Happy Mothers Day!

Here are a couple of cards I made using the "Brushless Watercolour technique" with "Distress" inks.  I am entering these in the Inspiration Emporium May Challenge - "Flowers". Here is the link to check it out:-   http://blog.inspirationemporium.com/?p=973

I am very excited as this is the first online challenge I have entered!

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Hand made pin & embellishment :)

Mothers Day - Card 2

Close up of Hand made pin & embellishment :)

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"A mother is she who can take the place of all others but whose place no one else can take".


As this Sunday is Mothers Day,  I'd like to wish all the Mothers out there a very happy day, surrounded by those you love.  Happy Mothers Day Mum. Thank you for everything :)

Distress & Bling Engagement Card

Congratulations to my beautiful niece Laurette and her fiance Brenton on their engagement.  

A great time was had by all at their engagement party on Saturday night. Their Engagement Card  is a mix of "distress" and "bling".  I love the Tinted Vision Fragment technique with Alcohol inks (Page 55 COC 1). Instead of using a fragment, I applied the inks to a piece of acetate. The photo I used was on the engagement party invitation. I scanned, cropped and printed it in black & white. I also love my new Distress Stains. I embossed the cupid and flourish on watercolour paper, then applied Picket Fence and Broken China Distress Stain over the top. I then stamped the text and engagement ring images and blended some some Distress Inks around the edge. The embellishment was made by hand embossing  foil paper. I then added a hand made beaded pin, a bought beaded embellishment, ribbon and a heart shaped charm which I coloured with alcohol inks and added some kindy glitz for shine.  The card evolved as I was creating. The only thing that turned out as planned was the colour scheme. LOL  As the wedding will be held in the beautiful "Whitsundays Islands", the colours are a reflection of the amazing colours of the Pacific Ocean around the Great Barrier Reef.  So, before I show you my creation, here is a couple of pics from the party.

The happy couple

Laurette, Brenton, Me & Don

 

I love Picket Fence and Broken China Distress Stains and alcohol inks

Close up of Tinted Vision Fragment technique, embossed foil and beaded pin

The inside cover of the card has stamping and blending using Distress Inks. It has a pocket for a Gift Card. The feature on the pocket was cut from a piece of scrapbook paper and distress inks were blended over it.

Stamping and blending with Distress Inks