Day 2 over at the PA blog saw Ellen showing how to create fabulous cards using the brayer technique which you can see here. I more or less followed what she did.
Added some TH tissue tape and a bit of random stamping with the PA minis using stazon ink and used mini paint lids stencil with a mix of haystack and autumn fire fresco.
I wanted to use some bold images for the centre pieces and decided to give my LP images a rest and instead chose those by Dina Wakley and Michelle Ward.
I stamped the happy birthday onto white card, distressed the edges and coloured with black ink. I mounted two onto red card and two onto black.
Close up of one of the images, love how the colours of the background show through the script.
Here they are stood up side by side.
loving the images on these - the backgrounds make them really stand out x
ReplyDeleteREALLY like these cards Sam, colours are wonderful and i do like how you can see the colour through the stencilling :-) xxx
ReplyDeleteReally beautiful, Sam - they look gorgeous with Dina's stamps over the background - might have to do some more, like that myself!
ReplyDeleteWow, I love those colourful backgrounds !
ReplyDeleteCorrie x
Love 'em sam just love 'em xx
ReplyDeleteOh Sam really live these great colour combo and I love the stamps xx
ReplyDeleteLove these Sam, they look really good with those stamps. Is that Pink I see on them ?
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No Jo, it's London Bus but I think where it's merged with the Tango, it's gone a bit pinkified, wasn't intentional - hehehehe!!!
ReplyDeleteThey're fantastic Sam, you used a gorgeous selection of colours.
ReplyDeleteSam these are fab, loving all that colour, striking cards
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Amanda x
OOOOHHHH!!!! LOVE your brayered background with those Dina stamps! Gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteLovely work Sam! The colours and images you chose to use look fabulous!
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Lesley Xx
Terrific background for the wonderful stamps Sam
ReplyDeleteLove Chrissie x
DW images look soo good with the brayered background. Fabarooni!
ReplyDeleteThese are fabulous, great choice of images too! xxx
ReplyDeleteThey are so great Sam! I do love this style, and you get 4 different cards from one fun page!
ReplyDeleteThose silhouettes work brilliantly against the abstract backgrounds - fab!
ReplyDeleteAlison x
I love, love, love those Dina Wakley images with these backgrounds - just made for each other. Lovely work, Sam! Julie Ann xxx
ReplyDeleteBrilliant cards Sam, the backgrounds are fabulous.
ReplyDeletexxx Hazel.
This has to be one of my favourite PA challenges. Your cards are wonderful, these background look great with the Dina stamps don't they.
ReplyDeleteLove it Sam - absolutely gorgeous!!
ReplyDeleteSandy
Fabulous makes Sam!! What a lovely backgroundcolours.
ReplyDeletexxx Marianne
Just my cup of tea and very much like the masterboards we made a few years back, using ink pads dtp - cool!
ReplyDeletewow, gorgeous, love those stamped images.
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