Saturday, 23 November 2019

Twofer - Greenery and purplery

Good morning
I found myself with a little more time recently so wanted to enter a few challenges. I've missed entering as it's fun to join in, get feedback and see other people's cards but it's also inspiring to try out different styles and learn new techniques. 

 So here we go with the Twofer challenge which encourages us to use the same stamp (die or stencil) in two different ways. 


My first card makes use of the smooshing technique plus dabbling into watery ink to fill in the gaps. I love the green and orange together. 
Heat embossed the leaves, I then painted in with Perfect Pearls for some shimmer. 



This one is for our 52CCT November Technique Challenge:

The next one is much more CAS. I simply stamped and embossed the branch twice and painted in with inks and the obligatory Perfect Pearls on the berries. I find in annoying when things which are actually straight look squint.

 I liked it so I made two more quick cards as my stash is running low. 
I had a design in my head but finding sentiments to fit wasn't that easy. The answer is obviously to buy more sentiment stamps change the design to fit your stamps so one card has the sentiment stamped direct which works for that stamp. 
 Green and purple

 Purple and pink

Green and pink (my favourite).

The stamp is from a recent Creative Stamping magazine and is a Pink Fresh set. I love them.

Thanks for visiting, enjoy your day. x

 Also popping into Pixie's Snippets playground as I have used some tiny snippets plus a few and a really old card base on the first card. 

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9 comments:

  1. Fabiola23 November 2019 at 12:06

    quelles magnifiques créations Alison, j'aime ces cartes élégantes et charmantes, biz

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  2. Mrs A.23 November 2019 at 15:20

    All wonderful and giving much food for thought. I feel inspired. Hugs Mrs A.

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    1. AlisonC23 November 2019 at 17:38

      How nice for me to be able to return the favour! :)

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  3. Happy Dance23 November 2019 at 15:42

    Not just a Twofer, but a Twofer plus two! Wonderful job, Alison. That Christmas card is so full of fun colors, and I'm loving the orange peeking through that gorgeous green! The embossing on all your cards adds some subtle dimension and lovely shimmer to all your cards. Those boughs are festive and elegant. Great cards! Thank you so much for joining us at The Twofer Challenge. Bev

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  4. Martina 23 November 2019 at 16:54

    Beautiful cards, great idea and careful work.

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  5. Darnell23 November 2019 at 18:08

    So fun to see you in the gallery, Alison! That sprig is really lovely and it makes a wonderful border for your various sediments! A versatile design, great with any color scheme! And speaking of great, well done with your smooching in orange and green! I love how you painted with Perfect Pearls to add the fabulous shimmer!! Thank you so much for playing in Twofer Card Challenge #22! Hugs, Darnell (p.s. Love that you said "purplery!")

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  6. Netta24 November 2019 at 12:52

    what a great and quick way to add to your stash! they all look beautiful!

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  7. Aimeslee Winans26 November 2019 at 20:34

    Nicely done, Alison! xoxo

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  8. Di27 November 2019 at 13:18

    Wonderful selection of cards Alison - I do love the foliage stamp, very versatile. And it's lovely to see you in the Playground with us!

    Hugs

    Di xx

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