A celebration in Bermuda Bay

This card was heavily inspired by Yana Smakula and I just knew the Bermuda Bay would be perfect for my friend and downline Kelly.

I brayered the whole piece from top to bottom using Coastal Cabana and Bermuda Bay (Kelly’s favourite SU colour), then embossed in copper using the spots from Dragonfly Dreams. I couldn’t find any word stamps in my collection which were big enough to stand out in the centre of the project, so die-cut the “celebrate” from copper foil instead. 

Some of the leaves are cut from the Delightfully Detailed laser-cut DSP, while others are die-cut using the Tropical Thinlits.  Hope she liked it!

Sponging with Dandelion Wishes

Friday was my monthly Crafty Friday event and, for the first time, we took things outside onto the covered patio.

The theme was sponging and we used the popular Dandelion Wishes stamp set to make two projects; this delicate emboss resist card and the one you see below.

For the card above, we stamped in Versamark and then embossed in clear or white (it really doesn’t matter when you’re using white cardstock) before sponging over the top in Bermuda Bay. Well, I used Bermuda Bay – the ladies could choose as the rest of their supplies would go with absolutely anything. The only stipulation was that it had to be in my trolley which I’d wheeled outside! The background is Softly Falling, but showing the “debossed” side for a change.

Next we moved onto this project...

This time we punched a circle from a sticky note and used it to mask the cardstock, which we sponged in a circular motion. On top of this we painted light strokes with water, to create a vague Vincent van Gogh-ian effect. We stamped in black on top.

Again, everyone made something slightly different – they had the choice of any colour... as long as it was an In Color, as that was the DSP pack I had.

Cotton paper fringing with I Think You're Great

This card isn’t a million miles from this one, but I adapt it to showcase some new products at my Catalogue Launch Party.

The first is the cotton paper which is like nothing we’ve ever had before. I’ve already shown you how you can make flowers which hold their shape, but here I’ve also used it to create some fringing. Because it’s so lightweight, it won’t add lots of bulk to your project, which is always a bonus. 

The other product I wanted to show off is the thick Whisper White cardstock. The photo doesn’t show it off at all, of course, but it does mean you can make card bases from it, which are nice and sturdy and stay standing up! 

Stamping is on the back-burner here at the moment, unfortunately, as we are now a week into our building project. So far, it’s not impacted our everyday life too much, as all the activity is taking place outside, but our belongings have been squished up into a smaller space, and stamping time is very limited.  But I’ll keep blogging… it’s a good incentive to squeeze in some crafting now and again!

PS: Just realised I can add product names to the table! Hope you like :) 

I Think You're Great Wood-Mount Stamp Set [138712]	Cherry On Top Cotton Paper Assortment [138308]	Crushed Curry Classic Stampin' Pad [131173]	Bermuda Bay Classic Stampin' Pad [131171]
Whisper White A4 Thick Cardstock [140490]	Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549]	White 1-1/4" (3.2 Cm) Jute Ribbon [137904]	Fringe Scissors [133325]

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