Variations on a theme

Good evening blogworld,

I've been CAS-ing and not Copic-ing again! 

It's funny really as much as I love colouring, and I really, really do, I also love the challenge I get by having a very minimal amount of 'stuff' on the card blank and arranging it into a design that appeals to the eye. 

Although, it wouldn't be 'me' if there wasn't stamping somewhere - even if it is a plain black stamp! I actually made three cards along this theme, with two different stamps but wasn't sure that one of the stamps was technically a silhouette. I'd looked at it and thought I could probably colour that in, so that card has been put to one side for another time.

Presenting my 'variations on a theme' cards that I made:

Card one:

Card two:

Supplies used:

Image stamp:

docrafts - Papermania: Henbury Lane

Variations for card one:

Sentiment:

Catherine Pooler - Happy Birthday Many Ways

Dies:

unbranded rectangle die

Spellbinders circle dies

Anything else:

Distress Ink

blender brush

Variations for card two:

Sentiment:

Taylored Expressions - Simple Strips Background

Dies:

Taylored Expressions - Well Rounded

My Favorite Things - inside /out stitched circles

unbranded rectangle die

What I did:

Card one:

Blended two Distress Inks onto white card and stamped the image on the top.

Die-cut with circular die, then die-cut another circle and mounted the image onto the white circle.

Die-cut out the rectangle, 3d foam onto the stamped panel and popped it onto the rectangle.

Attached that to the card blank, again with 3d foam.

Card two:

Cut out a rectangle from linen card and die cut out a circle in the top right hand corner.

Marked the circle on a card blank, took away the linen card and stamped the image directly onto the card blank.

Attached the linen panel to the card base with 3d foam - making sure the image was lined up.

Glued the sentiment to the linen panel.

et voila, job done!

It was a very enjoyable afternoons' crafting to make these two (technically three) cards I am pleased to report. However I'll be back to colouring next time I see you as I'm swapping and changing as the mood takes me!

Oh, and in other news, all is right with the world again - as I'm feeling much better now than I did at the weekend and I can get my Les Mills exercise fix again!

See you all soon,

Signing off,

Sarah

Challenge / s:

Less is More: #456 - Silhouette

Little red wagon: Challenge #628 - No Patterned Paper!

Addicted to Stamps and More: Challenge #418 - Birthdays (entering card one)

Retro Rubber Challenge: Challenge 171 - Fall colours (entering card one and the bird stamp I used is at least 10 years old if not nearer to 15, but I can't find a date on the packaging but I did find a SALE sticker - I do like a bargain! Confession time - it's also the first time I've used it, that's terrible!!)

Happy Little Stampers: November anythings goes with dies