Paper Doll Design

Another colour challenge was put up by Colour Inkspiration  and the colours were rich and vibrant. (Sorry about the screen shot) Turquoise and red makes for a very interesting combination - Pinterest was full of inspration.  It seems to be a popular wedding colour theme. My first card was inspired by a photo I had seen of a walkway in Portugal where they have the gap between the buildings filled with open parasols of bright colours and painted the park benches bright colours too. I used some of the Brights and Subtles Designer Series paper and made rosettes, using a different design on each. To make the rosette, cut strips of paper and fold concertina style.  When all folded, join the ends together and push into shape.  I like to glue mine to a small card circle so they hold their shape. Before adding them to my card, I stamped the sunburst from the retiring Kinda Eclectic stamp set onto the card.  I then added the rosettes and...

With the new Stampin' Up catalogue comes new colours! These ones are delicious! We have Fresh Fig, Berry Burst, Powder Pink, Tranquil Tide and Lemon Lime Twist. They even sound delicious! Check them out...... The new ink pads New cardstock in the In Colours The very pretty new Fresh Florals Designer Series paper stack And so much more coming your way in just a few days - Jun 1st!! Because everything goes together, and with things you may already have in your stash, it makes creating so easy! When I get my 12 x 12 DSP I make sure that I take one sheet of each and CHOP IT!! I chop the sheet into 6 so I have card fronts at the ready, making it quick and easy to whip up a card when I need one. If we don't chop it straight away, we tend to leave it and not use it.  We all seem to love our paper so much but we would be doing it a favour by chopping it and using it on our projects. So make su...

As the old annual catalogue ends, we have a new one waiting, ready and full of exciting goodies. I am sure there will be many wish lists filled once the new catalogue is released 1 Jun. Stampin Up have released a beautiful suite of product early - Eastern Palace. The options are endless with the dies, and the stamp set, at first glance looks simplistic, but it is made to build combinations.  The dies create cut outs, doillies, and medallions. The stamps compliment and highlight the cutouts, make beautiful borders and backgrounds.  This set will surely keep you busy. Watch this video to get a sneak peek! https://youtu.be/qF02FybBBO8

A new colour challenge last week had lovely soft pastels to play with. I played around with a couple of themes trying to mix up my stamps. Each of the cards had a different feel to it and amazing how different they can look when you mix up the amount of one or two colours. The first card uses the Kinda Eclectic with the sentiment from Sweet Cupcake Kinda Eclectic for those stamped off leaves and  Falling flowers for the feature flowers on this next one.  The sentiment is from Beautiful You. Banner blast gave this a party vibe so I die cut the "congrats" sentiment from the Sunshine Wishes out of fun foam and then again from white card to make it pop from the card.  Of course, a coating of Wink of Stella to give it some bling.  Unfortunately my photography on this one doesn't show how good the colours looked together against the craft background. These colours were fun to play with and there were some great entries th...

I have a few birthdays coming up, so I set about creating in order to get ahead of the game and be ready to post them out. I had my dish of die cut flowers tempting me so I decided to make one of them the star of the show. I kept the card neutral and used a pop of colour. I finished it off with a beautiful bling button. I love the lace finish from the Delicate details and how effective it is when gold emboss. It, along with the Avant garden set, are retiring but I thought I would make good use with a birthday card for my mother in law. Let's see what else I come up with for the next few up coming birthdays.

We’re getting ready to retire products from both the 2016-2017 annual and 2017 occasions catalogues. You don’t want  to miss out! Select retiring products have discounts of up to 50% off. Be sure to place orders before the sun sets on these items 31 May! It is great time to pick up some bargains, and all those sets you've had your eye on. As the current catalogue comes to an end and the new one is just around the corner, it means we have just a short time to get those things from our wish list. What have you had your eye on? There are always those pages that you hesitate on when browsing the catalogue, taking a moment to see how the clever designers have used it, wondering what you can make with it........ Well, now is the time to stop procrastinating and go order it!! Unfortunately, it is only until stocks last, so don't miss out! Shop with me now!

I am very excited about being picked in the Top 5 for the Colour Inkspiration challenge! This was my first time entering any challenge where I had to show off my work amongst some very accomplished designers. As I only joined Stampin' Up recently my stash is still growing - at a steady pace I might add! So not only did I have to work within the  colours, I also had to work with what I had in my new supplies. Sometimes, having less to work with can make us more focused. This was the card I created with the colours: Calypso Coral Bermuda Bay Night of Navy Touch of Gold Looking forward to the new colours in the next challenge and hoping I have them in my stash to participate.   If not I will play along at home with what I have!