Floral Birthday (by Pat)

Hello everyone, today sees the second post this month from our Guest Design Team member Pat. She has created a pretty floral card for your inspiration. 

Pat writes:

Hi everyone, I decided that after the more masculine card last week I would feature some flowers, and I chose the Floral Harmony stamp. I used Distress Inks, grey permanent ink, alcohol inks, and blending solution, clear and gold embossing powder, a piece of backing foam and cling film.

I stamped the image on to a piece of white card with the grey ink and heat embossed with the clear embossing powder, and coloured it with some Distress Inks applied with a water brush. I then fussy cut it out, but if this sort of cutting is not for you, then you can of course just cut round the outside edge leaving a narrow white border, and it will still look fine.

I cut a 2" wide strip roughly 7" in length and applied the alcohol inks and blending solution, and moved them around with a brush. I then covered it with the slightly scrunched cling film which when removed leaves a lovely pattern. When adding this, I cut the card down slightly to allow for the overhanging flowers and so there would be no problem fitting it into the matching envelope.

I then cut a piece of white card 6.5" x 3.5" and stamped a sentiment from the Paisley Elephant set and heat embossed with the gold embossing powder, and added the piece of foam to the back to raise it up before adhering this to the card. I finished by adding the flowers using glue gel to give more dimension.

Thank you for joining me today and I will be back next week with my last post for now, but I am looking forward to returning later in the year.

Best Wishes,

Pat x

floral harmony (by Veronica)

Weren't last months ' Chocolate Baroque shows on Hochanda  wonderful , hope you are enjoying the chance to catch up on everyone's lovely samples for the shows.

Here is my last floral sample,  this is quite a large stamp - think A6 to have an idea of the size, this card is 8" square.

The image was stamped in black versafine, clear embossed and covered with masking fluid. I used grey brusho powder to create the background, and then coloured the image with watercolour pencils.










The next two pictures are of two of the colouring sheets - these are A4 size and very detailed - they will take you some time to colour in!
I used alcohol markers to colour them in  - they were hardly used, and I didn't want to run out of a colour partway through if I used water-based markers.










My last card used the medallions from the baroque corners plate stamped onto dark brown card using versamark and a pale blue embossing powder.
The front of the white 8" square base card blank was scored halfway and folded back. The inner brown panel was 7" square, and the smaller medallion was stamped in each corner. The front panel was 3.5" x7", with the medallion stamped on both top and bottom left corners.
The centre panel was cut to fit the large medallion image after stamping, so I would guess it ended up about 5" square, and it was mounted onto a matching blue card mat and then onto the folded back front panel making sure I only glued the half that was on the front panel.so that the card could be opened.....I did (briefly) think about adding a sentiment to the inner panel, decided against on the basis that I wouldn't get it straight!

A Mixed Bunch (by Judith)

Hello everyone, I have more projects to share with you using the fabulous new stamps featured on last month's shows on Hochanda.

I was very taken with the Floral Harmony stamp, and love the flower head image part of the design in particular. I decided to use this as the focal point for a couple of my projects.

I applied texture paste through the Useful Leaves Stencil onto a large Tando Tag, and allowed this to dry completely. I covered the tag with gesso, and once this was dry, applied a combination of pale pink and turquoise paint to the background.

I stamped the leafy spray stamps from the Take It or Leaf It stamp set, using teal coloured ink onto the background. I stamped several of the floral images onto to some spare white card, and coloured them using water based markers. I added a bit of Stickles to the centres for added bling. I coloured a piece of white card with water based marker that I had scribbled onto an acrylic block and spritzed with water. I then die cut a small rectangle and stamped a sentiment from the Amazing Mackintosh Words stamp set. I edged the rectangle using Distress Ink.

I added the flowers and sentiment to the tag, and finally coloured some ribbon using the same paints as I had used for the background, to give a coordinated feel to the project.

For my next project, I rummaged through my stash, and found some brightly coloured backgrounds, and cut out some squares of orange card, I then inked up the flower head part of the stamp, and pressed the squares of card onto the stamp to obtain the image. I also stampd several of the large leaves from the Take it or Leaf It stamp set, and then cut all of the images out. I arranged them onto a large black card blank, to create a wreath shape. I added some Stickles to the centre of the flowers once again, for a bit of sparkle.

I die cut a circle from another piece of the orange card, and stamped a sentiment from the Amazing Mackintosh Words stamp set.

For my final project, I decided to work within my favourite colour palette, and created a soft background of turquoise and purple, using Distress Ink. I stamped the Baroque Corners using Archival Ink, and added a sentiment from the Amazing Words stamp set. I edged the background with a toning Distress Ink.

I have thoroughly enjoyed working with these lovely stamps, and hope that you have been inspired to try out some of the ideas that you have seen shared by myself and the rest of the Design Team. Thanks for stopping by, xx

Floral Harmony (By Marga)

Hello all, do you love the TV shows also as much as I do? Here is a card with one of the latest new stamps Floral Harmony.

I coloured this card with Distress Ink and I used some gelli pen here and there. Also the shadow around the image is Distress Ink. 

I used the stamps : Floral Harmony and Words to Dazzle and Sparkle.

Hugs 

Marga

Summer Leaves (by Julie)

Hello Crafters, today I have another couple of cards to show you that I have made with Chocolate Baroque's newest stamps. I am really loving them as they are so versatile, I hope you agree. 

Floral Harmony  and Take it or Leaf it  were used for my first card. I simply coloured my blank DL card with Distress inks, dabbed on with a wet wipe. Then on a piece of spare stamping card I stamped out the decorative leaves from Take it or Leaf it and the flower from the centre of Floral Harmony, before colouring with pencils and then cutting out. Next I loosely arrange the stamped pieces on my card before deciding where to stamp the swirly leaves from Take it or Leaf it.

