Cards

 I have been thinking ahead about the birthday cards for the month ahead and decided to get some made whilst the weather is still rubbish- I don’t want to be in the garden in the cold and the rain. 

I have no idea what the spotty paper is, I have had it for years! The plain pink was a leftover from when I was doing my C&G in creative embroidery and therefore even older and the top layer of smooshed inks are Antique Linen, Picked Raspberry and Aged Mahogany. The stamp is from IndigoBlu and as it reminds me of Hellebore I thought it was appropriate for spring birthdays. I have coloured with watercolour pencils then edged it with a green promarker pen and the greeting panel is done with a warm grey to reflect the spots colours.

The base layer is a free paper from a magazine, the green layer is from a paper pack that I bought in Boston (Mass) about 20 years ago and the top layer is smooshed Worn Lipstick and Hickory Smoke and using the same IndigoBlu stamp as the previous one. Again I coloured it using watercolour pencils.

This one is another sheet of paper from a magazine and the top is smooshed Candied Apple, Rustic Wilderness, Pine Needles, Lucky Clover and Forest Moss. I had 2 pieces in these colours so I have layered. The bottom is stamped in black using another IndigoBlu stamp & for the poppy I inked & embossed in gold then added black Sharpie to the stamen and centre. 

More cards to be made for men and ladies so I will need to get my thinking cap on!