Lillybet's Papers

Trying very hard to get to play with some new products, only problem is the accumulated samples and trials on my desk, so I am slowly clearing away the pile of unfinished ideas, being very disciplined and finishing each one.  I have had these PoolParty gals on my desk for so long! I love this retired DSP and have teamed it with some Lucky Limeade Cardstock, various ribbon trims,brads, buttons and bows and some embroidery thread. I am quite happy with how they turned out because I have been avoiding them for ages. Each card has a strip of Pool Party C'ordinations cardstock embossed using the Delicate Designs Embossing Folder , which is then trimmed using the Large Scallop Edgelits and then sanded to give the 2 tone effect which I really love.The stamped image is from the Million Dollar Moment s set and it is cut with the Ovals Framelits.  I used different sentiments and embellishments for detail. The hearts and the umbrella have little highlights using...

 Using up some of my River Rock cardstock and I think it pairs nicely with the Garden Green . I love the Lattice Die and have finally purchased it so have been playing with different layouts. The First Edition DSP is cut as a single piece to sit behind and i have punched 2 circles with the Small Scallop Punch from Raspberry Ripple . I distressed the circles with my bone folder until the cardstock separated and then layered them back together and scrunched them up for some depth. They are stitched with some linen thread and a small flower button  extra small flowers punched out with a retired flower trio punch. The Little Leaves sizzlit was used, and the Apothecary Framelits for the Green label. The Thankyou is also a retired stampset. different view, not the best photograph sorry! This was a card made at my latest class using the lattice die and Mixed Bunch. very easy and quite quick - always a bonus. We used Regal Rose and Naturals White as the card base, the gi...