Picture Perfect ft. You're so Lovely and A Dozen Thoughts - You Made My Day

Hello!

It's a beautiful Tuesday morning in Perth! And hard to believe but it is also Autumn in our hemisphere!

As I mentioned in my previous post I still had to create one more  'You made my day...' card  to say thank you to someone for really making me feel special... And I'm also early with my Global Design Project  challenge this week! A beautiful sketch challenge!

Mint and Lavender or in my language Mint Macaron, Wisteria Wonder and Perfect Plum!

My inspiration!

How adorable is the Fluttering Textured Impressions Embossing Folder!

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Hints & Things

• The Fluttering Embossing Folder was my start off point for this card, the lady I'll be sending it to, adores butterflies! To get the letterpress effect I inked up the embossing folder with Mint Macaron on the side with the most solid area - in other words the de-bossed area on the cardstock! (Does this make sense?)
• I built an embellishment (focal point) with a few flowers and anchored it on a circle of Vellum - this kept the card still simple in a way.
• For cutting out the rose I used Stampin' Up!'s Paper Snips! Really fantastic for fussy cutting! And no, sometimes we have to cut out the old fashioned way - not all stamps have co-ordinating punches or dies!
• The it's my Party Designer Series Paper Stack (12" x 12") is really something that will take you very far! There is something in the stack for everyone as well as any type of project! 48 sheets!Double-sided!
• I used a left over piece of Gold Trim (from the previous Occasions Catalogue) to add a little more gold! I have a jar full of left over ribbon, cording, thread, etc as well as a basket with left over DSP and I love searching through all the bits and pieces until I find something that might work with a current project! As far a my cardstock goes I keep pieces no smaller than a standard card front. 

I had so much fun creating this! I hope you like it! Let me know!

Best of luck for the week ahead and remember to MAKE time to do something you love!

Take care!

Mel xx

Botanical Blooms - You're Invited

Hello!

I hope all is going well in your valley! I have to say we are starting to tick of some boxes in our new home! Our Internet is finally up and running (3 weeks later!) and the kids seem to be settling in ok! We will have new flooring installed and that will be a whole different ball game!

As I mentioned in a previous post, I will be sharing some of the goodies that I will be creating for my soon to be 8 yr old's birthday party. We will be having a Hawain themed party at home and I'm quite pleased (so is my little girl) with the invite I came up with...

This will also be my entry for this week's Global Design Project Colour Challenge  - not very easy I tell you! Mr Brain King  was the designer behind this week's challenge!

What do you think?!

This week's Global Design Project Challenge!

I started with the NEW (and awesome!) Shine On Specialty Designer Series Paper.

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Hints & Things

• This may look like a lot of work... It was so easy with the Botanical Blooms Bundle! I kept the actual invite very simple by only stamping a few tropical leaves from the Botanical Blooms stamp set on to Whisper White thick card stock. This way I will be able to finish all invites in no time!
• For this colour challenge my starting point was Designer Series Paper (DSP) - I went through my stash to find DSP that matched at least one of the challenge colours and it work for me (this time!).
• Shape the flower petals and leaves in the palm of your hands before adding them to your base.
• I used an old biscuit/cookie envelope as a template for my envelope. I keep a file with all sorts of boxes and pouches that I might like to use in future, for example just this morning I took apart this one for future use:

It is not too difficult to get the measurements from this and make your own version!

Well I am very happy with myself! Please let me know what you think - I would love some comments from you!

I hope the rest of the week treats you well!

Take care!

Mel xx

A World of Thanks - you made my day

Hello!

For my last class there was really just one thing to say - Thank You! To the wonderful ladies  I spent my Thursday mornings with! Thank you for coming every Thursday, for allowing me to learn from you! Know you were (still are appreciated). To say this I needed only one stamp, ink and some cardstock! The A World of Thanks stamp really says it all!

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I hope you enjoyed this idea and hope to see you again next time!

Take care!

Mel xx

Four Feathers - Your in my thoughts...

Hello again!

What a busy weekend it was! And what a busy week ahead!

Today's project is one of four and in the end will make a perfect gift for someone! So I am starting off my Festive projects without using one single Festive stamp! 

I used the Four Feathers stamp set ( clear, 135053) and the Back to Black DSP (133700) for inspiration! Keep in mind that all my images were Heat embossed with Clear Embossing powder (109133) by  first inking the stamp with Versamark ink ( 102283) and then the coloured ink. The sentiment was heat embossed with Black Embossing powder (109133). Don't forget to use an Embossing Buddy (103083) before you use any embossing powder - it is definitely worth the time and money!

My finished card measures 10.5cm x 10.5cm 9 (41/4" x 41/4")

The rest of my product list:

131056 A Dozen Thoughts stamp set wood

121688 Basic Black A4 Cardstock

129588 Naturals White A4 Cardstock

131171 Bermuda Bay Classic Stampin' pad

126973 Garden Green Classic Stampin' pad ( my new favourite green!)

126952 Pacific Point Classic Stampin' pad

Quick and easy!

Stay tuned for 3 more projects to complete the gift set!!

Mel xx