Golden Daffodils

Hi everyone, I love daffodils in spring, and this year I made my first daffodil card on St. David’s Day. A mere week later and here I am again with another one … they are so bright and cheerful they really make me smile! I also felt encouraged to have another go with my new circular gel press as my first attempt last week worked out much better than I have ever managed to achieve with my old square one.

I brayered two colours of Elements ink onto my gel plate, spattered with water and took a print on a 5 1/2” square of stamping card. I stamped the focal daffodil then stamped it again onto separate card along with two smaller flower heads, coloured with Zig markers then fussy cut and added Wink of Stella to the flower heads. I masked the inked circle and added some background circle stamping using Versamark heat embossed with ultra fine white embossing powder, then attached the flowers. I stamped and heat embossed the Easter sentiment on black card, cut out and attached, then added some doodling round the circle with a black fine liner. Finally I matted the finished panel onto aqua pearlescent linen card stock and a 6” card blank.

Here is an angled shot to try to capture the sparkle on the flowers.

Stamps: Visible Image Golden Daffodils, The Butterfly Effect; Penny Black Happy Easter (2855D);

Media: Lavinia Elements inks (Blue Lagoon, Bermuda); Versafine Clair (Nocturne); Versamark; WOW white ultra fine embossing powder; Kuretake Zig watercolour brush pens; Wink of Stella;

Tools: Lavinia Roland gel press.

Challenges I would like to enter:

Allsorts #770 - Spring

As You Like It - Favourite Monochrome or Colourful (and why) - TOP 3

(I love colourful makes as they make me feel cheerful!)

Beautiful Blossoms #14 - Anything Floral Goes (6th entry)

Country View Crafts FB Challenge (March) - Mad March Hare (hares, rabbits or Easter)

C.R.A.F.T. #711 - Anything Goes

Crafty Catz #667 - Anything Goes

Creative Fingers #273 - Anything Goes

Double D - First Signs of Spring

Dragonfly Dreams (March) - Circles - TOP 3

Dream Valley #311 - Add Some Sparkle

Krafty Chicks #706 - Stamps

Simon Says (Monday) - Bright and Cheerful

Simon Says (Wednesday) - Add a Sentiment

Stamping Sensations (March) - Spring

Try It On Tuesday - Spring - TOP 5

Word Art Wednesday #637/638 - Anything Goes

On that cheerful note I’ll wish everyone a happy weekend.  Take care and thanks for visiting.

Hugs,