Lillybet's Papers

It's been a little while since SU had a mini flower punch so I am so pleased to see one incorporated into the Strawberry Builder Punch.  It is a lovely shape and t coordinates with the flower in the Sweet Strawberry stampset but has multiple uses with plain or printed card or paper. Playing with new products is always fun, and I like to try and create some cards a little different from the suite- different colours and papers and uses. I used some of the gorgeous DSP from the Sand and Seas suite and my favourite card base Sahara Sand. I initially stamped the card base and most of the photos are of that version but in the end I decided it was a bit busy so I cut up the first version and remade it with a plain base -as above. The strawberry builder punch has the super cute little flower. The Calyx stamp can be snipped to create 2 sets of 2 leaves as well. You can see how I've done that in the photo below.It is easy to shape your flat punched paper flowers and give them more dimens...

Welcome back to the new year of colour INKspired creations. We are kicking off this year with a gorgeous inspiration picture taken by one of the crew - Cheryll Miller. It's just gorgeous, using Calypso Coral, Magenta Madness, Daffodil Delight, Merry Merlot and Garden Green. I decided not to line the colours up in rows like the tulips and instead used the random stamping technique with a new Stamp Set- "Enjoy the Moment" to cover a whole A4 sheet of very vanilla cardstock. I tried a little bit of shading of the background with Garden Green using the new blending brushes . They are so soft and the effect is super subtle, although I need some more practice. ( In real life it's not so obvious as the card on the right suggests) With my full sheet I was able to cut it up and create a few cards. I used old and new ribbon in coordinating colours to add some texture and new foil and a Sale A Bration Birthday set for the sentiment. I have had a great trip to the post office to...