Colourful Seasons

It is that time of year when Stampin’ Up! demonstrators like myself are getting just a little bit excited about the new annual catalogue. The flip side of that is wondering what sets we might be saying goodbye to.

With that in mind, today I have used an absolute favourite of mine that has been around for a few years, Colorful Seasons with Seasonal Layers Dies.

Free as a bird

I think 'free as a bird' is the last thing we are all feeling right now but I am determined to stay positive and share a little joy. Todays card is all about colouring, and who doesn't need a bit of colour therapy right now.

To be fair this one took a little while to colour and I'm not 100% sure about the blue background but white was too stark. What do you think?

Well said, well written

It’s been a while since I’ve used the ‘baby wipe’ technique, it’s a great way of getting a soft blend of colour and worked really well for the pastel colours I wanted to use here.

Leave a little sparkle

I bought this stamp set a while ago and thought it was about time it saw ink! I think florals, trees and leaves, well nature in general really is more my comfort zone.

Having said that I do really like the detail in the stamp and like the way that detail stands out embossed in silver.

Sailing home

Today has been a beautiful day and in different circumstances a trip to the beach might have been in order. However, unless you are lucky enough to live on the coast, the smell of the sea is something we can only dream about, for now.

Anyway, I felt like making a ‘seaside’ inspired card today and this one kind of evolved. It was really fun to make and used one of my favourite techniques, applying colour with sponge daubers. I’ve also heat embossed and dry embossed, so read on if you would like to see how it came together.

Morning Star Collection

I think I’m a little bit hooked on this stamp set, I really love the detail in Stampin’ up! Distinktive stamps and this one is currently my favourite.

I thought I’d have a go at showing how versatile it is, so put together this collection of cards using the trailing leaves, flowers and sentiments in a variety of different ways.