Using old stamps

Hi Everybody,

Both of these cards have been created using the same stamps and dies but with different colour schemes to ring the changes.

For the back ground I have used a really old Spellbinders stamp that adds distressed stripes. Each is a separate panel that is added to the card base with the inked stripes on the front.

I have chosen colours that will blend well together and not make a muddy brown, and at the bottom of the pink one there is a wax seal in the shape of a flower.

Both backgrounds have been splattered with inks and some of the colours used in the stripes.

The leaves have been cut from my favourite Rose Flourish die set but I don't think this will be available any more at Craft Stash.

I have used silver card for the leaves and added them with small foam pads underneath to give a little height.

The sentiment is different on both but you could add any that you preferred 

Two pretty cards made very quickly and easily using old products that I already have.

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Little Pink Cards

Hi Everybody,

Both of todays cards are created in my favourite colour which is pink and both cards are A6 in size.

They are both using flower stamps that are from  a really old stamp set from the original Christina Collection.

This one has a background of stripes from an Altenew kit and the silver die cut is from another really old Spellbinders die that is no longer available. 

The For You sentiment that I have used on both cards is another I have had for years and I don't remember where that is from.

The background to this card is embossed in an old Spellbinders folder and the leaves are a mix from several sets and used as fillers for the flowers.

I am trying to use things that I have had for a long time and make them work for me again as I make my cards.

To keep buying new stuff instead of using what we already have is such an expense and one I can't keep up with.

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx