Saturday 21 January 2023

Allsorts Challenge #712


Hi everyone, Saturday is here again so it's time for another weekly Allsorts Challenge. Dena has chosen the theme and it is

*** Spots and/or Stripes ***

We look forward to seeing all your dotty and/or stripy creations!

Don't forget that we now announce the prizes for all our weekly challenges monthly on the last Friday of the month.


This month’s prizes come from Oakwood DirectStamp AddictsSizzix and AALL and CreatePlease click on the links to visit their individual websites, and you can read more about them on our Patrons’ page.

Here's my card for this week.


I decided to go dotty (some might say I’m halfway there already!) with stencilling.  I stamped my flowers onto a piece of stamping card, covered them with a fussy cut paper mask, and used Distress Oxide ink to create a smoosh background. When dry I stencilled lightly onto the sides of the panel using a darker green Distress Oxide, then removed the mask and coloured in the image with Distress watercolor pencils.  Using my stamping platform I re-stamped over the flowers to give a crisper image - this is a technique recommended by Tim Holtz in his Distress watercolor pencils launch video. I stamped my sentiment, then sponged more DO around the edges of the panel to give a bit more depth. Lastly I applied some Distress Texture Paste through the same stencil in the opposite corners to where I had stencilled originally, and spattered the image with White Posca pen. When dry I matted everything onto green linen card stock and a 7” x 5” card blank.

Stamps: Woodware Echinacea and Moth; sentiment - Uniko Spring Botanicals Daffodil;
Media: Tim Holtz Distress Oxide inks (Twisted Citron, Bundled Sage, Spiced Marmalade); Distress Watercolor Pencils (Squeezed Lemonade, Peeled Paint, Fired Brick); Tim Holtz Distress Texture Paste; Versafine Clair (Nocturne);
Tools: Darkroom Door stencil - Polka Dots.

Challenges I would like to enter:

Classic Design Challenge (January) - Anything Goes (2nd entry)
Crafty Catz #621 - Anything Goes
Crazy Is Our Fame, Stencils Are Our Game (January) - Anything Goes With Stencils (2nd entry)
Creative Crafters #60 - Anything Goes
DL.Art (January) - Anything Goes (2nd entry)
Make My Monday #192 - Favourite Theme of 2022
(I have chosen #171 - Use a Stencil)
Papercraft Challenge #90 - Anything Goes (2nd entry)
Path of Positivity #108 - Anything Goes Positive (2nd entry)
Simon Says (Wednesday) - Fabulous Flowers (2nd entry)
Word Art Wednesday #579/580 - 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,

15 comments:

brenda said...

A pretty floral card Pauline.

B x

ScrappyHorses said...

How lovely is this card with the beautiful texture and flowers! This is sure to brighten anyone's day!! Thanks so much for sending sunshine our way at Path of Positivity! ~Katrina

meg said...

A beautiful background,love the texture the paste gives to the corners,the floral element is gorgeous,thank you for joining in at MMM

Ellibelle said...

It looks beautiful Pauline! Your distress pencil coloring looks amazing, I've been ignoring mine, sadly!! Also love the use of texture paste. It's been soooo long since I used it, really need to get the jar closer to my desk as I never think of it!!

Faith A at Daffodil Cards said...

A lovely happy and bright card, love the texture in the corners and the splatters Pauline.
Faith x

Linby said...

This is so pretty and the paste stencilling gives some lovely texture.

HilaryJane said...

Love that amazing background xx

Rainey's Craft Room said...

Lovely background texture and design Pauline for these wonderful flowers.
Lorraine

Sarn said...

A gorgeous card that has certainly brightened my day. Love everything about it xx

coldwaters2 said...

This is so lovely Pauline the image and the colours you have chosen look smashing
hugs
lolo x

Karen Letchworth said...

This is SO pretty and has such amazing textures, Pauline. I'm so grateful to have you share your talents with us at Word Art Wednesday. Have a blessed week,
Karen

Darlene said...

Oh Pauline this is just BEAUTIFUL! Thanks so much for joining in the fun at our STENCIL FUN challenge! Good Luck and we hope you’ll come back often. We appreciate your support!

Darlene
STENCIL FUN CHALLENGE
DAR’S CRAFTY CREATIONS

Aunty Sue said...

Such a lovely card and thanks for sharing at Crafty Catz

Ines said...

Super:)Thanks for playing with us at The Creative Crafters:)Ines DT
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Renate said...

Thank you for sharing this beautiful card at our challenge.

-xiss- Renate.
(DT Papercarft Challenges)