, but I've always wanted to see if I could make it work on a card. The space is small and it feels a little cramped, but I'm pleased enough to show it to you. Take it as a sign of my trust in you, my fellow bloggers!

-The flowers are mostly from Prima, Bazzill and Papirloftet. The background and some of the flowers got a little spray from one or more Glimmermist bottles, so there's quite a lot of sparkle going on here. Two out of three orange cards done - now I just need to think of something brilliant for the last one! Check back for more splashes of orange. :)

Approaching easter...

When the request for "three cards in the warmest, brightest, happiest shades of orange you can possibly find" came in, I didn't even bat an eyelid. I just sat down at my desk and vacuumed my drawers for any and all things orange and got to work. It's been a while since I worked in these colours and it was such an energy kick! Most of the matierials here are scraps and leftovers, but the tag is K&Co and the biggest flower is from Papirloftet. The little gems provide some sparkle!

37/52: Simple pleasures

The greyest day all week was,

in fact, the brightest one.

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Celina 31 years

Finally, some green! I nearly had some serious abstinence symptoms after all the brown, pink and white cards lately. No wonder this card fell together in a rush, when I finally made myself sit down at my desk! The papers are BG kraft basics coupled with Bazzill cardstock and a scrap of green woodgrain print from the DCVW Latte Stack.
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Some decoration on the inside as well. Not exactly fantastically embellished or revolutionary creative, but it has to go in the mail after all, so keeping the total weight of the card under a kilogram or so is definitely an advantage. The white paper was too bright against the rest, so I toned it down with some Distress Ink Vintage Photo. The Stempelglede stamp reads "Good friends are life's true treasures".
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I really need to get myself a stamp with my blog adress. Or develop a nicer hand writing style. I think I know which is easier...

When all else fails

This is my fallback position whenever I don't quite find my card making mojo... One Prisma-coloured stamp, one sentiment stamp, and that's it. Maybe on a single layer mat, but other times just like this, stamped straight onto the kraft card. This time I gave the edge some ink, just to define it a little bit. Thanks to Krissie for the loan of stamps, as I had forgotten all of mine at home. ;)

Big flowers, big statement

Pink and brown make such a lovely pair. Aren't they pretty? This is a fairly high-contrast card in relation to my latest cards in the same colourway. I struggled to find something that worked and just had to glue something down to get on to the next card... And if you think you've seen many cards in similar colours lately, well then, you're right. Nearly all my cards lately have been made on card making days at HobbyHimmelen, my local paper crafting shop - and I didn't bother unpacking my stuffed suitcase between visits, so I've been restricted to brown, pink, white and silver every time. I promise to expand my horizon soon - I just have to unpack first!

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The huge flowers are from a discontinued Bazzill line, and the paper is from Jillibean Soup.

36/52: The night walked down the sky with the moon in her hand

It was a bizarre set of night shifts, but in a good way.

Maybe the moon's close pass affected us all?

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CAS flowers - yellow edition

Second attempt at colouring this particular stamp with my Prismas. Still a bit tricky, but getting better. I long to colour a long, flowing dress instead... Like this one for example!

CAS flowers - pink edition

This card could hardly be any simpler! One Stempelglede stamp, coloured with Prisma pencils, matted on kraft. I have to admit, though, that this stamp is a challenge to colour. I've tried it before with watercolour pencils, and it's definitely easier with the Prismas, but still... I can't seem to get it completely right. Ok, enough complaining already! The stamp is lovely and makes a big statement. I'm tempted to add something more to the card, but I think I'll wait and see if it sells like this first. You never know, someone might be looking for a clean and simple card.

Bloggers Day of Silence, March 18th

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Taking flight

I made the lovely Tim Holtz stamp the focal point of this simple card by stamping it on some Stickyback Canvas and matting it with torn, corrugated cardboard. The DP is one of those dark ones that I find tricky to use, but it seemed to work well here. There's no sentiment, so this card can work for any occation!

Carte postale

This card is made from the same sketch as my previous card. Can you see the similarity? I have a tendency to interpret a sketch quite literal the first time, and then making a simpler, much more abstract version... Usually in a completely different style, well demonstrated by these two - one bright and girly, the other rough and raw. The lovely bird is a stamp from Tim Holtz. I've heat embossed it using Distress embossing powder in Walnut Stain, so it has a really rough appearance, almost like sand paper. Very cool. ;)

35/52: All you need is love

"Kind words are short and easy to speak,

but their echoes are truly endless."

-Mother Theresa-

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