Thursday, 10 December 2015

green and blue

Hello my crafty friends. So nice of you to drop by to check my post. i hope it won't be a very long one.


Last Saturday I went to the Motorcycle Museum craft fair and on one of the stalls I came across these little background papers. They are just over 3 inches square. I thought they would be great for quick cards so I picked some.


i picked some of the backgrounds and started playing. These cards are some of the ones I made. They are all made in same way.


Using library green archival ink i stamped the fir trees repeatedly in first and second generation ink. I also changed the height to give impression of a slope.


I stamped sentiment in black archival and embossed in crystal embossing powder.
All the stamps used are from Claritystamp Ltd.


I added some snow on trees by adding white dots of snowflake paperartsy chalk paint with a fine embossing stylus.


I then added some cosmic shimmer crystal glitter glue. I matted on black card and attached to white 5 inch square base card.


And voila' a quick and easy Christmas card that is also CAS. I do hope you like them and would love to read all your comments, Theresa xx.


I would like to enter these cards in the following challenges:

Less is more challenge - colour: green and blue
Word art Wednesday - anything goes
CAS-ual Friday challenge - snowflake
Christmas Card challenge - photo inspiration



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20 comments:

  1. Janet Pring10 December 2015 at 22:53

    Those papers were a good find, Theresa, they make lovely cards, especially after you've 'Theresa'd' them. A fab set of cards xx

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  2. Linda Page10 December 2015 at 23:00

    These are fab Theresa . Do you know. I think I have some as of graded colour paper...mm. .. I might just have a use for them. .I had forgotten about them..

    How was the show...I keep wondering if it's worth the trip xx

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    1. Theresa11 December 2015 at 20:26

      thanks Linda. the sho is tiny but i found some good deals like the papers were £1.99 for a set of 40 sheets and if you bout 3 sets you got 2 stamps free. I bought 5x5 card blanks with envelopes, a set of 25 for £2 and a set of 50 8x8 or 7x7 were £5. cheaper than anywhere else i've been. and people don't pull you and push you. depends how far you have to travel i guess. but if you go please let me knoe. i'd love to meet you xx

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  3. Rema DeLeeuw11 December 2015 at 01:11

    Love those papers and your cards! They look like they were stamped. Thanks for joining us at Christmas Card Challenges.
    Rema ~ CCC DT

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    1. Theresa11 December 2015 at 20:28

      i did stamp on them the trees and sentiment xx

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  4. Sazzle Dazzle11 December 2015 at 12:56

    A delightful collection of card, gorgeous colours and fabulous use of the green and blue! thanks so much for playing along this week!
    Sarah xx
    Less is More

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  5. Chrissie11 December 2015 at 22:23

    I'm really tardy in visiting this week Theresa
    This is a fabulous set of pics, that emboss resist is wonderful!
    Thanks so much
    Chrissie
    "Less is More"

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  6. Lisapmac11 December 2015 at 23:00

    Lovely cards, great use of those papers, I really need to get a wriggle on with mine xx

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  7. Bibi Lindahl12 December 2015 at 03:33

    Hi Theresa! I saw your post at "I'm addicted to rubber stamps" and just HAD to come here to see more! Beautiful cards! I thought you had made the backgrounds with ink until I read the next. What a lucky find those papers were! Love the trees you stamped, look much like watercolour paintings. Nice touch with the glimmer and glitter. Happy Holidays!
    ♥

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  8. Neets B12 December 2015 at 14:48

    Wow, these papers were a great find. Lovely set of creations.
    Thanks for sharing with us.
    Anita x
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  9. Pat12 December 2015 at 15:41

    These backgrounds work beautifully Theresa and the stamped trees and then the white paint for snowflakes is really lovely. A great find! x

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  10. Anne15 December 2015 at 07:36

    Theresa you've made great use of those little papers - what gorgeous CAS cards!
    Thank you for joining us.
    Anne
    "Less is More"

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