My favorite Spring stamp from Hero Arts

A versatile Spring themed stamp from Hero Arts is for me, most definitely this one.

My panel was distressed and sprayed with water then added two stamped layers - the Envelope pattern and the Old French letter stamps in faded jeans. When dry (very important) I embossed the Spring stamp, called Decorative birds, over the top, so it has three stamped layers.
I still haven't seen any swallows yet here, but this weekend is going to be very warm, so I'm hoping to spot them!! Can't wait.

This is a quick tag I made from a leftover watercolor stamped image. Only used the part of the image that looked o.k. Then added some coordinating patterned papers to the top and bottom, voila!

Hope you are all enjoying your week! First one to comment will receive something in the post from me!
My David is home sick again.....

(Edit - does anyone know who Barbara is, the first who commented - I cannot contact her and I need too....)

Art Creations Friday - last challenge

Another challenge blog which is closing after 2.5 years.. I remember taking part in their very first challenge and I want to be a part of their very last one. The image they supplied is the lady on the card, which is actually very similar to the very first lady image they posted on their blog! Made with the Pink Paislee patterned paper.

And I found a card with their first image which was this lady below:

Now I am wondering whether it is the same lady or not?

Wouldn't that be a coincidence if it was?

Sunday - Revisiting...February 2009

Hope you are having a relaxing Sunday.

I wanted to revisit a Vintage orientated card today and chose one from February 2009, below. If people ask themselves how do I keep record - then the answer is, I don't - the Flickr gallery does it for me! Once again, if you are out of inspiration, this is a great way to get it again :)

This is my original. I kept the original design, just changed the colors, stamps and image.

If you are interested in which stamps I used, yesterday I received the new Pink Paislee papers and stamps - these are totally up my street and I love them!

I am editing this post to show you a wild orchid we have growing in the garden. I believe this one is a ophrys sphegodes,  it looks like a bee. They are so beautiful. This is one of the common sorts.
Here it is a bit closer by:

Still thinking Spring

I found some coordinating scrap papers and thought the colors and images would give a Spring effect so I am continuing in the Spring theme. Also entering this in the CARDS challenge this week which is to create a grid.

Le parfum des fleurs means The perfume of flowers, but you knew that I'm sure! I also used Hero Arts Envelope pattern stamp for a subtle effect and I used my second 'Brenda' butterfly which I distressed in vintage photo to coordinate with the colors. I still have one 'Brenda' butterfly remaining. The first comment on this post will receive the tag!

 And this is a little project I made for Sunday school this weekend. Together with Marilène we have a class of about twenty children from the age of 4-7. They will all be making a little lantern like this, which I have to prepare this afternoon (yes, 20 of them!) but they have to decorate their own.
Our theme is 'The Word of God' and I wanted to illustrate how the Word of God is like a Light, as it spreads light wherever it goes, whenever it is read and proclaimed! I have used vellum behind the verse and will light up a candle behind it so that it lights up.

Your Word is a Lamp to my feet

and a light to my path.

Psalm 119:105

Have a lovely weekend!

Jacqueline

Tag Tuesday - Think Spring!

So happy that Rebecca volunteered to take over the Tag Tuesday challenge! So sorry to see Louise have to pass on the baton, but she hasn't disappeared from the craft blogging world so I'm happy about that!

The challenge is to think Spring this week which is very appropriate as the weather is really gorgeous at the moment and everything is budding and will burst into life soon. I'm waiting for the cherry blossoms to bloom and I'm just so enjoying all the shrubs getting flowers and adding color to the garden.

In another light, it shows the pattern on the vellum better:

Thanks to Helle for the lovely die-cut butterflies, it seemed appropriate to use them today. Thanks to Sue for the birdcage and bird! I stamped over the birdcage with the Envelope pattern stamp. I white embossed the Lace stamp on vellum behind the birdcage. I could even make it light up with a candle :)

Tag nr. 2

The new challenge blog can be found here - everybody can join in. Thank you Rebecca.

(N.B - now and again you will see spelling errors in my posts - like asparagus - I called asperges - well that is the Dutch way of saying it. I am thinking and speaking three languages during the day so now and again I get mixed up and don't even realise it...)

Sunday - Revisiting...June 2010

rrI have just got back from Holland. I couldn't tell you beforehand because my MIL visits my blog now and again. It was a surprise visit as she was 80 years old on Saturday. She started to cry when she saw that all her children and grandchildren had gathered to surprise her. We had a lovely celebration time and enjoyed our stay. Joël stayed home with David, bless his heart, so that we would have our hands free to move around a bit.



Today I am going to revisit a grid card I made in June 2010. This is my case of it, which is probably a winter version of the summer version below.



Tonight I will be making quiche with fresh green asparagus.. It is the time of year to collect them fresh from the wooded areas where they grow wild and we have a little patch near to where we live where they can be found. I took a picture of our find this afternoon. They are delicious.

They are a little delicacy here in France.

Hope you are all well!!

Leaf Cluster stamp from Hero Arts

This is a case of a card by Shari Carrol which can be found here, its her video on how she made it using the layered watercolor stamping technique. I thought her elements went so well together and had to try it myself. I have invested in a design block Envelope pattern stamp and I think it will prove really effective.

This is another card using the same stamps but entirely differently. I used three different distress ink colors on a 10x15 sheet of acetate and misted with water for the background. (Actually, I found the acetate in the Cling packaging). Used Envelope pattern stamp over the background and then when dry, embossed the Leaf Cluster and Happy Birthday dictionary stamp over the top. Added some embellishment and gems.

It is still raining here - my son can't go to school because of an 'Orange Alert' which means that his transport is not allowed to go on the roads due to flood alerts.
See you next week ;)