Inspirational Aquatints

Morning All!
Just popped by to share my projects for the latest Crafter's Companion Inspiration magazine.

Using the free stamps which came with the fabulous mag, I made a variety of background using my Aquatints.
Hope you like them as much as I enjoyed creating them!
Best wishes
Karen x

Fireside Flames

Just thought I'd pop by and share a wee bit more Crafter's Companion Create a Card inspiration - this time using the Fireside die.

This is a fab die to use with black card - I tried to make it pop by putting it against an Aquatint background. Hope you like it!
Best wishes and bye for now
Karen x

Orient Aquatints

Morning All!
Only one more day to go until the Crafter's Companion One Day Wonder on Create and Craft. Yesterday I shared a card I made using the We Three Kings die, today I'd like to show you how different you can make the same die look.

This time I used black card, inked with bronze ink and given a quick squirt of Spray and Shine. I then created a background using my Aquatints...I think the bright colours really set off the image. Finally I added a wee bit of gold glitter and a sentiment.
Hope you like it!
Best wishes and bye for now
Karen x

Pretty Poppies

Afternoon Crafters!
Hope it is sunny where you are! Today I'd like to share one of the cards I made using Sheena Douglass's 'Poppy Stamps and dies'. I loved making this card and was chuffed to bits that it made the front cover of the latest Crafter's Companion Inspirations magazine.

I used Aquatints to create the background and paint the poppies, and also to stamp the poppy heads on the background using the gold Aquatint. 

I also added beads to the centre of the flowers to add dimension.

Hope you like it! I'll be back soon with more to share,

Best wishes

Karen x

Life is a Journey

Morning All!
I hope you managed to get your 'Destinations' collection. The images on the Cd and the stamps are totally fab!

Today I'd like to share a card I made using the stamps. The background was coloured with Aquatints and I used Sheena's Starburst stencil to make the rays. I even used the map stamp to create the card base background.
Hope you like it! I'd like to enter it into the following challenge:
Simon Says Wednesday Challenge - Stencil It (my background)
Word Art Wednesday - Anything Goes Family Friendly
Best wishes
Karen x