Zany Friends

It's been a while, I know, since I promised more new stuff from the 2020-2021 annual catalogue, but when a global pandemic slows down delivery of said new stuff, I just have to go with the flow! At any rate, I finally got my hands on the ink pads and markers that match the new in-colour cardstock I've had since May, so here's a simple card for you.

You'll notice I'm still in 'black, white and one colour' mode, lol. Zebras are, of course, perfect for this! 😁 This is a new stamp set along with new in-colour, Magenta Madness. It's a bit 'in your face' for me, so I think I'll be using it in small doses, lol.

Materials used:

• stamps - Zany Zebras, Beautiful Friendship
• card - basic black, whisper white, Butterfly Gala DSP
• other - Stamparatus, Sahara sand marker, magenta madness marker, basic black marker

I hope you're managing to play with some new stuff too! Thanks for calling in and stay safe.

Cheers

Kez

Lovely Day

I've just realised all my class cards this time around feature flowers! That wasn't intentional, it was more about techniques, but hopefully the ladies will like them anyway. Here's my third project for them:

Materials used:

• stamps - Beautiful Friendship, Forever Lovely
• card - purple posy, whisper white, basic black
• inks - purple posy, highland heather, gorgeous grape, granny apple green, pool party, Memento tuxedo black
• other - centre step card dies (ODBD), Big Shot, Stamparatus, craft foam, black baker's twine, scrap paper for mask

The background 'paper' is made by stamping the hydrangea stamp onto whisper white using purple posy ink and I masked off the main flower on the centre panel before stamping the leaves and other flowers. The baker's twine was split approximately in half to make it thinner. Because there's not a lot of space on the thin panels, I've swiped a black ink pad around the 'paper' to give the impression of another layer without actually adding one. 

I'm heading off overseas for a while so apart from my CAS on Friday design team posts every second Friday night, card posts from me may be few and far between. Take care while I'm gone and keep crafting! 

Thanks for popping by.

Cheers

Kez

Softness in Nature

Those who prefer bright, bold colours don't get a shoe-in this week as our nature-themed class cards are all about soft colours, and as I do love me some distressing and splodging, a couple of them also have a shabby chic look I simply adore.

Materials used:

• stamps - Beautiful Friendship, 
• card - seaside spray, whisper white, mint macaron
• other - subtle and script embossing folders, water spritzer, linen thread, Big Shot, Dimensionals, word window punch, white shimmer paint
• inspired by Teneale Williams

Materials used:

• stamps - Free as a Bird, Timeless Textures
• cad - balmy blue, whisper white, vellum, Bird Ballad DSP
• other - distressing tool, stitched season framelits, Big Shot, mini Dimensionals, linen thread
• inspired by Lauren Alarid

I deliberately left a sentiment off this one as I think it's suitable for many occasions.

Lastly I couldn't go past a touch of the gorgeous purple posy. I'm terribly impatient for the ink to arrive for this one, but at least we have the Blends pens to give us something to colour with. Stamping done with basic grey instead of black, again for a softer look.

Materials used:

• stamps - Butterfly Gala, Abstract Impressions
• card - purple posy, whisper white, soft sea foam
• other - tropical thinlits, Big Shot, lace dynamic embossing folder, water spritzer, metallic pearls, stitched rectangle frame lit, Stamparatus, butterfly duet punch, sponge dauber, Tombow glue, purple posy Stampin' Blends, mini Dimensionals, mounting tape

Thanks for stopping by.

Cheers

Kez