A few weeks ago I purchased a 6x6 pad of Teresa Collins 'Memorabilia'. Was flicking thru it and always came back to the same grey and white pattern. I don't know what it is about this combination at the moment but it seems so modern and clean to me. Decided to put it with my other favourite combo (white and light blue) and came up with this card. Not the hardest card to make but am trying to play around with my paper sizes and placements (trying to get out of same layout everytime.......).
Just flicking through the pad again, feel another grey/white/light blue moment coming on.......
Take care
Shona
So, last night I was just putting my children to bed when I had a sudden idea for a card. A few weeks ago I purchased a 'hello' die from I Love Scrapbooking.
Its a new online craft store based in New Zealand that has lots of gorgeous new things. I had an idea to make a very simple card using the die and this is what I came up with. I love it!! I used a teal patterned paper from Lawn Fawn 'Into the Woods' 6x6 pad I received recently. And just a few enamel dots from Teresa Collins. Its very me. Then......
I thought what will I do with the cut out 'hello' from the die cut. I decided to make kind of a pair of cards, using the same Lawn Fawn 'Into the Woods' paper and only the blue enamel dots. I usually put my papers in the usual straight up and down or across position and wanted to step out of my comfort zone. It is my favourite card I have ever made so far!!!!!
I have a few Pinterest boards (tried to put the 'pin it' button on this blog with no success) and have decided to start a new board with my creations. Will be interesting to see if anyone likes them........
Take care
Shona
I have been loving Lawn Fawn products from afar for months and trying to find someone in New Zealand who either stocked them or could get them for me. Finally the wonderful Ella at Artful Crafts in Timaru, was able to get them through their supplier. So I now have in my possession:
Into the Woods 6 x 6 paper pad
Into the Woods 4 x 6 clear stamps
Woodgrain backdrops 4 x 6 clear stamps
Peace Joy Love 6 x 6 paper pad
Peace Joy Love 4 x 6 clear stamps
Have spent the last two nights sitting up till 1am playing around with the stamps and trying to colour them in so they look kind of cute. I don't own any Copic Markers and love watching the tutorials that Lawn Fawn has of people colouring in their critters etc. I ended up raiding my 8yr old's gel pen sets, markers and crayola crayons. I showed her in the morning and she thought the critters looked so cute but I'm not so sure.
Anyway, I finally sat down last night and made this card. At this point I only own ink pads in black, green and sky gray from Versa Color. Definitely need to order a nice red and light blue.
The string of lights stamp is quite long and I only have one small acrylic block about 10cm square so had to become inventive. I ended up by using a lid from a Sistema container. The stamp stuck to it quite well and was see-through so I could see where the lights were going. I have my eye on a Fiskars large rectangle push down stamp thing. I see alot of people using them in their tutorials. Fingers crossed no one outbids me!!!
Pouring with rain here today which is great for my garden and maybe I won't feel bad making some more cards during the day today instead of gardening. Have two more cards to share with you, will save them for tomorrow (unless I make a million today....).
Take care
Shona
