One of the things I love about Stampin' Up! patterned paper (DSP) is that is has a different design on each side. In addition, the colours and patterns can be used together on a single project. This was a subject that I demonstrated in an article I wrote for Inspiration Canada, a monthly e-newsletter that is sent out to all Stampin' Up! demonstrators across Canada. Having shown it to them, I thought it would be the perfect card for today's Simple Sunday project. KEEPING IT SIMPLE For ... 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
