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Tuesday 8 July 2014

Colours of Summer at Try it on Tuesdays

Time for another challenge at Try it on Tuesday - yest those weeks do fly by - can't believe it's over a week since I was last here!  but I'm back with this new challenge which is 'Colours of Summer'.
I made a a little hanging and took my inspiration from the fact that I bought this Imagination stencil a couple of months ago and it needed to be used.  I used a piece of Printer Canvas, and applied  embossing paste through the stencil, and although at this stage it wasn't coloured, thought it might look a bit flat, so decided to stamp an Inkylicious spot stamp with Versamark and clear embossed, to act as a 'resist'  I used PaperArtsy Mermaid and Guacamole Fresco paints for the background.  My flowers were stippled with Distress inks through the stencil, and gilding wax for the butterfly and dragonfly.  The sentiment is IndigoBlu, and isn't as feint as it looks in the photo.
The rest of the DT have some very different interpretations of this theme, so why not pop over to the main blog to take a look.
Sorry to have been such a bad blogger lately,  I just seem to be catching up and then it 'all goes to pot' again!
Anyhow, before I go, I would just like to say 'hello' to my new followers, lovely to see you.

I am entering this at:
  Anything but a Card - Anything Goes
  Charisma Cards - Show us what else you can do (other crafts)
  Country View Crafts - Stencil it

Thanks for visiting,
Avril xx

24 comments:

Unknown said...

Hi Avril! This is sooo pretty! I'm loving the gorgeous bright colours against the muted background! Ingrid xx

Desire Fourie said...

Oh wow this is a wonderful creation with a great mixed media feel to it. Love the sentiment.
Hugs
Desíre
{Doing Life – my personal blog}

brenda said...

A perfect summers day Avril, so very pretty.

B x

Bee and Dee said...

This is really pretty, full of summer colour, love that you have used so many techniques, hugs Bee

1CardCreator said...

Beautiful and the colors look gorgeous! I do the same thing, catch up and then get behind again, good thing we bloggers are an understanding group, lol. ~Diane

zandra said...

So pretty and love the color combo.
Hugz, Z

chrissie said...

A very beautiful piece of artwork. The colours and images are all so summery. Love the corrugated background.

Chrissie x

Meggymay said...

Fantastic colours, it looks a great summery place to be, with nature all around.
Yvonne x

Margik said...

What beautiful card, Avril! This is so colorfull and lovely. I really love it.
Hugs, Mar

Analia Cristina said...

Very beautiful work!

Silvia(Barnie) said...

A fantastic card in wonderful colors. Love that you fixed the card onto corrugated cardboard.

Linda said...

Hello from Vegas!
This really caught my eye Avril. I love those bright summer colours and the corrugated card makes such a fab backdrop. Off to catch up with what I've been missing. Linda xx

Valerie-Jael said...

I love this piece, great colours and textures. Valerie

Judith said...

Hi Avril - this is gorgeous - such a lovely effect and perfect sentiment hugs Judith x

Amanda said...

Beautiful Avril, captures those summer colours brilliantly.
Love
Amanda x

Shirley said...

Great choice of colours Avril. Another stencil to go on the wish list and totally in love with the resist. Great make.

Warm hugs from Shirl x x

Alie Hoogenboezem-de Vries said...

Such a lovely card, with a great summer feel Avril!
greetings, Alie

Little Artbee said...

Nice flower card with fresh and cheerful colours. Ilike it very much.
Have a nice summer.
Sabine

Nikki Acton said...

Lovely Avril - a soft, gentle summer meadow - almost destresses me after a busy day! Nikki

Pia S said...

A beautiful summery design in bright colors. The embossing paste has a great effect and the butterfly and dragonfly add some nice shimmer!

mixamatoasties said...

Beautiful hanging.

Thanks for sharing at Charisma.

Susan

Joan said...

Just love this Avril, those colours really sing! ,lots if lovely textures too

Astrid Maclean said...

Great card and fabulous stenciling!Love the colours you used! Thanks so much for adding it to our challenge at Countryview Crafts!

Arnoldo L. Romero, MLA said...

I love your choice of color, and that rustic corrugated cardboard mat was perfect. Blessings!