Grown With Love

Hi everyone, today's make is a set of 3 ATC's I made whilst playing with my new AALL & Create stamps. I love making ATC's but haven't been very active recently, and I thought the scale of these particular stamps would be just right for such a small area.

I cut a piece of stamping card and created a smooshed background by dragging the card through some blue and violet Elements inks that I had dabbed on my craft mat and spritzed with water. When dry I cut it into 3 pieces each 3.25" x 2.25", stamped the focal flowers in dark blue ink, and added some background circles and numbers. I added some stencilling with Tim Holtz Dot Fade stencil and Brilliance Moonlight White pearlescent ink, then highlighted the flowers with white gel pen and silver heart gems. I stamped a sentiment in purple onto separate card, cut out, edged in dark blue and attached, then matted the finished panels onto indigo linen card stock, each piece 3.52 x 2.5". 

Here is a closeup of each ATC.

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Stamps: AALL & Create #987 Periwinkle (ATC 1), #985 Flower Smudge (ATC 2), #986 The Good (ATC 3 flower and sentiment on all); #531 Textured Florals;

Media: Lavinia Elements Inks (Della Blue, Violet Chalk); Versafine Clair (Medieval Blue, Monarch); Brilliance pearlescent ink (Moonlight White); gel pen (white);

Tools: Tim Holtz Dot Fade stencil;

Other: silver heart gems form my stash.

Challenges I would like to enter:

Crafting From the Heart #4 - Anything Goes (no cards) (2nd entry)

Crafting Happiness #145 - Anything Goes

Crazy Is Our Fame, Stencils Are Our Game (August) - Use a Stencil (2nd entry)

Dream Valley #299 - Add Gems and/or Pearls

Let's Craft and Create #198 - Anything Goes

My Time To Craft # 514 - Stencilling - TOP 3

Paper a la Mode (August) - Anything Goes with option Seriously Art Inspired (no cards) (2nd entry)

Simon Says (Monday) - Use your Favourite technique

(All the "S's" - silhouette stamping, smooshing and stencilling)

Time Out #244 - Monochromatic  (2nd entry)

Word Art Wednesday #607/608 - Anything Goes (5th entry)

I would also like to share a photo of an idyllic English country scene which I took on a visit to Clumber Park near Worksop yesterday. I had never been there before, but myself, Graham and 2 friends had a lovely day out there. It was just so picturesque with a stunning lake and incredible displays of flowers and fruit in the walled gardens. I don’t think I have ever seen so many swans together … at one point I could count 28 floating on the lake! 

Thanks very much for visiting my blog today. Until next time, take care.

Hugs,