I'm still working my way through my parcel of new goodies from Stampin' Up! and having such fun. Yesterday I realised that it was definitely getting lighter in the evenings, and spring must be on its way. So was it any wonder that I chose crocus images for today's project. PURPLE CROCUS Whenever I think of a crocus my first thought is purple. Stampin' Up! give us a lovely choice of purples but I decided to use Highland Heather for the front of my project. But first I had to stamp the ... VIEW POST
Vintage – Not My Regular Style
I've been making the most of the recent bad weather and spending time in my studio planning for spring. I love the fresh look of pastel colours and the Subtles family of inks is perfect for this. But every now and then I like to step out of my comfort zone and attempt something a little different. So that's how I ended up making this vintage style card. VINTAGE COLLAGE My project began when I decided to experiment with stamping a collage style background. I cheated a little by ... VIEW POST
Always looking ahead
Being a papercrafter can be a little confusing at times. While everyone else is enjoying summer weather we are already thinking of autumn and even Christmas. Earlier this week Stampin' Up! revealed their 2019 Holiday Catalogue to demonstrators and I'm eagerly awaiting my new goodies. In the meantime there's always lots in the Annual Catalogue to play with. For today's Simple Sunday project I wanted to explore the Very Versailles Stamp Set some more. I love the collection of images and the ... VIEW POST
Very Versailles Is Very Pretty
I was very late to the party when it come to stamp sets designed to be used 'collage style'. I suppose just didn't understand the odd combination of images, and how they could ever make a nice project. Now of course things are very different, and as soon as I saw the Very Versailles Stamp Set I knew I had to get it. So when I sat down to make today's project I wanted to showcase this very pretty set without bringing in any others. A SIMPLE START Very Versailles actually has a ... VIEW POST
