terrific techniques

Over at Seize the Birthday this week, we are playing with our favourite techniques.  Thank you Ashwini for picking this! I really don't think of myself as a 'technique' person so I was a little intimidated at first. However, I realized I was likely overthinking things and pulled out my trusty Gelli Arts plate (and my craft apron because I get messy when I use my plate and paints).  I love using it but don't do it often enough. This is created with some paint and some new Tim Holtz dies.  Hope you like it! I confess to doing a lot of playing before I came up with one that I was happy sharing.

Please join us! This is a pretty easy one because you can the technique that brings you the most joy. :)

Be sure to check out what Lorraine, our Surprise Party Guest, and the rest of the DT have come up with.

Thanks for stopping by and have a terrific day.

Glenda

Card details:

birthday wishes - 4.25"x5.5"

Stamps: Julie Ebersole/Ellen Hudson Totally Random Sayings Vol 2

Paper: white and kraft cardstock

Ink: Distress Oxide Abandoned Coral

Accessories: Artist's Loft Paints, GelliArts plate, white pearls, Tim Holtz Artsy Stems dies

sunset scene

Welcome to another challenge over at Seize the Birthday. Colleen has chosen sunset scene this week. This was not my original card. I had done a simple blended card with sunset colours but it wasn't really a scene. So I decided to pull out my Gelli plate and use some paints. I used my fingers to adjust a few things but I'm generally happy with it. It was supposed to be an ocean scene but it kind of looks like mountains.

Be sure to pop on over to the blog to check out the stunning creations from the design team and our Surprise Party Guest, Carol McFarland. 

Hope you have a terrific day and a wonderful weekend!

Thanks for stopping by,

Glenda

Card details:

Best Wishes

Stamps: Fun Stampers Journey

Ink: Versafine black

Paper: white & black cardstock

Accessories: Artist Loft paints, Gelli plates, jewels

stunning stencils

Happy Thursday crafters!  Hope you're having a great week.  Winter weather is hitting us here on the west coast but I can't really complain.  We still have the best weather in the country!

At Seize the Birthday this week, we are having some fun with stencils.  I decided to get out my Gelli Arts plate and some paints for this challenge.  I played around with a bunch of different stencils and colour combos (see my Instagram) so it was hard to pick which one to make a card with.  (Note: don't be surprised if you see more of these panels on upcoming cards!) I finally decided to make two cards, one using the positive and the other using the negative. Plus, I love purple but don't use it nearly enough. The backgrounds are 'so much' that I kept everything else fairly simple. I have to give a shout out to my friend Cheiron for teaching me this technique!

Do you have a favourite? I really like how they both turned out but think it's so cool that the colours show up so well on the black.

Be sure to head over to the blog to see what the rest of the team and our Surprise Party Guest Joyce have created with their stencils.

Thanks for stopping by.  Have a terrific day and a wonderful weekend.
Glenda

Card details:
happy birthday to you & happy birthday
Stamps: Unity
Ink: SU! Elegant Eggplant
Paper: white and black cardstock
Accessories: Tim Holtz Splashes stencil, Gelli Arts plate, Art Loft paints, SU! hardware, Amuse ribbon and gems

Friendly rainbows

A quick post for a quick and colourful card... the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Blog is doing rainbows this week.  I used a Gelli Arts plate with a new stencil from Tim Holtz.  I love rainbows and I'm really digging all of the 'scribble' stuff that is out right now.

Hope you're having a great week and thanks for stopping by.

Glenda

Card details:

Good friend - 3 ⅜"x 5 ½"

Stamps: Ali Edwards

Paper: scrap white paper, SU! Basic Black

Ink: Versafine Black

Accessories: Tim Holtz Doodle stencil, Gelli Arts, Artist Lof acrylic paint, A Muse gem, EK Success corner rounder punch