Hello and welcome to my blog! Over the past few weeks I have not been crafting as much as ususal. I have been preoccupied with moving my craft room from upstairs to a lovely light and airy room downstairs. The move is almost complete, an I'm super happy with how my new room looks (it is so tidy at the moment!), but my creative spark went missing during the move, and it took a while for me to find it again.
I asked my friends where they gleaned inspiration from and amongst the suggestions were looking through my catalogue and browsing Pinterest. In the end, I chose one stamp set and one ink pad and just stamped. It seemed appropriate to pair up the Beautiful Friendship stamps with the pretty Roccoco Rose ink to start the ball rolling. What do you think?
Each of the flowers and leaves stamp with differing levels of intensity which immediately gives depth to the images - I stamped the large roses in the centre of a Whisper White sheet first and then added the softer blossom image afterwards, having first stamped it off onto some scrap paper to lighten the image. I then added flower sprays and leaves to fill in the spaces - some at full strength and others were second generation images.
When I was happy with the picture, I used the Stitched Rectangle dies to crop out the front panel. The width of the large roses fits perfecly! I cut another rectangle from Roccoco Rose card and then embossed that using the Scripty 3D folder. I softened the edges of a Whisper White card base by stamping the blossom stamp with second generation ink all around the sides. Then, I placed the floral layers on top the base.
The sentiment is popped up on dimensionals and a few twists of Rose Metallic thread. The finishing tough is a few splatters from my Wink of Stella pen.
I was so happy with the results that I tried a different colour combination. A different sentiment, silver metallic thread but no embossing this time on the Highland Heather version.
Here are the two cards together.
If
you want to purchase the items used for these cards, or any other
supplies, please take a look in my online Stampin' Up! shop. You can
follow the link or click on the pictures below of the products I have
used today.
As always, happy crafting,
Don't forget the special offers that are happening at the moment:
Bonus Days
Every £45 you spend before 31 July (before shipping and handling) earns a
£4.50 Bonus Days coupon code that can be used 1–31 August.
There
is no limit to the number of coupon codes that can be earnt
per order or throughout the duration of the Bonus Days earning period -
so for example, spend £90 (before shipping and handling) and earn two
£4.50 Bonus Days coupon codes.
Extra, Extra! Joining Offer.
If you have a long wish
list of products, or if you have been considering joining up as a
demonstrator for a long time, now is the time to do it!
From 1st July to 31st August there is a very special joining offer. The promotion so nice, they named it twice!
Join for £99 and choose
£155 worth of Stampin’ Up! products in your Starter Kit. That's right -
you choose any products up to the value of £155 and you get £56 worth of
products FREE (£25
more than usual!).
And there is more! The following month these new joiners will receive an £8 coupon code.
If
you would like to order any supplies, and you live in the UK, I would
love to be your demonstrator. Use the hostess code E69ZZPBN
to get some
free product (it will follow in the post after the end of the month). If
your order is over £150 do not use the code as you become the hostess
and get rewards. To place an order please visit my online shop HERE.
If you would like to join my team, you can choose your starter kit HERE and if you have any questions, please contact me at furrycatdesigns@gmail.com
Alternatively, you can click on one of the images below showing the supplies used:
Today I have the pleasure of sharing a fun gatefold card featuring a brightly coloured heart - and you know how I love hearts. The sentiment - so happy for you - is perfect for lots of occasions, whether it's to congratulate, say well done or happy new home. In my book it ticks all the right boxes.
As the theme for Kylie's International Blog Highlights this month is Encouragement, I think it ticks that box too.
The
best bit about this Highlight is that you can vote for your favourite
five projects in the gallery. At the end of the voting the top ten
winners will get the chance to be part of an international blog hop at the end of July. I would love to take part in the hop so I would really
appreciate it if you would visit the gallery and vote for my card.
I think that the card is fun to look at and it was also fun to make - I used some gorgeous new products, did some heat embossing and then for some extra crafting therapy I also watercoloured the heart. Pretty, even though I do say so myself!
The gatefold base card is Bermuda Bay and topped with Melon Mambo and Gorgeous Grape layers. The Gorgeous Grape layer is embossed with the Scripty 3d embossing folder - the handwriting effect is just beautiful.
The inside of the card has a sprinkle of hearts stamped on another layer of watercolour card.
I stamped the Modern Heart on to watercolour card using Versamark ink and heat embossed it using silver powder - I love this raised shiny finish (and it also helps to contain the watercolouring so that the colours don't get all muddy!). To watercolour the stripes I transferred some ink from my ink pads onto an acrylic block and used an Aqua Painter to colour all the little segments in the heart. The sentiment is also stamped on to watercolour paper - once in Bermuda Bay and again in Gorgeous Grape. The happy is fussy cut out and positioned over the top of the whole Bermuda Bay sentiment, which is then popped up on Dimensionals over the painted heart.
To finish the card I wrapped a skinny band around the middle of the card consisting of layers of Bermuda Bay and Melon Mambo.It's also wrapped with a bow tied in the fabulous Gorgeous Grape striped ribbon. The vibrant heart sits proudly on top of the band.
Thank you for visiting my blog today. I hope you approve of my card and that you'll visit the gallery and vote for me!
If
you want to purchase the items used for this card, or any other
supplies, please take a look in my online Stampin' Up! shop. You can
follow the link or click on the pictures below of the products I have
used today.
As always, happy crafting,
If
you would like to order any supplies, and you live in the UK, I would
love to be your demonstrator. Use the hostess code E69ZZPBN
to get some
free product (it will follow in the post after the end of the month). If
your order is over £150 do not use the code as you become the hostess
and get rewards. To place an order please visit my online shop HERE.
If you would like to join my team, you can choose your starter kit HERE and if you have any questions, please contact me at furrycatdesigns@gmail.com
Alternatively, you can click on one of the images below showing the supplies used:
I have fantastic news for you in the form of two terrific promotions from Stampin' Up! and they both begin today, 1st July 2019.
Bonus Days are here again. This has been very popular in the past. If you are unfamiliar with this promotion, every £45 you spend before 31 July (before shipping and handling) earns a
£4.50 Bonus Days coupon code that can be used 1–31 August.
There is no limit to the number of coupon codes that can be earnt
per order or throughout the duration of the Bonus Days earning period - so for example, spend £90 (before shipping and handling) and earn two £4.50 Bonus Days coupon codes.
The second offer is an incredible joining offer. If you have a long wish list of products, or if you have been considering joining up as a demonstrator for a long time, now is the time to do it!
From 1st July to 31st August there is a very special joining offer. The promotion so nice, they named it twice!
Join for £99 and choose
£155 worth of Stampin’ Up! products in your Starter Kit. That's right - you choose any products up to the value of £155 and you get £56 worth of products FREE (£25
more than usual!).
And there is more! The following month these new joiners will receive an £8 coupon code.
Wow! Aren't these offers fantastic?
As always, happy crafting,
If
you would like to order any supplies, and you live in the UK, I would
love to be your demonstrator. Use the current hostess code E69ZZPBN
to get some
free product (it will follow in the post after the end of the month). If
your order is over £150 do not use the code as you become the hostess
and get rewards. To place an order please visit my online shop HERE.
If you would like to join my team, you can choose your starter kit HERE and if you have any questions, please contact me at furrycatdesigns@gmail.com
