The Flower Challenge #52 Reminder

Hi there friends, back with a reminder card for 'The Flower Challenge' again. This month it's 'Embossing Heat or Dry', Jyoti is our Guest Designer too.
Hope you will enjoy seeing all the cards made by our amazing DT and also ones in our gallery too. This time I made a slimline card, come and have a look and see what you think ;)

ps. don't forget there is a freebie calendar I designed as a give away to you all this month too, see our blog for all details.

 I know it's a bit late for another Xmas card but I got the stamp late and just had to make an Xmas card with it. The stamp is from the Colorado Craft Company and it's called Slimline Poinsettias.
I used my Pink Fresh Studio 'Slim Ornate Banner' die to cut my main card base, then stamped and silver embossed my flowers on another piece of card. I water coloured the flowers and added it all to my card base, using 3d pads. To match the card base at the bottom part I first traced around the edge die and then fussy cut it.
I then stamped and embossed the matching sentiment from the same set, water coloured it and edged it with a silver pen. A sprinkling of sequins and the card was complete.

Please use the cue card below when entering our challenge,you have until the 25th Jan to enter.

The Flower Challenge #52

Hi friends, I hope you all had a lovely Christmas and I wish you all a very Happy New Year too! This is the first challenge for 2021 over at 'The Flower Challenge' and this month it's 'Embossing Heat or Dry'.
The fabulous Jyoti from cardsncraftynyc is our Guest Designer and I have designed an A4 calendar as a freebie, all details on  our blog HERE.
As it's the end of another year all the Flower Challenge team have chosen their four favourite cards from last year. I have made a graphic for us all and here is my choice below. See my teamies blogs for their choices and I have already done a separate post on our FC blog with them all on too ;)
Okay grab a cuppa and come and take a peek at my card below ;) Thanks for the visit and enjoy your week whatever you have planned ;)...we are now in tier 4 so we haven't much planned of course, but we do love our walks in the forest, so happy with that for now. Stay safe lovely friends!

I used the faux letterpress technique, (inking a folder (old Cuttlebug one) and then running it through my machine) for my background. I used some DI in Picked Raspberry ink and water colouring for my flowers.
The flowers are from The Ton 'Wishful Wildflower' and I used the matching die too. The edging die is a Hero Arts one 'Postage Stamps' and the sentiment stamp and matching die is from The Ton also 'Easy Expressions'.
The latter was quite expensive and I wasn't sure it was worth the money but glad I bought them now as it is a great set and I will use it a lot I think.

My  favourite  four  Flower Challenge cards from last year.

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The Flower Challenge #32 'Embossing Heat/Dry'

Hi there friends, I am here with more DT cards for 'The Flower Challenge'. This month our theme is 'Embossing Heat/Dry', so many possibilities I think.

We have a lovely Guest Designer this month too,  our winner for February Enna, do check out her card on our blog and others she has on Instagram.

I went with heat embossing on my two cards, a rich purple and grey colour combo on my first one, I love this gorgeous Wallpaper Art flower stamp. For my second card I chose this lovely Engagement Wishes stamp I haven't used yet. Just love the Rose Gold E/P from Altenew too so decided to use that on my second card also.

We are being sponsored by Altenew this month and there is a PRIZE for our winner. See our blog for all details. I used Altenew stamps on both of my cards also. More water colouring again from me lol, what can I say...... I just love water colour!

Anyway come and see my cards...and enjoy your week whatever you have planned ;)...oh and thanks for the visit too !

Purple & Grey card

Smooth White card

Water colour card

Altenew Wallpaper Art stamps

Altenew watercolours

Altenew Clear Embossing ink

Wow White E/P

Versafine Onyx Black ink 

Little things sequins

Black gem

I made my top fold A6 card base then stamped and heat embossed my two flowers and leaves.I used a mask for my flowers before adding the leaves.

Then I used water colours on my flowers and leaves and a weaker colour wash all around my images. I was brave and sprinkled a few dots of the same colours over my images. Still a bit nervous of doing that but getting braver now.

I stamped a sentiment on a spare bit of card after water colouring the background to match my flowers. A few sequins and a black gem were added and my card was complete.

Engagement Wishes card

Smooth White card
Altenew Engagement Wishes stamps
Altenew Rose Gold E/P
Altenew Embossing clear ink
Versafine Onyx Black ink
TH Distress inks
Little things sequins

I stamped my flower image and also my leaves using a mask on the first flower I stamped.Then I using clear embossing ink then heat embossed using my Rose Gold ink.

I used my distress inks to colour my images and then added a similar colour around them all. After stamping and attaching my sentiment I added a few flicks of the same colour. A few sequins, a touch of black pen for the stamens and my card was finished.

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You have until the 25th May to enter.