Lillybet's Papers

Well hello again, and Happy Australia Day to you! We are so fortunate to live in this beautiful land - even if it has been very sunbaked the last few weeks, I hope you are not sweltering too much. I've used nice cool colours this week I decided to add a little touch of Australia this week using some DSP which reminds me of gum leaves for a gift bag to match the card which I created for my sister for her birthday. We are CASEing the Floral Romance section of the catalogue and I was inspired by a card on page 13. For those of you that follow me you won't be surprised that a watercolour image appealed to me! I flipped the image on it's side, and rather than watercolour or use brusho I used some #simplestamping and created the look using the fabulous little waterdrops/bubbles image from the "Beauty Abounds" set also on page 13.  I stamped it randomly to create a pattern graduating from Bermuda Bay, then Mint Macaron, then Garden Green. I used

One of the nicest things is to receive a handmade card in the mail. This week I received a really special one, and it made my day, and reminded me to write some of those cards which I have been intending to send. So created this one for a lovely friend of mine using lots of new goodies. The lovely lacy heart has been cut twice and layered up on itself to create a bit more of a feature, and the ombre colouring effect is highlighted by matting it on the black, which wasn't what I thought I would use with the soft pinks but I like the impact, and it is strengthened - I think- by the base mat colour to match. Of course I always add a little accent to the inside, the champagne foil and DSP are mirrored from the card front, and the lovely sentiments match perfectly from the Incredible Like You set.  I am entering this card in a few challenges, Just Add Ink#440, adding something new, Addicted to CAS, codeword friend and a challenge I've just discovered Stamp Ink

Welcome back to CASEing the Catty Sunday challenge. This week we are CASEing projects from the Sale a Bration brochure again and I am using the lovely wooden Butterfly Elements from page 8 and a card from page 9.This was a very quick card to put together. It was very easy to colour the wooden flowers and leaves- I just used my Stampin Blends alcohol pens while they were still in the original sheet and then gently pushed them out. Each pack contains one of the small sheets of flowers and 2 each of the larger sheets.  As you can see I copied the card exactly. There are so many lovely projects in the brochure it's a great place to start creating - especially when time is so limited for crafting. What project inspires you? You can choose a pack of these gorgeous wooden elements as your free gift for a purchase of $90 during Sale a Bration, which runs until the end of March.You can see more of the products available by clicking here . I'd be happy to send you y