Lillybet's Papers

I have not been very good at posting the projects we have made at classes this year - and now it's past the Winter Solstice already and so the days should start getting longer again!  So here's a few projects from card classes earlier this year. This was a class using the fabulous Enduring Beauty Masks and blending brushes. No dies were used for this, and we didn't use the coordinating stampset - I wanted to show what you can do with just the decorative masks. There are 5 masks in total and although they are numbered 1-5, I tend to do all the flower parts in one go and then both of the leaf masks next. When you start your blending mark the location of the notch so you know where to position the next mask and which way to orientate it. You need to manually place it in the best position before you start adding ink. Some low tack tape is useful to hold the mask in place for this. MY two cards use Starry Sky and Lost Lagoon, and then Fresh Freesia and Lost Lagoon and I used Moo...

I have a new colour palette here for the latest Colour INKspiration challenge, AND I have some brand new stamps, dies and 3D embossing folder. I just HAD to play along this week. How is it already June? .... the END of June? I'm so happy I got a project together for this week's challenge, it's been too long since I could commit to participating. As a Demonstrator one of the perks is getting new stuff before it is officially available to the public. You can get this set early too, if you are already a demonstrator, or you join my team and put this in your starter kit.  I am always drawn to nature sets, and particularly leaves as I sold my last set and then regretted it! Changing Leaves has 3 leaf image stamps which are a good size for a feature on your card, and 5 sentiment stamps in a simple uncluttered font. There are dies to cut the outlines of the 3 leaves ( in one large single die ) 3 stitched labels and a few detailed leaf dies, as well as a smaller cluster of 3 tiny l...

This card is very easy to make but the interesting fold always packs a punch for being slightly different. The important part is to adhere the right gate piece ( right flap ), with the 2 cm tab aligned on the right edge of the cardbase before adding the internal white mat to cover the tab. Be sure to have the score line evenly lined up with the right card edge. I like to make myself a template of card designs that I think I'll reuse, as I find a visual with measurements is easiest to cut and prepare - especially if I am going to do multiples. Front- closed Inside open view from back - open I like to put a little stopper to hold the "gate" closed. In this case it is a little punched tag shape but it could be a tag, a heart, a flower, anything that matches. Place a dimensional on the left side only of the stopper so that the right side of the tag is free to hold the gate closed by tucking the edge under. You can decorate both flaps with either DSP or embossed panels or stam...

I posted my first version of this card for Colour INKspiration #165 on May 8.  Here is another version which we created at our Rocky Retreat this weekend. I did see this card on Pinterest by Wendy Weixler, who also referenced Lisa Curcio. But as usual I like to convert the imperial to metric measurements. Our A4 cardstock is not wide enough or long enough for standard 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" US cards, so by converting for metric you can get 2 cards from one sheet A4 As promised here are the measurements: Metric measurements to fit in our C6 envelopes and imperial - as suggested by Lisa Curcio and Wendy Weixler material I hope you have a creative week and remember,  "don't just post online,  post something pretty!" cheers, Liz