For today's Simple Sunday project I thought it would be fun to decorate another pocket photo album. These have been really popular at the craft fairs I've attended over the past couple of weeks. Many people commented what great gifts photo albums can make. They are meaningful and not difficult to put together, and not too expensive to mail either. Today's project is a case in point, pretty paper a stamp set and punch and you're good to go. SMILES & LOVE I began with a pocket ... VIEW POST
Perennial Essence Is Pretty Paper
I love the Perennial Essence 12" x 12" Designer Series Paper (DSP) pack. It's so pretty and makes creating stunning cards really easy. Stampin' Up! product designer Julie Alusa was inspired by French painter Claude Monet's work and decided to paint her own masterpiece. The painting she created was then used to create the amazing DSP. And while I can't paint like Julie, her work allows me to add a little perennial essence to my projects. PERENNIAL ESSENCE FLORALS I began this project ... VIEW POST
My World Card Making Day Challenge
Right now I'm in the middle of my personal World Card Making Day challenge. The plan is to design and create from scratch 24 cards in 24 hours, and coordinate the insides of the cards and envelopes too. I started my challenge at 6pm last evening and so have 10 hours left to achieve my goal. You can follow my progress over on my Facebook page where I'm posting snapshots of the cards as they are completed. Over the coming weeks I'll take better photos and post each project on my blog with ... VIEW POST
Four Colour Combination
Yesterday while thinking of other things I decided to play with a four colour combination for a design challenge. The colours chosen by the Hand Stamped Sentiments team were Grapefruit Grove, Terracotta Tile, Mint Macaron and Pretty Peacock. My immediate thought was to create something with an autumn feel, maybe with leaves and berries. Then I decided that was a bit obvious. Instead I grabbed some Saran Wrap (cling film) and started stamping an abstract background, and everything fell into ... VIEW POST
Humming Along For A Friend
So a couple of minutes ago we had a short loss of power. It's raining but it's hardly a storm so I've no idea what could have caused the interruption. Still I'm going to assume that we may lose power again and set up my blog post very quickly. Today's project was created for a friend and team member who hasn't really connected with the retiring Humming Along Stamp Set. I decided to create a project that I felt sure she'd love, and hopefully spark a new appreciation for this set before it's ... VIEW POST
Away You Go, All Things Thanks
After yesterday's epic blog post I've something much shorter today. It's a simple thank you card created using the retiring All Things Thanks Stamp Set. HANDMADE BACKGROUND This project actually started a couple of weeks ago while I was playing with my Stampin' Spritzers. I had three altogether, each one containing 70% alcohol and 10 drops of reinker. The three colours I chose were Coastal Cabana, Balmy Blue and Night of Navy. I then took a piece of Very Vanilla Card and simply ... VIEW POST
