Wednesday 26 May 2021

Sunny days

 Hooray...it looks like the rain has gone for a while. I was not enjoying Maypril at all!! 

I have been trying to make more use of my vast stash so today got out my coloured inks.Amazingly they were still juicy despite not being used for quite some time and this is what I made...


 ...I started off by gathering all my yellow, gold and orange inks and literally just used a blender pad for each colour and rubbed away on to some sturdy card. That done I found some shimmer powder in a golden tone, put it in a bottle with some water and sprayed and then dabbed with some loo roll!! The meadow stamp and the birds were freebies with a magazine and the lovely Bee Crafty Beau-tanicals stamp on the right hand side was the prize from a win at Allsorts, where I shall be taking this card to support their current 12th Birthday challenge. A lovely crafty friend gifted me the Whimsy "Birthday" and I teamed it with an old Craftwork Cards "Happy". I shocked myself with the speed at which this all came together, once dry, and will definitely be getting inky again!! A non-cute card for the stock box...and that is not a sentence I type often!!

Thank you for your continued visits and kind words, it is much appreciated.

Challenges

Allsorts Challenge #625 - Anything with Happy, Bright and Sunny colours


23 comments:

meg said...

Your inky background is stunning love the soft muted tones,the stamps you used to create the meadow are beautiful

Claire said...

That's a really pretty sepia toned card and just a little bit different for you, its cool. Nice job on blending such a large area x

aussie aNNie said...

Beautiful card and the image sure is the focus...great work on this one...

Marianne's Craftroom said...

Very different for you, looks lovely

brenda said...

This is so different for you Sarah and so beautifully stamped and crafted and perfect for our 12th Birthday celebrations at Allsorts, so pleased you joined in.

B x

Julie B said...

Your meadow silhouette landscape looks fab Sarah. The grass is finally romping away here and I've had to cut a swathe across the drive field so that walkers can see where to go since Al moved the stile! It also means that Max and I can use it too! :)

cotnob said...

A super card Sarah, you have created a wonderful scene - well done using your old stash, I'm trying but I still keep buying new paper pads!
Pauline - Crafting with Cotnob
x

SarahR said...

Now that is one very smart card, love the colour combo, and style.

Nice to experiment with different to 'normal' every so often isn't it! One of the things I most enjoyed about crafting, kicking back and trying something different.

Sarah

Ellibelle said...

Such beautiful silhouette stamping, a really wonderful card and wonderful use of your Allsorts prize win!
Thank you so much for joining in with us this week to help us celebrate 12 years of Allsorts challenges!

Lynne said...

This is lovely Sarah. A great design and love that Birthday sentiment x

Chrissy said...

Beautiful Sarah, love the background gold tones and the silhouette stamps are fabulous, gorgeous card..

Luv CHRISSYxx

Liz said...

Lovely card Sarah, I love the floral scene you've created. xx

Carol S. said...

A fabulous card and love all the details. Colours and the design are brilliant. Hugs, Carol s.xxx

Claire (Mrs H) said...

Looks very vintage. I am in love with it. It is just stunning

Jules said...

Hi Sarah

I love your card .. .. a very successful play with your trusty ink pads!

A great sentiment too.

Hope all is good with you.

Enjoy the bank holiday weekend when it arrives.

Love Jules xx

Pat said...

This is really lovely Sarah, beautiful colours and a great scene.

Pat xx

Sue said...

Stunning background Sarah! love your card hugs Sue x

Jane Savage said...

Wowee so gorgeous, Sarah! Look at you getting all inky! 😊 xx

Tammy said...

This is gorgeous Sarah, I love the silhouette scene you created and what a fabulous layered sentiment!
Hugs, Tammy

Rainey's Craft Room said...

A wonderful inky background Sarah and gorgeous stamping. I'm sorry I missed this post when it went live, it's been so busy here this past week, hopefully I've caught up now and can comment in real time :o)
Lorraine

Brenda said...

What a gorgeous card, Sarah! And isn't it such fun to have your hands all sorts of colors? Your background is beautiful and stamping just perfect. I love that all your elements work so well together.

Lena said...

Wow, Sarah, your silhouette stamping is amazing. Love the rich and warm background. Beautifully done, my friend!
Have a great day.
Lena xx

Wendy Nicola Jackson said...

Maypril, hehe. Glad to hear the rain is easing and you're getting some sun! LOVE this gorgeous creation. Love your fabulous silhouette ink creation. The slimline design is fab and that Whimsy die works a treat on this! LOVE it. Hugs, Wends xoxo