As I sat down to create today’s card project I decided once again to concentrate on more retiring products from Stampin’ Up! My inspiration came from the retiring Framed Florets Stamp Set and coordinating Framed Florets Dies. However it didn’t end there, I also used three retiring ink colours, with two colours of coordinating cardstock Then I pulled out some retiring specialty card and embellishments. By the time I was done my card project featured a total of nine retiring products that are all ... VIEW POST
Florets and Polka Dots
With all the focus now firmly on Christmas it’s hard sometimes to remember that other events happen at this time of year. At the craft fairs I attended last weekend there were lots of people looking for cards, and not just for Christmas. I also sold get well, sympathy, new baby and anniversary cards to name but a few. So today I thought I’d decorate a box for a “special day”. All I needed was the Framed Florets Stamp Set and Dies along with the limited availability Fitting Florets ... VIEW POST
Painted Florets
For today’s project I wanted to play a little more with the Framed Florets Stamp Set and coordinating dies. Painting with ink gave me a very different look to my previous experiments and I have to say I love it. I’m not a painter by any means, but it seems that the image I chose is very forgiving. Even the flower centres, where the colour bled after I painted them before the adjacent petals were properly dry, somehow seems to work. It certainly gives me ideas for a future project. FLORETS ... VIEW POST
Framed Florets Now Available
Like many of you I love flower stamps and dies, and the new Framed Florets is no exception. Over the past week I’ve brought you a few different sneak peek projects using these items but they’ve all been quite feminine. So today I decided to use the stamp set, dies and the Fitting Florets 12” x 12” Designer Series Paper (DSP) on a more gender-neutral project. I have to say that I’m delighted with the result and it only makes me love this set all the more. What about you? FITTING FLORETS I ... VIEW POST
Florets Coloured and Die-Cut
I’ve been enjoying the unseasonably warm weather this week but today it’s suddenly much colder. Still, I shouldn’t be surprised as it is almost the end of October. At least I can pretend it’s summer indoors with the Framed Florets Stamp Set and coordinating dies. A few days ago I showed you a card using flowers from the limited edition paper. Today’s card however uses just the stamp set and dies to create this pretty celebration card. For my inspiration I used a sketch from the Global Design ... VIEW POST
Framed Florets Sneak Peek
Earlier this week Stampin’ Up! gave us the dates for the catalogue changeover. On November 14th, Demonstrators can see a digital copy of the January to June 2023 Mini Catalogue. Then on December 1st the list of products being retired from the July to December 2022 Mini Catalogue will be revealed. From that point on all retiring products will only be available while stocks last. Meanwhile check out this card I designed using the Fitting Florets bundle. It’s on early release from November 1st ... VIEW POST
