After yesterday's Post-It Note® project I wanted to create something much more colourful today. As luck would have it, over the weekend I received an e-mail from the Paper Players with their latest design challenge. Their Color Challenge PP558 included some of my favourite colours that reminded me of the Blackberry Beauty Specialty Designer Series Paper (DSP). So with the Peaceful Moments Stamp Set added to my desk I set to work creating this elegant birthday card. BLACKBERRY BEAUTY ... VIEW POST
Tidings & Trimmings First Project
I had to work unexpectedly on Friday and Saturday which was a shame as my latest Stampin' Up! order was due. It was here when I got home Friday but I had no time to play until today. So when I was thinking of a Simple Sunday project I couldn't help but reach for the new stuff. In the end the Tidings & Trimmings Stamp Set and coordinating Tidings of Christmas paper provided the inspiration I needed. TIDINGS OF CHRISTMAS The Tidings of Christmas Designer Series Paper (DSP) is a pack ... VIEW POST
Christmas Cards Don’t Come Much Easier Than This
It's the last day of August and the seasons are definitely changing in the garden. But while autumn settles in I still need to think ahead if I'm to get all my Christmas plans done. So I wanted to come up with some quick and easy card ideas. These cards will all use no more than a quarter of a 12" x 12" sheet of Designer Series Paper (DSP). Why a quarter? well that means I can get 4 cards from each sheet, or 48 cards from a complete pack of DSP. It also gives me the option of using 6" x 6" ... VIEW POST
True Love Won’t Last Forever
A few days ago I showed you a tag that I stamped and then painted with ink. It seems like I may be a bit obsessed with ink painting at the moment as that's how today's project started. However instead of stamping the images, I cheated somewhat and reached for the True Love Designer Series Paper (DSP) pack instead. It's not the first time I've coloured one of the black and white sheets, but I just can't help it. Sadly the True Love DSP is likely to be retiring very soon so I'm making the most ... VIEW POST
Pine Cone Paper Used At Last
I've been looking through the Stampin' Up! inventory and was pleased to see a lot of retiring products are still available. So that meant I could pull out the Poinsettia Place Designer Series Paper (DSP) for today's card project. As I sorted through the various scraps of paper I had left I realised that one design in particular needed no cutting. It seems that at some point I'd planned to use the pine cone pattern for a card but never did. Today would be the day the pine cone paper finally ... VIEW POST
Fabulous World Cardmaking Day Fun
Today it's bright and sunny out and that always makes me smile. I'm also happy to be moving back into my craft studio now the bulk of the renovations are complete. I must say that I've been fortunate and could leave everything out while I've been working from my dining room table. Still it's not the same as having my tools and materials in their usual places. Things feel a bit messy and disorganised when I can't immediately put my hands on them or put them away properly afterwards. It's ... VIEW POST
