This is my sample for CC619. Barbara is our hostess and she has chosen rich razzleberry, hello honey and tempting turquoise as her color trio. Dessert this week is to use a die-cut.
I started my card with some background stenciling. Used the textured honeycomb stencil from Memory Box, hello honey ink and a Clarity Brush. I love the smooth as well as soft look you get using these brushes.
My images are from the "sweet valentine" set. It's a new stamp & die combo from CottageCutz. I used Prismacolor pencils and gamsol for my coloring. It's been awhile since I've used these pencils.
The birthday sentiment is stamped in rich razzleberry ink and is from the "oopsy daisy" set from MFP. I layered the image panel on a stitched panel cut in hello honey cardstock. Then layered that on a rich razzleberry base.
That's my card for this week. Hope you can play along with us. The color combo opens a lot of possibilities. Check out the other DT samples for more inspiration.
Splitcoast Dirty Dozen Splitcoast Challenge Hostess Proud Fan Club Member
Registered: September 24, 2007 Location: WA Posts: 13920
Mon, Jan 23, 2017 @ 7:41 PM
Mary, I'm so glad to see that you have a set of Clarity brushes, and that you like them. I do, too! This card is so sweet, with the cute bees and hive and that great honeycomb stenciling! A super-cute birthday card!
------------------------------ Barbara Splitcoast Dirty Dozen My website: Inky Fun SCS Fan Club Member Color Challenge Team Member QFTD215
Registered: April 6, 2009 Location: Weyers Cave, Virginia in the Shenandoah Valley Posts: 31102
Mon, Jan 23, 2017 @ 7:43 PM
It looks like you sponged your stencil, it's so soft and smooth, Mary! Beautiful work with the brush! All your bee elements are so cute and sweet; great looking birthday card~
------------------------------ ~Roberta
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Registered: August 21, 2007 Location: Wayland MA Posts: 105055
Tue, Jan 24, 2017 @ 7:31 AM
The stenciling is fabulous MAry! Love the hive and bees!
------------------------------ Anne HarmonFS154, QFTD58, PROUD FAN CLUB MEMBER (photo of our Great Granddaughter Elise, just 6 months old) and me, even older.
Registered: March 5, 2007 Location: Coatesville, Pennsylvania Posts: 44920
Tue, Jan 24, 2017 @ 8:46 AM
So cute! Love the stenciling.....genius!
------------------------------ Lesley Proud Fan Club and RAK Member He is the GOD of the Impossible!!!! Kookzi the Rookzie Punchkateer It is by the grace of God that we take our next breath.