Flower power

Happy May Day everyone..goodness me how did we get here so quickly?

 As it is the first of the month it is time for my Design Team card for the monthly Country View Challenge. For May the theme is "Flower power" which is just perfect for me. I love flower stamps so this was an easy theme for me. You can enter as many times as you like and link to any challenges.  All the details are here

The bluebells in the local woods are in full bloom and they are looking wonderful.

We visited them recently and Bear came too...

I decided to make 2 spring tags, using the same floral stamps but using distress inks for one and the new distress oxides  for the other.

Today I will share the distress ink one, I will share the oxides one on 25th May when it's my turn for my second piece over at Country View.

This is what I got up to in my studio.

These were my colour choices for my tag

I used the wrinkle free distress techique

I added some gloss texture paste through a stencil and got the shiney effect below.

I used Tim Holtz's Lady Rose stamps, I love these floral stamps.

 I stamped an edge using archival ink

I then stamped his Garden flowers onto some mop up card

The lovely script stamp I used is Visible Image

I then  fussy cut them out, put on my creative hat and here is my finished flower power tag.

with a couple of close ups...
I added some chit chat words

and some remnant rubs

and also some glitter pen to the stamens.

I would like to enter my tag up with the following challenges;

A Vintage Journey the magic of 3 I have made 3 flowers
Frilly and Funkie 1/3 put on your inking cap

Simon says stamp Wednesday anything goes

Simon says stamp  work it Wednesday 2/3 April showers bring May flowers
That's Crafty 1/3 bright
We love to create 1/2 anything mixed media
Simon says stamp Monday use a number I have a remant rub number on my tag.
Pixie's snippet's Playground #279/80 I have used snippets of card for my flowers.

I have a rare Monday today as I will be back later this morning with my 2nd post, it is also the day for my Visible Image Inspiration over on Facebook.

Back later,

Bye for now,

Jane x