Lillybet's Papers

A girl can never have too many flowers! and I love the new Jar Punch which is coming in the new catalogue and will be available to order from Wed June 3. As a demonstrator one of the perks is being able to purchase a selection of new products before they are released and I have been having fun with this beautiful punch and the super easy adhesive jars. I have teamed it here with some other beautiful felt flowers for a very quick and easy project which packs a big wow factor. With the current annual catalogue retiring in only a few days it's important to stock up on those items that you love because they won't be available after June 2nd. Some items have already sold out. I fell in love with the "For the Love of Felt" kit purely because of the flowers. They are still available but you'll have to hurry. Don't miss out on the last chance products. I hope you have a creative week and remember,  "don't just post online,  post someth...

While creating my rainbow card for Kelly's social stamping blog I also created a pastel version. Same idea- watercolour wash background, some added texture and decorate with one of my surplus embellishments from a card kit. This one is left over from my "Lots of Happy" card kit, and the sentiment is from Rooted in Nature which I have used a bit this week.  I coloured the floral bouquet with Blends The shimmery white background has a watercolour wash using the 2018-2020 In Colours. Sadly, these will retire in only a few months, so if you love them it would be a good idea to make sure the inks and refills are in your collection. Lovely Lipstick Blueberry Bushel Call Me Clover Pineapple Punch Grapefruit Grove Both this kit and the For the Love of Felt kits (see yesterday's post) are still available and are easy to put together. In these times of isolation they are the perfect activity for some ...

Hello again, we are stamping this week using rainbows as our theme. I've noticed chalk rainbows on the fences around my neighbourhood since Kelly suggested this and they make me smile as I drive past. I remember my kids doing lots of fence/ pavement/ trampoline chalk art too. Such a potent symbol of hope and rebirth. Thankyou to Kelly for suggesting this theme, it's a lovely way to share hope around our community this week. I hope you are feeling some positive vibes too.  I have a simple floral arrangement on my watercolour background this week, with some machine stitching and some shimmery white embossing paste. I decorated my card with some leftover felt flowers and elements from the amazing "For the Love of Felt" kit. These are truly stunning and make any card look fabulous.  My cards use almost all the rainbow colours in a watercolour wash background. blue, green, yellow, orange, red, and I added purple using cardstock sprigs in the floral arrangemen...

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...