Saturday 18 September 2010

1 stamp, 1 sketch, 2 cards....


The postie brought me this super cute stamp from Pink Gem yesterday and I just couldn't resist using it straight away!  Hubby went out 'to drink mucky beer' last night, as our eldest says, so I had a lovely peaceful colouring session and made 2 cards.

I was going for a bit of a vintage look for the first card, but probably ruined that with all the glitter!  I coloured the image with promarkers and then added some shading with koh-i-noor pencils blended with sansador.  Added lots of glamour dust for sparkle.  The paper is from my lovely new paper pad by GCD Studio - hubby was with me when I bought it, and he nearly keeled over with shock at the price lol, but I couldn't resist!  The snowflakes were cut with my new (oh dear, so naughty!) MS punch that I bought from Little Claire.  Plain circle cut with nesties, scalloped circle cut with a Go-Kreate die.  Added some card candy, pearl dots with a viva pen (I'm going to stop using it, I'm totally useless with it...) and a computer generated sentiment.


I went for a more modern look with my second card.  Image coloured with promarkers and koh-i-noors again, with glamour dust.  The paper is from another new pad (hangs head in shame), this one is Let It Snow by Dovecraft I think, again bought from Little Claire, as was the tag die, which is from this set.  MS snowflake punch as before, card candy, computer generated sentiment and a button from my stash.  Added some stickles dots around the scallops, another mistake I think!  This one is for an order, but I've just loosely attached the sentiments on each card so that I can swap them if my customer prefers the other one, or in case she wants them both.

I'm entering my card for the following challenges:

38 comments:

Liz McGuire, said...

Oh my, two gorgeous cards, love them, Liz x

Debs M said...

wow they are both lush, i can't choose which is my fave! lovely x

Always with a Sentiment said...

Hi Lisa. I can see you have been having fun. Two gorgeous cards. Such lovely images beautifully coloured and finished off to perfection, as always with your lovely cards. Happy crafting.
With love, Sandra xx

Lindsey said...

That stamp is GORGEOUS! Love the papers and i think your pearls look good. No pointy bits! So that's two Chrissie cards down eleven to go then! Perhaps hubby will go and have some more "mucky beer" tonight and you can do another two!
Linds x

Little K Smith said...

Oh gorgeous cards Lisa! Cute image and love the two totally different looks you've made with them!
Kelly.x

Carol said...

Such gorgeous cards Lisa! Luving all the sparkle and the snowflakes punch, think I need to get me one too, luv it! Have a great weekend Sweetie. Lotsa luv xxxx

Lizzy said...

Awww Lisa luvin this stamp hun it's so sweet and you made 2 stunning cards with it... amazing how a change of colour can make such a difference ... lush dp's & layout xx Lizzy xx :)

susiestacey said...

2 beautiful cards, love the image x Susan x

Sally said...

Gorgeous cards, and you can never have enough glitter. x

Nannieflash said...

Wow Lisa, two fabulous cards its amazing what the colours do when you change them. With love and hugs Shirleyxxxx

Janette said...

Lisa these cards are lovely, i particularly like the first one, love the colours and the shading. I have bought some sansodor myself this weekend, after reading how you created the shading. Think i may buy the stamp myself. luv Janette

coops said...

2 stunning cards lisa.the image is really sweet and i love your different colour combos :)

xx coops xx

Jane (Carroll's Creations) said...

Great card

Thanks for joining us at SCSC :)

Hugs Jane x
SCSC DT

Liz's creative corner said...

Wow hun these are great, love how they look so different for the same image, love the papers too lol, hugs Liz xx

Sarpreet said...

hi there, this is gorgeous,I have also dropped by to say that this will be my final visit to your blog for at least a few months, I am going abroad to get married, and coming back to moving house, settling down before I can come back online. I appreciate your kind comments and your visits to my blog, I will try to update it from time to time, but I can not promise. I will miss blogland, take care and catch up soon, from me - wondering if anyone will miss me in blogland...

Faye said...

It's lovely to see one stamp and two totally different cards. I think I need to keep practicing with the pencils to get fabby results like yours. xxx

Susie said...

Gorgeous cards hun, I love these snowmen...so cute!!

Hugs
Susie xx

Louise said...

Two fabulous cards, I love both of them x

Jennifer said...

Hi Lisa! Love both of these cards, both gorgeous! Thanks for joining us with the chall too xx Jenny xx

Tracy said...

Oh I love that stamp! Such a cute image and two great cards. I think the first one is my favorite. Guess I'm a traditionalist. :) Thanks so much for joining us at Just Inspirational this week!

Jackie said...

Fab cards, it's amazing how different the same image can look in other colours :o)
Jackie xx

Curly said...

Hiya Lisa
lovely design and colours the images and fab and beautifully coloured, thanks for joining us at SCSC101: Anything goes, Good luck, Hugs Bridget x. SCSC DT

Mandy said...

Wow these are both gorgeous,I love the vintage feel of the first and the paper is lovely...The second one is just as beautiful and I love the colours on that one too...Thanks for joining us at A Gem of a Challenge hope you will join us next time...
Mandy xx

melsanford said...

Gorgeous cards! I particularly like the colours on the second one. Beautiful layout. love 'n' hugs, Mel xx

Unknown said...

Oh Lisa I love them both, amazing the difference from hanging papers and colours.
Thanks for joining in with just inspirational challenges xx

Lisa said...

Hi Lisa, Both cards are gorgeous! I love this sweet image and lovely papers.

Thanks for joining us at A Gem of a Challenge.

Lisa x
Special Guest Designer

Purple Crazy said...

Such a lovelt stamp, and two stunning cards, thanks for joining us at JIC. Hugs Wendy X

coldwaters2 said...

Wow Lisa these are two wonderful creations I love them both so much, the image is gorgeous I love the shading you have done on them and the sparkle is just right. The papers on the first one are awesome so are the snowflakes and I love the brightness of the second one it looks great.
Hugs
Lorraine x

Chelsea said...

Great cards! I love the glitter on their hats and the snowflakes! Thanks for joining the Fussy & Fancy girls, stop back soon!

Berry said...

These are so gorgeous! Thanks so much for joining us at a gem of a challenge this month! Hugs Rebekah xx

debby4000 said...

Oh they are wonderful.
luv
Debby

Hazel (Didos) said...

Hi,
Love the Cards they are great, Thanks for joining in with us on MAWTT this week
Hazelxo

Christine said...

Hi Lisa stunning creations gorgeous colour combos..so glad you didnt ask us to choose a fav.great take on the sketch..thanks for sharing & joining us at A Gem of a Chall.

smiles Christine xx

Helen said...

These are so sweet!
Thanks for joining us at the SCSC!
Helen x

Daniele said...

what great cards they look so different in the 2 colourways and I love both thanks for joining us at JIC
hugs

Anonymous said...

hehe love the ear flaps on the little hats! Thanks for joining us at MAWTT! x

Janet said...

Oh wow! These cards are both super duper!!xx

Heidi-Mari said...

What a great idea!
I love the image and the little snow flakes and all the glitter.
Thank you for joining our "tag it" challenge over at Stampin for the Weekend and I hope to see you again soon.
Have a blessed week
Heidi-Mari