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It was the first Card & Cuppa session after my holiday last week and the project was pink flowers and dots.
I have made a similar project in the past but this has a different colour scheme and uses different flowers.
The colour combination is Petal Pink, Flirty Flamingo, Melon Mambo and Berry Burst with Very Vanilla.
Two set of background dots from the Daisy Delight Stamp Set and Jar of Love Stamp Set are randomly stamped across the Very Vanilla Cardstock.
Then, flowers from Happy Birthday Gorgeous Stamp Set and again Jar of Love are added to some of the dots.
As there are lots of circles on the project, the Detailed Trio Punch creates the rounded corners that mirror them.
The sentiment is again from Jar of Love but is mounted onto several layers of circles. Behind the layers are a piece of co-ordinating Very Vanilla Polka Dot Tulle Ribbon and Baker’s Twine. Although you can’t see the Tulle Ribbon, or it’s subtle shimmer very well in the picture, I promise you it is there!
Finally, a few Pearls in the centre of some of the flowers add another touch of shimmer.
As you know, I love to create a design and then make it in different colour ways. It’s a way of getting a lot more use from the original design and can create a totally different look. Which colour combination would you choose?
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Today I’m sharing this pretty Petal Palette Thank You card with you. I gave this card to the lovely Guest Relations Manager on our recent holiday.
It’s no secret I adore the Petal Palette Stamp Set and tend to use it quite a lot in my projects.
For this project, I’ve teamed Mint Macaron with Blushing Bride for soft tones.
Ovals are cut using the Layering Ovals Framelits and are sitting on a length of Linen Thread.
Finally, adding a few pearls in the centre of the flowers makes them stand out.
This is a really quick and simple project that can be replicated in many different ways. My mind is full of the various colour combinations I could recreate this design with.
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I’ve once again returned from a fabulous fortnight in sunny Cyprus. The staff at the hotel we stay at are fabulous, so I made these Gallery Grunge & Artisan Textures thank you cards to hand out.
The base card is a Very Vanilla Notecard with Fresh Fig as the main colour. A combination of the Gallery Grunge and Artisan Textures Stamp Sets are used to create the background. These two stamp sets work really well together.
When I’m making a number of cards, I like to create something fairly simple, but add a little twist. This twist is the accent colour to create Bermuda Bay, Melon Mambo and Pear Pizzazz versions, instead of them all being the same.
The sentiment from Thoughtful Banners sits in layered circles on top of a shape from the Tailored Tag Punch.
Melon Mambo version
  
Pear Pizzazz version
  
  All three colour combinations together.
Which is your favourite?
Now that I’ve returned from holiday, my Card & Cuppa Classes start again next week.
Also, today is the LAST CHANCE to book for this year’s Christmas Card Boot Camp. Book HERE.
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Autumn is here and it’s the perfect time for the Rooted in Nature Bundle. Here is an example in purple and blue.
As you can see, I’ve not opted for the usual oranges, greens and browns for this project. It’s great to mix things up a bit with non-standard colour combinations.
A lovely colour combination of Blackberry Bliss, Highland Heather and Balmy Blue make this card suitable for anyone.
The Rooted in Nature Bundle has a lovely selection of 16 rubber stamps, including 6 sentiments, plus 12 co-ordinating Framelits.
The section of trunk makes a fabulous background for the gorgeous foreground tree and there’s no fussy cutting thanks to the Framelits.
I made a little hanging tag for the sentiment using the smallest sentiment in the Stamp Set and some Circle Punches.
I also used the fabulous new Take Your Pick Tool from the Autumn/Winter Catalogue to create the hole.
A long length of Baker’s Twine completes the hanging tag.
The Natures Root Bundle, and all of the other bundles are available at a 10%Â discount in the Catalogues so make sure you take advantage of them.
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There isn’t a Card & Cuppa project to share with you this week, but, I do have a card I made for one of my regular Card & Cuppa attendees.
They have recently landed a job so I’m saying Congratulations with Varied Vases as my main design element.
I’ve taken inspiration from this project and changed the colours to suit the recipient.
The colour combination is Blushing Bride, Highland Heather and Pear Pizzazz.
A sponge brayer creates the ombre Blushing Bride section. Then, a sentiment from the Happy Birthday Gorgeous Stamp Set is layered onto a Highland Heather background.
Using the Vases Builder Punch, I created the flower and leaves and stuck those to the layered section using Glue Dots.
Once again the Detailed Trio Punch makes an appearance to round the corners.
The strip of Metallic-Edge Ribbon mirrors the Whisper White of the cardstock and also the sparkle of the Wink of Stella on the flowers.
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A lovely couple have just moved into their first home together and one of them loves sunflowers, so, I made this sunflower using the Christmas Bulb Builder Punch.
I’ve already made a poinsettia using this punch but this is something very different.
It’s layers of the the bulb shape punched from Daffodil Delight and shaded on the edges using a Sponge Dauber.
The centre is an image from Balloon Celebration tone-on-tone. Stamping stripes from the Playful Backgrounds Stamp Set onto a piece of Cajun Craze card then became a pot.
Using a Light Old Olive Stampin’ Blend, I coloured a strip of Sheer Whisper White Ribbon to make the stem and a set of bow leaves.
It’s all set on Very Vanilla Cardstock as this gives a much softer feel than Whisper White.
The corners are given a softer shape with the Detailed Trio Punch and a spot of Wink of Stella in the centre of the flower adds some final bling.
As the card is a non-standard size, I also made a co-ordinating envelope from some retired DSP.
As you can see, this punch isn’t just for Christmas. It’s much more versatile, and you can make other things using the Christmas Bulb Builder Punch. It’s also the punch you will receive if you attend my Christmas Card Boot Camp Class (not the PM session). Book your place by 13th October.
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As this card has been handed over, I can now share this Swirly Bird wedding bouquet with you.
A lovely lady in Cyprus had a sneaky wedding, and as I was visiting, I just had to make her and her new husband a card.
The circles are from the Swirly Bird Stamp Set stamped in Versamark. They are then heat embossed using Clear Powder to create a shine.
I saw a picture of her bouquet so used the colours as my inspiration. They are Grapefruit Grove, Calypso Coral and Shimmery White.
For the stems, I used the balloon strings from Balloon Celebration and cut round them.
The Detailed Trio Punch creates rounded corners to mirror the circles.
A bow in co-ordinating Grapefruit Grove ribbon finishes the project.
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Yesterday was World Card Making Day and Stampin’ Up! have a week of special offers on some card making basics.
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Make sure you stock up on those crafting essentials to celebrate World Card Making Day.
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I don’t have a Card & Cuppa project from last week to show you as there wasn’t a class. Instead, I’m sharing this Soft Sea Foam Birthday Card I made for one of my regular Card & Cuppa attendees.
When Soft Sea Foam appeared as one of the new colours, this lady fell in love with it, so I had to use it on their card.
This is another diagonal design card, similar to this project and this project I’ve shown you recently.
The bottom of the piece is scored at 1cm intervals using the Simply Scored Tool and Metric Plate to give a textured effect.
Using Call Me Clover as an accent colour, I’ve take the flower from Love What you Do and coloured it with Soft Sea Foam using Blender Pens.
A strip of Ribbon and layer in Call Me Clover and sentiment from Happy Birthday Gorgeous add more co-ordinating accents.
Finally, the flowers have Wink of Stella brushed on them for some added sparkle.
As this card was delivered by hand, the layers were put together with Dimensionals. I’d normally use SNAIL to create flatter layers for those requiring posting.
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