Lillybet's Papers

February class focused on 2 different stampsets.  We used both Notes of Nature and Artistically Inked . We created several different folds including a repeat of the Acetate Tent Fold card. It's a favourite of mine! I first made this in 2020, and there are a number of different examples over the years on this blog. You can find the instructions here Here's the Notes of Nature version.  For both we used Gray Granite, Pebbled Path, Pretty Peacock, Lost Lagoon, Daffodil Delight & the gorgeous Paper Butterfly Accents. For those who had the Artistically Inked stamp this was their version. Notes of Nature Artistically Inked. I hope you have a creative week and remember,  "don't just post online,  post something pretty!" cheers, Liz

I have been using the Split Front Card design quite a bit lately and I love how simple it is.  This sample is one we made at Card Classes recently and uses some of the beautiful papers from Sale-a-Bration. I love the birds from the Flight of Fancy papers. The inside is decorated using the Notes of Nature stampset, and the leaves are also cut using those dies. You can use any measurements that work for you but this is how I do it. This is a top folding card which fits in a standard C6 envelope. Cut one piece of Cardstock 10.5cm x 18.5cm, trim a piece 4cm from one end and score at 14.5cm ( slightly smaller than conventional 14.8cm, but easier maths ) Cut two pieces of DSP to sit neatly in the two top and bottom panels of the card front - 10.2 x 3.7cm  ( 4" x 1" - great dimensions to neatly cut a 12x12 piece of DSP ) Diecut a large piece to be the card front and create the bridge between the top and bottom panel. Also cut a second piece in basic white the same size for the insid...

 What a glorious inspiration picture. Don't you just wish you were there. It is the start of a New Year,  and a good time to start off participating in more Colour INKspiration Challenges. I hope these gorgeous colours inspire you to get creative and share with us. Picture credit - Trigg Beach, Perth, WA -  https://www.instagram.com/p/BgjAffnFp7x For the start of the year I took a pretty laid back approach and simply sponged the four colours in layers using a blending brush.  I layered the ink directly on the beautiful Notes of Nature DSP with its gororgeous gold printed images. The gold really shines through. A simple sentiment stamped in Blueberry onto Pool Party which had some additional Pool Party Ink added to it. Add a gold foil diecut gold leaf from the coordinating set of dies and you have a simple, colourful card.  The Notes of Nature stampset is so easy to use to add interest to the inside panel and the envelope. I really loved stamping these colours to...