Friday 19 June 2015

What diet?


It's very easy to feel creative when work is over for the week, and to top it all up there is a whole week of annual leave to look forward to. On Monday I jet off with Sis for a few days away in Cyprus. As the weather over here is showing no signs of summer, I'm happy to get away somewhere sunny and warm for a while. Of course, that means a whole week away from my crafty stash so today I'm crafting enough for a week! 

I am continuing to play with my new STAMPlorations goodies, this time I inked up the Sugar Rush set. My inspiration for today's card was the gorgeous sketch over at Viva la Verve. I was also inspired by the Daring Cardmakers challenge where the theme is bokeh and The Friday Mashup where the theme is to use stencils. I used stencils for the bokeh effect. I'm also linking up over at the STAMPlorations June challenge which is stamps and washi as well as the STAMPlorations Anything Goes for anything using STAMPlorations stamps.


I started by stamping the yummy looking Sundae and colouring using Copics. I also added some Glossy Accents to the sundae glass bowl to make it look a bit more like glass but it doesn't show very well on the photo. For the background, I inked using Tim Holtz Distress inks in Spun Sugar, Picked Raspberry, Cracked Pistachio, Mowed Lawn and Seedless Preserves. Then I used white craft ink and a Tim Holtz stencil along with a stencil I made using a circular die. I die cut the background using a Lawn Fawn stitched rectangle stencil. Last, I stamped a sentiment from the Sugar Rush set and attached the panel to some linen pattered white cardstock and added some washi for a finishing touch.

Card: 300 gsm white linen card, Hobbycraft 160 gsm card
Stamps: STAMPlorations Sugar Rush
Ink: Tsukineko Staz-on Jet Black, Tim Holtz distress ink Spun Sugar, Picked Raspberry, Cracked Pistachio, Mowed Lawn and Seedless Preserves
Other: Lawn Fawn Stitched Rectangle Die, Tim Holtz Bubble stencil, washi tape from my stash

10 comments:

Kathy said...

This is lovely - love the background colours you've used.
thanks for joining in with The Daring Cardmakers' "Bokeh" challenge this week.
Enjoy Cyprus, I love it there

Svenja said...

Your card looks yummy! The combo of Bokeh and Washi looks great. Thanks for sharing it with the Daring Cardmakers this week :-) (And enjoy the holiday!)

brrenwick said...

Bokeh is one of the best stencil techniques! Love all of the yummy colors you used! Thanks for playing along at Friday Mashup!

Dawn said...

Stunning, love the pink and green and the image is great. Have a nice holiday and thanks for joining in at daring cardmakers. x

Jo said...

Love the background - fab image too :) Awesome card!

Miri said...

Your card is great! Thanks for sharing it with the Daring Cardmakers. I love the colours you used on your bokeh background and how you "attached" it to the card base with washi tape.

Lisa said...

Great job with the stencil, very fun card!

Thanks for joining us at The Friday Mashup!

Julee (Vervegirl) said...

Oh, I love this. So colorful and such a fabulous sentiment! Thanks for playing along with VLV!

Sari / Granne said...

What a yammy take on the sketch and looooove your backround paper, colours are so delicious. Thank you for joining STAMPlorations™ June 2015 Challenge: STAMPS & WASHI, hope to see you in July too.

Charmaine (CharmWarm) said...

Love this! Adorable!