Lillybet's Papers

Welcome back for colour INKspiration again and a gorgeous colour combination to play with. I was tempted by the inspo photo to pull out the wonderful tropical plant Artistically Inked set,  but the bottle punch was at hand and it's just so cute I went with that. I've used a Shaded Spruce wash, a jar full of Blushing Bride sequins and Effervescent Elements, some Metallic Woven Ribbon and some watercolour 100 diecut floral elements using the Flowers of Home Dies. Add to this some stamped and fussy cut greenery sprigs from the Bottled Happiness set. Set a piece of Layering Designs vellum as your background layer and add half a foil frame from the Fabulous Frames dies and finish it off with some In Colour Opal Rounds and there you have it. When you elements are cut from Watercolour Paper or Shimmer Cardstock you can paint them up with variegated colours as you go. The elements are fun, and your card will not be too bulky to post. You will need to wrap it in some lightweight card to...

The challenge this week at GDP is to Case the Designer Kayla McCreadie. She has a beautiful clean style and this card has a lovely cluster of elements and plenty of texture.  I have been busy creating with a new set coming in January called "Blessings of Home"- the stampset, and "Flowers of Home" - the coordinating dies .You can see more samples loaded in recent days. Included in the dies is a garland of flowers, some small sprays of blossoms and leaves, and some tiny flowers. I watercoloured a few pieces of the Fluid 100 paper  - one in variegated greens and one in pinks and then cut out a whole bunch of pieces which will make card assembly a little faster. I tend to create a little mood board when I do this so that I can be easily inspired. I will have a few more samples coming using other pieces from this little stash. For this card the floral sprays are secured over half a square doily, and the bow and sentiment are positioned over the staple which holds everyth...