Follow Your Dreams with Bright DSP

Good Day Crafty Friends,

I have another set of cards to share today. I have been creating batches of cards in different colour schemes as not everyone loves Pink like I do. Plus, I love rainbows and card sets created in rainbow colours are always so impressive and shows admirers of your creations that the card can look different in different tones.

I have combined the Follow Your Dreams bundle with the new Brights DSP Pack to create these cards. These DSP Packs are available in all the colour families including the In Colours. One side has dots the other has these FABULOUS stripes.

Melon Mambo

Coastal Cabana

Daffodil Delight

Lemon Lime Twist.

The Artisan Textures stamp set was used to create the card fronts. The large dream catcher image was then stamped over the coloured texture stamps. On scrap whisper white the dream catcher was again stamped in Black ink and then die cut using the coordinating Chase Your Dreams Framelits. Before adhering the die cut dream catcher to the card front, a circle of corresponding coloured card stock was cut and placed behind the dream catcher.

The floral stamped image was coloured using Stampin' Blends. The card front was then adhered to a card base with a small panel of striped DSP from the Brights collection DSP Pack. 

To finish the cards and to keep them simple I added a die cut 'dream' created using the Chase Your Dreams Framelits from Black card stock. Before adhering the word die cut I slipped in a silver foil feather.

Thanks for stopping by today, until next time, stay awesome

One Stamp At A Time Blog Hop - Lay it Out

Good Day Crafty Friends,

Welcome to the One Stamp At A Time Blog Hop for June 2018. I am so super excited to be joining this team of talented Demonstrators as we share our creativity with monthly themed blog hops using Stampin' Up! products.

This month’s theme is "Lay it Out". Yay!! Something a little different and fun. I totally enjoyed this challenge as I don't often create Page Layouts, and ended up going a little overboard with two colour themed projects. While I had everything out it was easier to create two sets, also just incase I boo booed one,  there was a back up project lol.

There are literally so many stunning suites in the new Annual Catalogue, I have to admit I felt spoilt for choice when choosing what items to use for this challenge. As mentioned earlier, I have made a few sets - A Page Layout with matching card.

The first Page and Card use the bright and fun, Pineapple Punch teamed with Black & White. I have used a variety of stamps along with Archival Black & Pineapple Punch inks. A portion of both the Page and Card have also been lightly sponged.

Its a very eclectic design created using a mix of stamps inked in Black Archival ink: Tabs for Everything, Artisan Textures, Timeless Textures, Rooted in Nature, Pick a Pennant and Stitched All Around.

And a mix of die cuts created using: Stitched Labels Framelits, Petal Palette Thinlits, Stitched Shapes Framelits.

The second set also includes a layout and matching card. This time swapping out the Pineapple Punch for Lemon Lime Twist - even though the photo's really do not do the LLT any justice.

I have used almost the same stamp sets from the first project, swapping out a few from Timeless Textures and adding extra images from the Accented Blooms.  The first layout has been stamped in a "t" pattern, the second in a "c" shape starting and ending on the right hand side. Don't be afraid to stamp over previously stamped images for added depth. The wavey image stamp from Artisan Textures was great for this technique and used heavily on this set.

No DSP was harmed in the making of these projects lol. For those that follow my work/blog, will know I am not a big user of DSP and will always try to find a way to complete challenges with just stamps, ink and matching card. However, I did just order three packs of stunning DSP from the new catalogue, so time will tell if I can use it or will struggle like usual and start a DSP collection in a dedicated corner of my crafty space.

Be sure to hop all the way through for some amazing inspiration. If you get lost anywhere along the way, just click on the participant list provided at the bottom of each blog, to get you back on track. Enjoy the inspiration and creativity xx

Thanks for stopping by today. Until next time, stay crafty

Sunday Stamping Blog Hop - Sea of Textures

Good Day Crafty Friends,

Welcome to the Stamping Sunday Blog Hop. You are currently visiting Jackie Aitken in Perth, Australia. Hope you have had a wonderful weekend. You may have arrived here having just visited super talented, Sara Levin - wasn't her creations stunning!

This month the Design Team are showcasing the Sea of Textures stamp set. I was given this set for my Onstage Display Board in April, unfortunately I haven gotten around to purchasing the matching dies so I have fussy cut that little 'sucker' - the Octopus.

I whipped up three projects for this months blog hop - A scrap page, a gift tag and landscape card. All three creations use the same colour scheme - Coastal Cabana, Whisper White and Black.

The card uses a variety of stitched shapes along with stamped and plain card panels. The stamped panel has been created using the Artisan Textures and Tabs for Everything stamp sets in Coastal Cabana and Black Archival ink. The Octopus from Sea of Textures has been stamped in Coastal Cabana with Black ink applied sparingly around the tentacles and head with a sponge dauber. To finish the card a few Black Faceted Dots and a Bakers Twine Bow have been added.

The A4 lay out has been stamped using images from Sea of Textures, Tabs for Everything, Artisan Textures, sentiments from Rooted in Nature, Accented Blooms and Sea of Textures. Multiple die cuts have been added created using the new Stitched Labels Framelits, Stitched Shapes Framelits, Celebrate You Thinlits and Petals & More Thinlits.

The gift tag has been created using the same stamp sets as the A4 layout. Bakers Twine has been wrapped around the tag and two stitched heart die cuts added to the ends. Some Pool Party ribbon matched the colours of the tag nicely so I went with it. 

That's all from me for this months Stamping Sunday Blog Hop, folks. Be sure to follow the hop all the way through to see all the stunning creations and amazing inspiration. If you get lost anywhere along the journey, the list below will help you get back on track. Next up the hop is the wonderfully creative,  Manuela Geiswinkler. Enjoy x

Blog Hop List

Thanks for stopping by today, until next time, stay crafty