Just to say

Anita Bowden has created a lovely silhouette card for this week's Muse challenge. I really liked the blended distress inked background, the black flowers and the way the card was mounted on black card. Instead of using a stencil for the flowers I stamped them.

Materials used:-

Distress inks - mustard seed, spiced marmalade and ripe persimmon
Woodware grasses clear stamp - versafine black onyx ink
Sentiment - Lili of the Valley block sentiments

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Joy to the world

I really like silhouette Christmas cards so I was delighted to see Cornelia Wenokor's card on Muse Christmas Visions this week.  I was inspired by the ombre effect she created and tried to replicate this by blending distress inks.  I also liked the moon and the stars.

I am also going to enter this card into the Merry Monday Christmas challenge #197 which is entitled "Take me to the church"!  There are quite a few churches on my card.

           



















Materials used:-
Stamps - Winter Wonderland set from Simply Cards and Papercraft issue 142
Distress inks - shaded lilac, dusty concord, picked raspberry, ripe persimmon, mustard seed
Stars cut out with Paper Smooches dies
Glitter paper from stash

Thanks for visiting my blog - I really appreciate your comments. Margaret

MUSE card

The guest designer on Muse #111 is Kristie Goulet who has produced this very striking silhouette card. I was inspired by Kristie's circle design and the silhouette which I tried to recreate in my card.

Materials used:-
Stamps - Woodware Teasel and Stampin Up "four you" set
Distress inks and versfine onyx black
Nestabilities circle die

Thanks for visiting my blog - now pop over to MUSE to see how the other participants were inspired! Margaret

Take three!

This week's challenge on Less is More is to combine 3 previous challenges. For this card I used:-

#42 silhouette

#111 frame it!

#173 add a die cut

 

I am also going to enter this card into CAS(E) this sketch #116 (below)

 

 







Materials used:-
Distress inks - mustard seed, dried marigold, ripe persimmon and spiced marmalade
Versfine onyx black
Dies - Memorybox prim poppy and Lawn Fawn large stitched rectangle stackables
Sentiment - Stampin Up Four You
Watercolour card

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