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Wednesday, 29 March 2023

Beautiful Thistle



Here are two cards I made a couple of weeks ago but never posted, due to being admitted to hospital with pneumonia. I am recovering at home now, but I'm not really up to doing much crafting as yet, so posts will be a bit thin on the ground for a while.

I fell in love with Stampin' ups  Beautiful Thistle stamp set, as soon as I saw it, probably because I have had a liking for pretty thistles since I was a child. So I knew I was going to buy it even though I 'm not sure how much use I will get out of it.


 I used Copic markers to colour the images on these cards. I used a white gel pen to highlight the leaves and petals. 

 


 To create the background, I blended a little brown ink around the edges and worked in towards the middle. Then splattered some ink over the top using a stamp and write marker pen with a diffuser gadget or the pen puffer as I like to call it.

On these cards, I used the  S.U deckled edge rectangle dies for the layers. These are a new addition to my craft stash. I really don't know how I missed these in the catalogue. I love the fact the spacing between each die is even on all sides

2 comments:

Lesley Lendon said...

I absolutely love this card! I too liked this stamp set but didnt buy it as I wasn’t sure if i would use it enough

Laura said...

Thank you Lesley. I ve been thinking about this stamp set since I wrote post and I'm wondering if it would be better used on scrapbooking projects or stamped on linen bags . Also a great stamp for the Scots.