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Wednesday, 14 July 2010

InStyle Stamps release week continues and a challenge card

We are continuing debuting this month's Instyle Stamps holiday collection. The new Halloween andHarvest/fall stamps have been shown, and now it is the turn of the Winter images. The stamps are released this week, on 16th July, and you can see all the peeks over on the Instyle blog. So this is my card for this fab stamp called Snowman and Son. The image screamed circular card, as as I dipped out of making one for the Sketch and Stash sketch, I thought I'd have a go for this image. I coloured the image using my pens and cut it out. I added fluffy stuff to the hats and lots of stickles for icy snow. It is simply matted and as there wasn't much space I just used a snowflake brad to hold it up.

I am entering this into this week's Cute Card Thursday as the challenge Get a head start.
Recipe:
Stamp(s): InStyle Stamps Snowman and Son
Colouring Media: Promarkers and copics
Papers: DCWV Christmas Stack
Embellishments: from stash



Now onto the card I have made for some challenges:
Wild Orchid Crafts - say it with flowers
Stamp with Fun - fairies
Pollycraft - bright and bold
Pocketfull of Posies- sketch
By the Cute and Girly - warm summer days
Papertake Weekly - in the garden
Creative Card Crew - to die for
Creative Craft Challenges - Summer lovin'
Stampavie and More - Anything goes
I coloured this gorgeous fairy using pens and then used my oval nesties to cut her and the mats out. The ribbon and flowers are from my stash ... I would have used rosed etc from WOC but I haven't don't have the right colours ... oh dear, I must need a shopping trip :) I added some small orange gems and some stickles.

Recipe:
Stamp(s):
Colouring Media: Promarkers and copics
Papers: Basic Grey Marrakesh
Embellishments: from stash

14 comments:

Squirrel x said...

Both brilliant cards Cathy - love the snowman easel and that little lass just screams summer. Wonderful. Hugs, Sxx

Riet said...

So gorgeous cards Cathy,i love the images and your papers.

Hugs Riet.xx

Karen said...

Gorjus gorjus cards Cathy.

Love Karen x

Ayelet {Jenny} said...

Beautiful Card Cathy! Not sure where Mr Linky had gone again...sorry about that! Thank you for joining us over at BTC&G and Good Luck! x

Linda Coughlin, the funkie junkie said...

Wow! Two amazing cards! Love the color combo on the fairy card. Wonderful coloring on the image, great ribbon and embellies! So happy you could have some fun with us this week at Creative Card Crew.

Uma said...

brilliant cards, so cute. Like the fluffy hat

Samantha said...

Beautiful cards Hunny! I am not much one for fairies as you know but I totally loveeeeeeeeeee the fairy one too!and the colours are AWESOME!! great job! Hugs Samantha :)

Katina said...

I love both of these Cathy! The colour scheme on your fairy card is so pretty. Thanks for joining us at PTW x

Emma and Susan said...

Beautiful cards, the images and papers are gorgeous. Thanks for joining us at CCT this week.
Love Susan
xxx

April Rose said...

These are both gorgeous cards! I love the round snowman easel, and the colors and flowers in the second card! Thank you for joining us at Wild Orchid Challenges!
Hugs,
April

Andrea said...

Very great card - like all of it - so wonderful image and design! Thanks for joining stamp with fun.
Hugs
Andrea-Emmi41

Valérie said...

brrrrrrr mais superbe la carte avec les bonshommes de neige


thanks for joining us at SAM this time

Sandie said...

Both great cards!! Love the shape and image on the first one and the pretty colours on the second.

Thanks for joining us on CCC and PFOP this time!

gerslittlesnippets said...

Beautiful cards. The 1st card almost makes me long for Christmas and the summery colours on the second are just gorgeous.
Thank you for entering the BTC&G Challenge.
Geraldine