The Bonnie Banks O' Loch Lomond

Good Morning

My card for today is one I have made for my brother-in-laws birthday.  He lives up in the Highlands and loves to go cycling, so hopeful he will like my card:

My card is made using photo inspiration from CRAFT Challenge and follows the sketch over at Sketch and Stash.

I stamped a number of different stamps from the Hobby Art Scene-it sets, In The Country and British Countryside.  The In The Country set have been rather neglected!  I stamped onto watercolour card using Versafine inks.  I coloured the image using Lyra Aquacrayons. The image is then matted onto pearlescent and Core'dinations card.

I embossed some co-ordinating card using embossing folders and then sanded the card slightly.  I also distressed all the card edges.  The flourishes are cut with spellbinders die, as is the sentiment tag.  I added the bicycle charm with bakers twine as he loves to go cycling.

My card is also for the following challenges:

Shopping Our Stash - Water Themed

Craft Your Days Away  - Metal

Dream Valley Challenges - Earth Tones

ABC Challenge - N for Neutral

Clear It Out Challenge - Based On A Song (The Bonnie Bank O' Loch Lomond)

My Mum's Craft Shop - Based On A Movie (What Lies Beneath?)

Thanks for visiting today and all the lovely comments you leave me.

Build A Scene

Good Morning

I hope the sun is shining for you today.

My card for today is made using the new stamps from Hobby Art called British Countryside:

This is a lovely set of stamps.  You get so many on the sheet and I've used just 4 for my card.

I stamped the images onto Watercolour Card using Versafine ink.  I think these images lend themselves so well to watercolouring.  I used a Darice embossing folder from Crafters Companion and Core'dinations card. I sanded it very slightly.  I trimmed down the image to fit in the embossed frame and then matted this onto black card.  I made a card blank from pearlescent card from PaperMill and matted the image onto this.

It took me all my time not to add any embellishments to this card, but decided to leave it 'as is' so as not to detract too much from the image, also, I made this as a 'male' card so that decided it too!

I would like to enter my card in the following challenges:

Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge - Card for a male.

Cards For Men - Spring Colours

Crafty Ann's Challenge - It's a man's world

Thanks for visiting!

Setting The Scene

Good Morning

My card for today is a 'just because' card that I'm sending to my brother-in-law.  We don't get chance to speak very often so we occasionally send each other cards with an 'update' inside.

The card uses the Countryside Scene-it stamp set from Hobby Art, I LOVE this set of stamps!!

I stamped onto watercolour card using versafine and painted with my Lyra Aquacrayons.  The frame is a lovely pearlescent card from PaperMill, rung through my big shot with an embossing folder to produce the frame.  This is then mounted onto the card base made from a dark brown linen card.

My card is for the following challenges:

Creative Inspirations - Use Your Favourite Stamps

The Secret Crafter - Create a Scene

Allsorts Challenge - You've been framed

I'm off to stay with my sister for a few days this evening so may not be around much the next few day.  I hope you all have a lovely week, and am sending hugs for those who need them.

Jo x

A Special View

Good Morning

My card for today is one I made for a 70th birthday card.

The inspiration for the design came from my blog header, which is a photograph of a view that has special meaning to me.

I used the Hobby Art In The Country stamps to build the scene, which I then coloured using brushmarkers.

A sentiment was then added which has been put onto a tag cut with a spellbinders die.

Thanks for visiting today. Have a great day.

Jo x

In The Country

Good Morning

My card for today is made with the fabulous In The Country stamp set from Hobby Art.

I stamped the images using Versafine ink onto watercolour card. I painted using Lyra Aquacrayons and then went over the water with some shimmer paint.

For the mount, I used some dark green cardstock and embossed the lines using a scoreboard.

I'm still getting the hang of building scenes with these stamps and have to say I'm quite happy with how this has worked out.

Thanks for visiting my blog today.

Jo x

Rainbow Lady's Challenge - In The Country

Hello again

I have been meaning to enter the Rainbow Lady's Challenge for a few weeks now. As luck would have it, I was putting together a card this morning that fits the challenge perfectly! Here is my entry which is 'In The Country'.

I've been tempted by the Hobby Art Scene It stamps for some time, and gave in (sooooo little will-power) and ordered the new In The County set. I stamped the images onto watercolour card, and coloured using my Lyra's. This was then matted onto various cardstock, including some which had been run through my big shot using the Argyle cuttlebug folder (I used it horizontally just to be different!). The base card is a cream hammered card.

I've got my eye on the hillside and coastal sets too! They are excellent quality stamps.

Jo x