desert diva

20 September 2018

Gerbera bouquet

Hi there!

The moment I saw the inspiration photo at Time out challenges I knew it was time to ink up my new Uniko Gerbera stamp set !

I used:

Gerbera clear stamp set & die bundle ~ Uniko
Unbranded stencil
Altenew green ink (Parrot)
Zig markers
Fun foam for dimension
Circle die
Sequins
Misti
Versafine black ink

Sharing my card at :

Time out challenges ~ Photo Inspiration (focusing on the flower bouquet, colors and circle shape of the pumpkin)

Seize the birthday ~ Die cuts / punches

Simon says stamp Wednesday challenge ~ Bling it on

The flower challenge ~ Anything goes

Thanks for visiting me today!

Hugs

Hannelie

19 September 2018

Freshly made sketches #355

Hi there!

I'm popping in with my third card as September guest designer at Freshly made sketches ! Kim's turn this week with this wonderful layout :)

There is a fine line between honoring a sketch, and being creative with it. I hope I achieved that with my card today!

I used:

Tree cutting file from : Apex Cuttables
Bird cutting file from the Silhouette store
Stamps from Kaisercraft and Great Impressions South-Africa to create the patterns on the tree trunk and tree top.
Sentiment from Altenew
Distress inks for stamping and watercoloring
Foam tape for dimension

To create the effect on the tree, I started with watercolor smooshing on both the tree trunk and tree top separately. I then stamped the woodgrain on the trunk and the grungy background on the tree top. I finished off the tree top with some watercolor splatters.

I used the offset function in the Silhouette studio to create the popped up panel .

Sharing my card at:

CAS Watercolor Challenge ~ Tree

Addicted to CAS ~ Tweet

Happy little stampers : Watercolor Challenge ~ Anything goes

Hope to see you in the FMS gallery this week!

Thanks for visiting me today 😊

Hugs

Hannelie

15 September 2018

Altenew September Challenge take 2

Hi there!

I made another card inspired by this month's Altenew challenge. This time I used the Stunning Cosmos set, and made a super simple 'stamps only' card :)

Cosmos flowers make me miss my home country South-Africa so much! They simply pop up along the country side roads around April, when Autumn starts in the southern hemisphere. The lovely masses of purple and pinks make the most beautiful picture and has been the inspiration of many paintings.