Another Two Step...

Ok quick post this evening as I feel that I have not put my laptop down since early evening! I am working on a website that is enjoyable but very tiresome and I am also trying to delete some of the thousands of pictures that I seem to have copies of!
Tonights card is using another of the sets that is currently reduced Loads of love and I have made a card that is using colours that are shortly to retire - I will miss these... pixie pink, brocade blue and gable green
I have painted the the truck using basic grey and ballet blue and an aqua painter slowly building up the colour to the edges. I have stamped the flowers on the back of the truck and painted these using gable green, summer sun and pixie pink. I have inked the edges of the panel in pixie pink and then mounted on card stock and then again on ballet blue.
I have added a panel of gable green and ballet blue to the left hand side of the card I have stamped the sentiment from occasional greeting in the top right of the card also in basic grey.
I hope you like the card and thanks for looking! Debbi x x x
Check back later in the week for details of an evening of crafting coming up that will see some real bargains - my RETIRING EVENING - to be held in honour of the colours that are going and also the stamp sets too!

2 sketches for you...

The first sketch this week is ofcourse a good one. I have decided to use the Loads of Love set because it was out on my desk - and I have painted the image using my SU! ink pads and an aqua brush. I have wheeled a real red card blank in real red and inked the edges. I added a basis black strip across the middle of the card and three hearts punched in real red to the side of this. The image and sentiment are stamped in whisper white and the corners are rounded. The image is mounted on basic black cardstock and the corners are also rounded.

I hope you like the card and all your comments are appreciated. Thanks for looking - Debbi x x x

Penny Black Challenge

I have also managed to complete the Penny Black Challenge today and for this challenge you had to follow the sketch, I didn't really like the sketch at first but once I started to put the card together with the stamp that I had used I feel it really came together! Idecided to use the colour combination real red and bashful blue as together they look really striking and romantic together. I have stamped the image on Stampin'Up whisper white and coloured it with SU water colour markers and an aqua painter. I have then mounted the image in a circle chipboard frame and added glitter to the centre of the heart. For the decorated panels I have stamped SU's hearts from Loads of Love - perfect for valentines day! and then inked the edges of the panels for the elements at the bottom of the card I used taffeta ribbon and added a knot detail to the left hand side. The sentiment is from a new SAB set exclusive to SU! Vintage Labels once I have mounted the rest of the set I will show you some examples! I hope you like the card and thanks for looking, your comments are much appreciated Debbi x x x Just over 50 visits until the SU! blog candy will be offered...