Saturday 12 April 2014

To Be Enjoyed



Today was such an enjoyed day!!  I went to Scrapfest in Kitchener with a friend and it was great to meet up with fellow stampers there.  I picked up a few more stencils...(it's all your fault Virginia Lu!!...so happy I bumped into her) and some other crafting goodies to play with.  When I got home, I was inspired by this challenge at Splitcoast.  Here is the inspiration photo from the AIGA Design site:  

I started my card by stenciling the background with a stencil from The Crafter's Workshop.  The stencil is filled with inspiring words and I love the font.  I inked it up with Peeled Paint Distress inks then splattered some water onto the ink to add some depth.  When that was dry, I stamped the flowers, added the sentiment and then lastly, the splatters of black for interest.  

I am adding my card to these challenges:

Virginia's View- #2 STENCIL


CASology- #90 WET (I added water and wet paint)


Allsorts Challenge- SPRING FLOWERS


Thanks so very much for coming by and taking a look.

Supplies:  stamps- Unity, Mama Elephant/ stencil/ Distress ink/ inking tool/ bl Memento ink



9 comments:

Virginia L. said...

Truly gorgeous, Karen! You always do such BEAUTIFUL work to inspire! I love the stencil background and stamped flowers! What lovely combo! It was so much fun to see you at Scrapfest today! I wish we had more time together....So glad that you join the fun at Virginia's View Challenge!

Keep It Sweet and Simple said...

Wow! This is just stunning.
I am rubbish at all things inky - so I am in awe of your skills.
Caroline xxx

Wendy L said...

So beautiful, thanks for joining us at Allsorts. xxxx

Dotty Jo said...

Oh wow! Jo x

Janet a.k.a. swanlady21 said...

Wonderful!

Cornelia (fun stamping) said...

Gorgeous card - just stunning!

wienerhoneymooners said...

STUNNING is right, lovely, lovely and love the bold colors against the softer stencil magic!
Thanks for sharing this week with us at CASology!

brenda said...

Your creation is lovely Karen and just perfect for my Spring Blossoms theme, thanks so much for sharing your creativity with us at Allsorts challenge.

B x I have a Grand Calibur to be won here

Viv said...

Another fabulous creation Karen, I saw this the other day but didn't realise it was yours :) Viv xx