Allsorts Challenge #704

Good morning - the weekend is here and that means it’s time for a new challenge at  Allsorts. This week Ellie has chosen the theme and it is

*** Wings and/or Tails ***

This week we have 2 great prizes on offer:

AALL and Create A5 stamp set Follow Your Own Path

3 digi images of the winner's choice from Ruth Hamilton Design

Here's my card for this week.

This is the A5 card I made for a good friend's special birthday which was just over a week ago. She is an artist and a superb cardmaker, so I always like to make a special effort as I know she appreciates it, so of course this applied even moreso for a "milestone" birthday (no pressure then!!) 

I created my background using Distress Oxide inks, hill and circle masks, then stamped my images with various colours of Versafine Clair and a mixture of 1st/2nd generation stamping. For the little birdie I over-stamped him a couple of times with different colours using my stamping platform .. this is something I'm at early days of experimenting with at the moment.  I added sparkly highlights to the fairy wings, flowers, sun and trees using Sakura Stardust pens, and added my stamped sentiment and die cut numbers before matting onto linen card stock.

I also stamped the envelope to match but using only VFC permanent inks.

Stamps: Lavinia Josie, Celestial Tree (small), Wild Summer Flower, Wild Poppies, Gate and Fence, Bird Collection, Faerie Spells; Uniko Birthday Sentiments;

Media: Tim Holtz Distress oxide inks (Rustic Wilderness, Mowed Lawn, Bundled Sage, Tumbled Glass, Squeezed lemonade, Fossilized Amber); Versafine Clair (Nocturne, Morning Mist, Charming Pink, Pinecone, Rainforest, Warm Breeze); Versafine (Vintage Sepia, Majestic Blue); Sakura Stardust pens (blue, yellow, clear);

Tools: Provocraft "Hippy Chick" number dies.

Challenges I would like to enter:

Crafter's Cafe #291 - Use Dies and/or Punches

Dream Valley #282 - Anything Goes (3rd entry)

Hero Arts (November) - The Great Outdoors (2nd entry)

Make My Monday - Things With Wings (2nd entry)

Seize the Birthday #252 - Anything Birthday Goes

Simon Says (Monday) - Fun With Foil

(A bit tenuous - I used metallic card for my numbers as I don’t have any foiling products)

Sparkles #158 - Dies and/or Punches

Sweet Stampin’ - Birthday

Three Room Studio #92 - Birthday

Word Art Wednesday #571/572 - Anything Goes (2nd entry)

Hope you can join us this week, and I look forward to seeing your entries. Don't forget to visit the challenge blog to see more fab inspiration from the rest of the team. Thanks for visiting.

Hugs,