Much as I love my images and pens, I do like to get inky and messy too ... so I thought I would have a go at combining the 2!! I love the effect I got the other night from combing orange, red and black to create a card using TH stamps (you can find it here), so I had another go, but this time rather than using a sentiment stamp I used a Sugar Nellie image.
I used
Goth Girl and coloured her using my promarkers. I used spiced marmalade, fired brick, aged mahogany and black soot DIs to create the background on the image and card blank. The stamps are from a TH set, and I added gingham and satin ribbon, and a heart covered in fired brick distress stain and rock candy crackle paint.
Challenges:
The Stampman - use red
Simon Says Stamp and Show - red letter day
And as my messy mat was still out this morning, I thought i would do a bit more inking ...
I masked off the card blank and then created the sky using tumbled glass, faded jeans and chipped sapphire DIs. The bird stmap is from a TH set and I added some flat backed pearls. No sentiment yet, partly as I am not a sentiment person, very rarely add them to my cards, and only then when I know who I am sending it to, and partly as I can't think of anything appropriate at the mo!!
Challenges:
Crazy4 challenge - monochrome in blues
Less is More - birds
Secret Crafter Saturday challenge - anything goes with blue
46 comments:
Super birds stamp Cathy, think I'd have left off the three pearls, or brought them down to sit under the panel to the right. Picky picky..no offence
Great card, Cathy
Many thanks
mandi
"Less is More"
Fabulous Cathy...! love the image and all the gorgeous colours too hun :o)
have a lovely weekend...hugs Vicky xx
Hi Cathy
Fabulous card ....love the stamp....
Hugs sylvie
xxxxx
Fabulous card - love the inking and the image
Kathyk
Great atmospheric background Cathy... I'm with Mandi re the pearls however...but a great card!
Thanks so much
Chrissie
"Less is More"
Great card, great image. I love the colours you used. And no sentiment needed, the card is great without.
You could always use a get well soon sentiment and send them to a friend who is ill ;)
Gorgeous cards btw.
xxx
Hi Cathy lovely background, we used similar stamps but very different look, this is great
Anne
x
Hi Cathy. I really like your Sugar Nellie card. Cute image and nice job of coloring her. I really like your back ground colors and the use of Tim's stamps in black really pop your vibrant background color. Thanks so much for joining us at Simon Says Stamp and Show. <3 Candy
oh a great take on this weeks theme at the Secret Crafter Saturday challenge with this lovely creation, thank you for joining us this week.
Hugs Kate xx
PS I have candy if you are interested :)
Great inking, lovely card
LIM- I have that stamp too. Nice use with it!
Wow Cathy, I adore the top card, the reds, orange & black...well it's a stunner hon! Not that the other one isn't fab but it's that one that stands out to me! xx
Great inking on the LIM card - love the red one too. xx
Love your inking Cathy! Both cards are fab! :)
Lizy x
Great card Cathy. I like the mix of styles and your red blended background is gorgeous. Well Done. Thank you for sharing at The Stamp Man challenge. Good Luck.
Siobhan
Lovely "moody" blues for your skyline! Fab!
I dont use many sentiments either Cathy. Its my new years resolution to try and use a few more - I have so many stamps, it doesnt make sense. But like you until I know what I am doing with the card or who its for its quite hard to focus that way :)
Lovely bird stamp and great card - I love the pearls they are a real nice touch and make it so special.
Gorgeous colours on the Sugar Nellie card too - great image and a really cool card.
hugs
xxalisonxx
fabulous cards Cathy :-) both are gorgeous :-)
luv
Lols x x x
Brilliant card, very atmospheric.
Lynne xxx
Gorgeous bird card XOXO Zoe
Gorgeously creative creations. Love the inking/masking effects.
Hugs
Desire
Hi Cathy, two really different but absolutely great cards!
Love the first one for the colours and the second for it's simplicity - I do have a soft corner for CaS cards.
Sarah
Really like the LIM card - very stylish and elegant. Again, no sentiment needed with such a lovely CAS card! xxx
Great LIM card Cathy, fab inking. Carol x
I USED to put sentiments on ALL my cards at the outset, but then kept wanting to use the card for a different purpose. So I don't ALWAYS put a sentiment on until later these days.
Love this atmospheric card. xxx
Two great cards. I have those birds but couldn't think how to use them, thanks for the inspiration.
Linbyx
Fabby creations sweetie, love them
I actually like the 3 gems where they are!!! :O)
Mwah
Ali x
like youre LIM designed card
Gorgeous cards, Cathy! I Love the LIM one!
Great colours and a really fun image! Thanks so much for joining in with The Simon Says Stamp and Show challenge. Sarah.
Beautiful card, Cathy. Love the design and bird stamp :)
What an atmospheric card, love it.
I love your inky birds :-)
I love the birds card Cathy - the sky looks fab!
Wow! Love your blue creation, so elegant!
Thanks for joining us at Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge this week.
Hugs, Franz.
great cards!
Love your LIM card. A nice background always makes an image pop. I don't always use a sentiment on the front of my cards either.
Great card. Thanks for taking part in 'Anything goes with Blue' at SCSC.
Tracy x
Super cards. Love the goth girl and the moody birds. x
Your birds on a line are stunning, love the sky background.
Great shading. perfect colors
Brilliant card Cathy, well done :O) Viv xx
Great card, Cathy! Love the inking!
Plenty of Red going on here! Loads of lovely details too. Thank you entering The Stamp Man challenge this week.
Cathy, that is a stunning card I love the sky so atmospheric (think thats the word I want)
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