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Have a Great Day! abstract flower on stencilled background 5"card

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Have a Great Day! abstract flower on stencilled background 5"card Hi Craft addicts! Today's latest handmade card is a quick and easy, bright and cheerful 5" card that can be used for Birthdays and any other occasions too! How I made this card:- The card I used is a white 5" square card (could be from Hunkydory or Create & Craft) I first of all coloured a piece of white cardstock (Rare Earth or Hunkydory) using Simon Hurley dye ink pads (Clear Skies and Remember Me which are blue), Rare Earth's Pineapple Crush (Yellow), Raspberry Fizz (red) and Apricot Dream (orange) blending them in as much as possible using the Brick stencil from Thirsty Brush. I then used the same colours but only what was left on the daubers to colour some more white card. I cut out a scalloped edge square using the 3rd largest die in one of the Creative Expressions sets (this has a pin dot detail along the scallops) with the darker piece of card. Using the largest strai...

Happy Birthday Floral Spray on Kraft card square card

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Happy Birthday Floral Spray on Kraft card square card  Hi Craft addicts! I have been using a variety of techniques/cardstock to create different effects with the same stamp - this is one using White embossing powder on Kraft card.... How I made this card:- I first of all used Versamark ink to stamp the Bold Blooms - Caroline flower spray onto some Kraft card and then added some True White embossing powder and heat set it.  I then used the largest of the Scallop Layered squares die as it has a very decorative edge to it to create a topper. Using the white pencil from the Chameleon set of crayons,I coloured in the flowers. I also added some green and blue to the leaves and smaller blooms. Once I was happy with the colouring, I then attached it (with a PVA glue) to a slightly larger square of dark teal card (I think this is from an old pack of Shades stock from Tattered Lace). Using Versamark again, I stamped a Happy Birthday sentiment out onto some Vellum, cover...