The Flower Challenge #29 'Use Your Latest Stamps or Dies'

Hi there friends, it's time for another card to share for 'The Flower Challenge'. This month it's.........
'Use your latest Stamps or Dies'....wow how easy is that !

Of course I have new stamps and dies.....I am sure you do too. We keep saying we won't buy any more don't we....then we share 'stuff'...then  'stuff' drops in our basket and before we know it we are at the checkout. I have tried so hard to resist...but let's face it...it's always gonna happen ;) it's our hobby...it's ok...at least that's what  I am constantly telling myself lol ;)

Since writing this post I have made another card  now so adding it first. These are stamps and dies I bought for Xmas from my dearly beloved. He said to choose what I like...so I did...and quite a lot of them lol....as you do ;)

I think Snowdrops are a good choice for February as we have loads in our garden and they are one of my favourite flowers. So delicate but they can stand up to such low temperatures too. It looks like a tag here ... but it is a card...see other pics ;)

Now for my second card here. I think I love this stamp set already lol, I bought the die too as I think I will be using it a lot. This was all bought just before Xmas I might add. I am happy to say that I haven't bought a single craft thing yet this year and we are 2 weeks into the new year already. Believe me that is a record for me too. (Update... I weakened on week four!)

I am determined to buy less this year and use up some of my massive stash of unused 'stuff'. Darnell ( Dee) you would be proud he he ;)

Anyway I am sure you are just here to see my cards. So here they are below, and of course.... enjoy your week whatever you have planned ;)

    Snowdrop card  

Sheena Douglass White card 

Sheena Douglass Delicate Snowdrops stamps & die

Sheena Douglass Ornate Tags die

TH Distress inks

Versafine Onyx Black ink 

Versafine Smokey Grey ink

Glamour dust

Permanent pen black

Promarker grey pen

Ribbon from stash

You can see the card better here. I used my tag die to cut a tent fold card, leaving the top edge out so it makes a 'joined' card edge. It was really hard to cut through it all but I managed it in the end. Then I cut another top part (cutting the whole tag this time) and attached that to my card base.

I used some of the other stamps from the same set for interest in the background. My distress inks were used to colour the card base too.

I stamped my snowdrops and coloured them and then used the matching die to cut them out. I curled the flowers then attached  it all to my card. The sentiment was hand drawn as I wanted a fancy one and also wanted to try adding a bit of decoration to my letters too.

I used my fancy scissors on two edges and coloured the whole thing to match my card also. A touch of my usual glamour dust, a bit of ribbon and my card was complete.

   

     

  I just couldn't resist taking a pic of my card with the snowdrops in our garden too!     Just Because card  

Sheena Douglass White card 

The Ton stamp 'Wishful Wildflowers'

Clearly Besotted sentiment

Torn edge die

AltEnew watercolours

Versafine Onyx Black ink

Neat & Tangled sequins

Polychromo pencils 

I  made my top fold card base then on another piece of card I stamped my flower image. Then I coloured my image and used my pencils for more detail on the flowers and leaves.

I did a very loose watercolouring around my image and all over my card piece using the same green colour. I cut the edge part using my die, then I stamped the sentiment and used 3d pads to stick to my card base.

A sprinkling of sequins and my card was complete.

     Please add our cue card below when entering our challenge. you have until the 25th Feb to enter.