-{ French Foliage: part 3 }-

Another couple of cards.  I can see myself using this set for men's cards - especially with more nature inspired colours.

Recieved this from my Stampin Up mummy today, thank you Claire!

The purpose of the award is that each recipient has a small blog (less than 200 followers). They in turn nominate five other recipients, each of whom has a blog with less than 200 followers.

Leibster is from the German and means "dearest" and the award is passed to people who have inspired and motivated others.

  I would like to share this award with the following ladies who inspire me with their creations and ideas.

Fran

Esther

Carolina

Helen

Andrea

-{ French Foliage: part 2 }-

Upcoming class

When: Tuesday 20th March, 12.50pm - 2.40pm

Where: My House

What will it cost: £8

We will be using the French Foliage stamp set to create 4 classic cards.  

Please contact me to book a place.

More from this beautiful set, this time using a slightly different colour palette.

I experimented by stamping onto the paper flower, before using the sponge daubers on it.  Used the Decorative label punch to create the label with the sentiment.

-{fresh vintage love}-

I was thinking the other day, if someone wanted to start making some cards on a limited budget, what would I suggest?

So, I set myself a task, make some cards with no more than 2 stamp sets, one ink pad, and a couple of different coloured cardstock.

Here is what I made using the (in my humble opinion) absolutely luscious set from the Saleabration catalogue.  The set of 5 stamps is FREE with any purchase over £45 (not including postage).

Ok, so this one has 3 different colours of card, but it could easily have been just 2.

I was inspired to do the border design along the top from a card my SU grandma Monica Gale made, see it >here<.

I masked off a square and experimented with creating lighter effects by stamping onto a scrap of paper before applying to my card.  

I'm loving using Naturals Ivory as a card base at the moment, not just because it creates a neutral background but it's also a bargain at £6.25 for 40 sheets - that's less than 8p a card (C6 size)

Holly Berry Bouquet DSP...

... is so pretty and not just for Christmas!

There are lots of designs in the pack that can be used for other occasions.

However, here is a Christmas card.  I used the Card Patterns Sketch this week, you can find it HERE

New Catalogue and Idea book as from tomorrow!

Please contact me to get your hands on the 2011-2012 Idea Book and Catalogue.  If you've never seen one, I'm sure you'll be impressed with how packed full of ideas and samples it is.

I'll be updating my blog in the next few days so you can see it directly more easily.

However, if you can't wait, click HERE and it will take you to the Stampin Up website which should have it live from 1st October!

I'll leave you with this card, that was inspired by a skirt I saw in a shop window!