I'm continuing my quest to combine retiring products with some sneak peeks of new ones. Today's retiring products are the Tropical Chic Stamp Set and coordinating Tropical Dies, alongside the Woven Threads Designer Series Paper. My sneak peek is another new In Color, Just Jade. Like the Misty Moonlight I showed you yesterday, Just Jade has a muted feel, with grey undertones. I thought it would be perfect for this masculine thank you card. NEUTRAL BASE To ensure that the Just Jade ... VIEW POST
Tropical Oasis Meets Tropical Chic
I'm on a mission to introduce some of the new products from the Stampin' Up! January to June 2020 Mini Catalogue to old favourites from the 2019/2020 Annual Catalogue. Today's old favourites are the Tropical Chic Stamp Set and coordinating Tropical Thinlits. These pair wonderfully with the Tropical Oasis Suite. TROPICAL LEAVES I began today's project with a 3" x 4" card from the Tropical Oasis Memories & More Card Pack. I love the big leaf pattern and this was the influence for ... VIEW POST
It’s All About The Colour
It's been ages since I took part in a design challenge so today was going to be the day. Then I received an email reminder about The Paper Players colour challenge PP450 and couldn't resist. STRIKING COLOUR PALETTE The combination of Blueberry Bushel, Balmy Blue and Granny Apple Green is really striking. Immediately I thought of sky, grass and water and actually started a project in that direction. Then I decided that was a bit obvious so did a complete 180 to go with a very graphic ... VIEW POST
InColors Love And Thanks
Three weeks today I will get my hands on the Stampin' Up! 2019/2020 Annual Catalogue and I can't wait! Of course there will be a tinge of sadness as I'll also see what products we are losing. The 2019 Retiring List will be officially revealed on April 15th and then the madness will begin. I've already noticed that stocks of some of the 2017/2019 InColors are starting to show 'low inventory' which doesn't surprise me. These will definitely be retiring and could be among the first items to go ... VIEW POST
World Card Making Day 2018
My daughter tells me today is 'National Transfer Money To Your Daughter's Account Day'. Hmm, I'm not sure about that one. But it is definitely World Card Making Day 2018. All over the crafting world people are making cards, not that we card makers need an excuse. My first card for today is another one inspired by a colour challenge, using a technique I haven't use in ages, masking. MASKING IMAGES Before I could start the actual project I needed to first create some masks ... VIEW POST
Summer dining
One of the things I love about Stampin' Up! is their stamp set and dies bundles. They make a simple stamp set even more versatile. Yes I could cut out images by hand but I love it when I don't have to, and of course getting a 10% discount when using the special bundle code doesn't hurt either. My regular readers will know that I may be slightly addicted to two specific products right now, the Tropical Chic Stamp Set and Tropical Thinlits Bundle, and the Subtle Dynamic Textured Impressions ... VIEW POST
