I find inspiration everywhere. A lot of it comes from our garden and the view over the bay. Today's project is different. My inspiration came from a Chinese New Year display in my local Walmart. The display I saw was full of red and gold colours that are considered lucky. So I immediately thought of creating something with a Good Luck sentiment. NOT CHINESE NEW YEAR I began with a piece of Very Vanilla Card that I wiped with an Embossing Buddy to remove any oils and static. ... VIEW POST
Good Luck, Bad Luck
I thought I'd have a simple start to my day. I pulled out the Amazing Life Stamp Set and settled on the good luck sentiment. I'd use a limited colour palette and a little Designer Series Paper and that would be it. No stress. Well that's what I planned anyway... GOOD LUCK It all started fine. I used Call Me Clover ink to stamp the 'good luck' sentiment onto some Thick Very Vanilla Card. Then set it aside. Next I used Tuxedo Black ink to stamp the clover image onto some Call Me ... VIEW POST
Good Luck Banners for You
There are so many occasions when it's appropriate to wish someone good luck that I was surprised how rarely I actually make good luck cards. In fact, even as I sat down in my craft studio this morning I had no plans for that. My vague idea was to create a card featuring a large focal point, with die-cut pieces adding interest and dimension. I settled on the Bouquet Bunch Framelits, and that lead to the coordinating Beautiful Bouquet Stamp Set. Standing beside it on the shelf was the ... VIEW POST
