Cards | haiku cards

Sleepy Bunny

16 Apr 2017 4 Comments

by Helen in Birthday, Cards, CAS, Ladies, teen

I had to get this sweet Uniko stamp as it so reminded me of the cuddly toy my niece loved when she was younger. It was once even the subject of a Twitter hashtag when it was lost on a train… She’s 19 soon, but she’s getting this nostalgic card with SleepyBunny in her favourite colour, yellow. I hope she likes it!

sleepybunny

This is entered into the Sketch Challenge at Just Add Ink and Seize the Birthday’s Topping option of Two Patterned Papers.

The haiku:

Sleepybunny: now
Small and forgotten as you
Start new adventures.

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Balloon smiles

10 Apr 2017 8 Comments

by Helen in Cards, CAS

A card to cheer, hopefully. Watercolour pens and a bit of spritz on Up in the Air stamps.

balloon smiles

Challenges entered:

Using Libby’s sketch at Watercooler Wednesday. #WWC113

The colours (or as near I could get with my watercolour pens) from CAS Colours and Sketches #217

And Addicted to CAS #1o8 SMILE

Haiku:

Drifting high above
I used to see balloons, lost
In summertime skies

A helicopter ride

10 Apr 2017 3 Comments

by Helen in Birthday, Cards, Friends, Masculine

This card is to accompany a helicopter ride voucher for a very special birthday. Every little boy’s dream I should think (and plenty of grown-ups’ too!)

It’s stamped with Up in the Air in black on white and then fussy cut and mounted with dimensionals over a “sky” blue background. Apologies for the dim picture – I had to take it in the evening.

helicopter ride

This card is entered for The Male Room challenge of Black, White and one more colour – in this case, sky blue 🙂

Seize the sky, my friend
Take the adventure to heart
You’re surely worth it

Spring flowers

02 Apr 2017 5 Comments

by Helen in Birthday, Cards, CAS, floral, Ladies

I decided to try a spring card. Painted six different Uniko flowers and of course the best one screwed up when I tried to trim it… This is the next best. Got my eye on some Uniko stamps when they come back into stock. This is inspired by the sketch at CAS Colours and Sketches – a bit loosely interpreted because of my flower size.

pink spring

Entered in CAS Colours and Sketches for #216 Patricia’s sketch

and Uniko’s Spring / Easter challenge

Haiku:

Singing a pink song
Brightly like spring after rain
Blooming like flowers

Third bluebird

02 Apr 2017 5 Comments

by Helen in Birthday, Cards, CAS, floral

I think this really is the last of my bluebirds for now. This card arose from Kim’s sketch #281 at Freshly Made Sketches Watercolours and L’Aquarelle stamps as before.

third bluebird

The sketch:

Also entering it in Watercooler Wednesday’s Anything Goes Challenge

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Another bluebird

25 Mar 2017 5 Comments

by Helen in Birthday, Cards, floral, Ladies

There are a few blues in colour challenges at the moment, so bluebirds are still on my mind…

This is a birthday bluebird sitting in the pink blossoms. I’ve tried out a few new techniques for me – spattering the background, new L’Aquarelle stamps watercoloured and cut out and pieced together.

bluebird rose

These are as close as I could get with my watercolours to the colours at Just Add Ink 352

The haiku ofr this one

A bluebird trilling
joyful in the tree above.
Happiness floods me

Black and white boy

25 Mar 2017 1 Comment

by Helen in Birthday, Cards, CAS, Masculine

Here’s a card for a young boy. It’s based on a stamped and zentangled bookmark that is designed to be removed and used.

This one is for Cards in Envy’s challenge Black and White

and CAS-ual Fridays No Dies Allowed

Run and jump and play
Be strong and active and then…
Snuggle: read with me

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Bon Anniversaire

25 Mar 2017 1 Comment

by Helen in Birthday, Cards, CAS, Friends, Ladies

For a friend who is a Francophile:

bon anniversaire

Entering in Fusion challenge Paris Rain – inspired by the image of course!

And a haiku based on our honeymoon experience many years ago…

Remember Paris?
Such rain, the Seine overflowed
Cosy honeymoon!

New baby giraffe

24 Mar 2017 5 Comments

by Helen in Cards, CAS, New baby

Can you tell I’ve had a day off today? Including some crafty purchases and some playing with ink and paint and paper…

Here is a card for someone who is expecting a new baby in a couple of weeks. Just time to get people to sign it 🙂 The first time in ages I’ve used patterned paper: I have SOOO much of it (just managed to resist buying more today)!

This one was inspired by Jenni’s card at Muse Challenge #208

and also entered in The Paper Players Clean and simple baby cards – just under the wire…

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Carry on cycling

24 Mar 2017 3 Comments

by Helen in Cards, CAS, Masculine

This is for a colleague’s birthday next weekend – he’s in training for a charity bike ride.

Just a Hobbycraft vintage bicycle stamp and a free sentiment, Palette and Memento inks, with a stroke of watercolour, but I’m pleased with it. (Oh, and a bit of bling…)

adventure bike