{Horses and flowers - Using Let it Ride stamp set}

Well who would have guessed... me? Falling in love with a horse stamp set?!  I don't have anything against these beautiful creatures, I just wouldn't call myself a horsey person.  I have lots of friends who spend a lot of time riding, grooming, training and loving horses.  The test of these cards will be whether they appreciate my treatment of these images.

I wanted to try an technique that showed of the flowers from Perennial Birthday and thought they would look lovely as a frame around the horses.

So I stamped them with Memento Black Ink on to Smokey Slate card stock and used the Stampin Blends to colour the images in.

Here is the long video of this process

Here is the shorter version

Colours used 

Light and Dark Balmy Blue, Light and Dark Crumb Cake, Light Soft Sea Foam

Colours used 

Light and Dark Highland Heather, Light and Dark Crumb Cake, Light Soft Sea Foam, Pink Pirouette (retired)

Colours used 

Light and Dark Calypso Coral, Light and Dark Smoky Slate, Light Call Me Clover

Colours used 

 Dark Soft Sea Foam, Dark Pumpkin Pie, Dark Daffodil Delight, Light and Dark Crumb Cake

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{One Sheet Wonder Wednesday - Tropical Chic and Perennial Birthday}

Phew, getting in here by the skin of my teeth.  I've had a busy few days, and although I managed to have this video filmed and edited, I'm just getting round to posting it!

Here are the cards

I decided to do a one sheet wonder that could be turned into 4 cards, they've been left blank for now, but has areas I could add a sentiment to if needed.

The new Spring/Summer catalogue is available now and can be viewed here

We are also in the wonderful season of Saleabration.

If you are new to Stampin' Up and are wondering what one earth that means, I'll briefly explain.  To reward you for purchasing Stampin' Up! products you can choose a fabulous free gift for every £45 spent.  To see the choices of free items have a look here.

If your wish list is quite long and reaches near the £99 mark then it's worth considering signing up to Stampin' Up! as there is a fantastic sign up offer at the moment.  For £99 join up fee you will receive £170 of product.  Contact me for more details.

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{Easy ombre technique with Stamparatus}

The stamparatus has been proving to be very versatile, I have seen this technique done a few times, and it is certainly one that "wows" people when they see me demonstrate it.

I know some crafting purists would say that this may be taking the "handmade" out of handmade, however for others it pushes their creativity to a place where it's just simpler.  Also for those of my customers who have dexterity issues when trying to hold a block and stamp it where they want it to go, the Stamparatus has made what was impossible for them previously, possible.  It's been liberating and freeing for them to be able to stamp in a way that I take for granted with hands that work.

So, here is a card that shows off one of the amazing features of the Stamparatus.  You can stamp a precisely repeated pattern, and depending on the stamp create an ombre effect.

Here is the video

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{Stamping Sunday Blog Hop Stamparatus}

Hello, and welcome to the Stamping Sunday Blog Hop featuring the Stamparatus.

It is my absolute honour to be invited to take part in this again, do remember to have a look at the other blogs in this hop for more creative ideas with the Stamparatus (not long now to be able to order one).

The first project is a card with a background created with the Stamparatus.  I know it's quite subtle, however if you look closely you can see that the Marbled Stamp mage is more than one colour.

Here is how I did it

The next project is a bag, again I used a bit of the background I had created before, then I used the Stamparatus to create a repeat border all around the top of the bag... I promise it really is all the way round!

Here is how I did that...

Do you spot some new products? As well as the fab new colours, I also used some gorgeous new embellishments in the way of coloured pearls and faceted gems, aren't they yummy?!  If you can't wait till June to get your hands on these, then how about joining the Stampin' Up! club? For £99 you can choose £130 of product, and these sneak peek items are on the list of what you can choose.

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