A Fantastic Floral

 Hello everyone,

Today's post is a wonderful floral birthday card.

The card base is Stampin' Up Blackberry Bliss.  The image is The Artful Stamper stamped on Gina K Heavy White with Versafine Onyx Black and painted with LuminArte Razzleberry, Royal Orchid, Black Cherry, Lemongrass, Mango Mamba, Plum Blossom and Green Tea Twinkling H2Os.  The image panel is layered on Stampin' Up Granny Apple Green and Pale Plum.  The sentiment is Gina Marie All Seasons stamped in Versafine Onyx Black on Recollections White and is layered on more Pale Plum.  The flower embellishment is of unknown origin and is highlighted with Fruit Punch Stickles.

I love everything about this card!  The image is an absolute favourite for painting because it is not overly intricate or fussy and if I'm careful, I can stay within the lines.  It also allows for a lot of different colours though I don't always make the best choices.  I try to use a heavier cardstock for painting because there is less chance of warping.  I really love the pop of the Granny Apple Green layer which, to my eye, is perfect against the richness of Blackberry Bliss.  It's a great result!

I hope you enjoy this card and come back to SPI again soon.

Gisèle

More Winged Wishes

Hello everyone,

Today's post is a birthday card with a European feel.

The card base is The Paper Studio.  The image is the Artful Stamper stamped in StazOn Jet Black on Recollections White and coloured with a variety of Faber-Castell and Reeves watercolour pencil crayons.  The sentiment is Stampin' Up Itty Bitty Greetings stamped in Versafine Onyx Black on Recollections White.  The image and sentiment are highlighted with Star Dust, Lavender and Gilded Gold Stickles.

This is perhaps my least favourite card in this commission.  I found the image appealing at first, but once I had it stamped and coloured, I couldn't get much enthusiasm for it.  I decided to cut the image, which helped somewhat but I think it's so far out of my comfort zone that it just doesn't do much for me.  Even Stickles didn't help.  It's not a bad card by any stretch but it's not one that I'd ever repeat.

I hope you enjoy this card and come back to SPI again soon.

Gisèle

The Perfect Bouquet

Hello everyone,

Today's post is one of my favourites in this commission of birthday cards.

The card base is The Paper Studio.  The image is the Artful Stamper stamped in StazOn Jet Black on Recollections White, coloured with a variety of Stampin' Up watercolour crayons and layered on Close To My Heart Sweet Leaf and Recollections Black.  The sentiment is Rubbernecker Happy Birthday also stamped in StazOn Jet Black on Recollections White and layered on more Sweet Leaf.  The card is highlighted with Lime Green Stickles.

Oh my goodness how I just love this stamp!  The possibilities are absolutely endless!  It stamped beautifully and was remarkable easy to colour.  I can't wait to play with it some more.  The sentiment placed at the bottom of the card provides a great anchor.  Though this image would work very well horizontally too.  I'm extremely happy with the Stickle placement - something which I wish would happen more often.

I hope you enjoy this card and come back to SPI again soon.

Gisèle

Butterfly Trio

Hello everyone,

Today's post is another French birthday card.

The card base is The Paper Studio.  The image is The Artful Stamper stamped in StazOn Jet Black on a white of unknown origin and coloured with a variety of Reeves watercolour pencil crayons.  The sentiment is Bonnidee French Wording #1 also stamped in StazOn Jet Black.  The image/sentiment panel is layered on a light green Bazzill and more white of unknown origin. The card is highlighted with Sakura Clear Star Gelly Roll pen.

This is another great image to non-experts to colour.  The lines are simple and the style is very forgiving.  I chose to use pencil crayons because I felt the colours were more subtle in keeping with the card base.  I originally to put the sentiment on a separate element but it didn't pop enough against the white background and really, there was enough space to place it on the image panel.

I hope you enjoy this card and come back to SPI again soon.

Gisèle