Hmm embossing a one layer card sounded interesting for this week's Less Is More Challenge, so I began to play with a set of Flourishes Stamps of coffee cups that belong to by blogging (and real life) friend Val. I thought the cups would look lovely embossed in gold and coloured with Copics on a tall thin ivory card. When I opened the pack, they were actually glossy cards, which I thought might be a problem to emboss. They embossed beautifully, but when I coloured on the card with Copics that was a disaster! The ink moved around and when I put the next colour on to blend it lifted the first one off! So the second attempt used metallic watercolours. I wonder if it would still be a one layer card if I paper pieced the cups...
Next attempt uses a different, beautiful tall cup and is left plain. Lovely stamps, aren't they?And finally I was happier with the tree, which is a Sheena Douglass stamp, embossed in brown with a bit of background brushed onto it using Distress Inks. The sentiment is also a Sheena stamp.
I'm entering my tree card for the Gingerloft Trees Challenge
and the Annabelle Stamps Monocromatic Challenge as well as the coffee cups for the Creative Craft World Anything but a Square Challenge.
Fabulous collection of cards. I love them all!
ReplyDeleteLovely cards Anne, but I particularly like the trees, gorgeous. Jo x
ReplyDeleteWas blog hopping and came across your cards, love them all. They look great, blessing Hilde
ReplyDeleteThree lovely cards Anne, but my favourite is definitely the stack of coffee cups. xx
ReplyDeleteThey are all beautiful cards. I do love the colours that you have used.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing with us at Creative Craft World, for our 'Anything but Square' challenge.
Choccy x
WOW Gorgeous embossing Anne, and what fabulous creations!!!
ReplyDeleteGreat cards Anne. I love them all. Hugs x ChrisB
ReplyDeleteGR8 collection but my fave is the tree card
ReplyDeleteKAthyk
love the trees
ReplyDeleteHello there Anne, love all these super cards two of which are very much after my heart being coffee related but seriously:0) I think the sentiments are great too a really lovely bunch:0) xxx
ReplyDeleteYour cards are all wonderful. I really love gold embossing!!!
ReplyDeleteLove all your cards you have such a way with colour. XOXO Zoe
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ReplyDeletefABULOUS CARDS...FABBY sTAMPS ...LOVE THEM ALL
HUGS
SYLVIE
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What stunning cards! I love the trees!
ReplyDeleteI think the turquoise coffee cups are great, but my favourite is the tall coffee mug - could do with it here :))) Super cards
ReplyDeleteGorgeous cards, I especially love the trees!
ReplyDeleteHello again Anne, I just wanted to Thank you for your lovely comments and on becoming my 100th follower, welcome to Coffee Towers LOL :0) xxx
ReplyDeleteSuper card Anne
ReplyDeleteShame about the Copics, I think Promarkers would work on shiny card but agree Copics don't
Really like the cup stamps too
Thank you
Diva LIM mandi
"Less is More"
Stunning card Anne. I love the coffee ones. Hugs Rita xxx
ReplyDeleteYou know I like tress too, but I think my fave of these three is the last one! I really like both the image and the sentiment!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for three great cards.
Chrissie
Lady LIM
"Less is More"
This card is gorgeous. I love it!
ReplyDeleteStacex
Three fab cards; I love the cup ones! xx
ReplyDeleteThey're all fab, but I really like the coffee cups. TFS so much inspiration. Zoë x
ReplyDeleteGreat cards, think I like the coffee cups best
ReplyDeleteBeryl x
Three great cards!! I LOVE the scene you've created with the first card!
ReplyDeleteHi Anne,
ReplyDeleteLove the tree card! So perfect for our challenge:)
Thanks so much for joining us at GingerLoft Challenges :)
huggs
Lynn xx
Love all three cards. The sponged ink makes a fabulous scen on the first card :)
ReplyDeleteJenny x
Fabulous Anne. Love the trees, and the coffee cups are so much better than my attempts on Friday.
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Valxx
So pleased to see your lovely card in our AnnaBelle Stamps Challenge .....come back soon and good luck!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous cards! Love the tree scene you've created!
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing with us this week :)
Andrea
Just beautiful. The tree card is perfect for our challenge here at gingerloft this week. Good luck. Nikki DT
ReplyDeleteLove all your cards, and the embossed tree card for our tree challenge at Gingerloft this week. Annette xx (Gingerloft GDT)
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