Venice birthday card

Also managed to fit in making a birthday card for my nephew, Keir.

Always find it difficult finding male orientated themes but had this lovely Venice set of stamps from Darkroom Door, an Australian company.


Over the top of the main image is a stamped and clear embossed postal mark and gondola on acetate which is domed over the top of the image and firmly stuck on the underside of the card.



Hope he likes it. Of course he never knows what he wants for his birthday and always appreciates a slip of paper with figures written on it.............

Dandelion Birthday card

Well although I have spent most of Easter out in the garden, working hard but enjoying the lovely weather, I did have time to make a card for my friend Ann. Firstly I stamped the dandelion onto white cardstock using Versamark and then clear embossed. I then sprayed Glimmer Mists over the entire piece and waited for it to dry. Then the cardstock was popped into a brown envelope and ironed which removes the embossing powder leaving a "ghostly" image of the dandelions. Next I stamped the dandelions again using matching inkpads and enhanced these images with Stickles. This was layered onto a larger piece of cardstock which had been sprayed with the Glimmer Mists. I matted and layered a single embossed dandelion and popped that and the birthday greeting on top. Hope she likes it.