Once the leaves have been stamped adhere the loose leaves and flower in place with 3d glue gel and then finish off with a sentiment from Amazing Mackintosh Words.

For my second card I cut some Kraft card to fit the front of my card blank. Next I inked up Chequered Flowers with grey Versafine ink and and stamped in the centre of the card, before colouring with pencils. The swirly leaves from Take it or Leaf it were stamped around the edge with grey Versafine and white acrylic paint. I then dabbed Picket Fence Distress stain around the card and quickly smudged it with a wet wipe before it had chance to dry, to create the misty effect. The design was finished off with white paint pen highlights and dabs of Crystal Stickles.

Thanks for stopping by and please pop back soon for some more Design Team inspiration.

Julie xx

Hanging Flowers and Floral Harmony (posted by Claire)

Good morning, today I'm sharing 3 cards made with some of the gorgeous new stamps which you can find here I love to colour flowers so I thoroughly enjoyed making these cards. My first card features Hanging Flowers

I stamped the focal image onto some white stamping card with black Versafine ink and then stamped twice more on some scraps of stamping card so that I could decoupage some of the flowers. I coloured the images with watercolour pencils, using a damp brush to blend the colour. I coloured around the image with watercolour paint using lots of water to create a muted effect. I stamped the foliage using Take it or Leaf it with a little distress ink. I splashed a little blue and green watercolour paint here and there and added a blue bow and a sparkly dazzler to finish the card off.

I've used the same stamp for this card but I've coloured the flowers pink for a change.  I stamped the image and then masked part of it so I could stamp again to create a larger focal image. 

 

I used watercolour pencils to colour the flowers and leaves and again created a muted green background using the ink on my blending sponge. I splashed some water here and there and blotted it with tissue. Once this was dry I stamped the beautiful Baroque Corners with Versamark and embossed with gold EP. I didn't want to clutter the image with embellies so I just matted and layered using white and pink card .

Last but not least I've used Floral Harmony to make this card. I stamped the image with black versafine and then stamped around the image with the very edge of the stamp to create a border.

I've added some colour using watercolour pencils and paint and stamped a little sentiment before layering up on white and red card. 

I really enjoyed making these cards, they are very simple to make but colouring with pencils and a little watercolour paint is so relaxing.

Thanks for visiting, I hope you're enjoying all the floral delights from my lovely teamies this month

Claire xx

Happy Birthday (by Brenda)

Good morning, I hope you are doing well and enjoying the Summer.

It's my turn to post some inspiration from the lovely new floral stamps and colouring pages that Lesley released on Hochanda in July.

For this card I used a diluted mix of Distress Ink to wash a piece of white cardstockock and then used the beautiful Floral Harmony stamp which I repeat stamped using Versamark and detail white embossing powder. After coloring the flowers with sparkle pens I used Distress Ink and a stencil to add some flourishes to the top corner, next I took three square dies but before cutting I used them as a guide to place the stamped sentiment which is from Words to Dazzle and Sparkle. I then cut the piece into three and layered up onto a piece of black card using foam pads and made each layer slightly higher as I worked towards the centre.

And here is a colouring page from me from the Colouring Collection which has the most adorable designs. It's a well known fact to those who know me that I am not a colourist but I have to say I really did enjoy doing this one for which I used colouring pencils and blending solution. When finished I added some tiny dots using Liquid Pearls.

My thanks to you all for taking a peek today and if you were lucky enough to grab yourself some of the new stamps and pages I know you will be having fun creating with them.

Summer Leaves (by Julie)

Hiya, hope you are all well. For my post today I have a couple of cards created using a selection of the brand new stamps that Lesley recently launched on Hochanda.

For my first card I cut some kraft card to fit my card blank and then inked up the small Baroque Corner with a terracotta dye ink before stamping at right angles to create the grid style background. Next I inked up the leaf stamps from Take it or Leaf it with a teal dye ink and stamped in the frames created from the Baroque Corner. Remember to mask your stamped background with Post-it Notes or something similar so that the leaves are just stamped in the centre of each frame. To finish off I die cut a circle from kraft card and mounted a couple of the flowers from the Chequered Flowers stamp that I had coloured with pencils.

My second card is made with Take it or Leaf it and Floral Harmony.

Start by getting some spare card and stamping two small leaves and one large leaf from Take it or Leaf it. Colour with pencils before cutting out. The flower taken from Floral Harmony was also stamped onto the spare card before being coloured and cut out.

Ink up the swirly leaf stamps from Take it or Leaf it and stamp around the top and bottom of your DL card blank. Colour the background with a wet wipe that you have dipped into Distress inks and then arrange your stamped cut outs onto your DL card blank before gluing into place with 3d gel.

The card was finished off with a sentiment from Amazing Mackintosh Words.

Thanks for stopping by and please call back soon for more Design Team inspiration

Julie xx

Floral Harmony (by Asha)

Hello, friends. It's my turn to share a project with you - a light and airy all purpose card. I'm showcasing the new Floral Harmony stamp.

I started by stamping the image onto watercolour paper using Archival Shadow Grey ink for that almost no-line look. Then I coloured it with watercolour. When dry, I added a wash of blue in the background. Next, I gave the edges a light dusting of Distress Ink and went over the Useful Leaves Stencil & Mask with the same ink. To finish, stickles and liquid pearls ... and voila!

I hope you have fun with these new floral singles. They are a joy to colour and you can create elegant works of art on the go. I plan to stamp out a few of these and take them on holiday with me!

As always, I have details of the tools and products used on my blog. Thank you for stopping by and drop in soon for more designs by the team.

Beijinhos,
Asha