Pretty Pastels

Hi everyone, this month’s ATC swap theme in the Visible Image FB group is Pretty Pastels, so I needed to make an ATC using only VI stamps, stencils and/or dies. As usual I also made a co-ordinating card for my swap partner.

First the card … I cut a 51/2 inch square of stamping card and brushed Versamark through my “Off the Grid” stencil then heat embossed white. I blended various pastel shades of Distress Oxide ink over the stencilling then wiped lightly with a baby wipe to re-whiten the stencilling and blend the colours.  I stamped the large flower using Baby Pink Versafine Clair, then added some dots of yellow Posca glitter pen to the centre. Finally I stamped various words in 2nd generation pastel shades of VFC, and matted the finished piece onto pale yellow glitter card and a 6” square card blank.

Stamps: Visible Image Where Flowers Bloom;

Media: Tim Holtz Distress Oxide inks (Spun Sugar, Kitsch Flamingo, Shaded Lilac, Squeezed Lemonade, Spiced Marmalade); Versafine Clair (Baby Pink, Summertime, Lilac Bloom, Very Peri); Versamark; WOW Ultra Fine embossing powder (white); Posca glitter pen (yellow);

Tools: Visible Inage stencil - Off the Grid.

Challenges I would like to enter:

Allsorts #788 - Anything Goes (2nd entry)

Beautiful Blossoms #18 - Anything Floral Goes (3rd entry)

Country View Challenges (July) - Stencil Magic

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

Creatalicious #278 - Anything Goes with option Use Pastel Colours

Creations In Pink #71 - Anything Goes in Mainly Pink

Double Trouble #170 - Heat Embossing and Stencil

Inkspirational #319 - Use Stencils (2nd entry)

Pammie’s Inky Pinkies #2427 - Anything Goes (2nd entry)

Word Art Wednesday #655/656 - Anything Goes (3rd entry)

Here is a closeup of the ATC.

I created the background onto a snippet of card cut to 3.25” x 2.25” with stencilling and blended DOX as above. I then stamped two flowers in baby pink onto separate snippets of card, coloured with Wink of Stella and sparkly yellow dots in the centre, then fussy cut. I stamped and heat embossed the sentiment then cut down and attached the 2 flowers and matted onto pale yellow glitter card.

Stamps: as above;

Media: Tim Holtz Distress Oxide inks (as above); Versafine Clair (Baby Pink); Versamark; WOW Ultra Fine embossing powder (white); clear embossing powder;  Posca glitter pen (yellow);

Tools: VI stencil as above.

Challenges I would like to enter:

As You Like It - Favourite non-card Project (and why)

(I love making ATC’s .. I love the small scale of them and the opportunity to connect with other crafters to swap them)

Creative Crafting Uncles #54 - Embossing Heat or Dry

Let’s Craft and Create #209 - Anything Goes

Love to Craft #81 - Anything Goes

Outlawz (July) - Anything Goes in a Card Free Zone

Sheepski #88 - Anything Goes

That’s all for today from me. Take care and thanks for visiting.

Hugs,