Lillybet's Papers

Well I have to say this colour palette is beautiful but it was certainly a challenge- quite apart from finding the time to create which is a challenge all of its own. I normally sway quite easily to blues and greens, and my first impression of the new In Colours was that Terracotta Tile would be my least favourite. How wrong I was. It's still not my fave but I surprise myself with how much I am using it. I think working with a colour that is not your favourite is a good way to drive some creative thinking. I was very keen to use the stamp set from the Fro the Love of Felt kit - the leaves and the stitching and the flower are all gorgeous elements.  The kit is really gorgeous. So this is what I came up with.  welcome back to another round of Colour INKspiration. It seems like an age since I was involved and I didn't want another challenge to race past me. This one runs for 3 weeks so hopefully you will get a chance to join in with us. I used both the pink an...

I was inspired last year by a framed wreath tutorial. I think it was by Mikaela Thitheridge using the sprig punch, and had LED fairy lights wound around inside it. It was beautiful and although I purchased and read her tutorial I never got around to making it, ( and now I can't find it lol....)  but I have been wanting to create a few items using the leaf punch as I will be using it in an upcoming class and wanted to show how versatile it is. So this is my small version. I used one complete A4 sheet of 5 different greens: Call Me Clover   Shaded Spruce   Mint Macaron   Garden Green   Soft Sea Foam and punched as many leaves as I could from each sheet. I put all the leaves in a clear plastic storage case and simply made a tossed salad with them and scrunched up handfuls so they were mixed and a little distressed. I used a cereal bowl as a template and cut out a circle of thick card, and a circle of Soft as Suede a good bit larger,...

WELCOME back - it's so good to be here again. I've been away and super busy lately with a 3 day river festival market in Rockhampton last weekend,  with stock for the shop, with teaching classes and with family - none of whom live close by.  So it's lovely to be back and this week we are taking inspiration from the Garden Lane DSP colour palette- so many greens. .  I have a project which I have been working on to teach at Injune in central Qld next month so a few friends had a practice run today. Three ladies created the same basic design but you can see how individual differences are so wonderful, and how different background pieces change the whole look of the project. The central panel  of 6x6" is watercoloured using only Mossy Meadow, but everyone's turned out different. The magnolias are created from Whisper White with Daffodil Delight centres. The individual sticks also shaped how each person's finished up based on where the natural cur...

Well the Rocky River Festival - a fabulous 3 day event celebrating living on the Fitzroy River starts in 2 days and I am lucky enough to have a market stall again this year. So I've been busy creating some cute little sets of notecards in a paper wallet. These cards were inspired by a demonstration Sara Douglas did at Onstage in Auckland in April and I have been keen to try her idea. All you need is a pack of notecards and envelopes, the Follow Your Art Embellishment Kit, some simple sentiments and some Pacific Point, Calypso Coral and Pool Party ink. I also added some sequins, and a cool background stamp for a bit more texture. I mixed the colours of the 4 felt details on each card and I love the finished look. Product List Whisper White Note Cards & Envelopes [ 131527 ] $12.25 Follow Your Art Embellishment Kit [ 149491 ] $19.25 Pacific Point Classic Stampin' Pad [ 147098 ] $13.00 Calypso Coral Classic Stampin...