The Glittered Poppleberry

 Hello friends, I hope Friday is treating you well! So for this Halloween card I wanted a silhouette effect over a night sky. To begin this slimline landscape card I cut a panel 6.5cm x 14.8cm, out of white card stock. Using a piece of scrap card I cut a sloping hill shape and masking taped either side to my panel of card. For blending I used some foam squares and my oxide ink pads. The first colour blended against my hillside is Seedless Preserves, then above it with Wilted Violet, then above that I used Faded Jeans. I moved back and forward between the colours to get a smooth blend. Once I was happy with the sky colours, I flipped my hillside over to the white area was exposed and the sky was covered. I then applied a light blend of Frayed Burlap to the hillside area.  I then removed the card stock to reveal the sky and hillside complete. using a selection of silhouette stamps by unknown companies, I added archival jet black ink and stamped them using the Tim Holtz stamping ...

Hello friends!  It has been some time since my last post and check in with you all. 2019 has been a crazy year and so much has changed. I've popped in a few pics from this year to show you all.  To start this huge recap I want to let you know that we have moved house! We are beyond thrilled and over the moon to be in our new home. It took a long time to get to this point but we are in and now working on redecorating the entire house. There is lots to do but we are loving every minute.  Our Christmas tree for our first Christmas in the new house.  Some new furniture we are loving.  Since my new craft room is currently in boxes I've only managed small amounts of crafting which I'm struggling with. I'm super excited to design and fill my new craft space, a large Ikea trip is in order.  I've been keeping on top of my planning during our move because it's helping to reduce my anxiety. Plus I worked with 2 other friends and we pl...