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Sunday, 5 April 2026

The beauty of nature



 Good morning, the April Challenge at Stamping Sensations begins today, the theme for this month is 

Inspired by Nature

There are 2 prizes to be won, a $20 Voucher from Gina K
and a set of Aall & Create Stamps

To create my card I die cut an aperture from a panel of design paper (The Works), then added some stencilling, the stamped sentiment and the moth. I cut a slightly larger panel of black card and a smaller aperture to frame my image, then  stamped the focal image onto a scrap of white card and used gouache paints to colour it. They are new and this is the first time I tried them so not too unhappy with the result but could do with a bit more practice. 
As always there's some wonderful creations from the rest of the DT, sure to inspire you so just hop over and take a look. You will also find the full details of how to join in with the challenges.
Thanks for visiting
Enjoy the rest of the Easter holiday
Chris
x

Challenge entries:

CRAFT #777 (ATG)
pickthree #3 Text/die cuts/wings

16 comments:

Crafting Queen said...

Really beautiful card. Love you colouring. Anesha

brenda said...

Gorgeous card and the image perfect for our Nature theme, think an A&C stamp and beautifully coloured to bring all the elements to life.

B x

meg said...

A fabulous layout to showcase your beautifully coloured stamp Chris

Sarn said...

Absolutely lovely card xxx

pinky said...

It is beautiful Chris. Love the rich earthy feel from your colours and images! Happy Easter to you. xx

Janette said...

So beautiful Chris the colours are just gorgeous.
Hope you are enjoying Easter. xx

chrissy xx said...

Just GORgeous! A perfect scene Chris.
LOve your colours and design.
Chrissyxx

crafty-stamper said...

Fabulous card and Nature scene, brilliant colouring and love the design and background. Thank you for all the comments on my blog and tbh I have had such a stressful three weeks, I was lucky to have three of them where already made and in my draft file and only the music one to be made ssshhh lol.
Carol x

Mrs.B said...

A lovely card Chris, the colouring on the image looks beautiful and the black framing really makes it pop. Avril xx

Pauline C said...

Lovely image Chris and beautiful colouring for a fab nature card xx

Linby said...

It looks so pretty and colourful against the vintage style background.

Diane said...

So very pretty and creative!
Thank you for joining our challenge at Pick 3!
Diane P3 DT
{Nellies Nest}
{Pick 3}

Cheryl W. said...

Your card is beautiful, and I think you did a wonderful job painting the focal image. For a first time with those paints, you knocked it our of the park! Thanks so much for sharing your card with us at Let's Craft and Create. Cheryl W, DT

Liz said...

Gorgeous card, Chris. The lovely image is so beautifully coloured.
Liz xx

valscraftings said...

Thank you for joining in our challenge this month with your wonderful card!
DT – Val, Nan, Leigh
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Sheryl said...

Brilliant card and scene. Thank you so much for entering our challenge at CRAFT Challenge, looking forward to see you again next challenge.
Hugs Sheryl xx CRAFT DT