I used the same technique as for the baby is born card. Stamping and clear embossing the poppies onto the corner of a portrait piece of A4 card. I liked the shiney effect it gives the flowers . I then did the same for the background and ink using the brayer and stonewashed. A couple of lavinia stamp butterflies in imperial purple hid stray ink marks. Having assembled the card I then finished off with a Martha Stewart butterfly stam and punch, using Versafine Black for the stamp and amethyst promarker to colour in.

Thanks again, lovely cards.

A baby is born – Using a selection of the poppy stamps, the baby fairy and leaf trail. After a little trial and error my final technique was to stamp up the poppy images with versa mark watermark stamp pad, then ink up the poppies using Versafine – spanish moss / satin red or olympia green / crimson red. Once I was happy with my poppies I then sprinkled with clear embossing powder and heated. I then used the leaf trail and imperial purple to frame the top of the card. Finally I stamped the baby fairy in the middle and also created a mask on a post it note. I then used a brayer and inked Adirondack stonewashed over the bottom half and sunshine yellow / red pepper over the top. I finished off with some stars in Versafine smokey grey.

Thank you for sharing your technique Busby

These are all the beautiful free stamps I got with Craft Stamper magazine. I stippled the inks on as I find I keep getting lines with the brayer. Used distress inks pumice stone and tumbled glass and Adirondack Twilight Lavender.

I used your lovely new wild poppies stamp….Big & Juicy ink pad ….A Crafts-Too embossing folder and a Spellbinders butterfly….more Lavinia Stamping on my blog

http://eileenscraftyzone.blogspot.com/

Thanks Eileen, i am going to check your blog out now!!

Lovely….!

I used my trusty brayer along with Citrus and Purple Twilight inks for the background of this card. The stamps were the Horse and Carriage, Bullrushes, Christmas tree group and the Vine …. I really had fun making this.

Thank you Eileen.

A lovely choice of colour Kisty very Autumnal Thank you .

Thanks for sending all your cards in Kirsty, you have obviously been very busy.

Another great card Kirsty, the cat stamp is one of my favourites at the moment.

Thank you Kirsty for sending in a lovely card that has a real summery feeling.

Great stuff.

Thank you for sending in this amazing card Dianne, so atmospheric and the wording is beautiful , brought a tear to my eye.

Thank you