My cards for today were made on my recent craft break, with Irene and Max in York. I used Max's fabulous Kanban stamp set called Spring Garden. I've always had a thing for 'tree' stamps and this set is particularly gorgeous. So gorgeous that I've now bought my own set and thrown the 'Autumn Garden' in my basket as well for good measure!
When I was making the card I hadn't realised the set was entitled 'Spring' and I went for autumnal colours from the HOTP paper pack that Max had brought along with her. I suppose you could do either spring or autumn and to be truthful I think the images on the tree are almost snowflake like so it could probably be used at Christmas time too.
The tree and sentiment were stamped using a Brilliance ink pad and then decorated with gem stones. The sentiment was also from one of Max's fabulous sets and I'm not sure whether it was the Hero Arts set or the Waltzing Mouse one. Love it whichever it was.
This is my other tree card made in York using the same stamp. In the set this tree comes in two sizes. I used the large one for both cards, but the small version would be fabulous for using on the inner. On my black card the tree was stamped in Brilliance silver and then when dry I added extra sparkle with a Sakura Stardust pen and gems. You can never have too much bling! The Swiss Dots background adds a bit of texture and the black card also has a slightly ribbed texture.
My cards are suitable for the following challenges...
- Pollycraft - Sparkly Things
- Crazy4Challenges - Men (I think both these cards would be lovely for men)
- Secret Crafter - Anything Goes
- Cards for Men - Birthday
Thank you for looking and for the lovely comments I receive and a huge thank you to Max for taking the most scrummy craft goodies ever to York. If you're reading this Max you are a real star.
