Terrific Techniques - Embossing 101

These are the 3 cards the Terrific Techniques girls made last month for our Embossing 101 class. We covered the Faux Metal, Cracked Glass & Stained Glass techniques. The next class will be on the 27th of June if you're interested in joining us. The girls are great and we always have fun.
Faux Metal
Stamps: Flight of the Butterfly, Eastern Blooms, Short & Sweet
Ink: Old Olive, Elegant Eggplant, Rose Red SW Markers; Elegant Eggplant, Rose Red, Versamark
Cardstock: Elegant Eggplant, Rose Red, Old Olive, Whisper White
Accessories: Silver EDP, Silver Brads, Word Window, 3/4" & 1" Circle Punches
Stained Glass
Stamps: Bloomin' with Beauty, One of a Kind, Weathered Background
Ink: Regal Rose, Rose Red, Always Artichoke SW Markers; Elegant Eggplant, Creamy Caramel, Versamark
Cardstock: Regal Rose, Elegant Eggplant, Going Grey, Vellum
Accessories: Black EDP, Silver Brads, Small Oval, Large Oval & Eyelet Border punches; Regal Rose 5/8" Grosgrain, Sponge
Cracked Glass
Stamps: Best Yet, Embrace Life
Ink: Perfect Plum, Certainly Celery, Pale Plum SW Marker, Versamark
Cardstock: Pale Plum, Perfect Plum, Candy Lane DSP, Very Vanilla
Accessories: Clear EDP, 1 3/8" & Scallop Circle Punches

Images © Stampin' Up!, Designs © Zarna Gould

Let's Celebrate!

This is another card from our little "minicon" and the card I made for my mum's birthday. I have watercoloured the flowers using Markers & Aquapainters, which I really do think is my favourite watercolouring method. I actually coloured the image twice and cut the flowers out to pop them up against the pot.
Stamps: On Your Birthday, Bloomin' With Happiness, En Francais
Ink: Stazon, Versamark
Watercolouring: Markers with Aquapainters; Creamy Caramel, Really Rust, Certainly Celery, Old Olive, Lavender Lace, Pale Plum, Elegant Eggplant
Cardstock: Pale Plum, Elegant Eggplant
Accessories: Dimensionals, Paper Snips, Styled Silver Hodgepodge, Elegant Eggplant 1/4" Grosgrain, White EDP

Images © Stampin' Up!, Designs © Zarna Gould

SCTL7 - Just Add Leaves

I know Jennifer intended the 'Just Add Leaves' Challenge over at Stamping Links to Love to be a fall challenge, but it's kind of hard to get in a Autumnish mood when we're just starting Spring. Autumn is great because it starts to cool down again after the unbearable heat from Summer, so you're looking forward to cooler weather, but I've had enough of Winter and am looking forward to summer, so I have interpreted the challenge with Spring in mind.
The colours are inspired from this gorgeous card by Kim Gavarra, Elegant Eggplant & Old Olive has been a favourite colour combination of mine for a while now, but the Lavender Lace just looks beautiful with it don't you think?? I also threw in a little Kraft because there was a piece sitting on my desk crying out to be used.
This stamp is from the Blooming with Beauty stamp set, that I don't own but Lisa was kind enough to stamp out on some watercolour paper for me to play with. I have used the 'Watercolouring for Cheaters' technique as shared by Cambria Turnbow as a change from the usual Watercolour Wonder Crayons I have been using lately.
Lisa & I have been on a bit of a Watercolouring kick lately so she has set that as the first Challenge for the Cardinal Stampers, the challenge starts on Sunday morning so why not check it out and play along too! Keep an eye out for my challenge card scheduled to be posted tomorrow morning.

Stamps: Blooming With Beauty, Baroque Motifs (Gotta love the swirl!!)
Ink: Rich Regals, Soft Subtles & Earth Elements SW Markers, Lavender Lace
Cardstock: Lavender Lace, Watercolour Paper, Old Olive, Elegant Eggplant, Kraft
Accessories: Old Olive 5/8" Grosgrain, White Gel Pen, Aquapainter

Images © Stampin' Up!, Designs © Zarna Gould