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Hello crafty friends. And hello to all my non-crafty friends and family that just come because they love me! (I’m looking at you, Dad!) I’ve got a set of cards today and an invitation to join in a challenge for a chance to win a $50 gift voucher.

The challenge theme that these cards were made for is “ Afternoon in the Park”, so I chose flower and leaves background stamps. I have one last video before I move to Japan to share with you, so I hope you enjoy this one. It’s very short.

The stamps are both red rubber background stamps, so I stamped upside-down (the video makes this clearer) and then pencil-coloured the individual elements with a three step process. – white/light highlight towards the centre, darkest shade around the outside, then the mid-tone pencil over the whole image.

I also coloured one image on white paper with copics to see how it would look. I loved both looks.

Once I cut the panels down to card-size, I had some strips left over, which I also turned into cards. The sentiments are all from the Let’s Celebrate stamp set.

Join the challenge on the @heroarts blog for your chance to win.

Until next time, may you enjoy Saturdays in the park!

Blessings,
Donna

These are the supplies I used. You can click on the link to shop. Where available, I have used affiliate links, which means that I will receive a small commission at no cost to you. I’ve tried to link to companies in different countries, so you can save on postage costs. Thank you so much for your support.

Hero Arts Market Garden Background stamp Shop at: SBC | HA/SP

Hero Arts Ginkgo Leaves Cling Stamp Shop at: SBC | HA/SP

Versafine Onyx Black ink Shop at: SBC | SSS

Hero Arts Let’s Celebrate Stamp Shop at: SBC | SSS