Single-layer mother's day cards

Yesterday, we celebrated mother's day in Antwerp.
For this weeks finally friday challenge, I created 2 single-layer mother's day cards.

I kept the first card very simple. I masked 3 squares and sponged them with distress ink.
In the masked squares, I stamped little flowers.
Rounded the corners of the card and finished it off with a sentiment of stamped red letters and black handwriting.

For the second card, I clear-embossed a few swirls on a piece of white cardstock.
Then, using a mask, I sponged the rectangular shapes with 6 different colours of distress ink (top to bottom: victorian velvet, fired brick, wheatered wood, stormy sky, peeled paint and forest moss).

Rounded the corners of the card and finished it off with a sentiment of white letter stickers and black handwriting.

Here's a little close-up of the letters:

Hope you like it!

Bye!

Saturday kissing

What's a better way to relax after a long, stressful week of work than a little crafting time? :)
To really get in the weekend-mood, I thought I'd give the new Hero Arts-challenge a try.
This month, the featured technique is the 'kissing technique' (who can resist such a name? :p).

I found that Hero Arts has some really nice backgroundstamps that are just perfect for this.

Take a look at the card I came up with:




















I almost can't believe that the letters started as plain, white cardstock...
This kissing technique is the best! (and I'm not only talking about stamping - LOL)

I'm off to relax some more ;)

And another one

Because I was feeling creative today, here's a second post on this nice Wednesday :)

I gave Lucy's sketch for day 5 a try...

This is what I came up with:

Also a basic one, but I can't wait to send it to someone for their birthday!! :)

And after 2 posts, I'll call it a night... I have to be up bright and early on my birthday tomorrow - LOL! (can you tell I'm excited?! :p )

Goodnight!

Hero Arts challenge December

This is a card I made for the Hero Arts challenge of this month.
Can you see I'm still a bit in the Christmas-mood? :)
Background is stamped with friends definition stamp and Versamark ink.
Also used the dots and flowers background stamp.
You can't tell in this picture, but the sentiment is stamped and then embossed with holographic embossing powder, so it has a nice shine. I put stickles in the middle of the dots and flowers, so that sparkles too. :)

You can see the sparkle on this picture:

Now let's hope I win the grand Hero Arts prize :) (not that the card is the best I made yet, but it would be a nice present on my birthday, Januari 6...LOL).