Be Happy and a Doodle Bird

 

Time for new challenges at Stamping Sensations challenge and We Love Chocolate Baroque challenge .

My first card is for Stamping Sensations challenge where the theme is "Colour my World". So I went for picked raspberry and spiced marmalade and used these two colours throughout. The background stamp is a large lace one. I used a JND die and stamp set called Bee Balm and I then used a Crafters companion die and stamp set for the sentiment. the silhouette stamp is an old one I think from Hobbycraft. I framed the whole thing with a Tim Holtz postage stamp die.

I was enjoying myself so much I made another two versions of this card.

My Second card is for the We Love Chocolate Baroque challenge . I used  Doodle Birds and Words to Dazzle and Sparkle. I took a piece of card and stencilled through using a pink and green. Then stamped the bird on top with some black glitter embossing powder. 

Here's a close up to show how it sparkles in the light although the colour of the card has been corrupted from purple.

I used a TL die for the background - it's a very large trellis die, so I used part of it and cut a circle frame for it. I then used some of the die waste at the corners.

As always the winner of the challenge will receive a prize from Chocolate Baroque.

Chocolate Baroque is a small independent art and craft company, based in the historic market town of Barnard Castle in County Durham in the North-East of England and is owned and run by Lesley and David Wharton. 

We design our own range of natural rubber art stamps from Sue's hand drawn originals, complemented by old original drawings and typography from Lesley.  The rubber stamps are made in house, by David, to our very exacting quality standards. And nothing gets past his eagle eye!