When I was growing up I remember my late Mum being delighted when she found blue roses for her garden with a bush called 'Blue Moon'. They weren't really blue, but it got me thinking about the range of colours found in particular flowers. In my papercrafting I do like to ring the changes and blue flowers seem to be a favourite right now. For today's simple Sunday project I thought I'd try another challenge. This time the Freshly Made Sketches challenge FMS349 which had the perfect simple ... VIEW POST
I love what I do
As someone who considered themselves to be not very artistic, it never ceases to amaze me that I'm now passionate about papercrafting and couldn't imagine not creating something on a daily basis. The Love What You Do Stamp Set from Stampin' Up! sums it up really and it was this set I turned to when I sat down to make thank you cards for all the customers who placed orders with me in July. I really appreciate their business, and for today's simple Sunday Project I thought I'd show you the ... VIEW POST
Scrappy days
Every now and then I like to have what I call a 'scrappy day'. On a scrappy day I make a conscious effort to use scraps on my projects. This might be card from my card scraps tin, short pieces of ribbon or trim from my ribbon box. Sometimes it's pieces that have been stamped, punched or die-cut during a previous crafting session but never actually used. Today is one of those days and so for my simple Sunday project I created this thank you card. CARD FRONT AND BACKGROUND I started ... VIEW POST
Stampin’ Up! colours
Last month Stampin' Up! revamped their colour offering and we now have 50 different colours sorted into 5 different collections (I'm lumping both sets of current In Colors together here). With the free ink pad offer for anyone who decides to join Stampin' Up! in July I've seen a number of people debating which set they should opt for. All 5 colour families have great colours, and so for today's simple Sunday project I thought it would be fun to use all 50 Stampin' Write Markers so that you ... VIEW POST
Masculine Hedgehugs
Well today's project isn't at all what I thought I'd be showing you. I had plans for floral panels using images from the Hedgehugs Stamp Set from Stampin' Up! I'd even decided on the pretty ribbon I'd use, but somehow instead I ended up with a really minimalist masculine card. Not that it's a bad thing, many people including me, find masculine cards challenging to make, so to end up with one by accident is a real bonus. To make this this card I started with a piece of Thick Very ... VIEW POST
Bee Thankful
I've been having a lot of fun experimenting with projects created using a single Stampin' Up! colour (plus a neutral). Yesterday I focused on Blueberry Bushel, before that it was Blackberry Bliss, and before that it was Shaded Spruce. For today's simple Sunday project though I thought it would be fun to go even simpler and create a thank you card using only black and white. I mounted the Bee Thankful Stamp from Stampin' Up! onto my Stamparatus stamp positioning platform and inked it ... VIEW POST
