Clean and simple with a little bling

My style is a bit of an eclectic mix with lots of colour and background detail and I have always been worried about having white space as I have an uncontrollable desire to fill it.  So today I thought I would challenge myself with a clean and simple card using just a tiny piece of our gorgeous Saleabration glimmer paper, free for £45 purchase while stocks last.

I used the sunshine wishes heart, stitched framelits, butterfly punch and the teeny tiny wishes stampenset for the sentiments. This card shows just how well our products coordinate as the sweetsugarplum glimmer paper is a perfect match.

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Stitched framelits part 2 tutorial

So today we are using the largest circle stitched framelit again and this time using it as a centre focal point in the same pattern as the background.

Colours used flirty flamingo, peekaboo peach, crushed curry, dapper denim and smoky slate. Firstly die cut the stitched framelit circle in whisper white and pit in th centre of a piece of whisper white cardstock half an inch smaller than whatever base card you want. Using thrnsponge daubers colour the whole area in different tones using circular motions to blend each colour into the other.

With smoky slate use the timeless texture stamp set to decorate the whole area and then a little black ink with the small dot stamp for different texture. Mount the stitched circle on dimensionals for height and then mount on black and use a die to cut whatever words mounted on a diagonal. Embellish with some rhinestones for a bit of bling and you have a layered pretty card for any occasion.

Come back tomorrow as we use the waste from the circle die cut to make out third card in this series.

Stitched framelits tutorials Part One

Over the next 3 days I am going to show you how to create three totally different cards using the stitched framelits and how versatile these are.  These framelits give a beautiful stitched border in squares, circles and ovals and for these projects I have used the largest of the circles.

The first card is using the stitched circle with the timeless tags. I used the butterflies and the flowers to decorate the outside of the circle and mounted on an island Indigo die cut circle and popped up on dimensionals to give depth. This was mounted on a piece of blooms and bliss dsp mounted on another piece of island Indigo to frame the whole card. The great thing with Stampin Up products is they all coordinate so I was able to colour the flowers with an island Indigo marker to tie everything together.

So a stitched circle framelits, dsp and cardstock, a marker pen and the timeless tags framelits gives a beautiful card.

Come back tomorrow for part 2 where I will be using this same framelit to create a totally different look using sponge daubers and various inkpads.

All products used can be found at the shop button above, so do have a browse.

Sponge brayer techniques

A really simple way of creating a tonal background is to do it yourself. Stampin Up sponge brayers are perfect for this as you don't get the streaks that can sometimes happen with rubber brayers. This fab brayer has 4 sponges and 2 handles and is the great price of £7.25 and is in the annual catalogue link above.

Saleabration is upon us until end of March and for every £45 spend you get to choose a free item from the Saleabration brochure again links above. I have used 2 free sets in this example. The flower is from Avant Garden and the lace detail is from delicate details. I used pool party, Sahara sand and crumb cake inkpads to give a delicate soft feel. I masked the centre band so the lace would have more impact.

Have a good day and catch you all again tomorrow for more fun techniques and projects using Stampin Up.

Stampin Up DSP designer series paper

Morning everyone! another chilly one with a hard frost again but the sunrises are spectacular. I walk my dog every morning at dawn so when it is cold and frosty the sunrises tend to be at their most vibrant. I will try and post some pictures later on as they are on the mobile phone and need downloading.

So today is a  card that can be created with only a few items and ideal for the beginner or someone who has a small crafty stash.  The items you will need are :-
Blooms and Bliss designer series paper 141630    £10
Bitty Butterfly punch 129406.   £14.50
Pearl Basic Jewels 119247.  £4.50
 Island Indigo ink pad  126986.   £6.00
Whisper White Cardstock 106549.  £7.25
Island Indigo cardstock 124390 £7.25

These items total £49.50 and would therefore qualify for a free item from the Sale a bration brochure so you could choose a stamp set with sentiments to add to your card. The dsp and cardstock will allow you to make at least 48 cards.

Our dsp is double sided so the butterflies were punched using the reverse side of this dsp and lightly sponged to give definition. The sentiment and butterflies were mounted on dimensionals to give height and interest.

Stampin Up Dragonfly Dreams

Morning everyone! My goodness is it a frosty one today. Am always Up bright and early walking my dog and it was certainly very crunchy underfoot.

I really love the dragonfly Dreams stamp set as dragonflies are probably one of my favourite insects. In the Spring and summer I get quite a few around my pond in the garden. However this stamp set also has some gorgeous bumble bees which I have used in this card.

The stitched framelits are new and really make a difference to a project and can be layered with our ovals, circles and squares framelits, which is an added bonus.

This card is quite clean and simple but has lovely depth by putting each layer on dimensionals.

All products used are Stampin Up. Use the links to browse our current catalogues and shop.

Thanks for stopping by and have a good day whatever you are doing 💜