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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

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16 comments:

  1. Crafting Queen5 April 2026 at 08:21

    Really beautiful card. Love you colouring. Anesha

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  2. brenda5 April 2026 at 08:44

    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

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  3. meg5 April 2026 at 08:54

    A fabulous layout to showcase your beautifully coloured stamp Chris

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  4. Sarn5 April 2026 at 09:16

    Absolutely lovely card xxx

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  5. pinky5 April 2026 at 11:45

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

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  6. Janette5 April 2026 at 13:07

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

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  7. chrissy xx5 April 2026 at 14:54

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

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  8. crafty-stamper5 April 2026 at 17:14

    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

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  9. Mrs.B5 April 2026 at 19:00

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

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  10. Pauline C5 April 2026 at 20:33

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

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  11. Linby6 April 2026 at 12:13

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

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  12. Diane6 April 2026 at 14:01

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

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  13. Cheryl W.6 April 2026 at 15:06

    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

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  14. Liz6 April 2026 at 20:06

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

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  15. valscraftings7 April 2026 at 15:39

    Thank you for joining in our challenge this month with your wonderful card!
    DT – Val, Nan, Leigh
    https://creativeinspirationchallenges.blogspot.com

    LeighSBDesigns.com
    https://leighsbdesigns.blogspot.com

    http://mysideofoz.blogspot.com/

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  16. Sheryl7 April 2026 at 16:15

    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

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