Black and White - Anything Goes at Moo Mania

I have been wanting to make some black and white cards so yesterday I pulled out some white on black papers.  Fortunately, it was timely as I read the challenge at Moo Mania this morning, thanks to Valerie.

I needed a tag for a gift so I created one using a paint strip for the background and a clock element so I'll also link to Art Journal Journey for August. The scan did not pick up the verse which reads, "adventure awaits you."

Busy craft week

 I have been busy this past week, meeting digital challenges, card challenges and finishing a canvas.  We have oodles of birthdays to celebrate in September so a supply of finished cards will make it much easier to mail them timely.

I finished a canvas as a tribute to my mother.  When we were kids, we used these spoons, sneaked out of the house, to dig in the hurt.  One in particular had many scratches on the bowl.  My mother loved roses and also wore pearls a lot in later life.  I believe she would like this canvas.

Below are some of the cards I made. 

I also did an experiment on watercolor paper to see if you could stamp over a stencil that had been embossed.  What I did incorrectly was stamp with non-archival black ink so when I attempted to remove color from the image, the black smeared.  It was still a fun experiment and I added silver mica spray to the images for an added effect.  For the stencil, I used a Brilliance ink pad in green/blue shades and embossed with clear embossing powder then stamped the larger ginkgo leaf images. 

Off to finish some more birthday cards.

Making cards

In September, we celebrate many birthdays so I have been busy making some cards both to give and for challenges and wanted to share some of them with you.