Pre spring floral colour

The pre Spring flowers are looking beautiful at the moment especially the Primula, such bold bright colours.

 so many pretty colours

I also recently bought a most unusual Helebore

 It is so beautiful.

even on a dull day

I wanted to make something for some current fun challenges so looked up the rules and got some ideas.
Andy Skinner has a great challenge running where we need to use Decoart products to create a bold and bright painty (is that a word? It is to me) background.
Inspired by all the pre spring floral colours around me I decided to get out some of my Decoart paints to have a play and join the fun. Here are a few of them.

I had some scraps of book pages left over from a recent project (us crafters never waste anything do we?) to stick to my background. I then started dripping and spraying with water allowing my colours to run down and mix. I didn't have much of a plan but just enjoyed playing. I just wanted an impression of spring flowers,which I think I managed to achieve.

I also dribbled in some silver which gave a gorgeous shimmer (not shown very well in my photo, sorry!)

I wanted to use my Decoart crackle paste too so I chose my vines stencil and applied it.

I love watching the crackles appear.

With the background made it was then time to come up with a design for my card.


I used a Wendy Vecchi spring flower which I also stamped onto a book page and coloured with my Decoart paints and then fussy cut out.

I also used the Decoart metallic silver paint to cover a piece of card to make a flower pot with. I love this paint, it covers beautifully and gives a wonderful sheen irl.

I embossed a sentiment onto my little hand cut pot.

So here is my finished card.

 I added some Decoart Glamour Dust to my flower.

I would like to enter my card into the following fun challenges;

                                                   Andy Skinner Bold and bright
                                            Country View make your own background

Simon says stamp Monday Inspired by a song My song is one from my childhood at primary school...All things bright and beautiful....I'm still humming it now!

Simon says stamp Wednesday  2/5 anything goes

Simon Says work it Wednesdays 1/3 Floral

Natalie and Amy 2/3 hearts and flowers

The Craft barn non red heart

Mixed Media World love is in the air

The artistic stamper  HeArt art

Sweet Stamping  2/3 glitter and sparkle

There has been a lot of lovely sunshine around this week although it's been very chilly. This has been very welcomed as I have been doing lots of walking with Bear (My son's dog). I have taken my camera on our adventures which I will share with you over the next few posts. Monday is a very special day for Bear as he will be have his first birthday even though he will be 4.....now that will have you all foxed....can you work it out....*******clue he was born in 2012********* ;0) 

Thank you for your kind visits and comments. Another week has flown by. Keep warm and carry on crafting.

Back soon,

Bye for now,

Jane x