Morning!
Long time no card post!
Well, my little heat-related break from my craft desk is now over as the weather has returned to typical British summer temperatures.
And it’s well-timed, as this week it was my turn to set the challenge over on the Daring Cardmakers blog!
This week’s theme, is stencils… whether as part of a stamp and die combo (my fave!), stand-alone use with different media, or a DIY stencil created from a coverplate or other dies.
I am still very much loving my Print Shop stash from The Greetery, as this series uses stencils to lay down the main colours, then you go in with stamps to add details, and can also cut out the whole thing or elements with dies for extra pop.
Stamp and stencil combo: The Greetery – Print Shop: Garden Goodness
Stamps: The Greetery – Opposites Attract
Dies: The Greetery – Opposites Attract, The Greetery – Opposites Attract Script
The entire background is created with the Print Shop: Garden Goodness stamp and stencil set, for my colour inspiration I channelled the yellow focus colour of the July card challenge prompt here as well as the whimsical floral/leafy backgrounds patterns in that prompt.
I used a mix of inks from Altenew and The Stamp Market for my ink blending and stamping, plus the Dove ink cube from the Concord and 9th set for the grey stamped elements on the lighter leaves.
And of course for the Opposites Attract sentiments, I reached for my trusty Onyx Versafine pad that is now over 20 years old and still has never been reinked! One of the best investments ever made. 😉
To add a little dimension, I just used snippets of the waste cardstock from die-cutting the sentiments. I’m still trying to cut down on my use of foam tape and this has also meant less waste in my bin after a project too.
Every little helps!
Make sure you check out the wonderful projects from the rest of the design team here, and play along if you can!
Happy crafting!
 The Greetery – Opposites Attract stamps Shop at: SHC (UK) | TG |
 The Greetery – Print Shop: Garden Goodness stamps and stencils Shop at: SHC (UK) | TG |
 The Greetery – Opposites Attract dies Shop at: SHC (UK) | TG |
 The Greetery – Opposites Attract Script dies Shop at: SHC (UK) | TG |
 Altenew – Buttercream dye ink Shop at: MISC |
 Altenew – Industrial Diamond dye ink Shop at: MISC |
 Altenew – Mango Smoothie dye ink Shop at: MISC |
 Altenew – Morning Frost dye ink Shop at: MISC |
 Altenew – Silver Stone dye ink Shop at: MISC |
 The Stamp Market – Golden ink pad Shop at: MISC |
 The Stamp Market – Slate ink pad Shop at: MISC |
 The Stamp Market – Sunshine ink pad Shop at: MISC |
 Versafine – Onyx Black ink pad Shop at: AZ (UK) | EH | SBC |
 Altenew – Four Scoops ink cube set Shop at: MISC | SHC (UK) |
 Altenew – Rock Collection ink cube set Shop at: MISC | SHC (UK) |
 Altenew – Summer Afternoon ink cube set Shop at: MISC | SHC (UK) |
 Altenew – Warm Gray ink cube set Shop at: MISC | SHC (UK) |
 Concord & 9th – Ink cube set Shop at: EH | MISC | SHC (UK) |
 Neenah Classic Crest 110 lb smooth Solar White cardstock Shop at: EH | MISC |
 Tonic Studios Nuvo Deluxe Adhesive Shop at: AZ (UK) | EH | SBC |
 Lawn Fawn – Stamp shammy cleaner Shop at: EH | SBC | SHC (UK) |
 Craft blending brushes Shop at: AZ (UK) |
 Taylored Expressions – Blender Brushes Shop at: MISC |
 Waffle Flower – Mini Media Mat Shop at: EH | SBC | SHC (UK) |
 Sizzix – Big Shot machine Shop at: AZ (UK) | SBC |
 Sizzix – Sidekick machine Shop at: AZ (UK) | SBC |
 Thermoweb iCraft – Purple tape for die-cutting – 1 1/2″ Shop at: AZ (UK) | SBC |
 Tim Holtz – Tonic guillotine trimmer (maxi) Shop at: AZ (UK) | EH | SBC |
 Tim Holtz – Tonic guillotine trimmer (small) Shop at: AZ (UK) | EH | SBC |
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