Chocolate Baroque roses

Good evening everyone.

The sun is shining, we have bright blue sky and five minutes ago we had the most dramatic hail storm with hailstones bouncing off the roof! Very bizarre.

Just a quick post to show two cards I did with a group of ladies at a U3A craft group last week.

 

 

I used a Chocolate Baroque set called Harlequin Rose, which has some lovely images on it.

The quote on the top card I have had for ages and cannot remember which company it was from, but the bottom one is in the set.
The colouring is all done with Distress inks used as water colours, or applied with cut-n-dry foam.

I'm working on a new card for the latest Chocolate Baroque challenge now, so must get on.

Have a good evening and thanks for visiting.

                                                             Carole

New die-cut

Hello to anyone reading my blog.
Thank you for visiting.

I have recently purchased a gorgeous die cut from Poppystamps.

Originally I bought it because I thought it would work well with my various owl stamps, as a frame, but it is proving to be very useful.
It is called Massa Leaf frame and works well whichever way it is put, which I like.

The cards below show that it looks good  in two directions and I am still trying to decide which way around I prefer.
I may never make a definite decision on this one!!

 

 

The stamp is by Chocolate Baroque and is stamped onto a wooden square from Artcuts.

I have coloured it with H2o paints.

 

 

 

 

 

Again a Chocolate Baroque stamp, this time coloured with water colour pencils on an Artcuts heart.

 

These wooden shapes are made from a good quality birch ply which gives a lovely surface for stamping and colouring.

 

 

Hope you have enjoyed this post and thanks for looking.

Any comments on which way round you think looks best, will be gratefully received.

 

Bye for now.

 

Carole

Artcuts Heart

Hello to  anyone who is visiting.



I have a very quick make to show you today using an Artcuts wooden heart and  a stamping technique which I really like.
I have never tried it on the wood before but am pleased with the result.

I stamped directly onto the heart with a VersaMagic inkpad and a Hobby Art stamp,  then  heat embossed it with clear powder. It is probably wise to swipe an antistatic bag over the heart before stamping.
I wiped an inkpad all over the heart, then put a piece of paper over the heart and ironed it with a craft iron.

This will melt the embossing powder and lift it off onto the paper.
It leaves a batik effect on the surface of the wood, which I like.

The little butterfly has been coloured with the same inkpad and then glittered.
It is stuck onto the heart with PVA glue, as have the letters.

Hope you are having a glorious day like we are here.
Please visit again and thank you to everyone who takes the time to make a comment.
It's lovely to get feedback.

Bye for now.


                                                               Carole

Chocolate Baroque challenge

Hello everyone.
Hope you are having a gorgeous day, as we are here.


I've been inspired this week and have made three cards. Must be a record!!

I am entering this one into a Chocolate Baroque challenge as it involves using my favourite colours. The first challenge I have ever entered. so am quite excited.



 

 

I'm really in my comfort zone with this colour combination! Hope you like it.

The flowers on the base are softly coloured but unfortunately the photo hasn't shown it very well.
The main stamps are by Chocolate Baroque and the words are Hobby art.

Bye for now.
Carole

Metal embossed book cover

                   Hello to anyone reading this and thank you for visiting.


Two post in under a week!!  That must be a record for me!
I had a sudden urge to get my metal out again, something I haven't done for a while.

It started with a notebook I had lying around which I decided to make it a little more exciting to look at.


 So it started off looking like this...

                            

 

 Rather boring.

 

 

 

After several hours and much contemplating it now looks like this...

 

 

 and the back...

 

 

I used metal tape laid over various die cut shapes , the tape was just the right width for the book, which was convenient.

It was then worked to make the shapes show up well  and extra texture was added to the blank areas.

 

 

 

 

The raised flowers were embossed using a stencil, and stuck on afterwards when the paint had dried.

 

 

Little nailheads completed the centres of the flowers.

 

I really enjoyed making this as it is a long while since I've made something for myself, and I shall enjoy looking at it every time I use the notebook.

 

I have actually started using it too, which is unusual for me.  I have quite a few blank books, but can never bear to start writing in them.

 

 Just one of my little quirks!!

 

Hope you enjoyed visiting.

Bye for now

Carole

 

 

Birthday Card

    Hello.

Today I am showing a birthday card that I made recently for my mother in law, who was 101 years old!

Although I have quite a few dies, I rarely seem to use them, so I'm trying to make a little more effort to do so.

This is  a slightly different take on the flower pot card, so it involved cutting various flower shapes and putting them together.

The dies are a lovely Heartfelt creation set I have, and the label is a Spellbinders.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I was in a bit of a rush to finish it, as usual, and couldn't find anything more interesting to put in the centres of the flowers, so used glitter glue, which was not ideal , I feel!
Buttons of some kind may have looked better.

                                                        Thanks for visiting.
                                                                 Carole

Another card, whatever next!

Hello.


I seem to be having a session of card making again recently, and the latest one uses an old, favourite method . Embossing, and colouring onto black card with metallic paints.
I think it gives such a pretty finish and is very quick to do.

 

 

 

 

The stamp is from Chocolate Baroque. One of their latest designs.

 I have embossed with silver and the background colour is a wash of  metallic paints. I think it gives it a dream like quality.

Hope you have enjoyed looking and thank you  for your lovely comments, they are greatly appreciated.