Lillybet's Papers

Well all good things come to an end, and this week is the end of the Occasions Catalogue so the team are CASEing it one last time. Many products are continuing but some just have to go. So I'm using the Urban Underground DSP before it's gone, and Kraft cardstock which I REALLY am going to miss, and an old tool - the alphabet rotary stamp since I don't yet own a small alphabet stamp to create my own sentiments. But I have also chosen the Gorgeous Dragonfly Dreams set which is continuing and some new ribbon coming next week - the mini chevron ribbon. I love quite a lot of projects in this book but I am very short on time this week so opted for a card that looked quite quick and easy, as well as packing a punch with its simplicity. The card on page 44, bottom right - how easy is a few strips of paper? And there are so many gorgeous patterns of DSP you could make this card a million ways and each one would look unique. The first sample follows the catalogue la...

Well with the launch of the new Catalogue the dilemma always presents itself- where do I start? There are so many amazing products and suites to play with, I want to play with them all, NOW, Today!!  So I have had to just pick a point and start there. So....I am totally in love with the Everyday Hero Set and that seemed like a good place to begin. ...... I have created 3 cards using the Everyday Hero set and I can't decide which is my favourite. I decided to use the Urban Underground Specialty DSP - the black, grey and vanilla pages are a very versatile backdrop, and easy to use with a variety of stamp sets and situations. The smaller of the two balloons from the Balloon Bouquet Punch was the better size to fit with my sugarplum superhero. I sponged each of the cardstock balloons with its corresponding ink to give some more depth and the illusion of roundness- and a bit of Wink of Stella  for highlights- what did we do before Wink of Stella??? I separated a fe...