Falling Flowers GDP#093

Hello Crafty Friends

Our team had a gathering recently which included a shoe box swap. I totally love these fun events, I always walk away inspired and with a handful of cards. I got to play with a bundle I totally missed in last year's catalogue - but alas, thank the stamp fairies, the Falling Flowers bundle has been carried over into this year Annual Catalogue! 

My BBB (Big Brown Box) arrived this week with lots of exciting goodies from the new Annual Catalogue. (insert happy dance) Two sets that got inked up first were the Falling Flowers and Good Vibes stamp sets.

 

I adore the colour combination that is this weeks Global Design Project challenge #093. Berry Burst and Lemon Lime Twist look amazing together, such a striking contrast. Check out all the amazing creations using these colours here. 

 

 

With loads of offcuts left over from making a few cards using the Naturally Eclectic card stock pack, I thought this GDP challenge was the perfect opportunity to use these scraps up, just having to swap out the Soft Sky for Pool Party. Cut strips of varying thicknesses and adhere randomly to make a colourful band.

 

 

The images from the Falling Flowers stamp set were inked in Archival Black and coloured using Stampin'Up! water colour pencils. The Flowers were die cut using the coordinating Framelits and adhered to Whisper Whisper card. The Pool Party, Berry Burst and Lemon Lime Twist band was adhered to the lower half of a thick Whisper White card base, then the stamped Floral image layer was attached using dimensionals. The sentiment from Birthday Delivery stamp set was heat embossed in white on black card stock.

  

 

 

The second card has a Berry Burst card base, then a large card from the Perfect Days Memories & More card pack.  The Good Vibes stamp was inked in Archival Black and coloured using water colour pencils with an aqua painter. To finish it off, two die cut leaves using the Framelit from the Naturally Eclectic Die set were cut in Pool Party and Lemon Lime Twist card and placed behind the stamped image.

We have the first of Perth's winter weather today, so its the perfect day to stay indoors and craft. With loads of birthdays in July, I have a busy day ahead. Until next time, stay crafty x

 

Fresh Florals DSP - Fresh Fig

 Good Day

 

I am sharing another set of quick and easy cards today. The set of four cards use the new Fresh Floral's DSP in the new Fresh Fig colour. Ohhh its a lovely deep purple tone - sooo moody!

 

I used the sentiments from the watercolour words stamp set for all four cards. Whisper White Card Stock was used for the card base. Strips of 1.5" DSP were attached from each edge before adhering middle panel. Middle panel was stamped using Fresh Fig ink and a small strip of coordinating card stock was attached behind.

The cake image on the inside is from the new Birthday Delivery stamp set (also available 1/6/2017) and was used in both the birthday cards - stamped in Fresh Fig and left uncoloured.

These four cards are part of a gift I am sending to my Mother in Law in New Zealand, so they can not be too heavily embellished as I intend on sending a total of 20 - lets hope I can get them into the tin I have decorated especially for this purpose.

Hope you have a crafty day xx

New Stampin' Up! In Colours 2017-2019

Sadly it's nearly time for our beloved 2015-2017 in colours to retire. I am going to miss my favourite Mint Macaron immensely! I did load up on card stock and one of my fellow Demonstrators is selling me an extra reinker she does not need so I shall have enough to ween myself slowly.

However......my mourning of Mint Macaron is made a little more less painful having seen the new 2017-2019 In Colours!!!

Colour chart provided by Kelly Kent - My Papercraft Journey

OMG!!! The Lemon Lime Twist!!!! Put your hands up in the Air!!! Fist Pumps and giddy side kicks. And swooning over the delicious Berry Burst! Of course I love the Powder Pink, Tranquil Tide and Fresh Fig too especially seeing them paired with SU's existing colour families. Insert wolf whistle here! Some of the colours are available for a limited time with the specially released suite - Eastern Palace. The entire new range will be available for customers 1 June! We SU demonstrators have early access to new products such as colour ranges, and those who attend OnStage get even earlier access.

At On Stage in Perth our tables were decorated with all sorts of accessories highlighting products from the new catalogue. At the end of the event I got to take the star decoration that had the new Lemon Lime Twist on its outer edge. I made a little momento with it.

 

I framed it, along with my badge to show I was a full on first time noob! The badge also has the new Lemon Lime Twist on it and a few of the other colours in the Onstage Logo.

The banner is also from a stamp set I won at On Stage called Birthday Deliveries.  I stamped it in Black Archival and will add a touch of Lemon Lime Twist ink to it when my order arrives next week.

I used the Hexagons TEIF on black card stock for the background and added the Hot Air Balloon from the Lift Me Up bundle which was cut from black card stock and backed with silver glimmer card stock. I added the butterfly die cut in the same card stock using the Sunshine Wishes Framelits and a little banner of it tucked behind the badge to tie it all together.

Hope you like my little craft room momento.  Till next time, Happy Crafting x