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Relax, Calm Unwind 6in black pearlescent card - Day 265 of my 365 day challenge

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Relax, Calm Unwind 6in black pearlescent card -  Day 265 of my 365 day challenge Hi Craft addicts! The rain has finally stopped and so I have made this simple but effective card using stamps and dies... How I made this card:- I used one of Tattered Lace Floral Wreath dies to cut out the main topper in white card. I then coloured it with various shades of green alcohol markers and when I was happy with it, I stuck it to some Gold Mirri Card (approximately 3" square) and then using Cosmic Shimmer PVA glue (or Gina K's Connect glue) I attached it to the front of a 6" black pearlescent card which is part of the Core Collection from Create & Craft so it formed a diamond shape. Using Orange, Red and Yellow Bleeding Art Tissue, I coloured some card and when it was dry I used a Tattered Lace Nested Beads Essential Circle Dies to die cut a circle. I used the Relax, Calm and Unwind sentiment from Thirsty Brush & Co to stamp it on to the circle using Versa...

Relax, Calm Unwind Seaside and Fish n Chips sign 7x5in card - Day 252 of my 365 day challenge

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Relax, Calm Unwind Seaside and Fish n Chips sign 7x5in card -  Day 252 of my 365 day challenge Hi Craft addicts! I have been practising using watercolours - both inks, stamps and "proper" palettes and so am just beginning to learn how complicated it really is! How I made this card:- I created the background by using the Dreamees Chalk inks - both the cubes and the re-inkers - gradually laying down various colours to create the sky, sea and land. I realise now that I need to let it dry before adding a new colour on to it as it just becomes a sludgy colour if I don't! Once it was dry, I realised it would make a great sea scene (I don't start off with a plan as you can see!) and so added some white to the sea to create wave effects and also some rays to the area that I thought looked like the sun. I then cut out the Fish n Chips sign out of white cardstock (it is a Tattered Lace die) and coloured it in using Pink and Green alcohol markers for the bunti...