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Tuesday 7 August 2012

Green Trees

Well.....today has been a long one!!

I have made only two cards today and both were entered into the 'CraftyMess Daily Challenge' over on their facebook page CraftyMess Facebook Group

The challenge was to make anything as long as it had a main colour of Green...GREEN??!! I so dislike green with me being a pinky girl n all :D

Well my first card I used my new stamps AGAIN. I stamped the same image three times, die cut around the images and then distressed them with Crushed Olive ink.
I then distressed the edges of the backing paper with the same colour and mounted on black matt mirri board and added to a DL size card.
I added small green flat backed gems and four black gems to the corners.


My second Card I die cut a tree out of black matt mirri card and mounted on backing paper which i inked the edges with peeled paint distress ink. I then mounted on a die cut black mirri board die cut.
I then cut backing paper and matted onto black mirri board, rounded the corners and added to 6x6 card blank. I added a smaller die cut with happy birthday and painted with glossy accents. I added a button with some matt black leaf flourishes.
I added little green flat back gems to some of the tree leafs to add a little bling :D


The three tree card won the daily challenge so I am really happy :D I have set tomorrows daily challenge as 'Anything that isnt classed as Paper Crafts'. The reason for this is that CraftyMess have started discussing other crafts like cooking, knitting, Jewellery etc rather than focusing on cards, ATC's and Scrap Pages.

9 comments:

Sue said...

Gorgeous cards Lisa, you did so well working with a colour that you dislike. Well done for winning the daily challenge with your second card.

Hugs Sue

Barbara said...

Great cards, Lisa....your new stamps are certainly getting some use xx

Kathryn said...

Oh what fabby cards x I love green nearly as much as pink xx

Debby said...

How lovely are these stamps...gorgeous they are and so are these beautiful cards...am also a disliker of green but wow these are just lovely ..may have to try out a bit of greenery myself...lovely work
froma new follower
Debby ;0)

Kate M said...

Two great cards!
Kate
xx

ddazzled71 said...

I loving those whimsical tree stamps Lisa and they look fabby on both your cards. I particularly love the shape of your first card with the four brads in the corner. xx

jane stillman said...

Two fab cards, congratulations on winning the daily challenge, well deserved

Sylvia Anderson said...

Fantastic cards Sweetie, now you can get back to your pink, well done for winning x

Linda Simpson said...

Gorgeous cards Lisa, I love the beautiful colours.

Hugs
Linda xxx