Bonsai!

Evening, all! if you're looking for my post for 'My Time to Craft' please scroll down to the previous post.

I had 2 cards to make today - one for my Dad's 95th birthday on Thursday; and one for my Flower Arranging mentor, who is in hospital - hopefully not for long. I chose an image of a Bonsai from the Woodware Oriental Elements clear Stamp Set for both cards because both recipients will appreciate it. My Dad learned Japanese after he was invalided out of the Army in 1943 and became a translator at the end of the War in the Far East. My mentor and I went to a wonderful demonstration of Japanese Flower Arranging last year. So you can see that both have an interest in Bonsai!!

For my Mentor:

The image is coloured with Promarkers. The leaves are stickled, and the pot is covered with Glossy Accents. The 'love' symbol is from another Woodware set, Oriental Ladies. I used a Woodware reverse rounder punch on the corners, and pearls from Hobbycraft for some bling. The sentiment is Lili of the Valley.

For my Dad:

The image is the same, but I wanted the background to stand out more, as his eyesight is not so good. I added green gems from Hobbycraft instead of pearls to be more visible. I used papers from the 'Eastern Promise' 12x12 pad by Papermania for both cards.

I enjoyed making these so much - all I used were stamps, markers, Glitter, Glossy Accents, and paper cut to size with my faithful Woodware Trimmer. Simples!!

all the papers are snippets, so I'm hopping over to The Playground

Thanks for looking!

love mags B x