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Saturday 6 June 2020

Friendly sunshine yellow

Hello crafting friends!

What better to do on a rainy June afternoon than crack open the yellow inks and make your own sunshine! Come and see:


This card was made with the little cluster of flowers from Mimosas by Avery Elle. I made a mask by stamping it onto a sticky note and cutting it out, then stamped it several times along the edge of a side-opening card base. Once I had a border stamped, I trimmed the right-hand side of the card front away using sharp paper snips.


The flowers were coloured with Spectrum Noir alcohol markers and I stamped a sentiment from Clearly Besotted's Pretty Pansies over the top.


I knew these bright markers would bleed through the card front but I had a cunning plan! I cut a piece of yellow card stock to fit, stencilled it with Funky Fossil's Brick Wall using matching ink for a tone-on-tone look, then glued it inside the card front. Problem solved!

EDITED TO ADD AN AWARD
Lovely to be Honourably Mentioned at Just Add Ink for this card :)

CHALLENGES
I'm linking this card up with Allsorts where the challenge this week is to use Lots of Yellow; Less is More, where the theme is Borders; Just Add Ink, where we are asked to add something beginning with F and I've gone for Flowers and Friends; and last but not least, Addicted to Stamps and More, where it's a Make Your Mark week.


AND IN OTHER NEWS
Friends make life so much better don't they, and this little space in Blogland where I can connect with my crafting pals is very precious to me.

And talking of precious friendships, I'll leave you with a photo of my favourite pair of besties:


My youngest son and his floofy sister - he was taking photos of a flower and she felt she should help!

Hope you are having a peaceful weekend.

Hugs,

37 comments:

  1. beautiful happy yellow flowers ~ Wonderfully colored and snipped :)

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    1. Pretendy partial die cutting again Karen!!

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  2. Such a bright and sunny card. Luv it. The photo of the photographer is adorable with his side-kick.

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    1. Thanks Erica. Yellow definitely has an uplifting effect on the soul! Really love that photo even if it is of the back of them :)

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  3. A really super creation Vicky, love the image and really great design, super shades of yellow and green. Thank you for joining our 'Summer Sunshine' challenge at Allsorts.

    Kath x

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    1. Thanks to you and the team for bringing a bit of sunshine into our lives Kath! x

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  4. Oh what a lovely drop of sunshine on your card. Pretty floral border and I like your cunning plan to cover up the colour show-through.

    Great photo of the garden besties!

    Hyg xxx

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    1. Definitely brightened up a dull day. Those besties are adorable aren't they! xxx

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  5. Vicky, you certainly did create some lovely sunshine with this beautiful card! Love your idea of placing the stenciled panel inside to cover the marker bleed-through! Just loved the adorable photo of your son and your sweet puppy. Melted my heart!

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    1. Melted mine too! Thank you for your lovely comment!

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  6. What an awesome design Vicki and fun picture.

    Hugs diane

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  7. Your card is beautiful Vicky, all that flowery sunshine is perfect for these dull rainy days we're having at the moment in the UK. Very clever to cover the bleed through with the wall stencil. Thank you for sharing with us at Less is More,
    Lynne x

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    1. Thanks Lynne! Loved this border challenge and it really did brighten up the dull day! x

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  8. So beautifully done! Loving the design!
    Thanks so much for joining us for our "summer sunshine - main color yellow" challenge at Allsorts!
    Ellibelle's Corner

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    1. Thanks for the bright and cheerful challenge Ellie!

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  9. I love yellow and these flowers are so cheery Vicky - great edge border too. Just what I needed to brighten up a dull, wet and cold weekend!

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  10. A great job of masking these sunshiny beauties, Vicky! A perfect card for a rainy day!

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  11. You certainly did create your own sunshine with a lovely bright and sunny card and delightful floral image, many thanks for joining in with our 'Yellow' theme at Allsorts challenge.

    B x

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    1. It was an inspired challenge Brenda - thank you x

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  12. This beautiful, sunny card brightens up my day (overcast & cold in Canberra on this Winter Tuesday morning). Just gorgeous, Vicky. Love your besties pic too. Thank you for sharing with us at Just Add Ink this week. x

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    1. Cheers Patrice! Glad to have brightened a winter day for you :) Wrap up warm! x

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  13. Delightful card! All those yellows and beautiful flowers make such cheerful card. Thank you for sharing your card with us at ATSM!

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    1. Thanks Valentyna! Just spreading a little sunshine!

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  14. A really pretty card, that will brighten the recipients day. Chantell Just Add Ink

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  15. What a lovely burst of instant yellow flower happiness Vicki! Thanks for joining us at Just Add Ink this week. Kim

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  16. Such a fabulous ray of sunshine Vicki! I love the floral edge and touch of bricks behind. Thanks for sharing with us at Just Add Ink this week.

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    1. Thanks for the inspiration Jan - sunshine was an inspired choice!

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  17. Stunning card! I love the design and pretty yellow:)

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I'd love to know what you think. Do leave me a comment - it always makes my day! Vicky x


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