Wednesday 12 November 2008

Just Right.

Do you ever play with your stamps, stamping on scrap paper just to see what happens? And do you ever find that sometimes you are really pleased about how your efforts look, but for some reason you never seem to be able go beyond the experiments on the scrap paper and make something? This happens to me quite often. Recently I bought some new stamps from Elusive Images. Members of the Graphicus Guild will have seen these already, but if you have not they will be on Create and Craft this Sunday. Anyhow, when I got my new stamps I got out some Adirondack dye ink pads and started to play. Some of the stamps have been designed to allow kiss stamping, with matched pairs of postive and negative impressions. By chance I had kiss stamped some of these using Butterscotch and Ginger inks and I thought the results looked lovely but could not decide on a project in which to use this.


Anyhow, today I found myself needing to make a card, and now I know why I had that block. As has happened in the past, fate had intervened and made me wait for the right reason to use something because that something was going to be "just right" for the card I needed to make.

The paper on the card is from the Artylicious Season's Greeting CD. The stamps are from the Autumn Hedgerow Themeplate. Inks were Adirondack Dye based ink in Butterscotch, Ginger, Espresso and a touch of Walnut Stain Distress ink blended round the edges.

15 comments:

  1. Oh Phree, this is so lovely and I bet I know where it's going.

    Lesley XX

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  2. I'm glad you got a reason to use your beautiful stamped flowers, they're beautiful! I love the colour combination and the background paper is gorgeous. Such a lovely design too Phree. Chris x

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  3. You've done it again. Another stunning card. I love the way you've matched the colours perfectly.
    Beryl xx

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  4. Phree...what a lovely soft piece of art. You always amaze me! Thank you for sharing your pretty work.

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  5. Gorgeous card, Phree. I have the stamps, paper and inks you've used and I'm itching to have a go now. Everything has come together so perfectly. Well done.

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  6. This is a stunning card Phree - glad you kept it for just the right project!

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  7. Beautiful stamping Phree! Love your card! x

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  8. Oh wow Phree, love, love this card. Can't wait for the Sunday show (even though it's been cut short) so I can get my hands on those stamps you've used.

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  9. Very nice card Phree. I'm sure it will b much appreciated, especially after the last couple of days...

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  10. Beautiful card Phree, the stamping is just perfect.

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  11. Very very elegant!!! Love the Fall color and the very pretty corner adorners! I have really missed coming by to look. Glad to be back.

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  12. Wonderful 'playing' Phree... beautiful card.
    Hugs
    Sandra xx

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  13. Simply Beautiful ! I love it, X Fab

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  14. This is just so elegant and stunning looking the colors and the layout and the image along with the fantastic corners are totally perfect!!!!

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