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!

Pretty Pines gift voucher pouch

Yes, I’m playing catch-up. The Garden Green project shown here was designed by my friend and helper Kelly for my last Hygge Night, where we created a wreath and a gift pouch. When a customer requested two gift vouchers, I decided to make a similar pouch in Cherry Cobbler (mainly because I’d run out of Garden Green).

I really love both projects, but have always been a sucker for Cherry Cobbler. It’s created using the Envelope Punch Board; just pick any size and then cut a simple strip of cardstock to wrap around it to seal. As long as you only stick your embellishments to the Crumb Cake strip, it will slide on and off so you can access the voucher inside.

Cherry Cobbler Classic Stampin' Pad [126966] £6.00	Garden Green Classic Stampin' Pad [126973] £6.00	Gold 1/4" (6.4 Mm) Natural Trim [141484] £6.50	5/8" (1.6 Cm) Burlap Ribbon [141487] £6.50
Very Vanilla A4 Card Stock [106550] £8.25	Copper Foil Sheets [142020] £3.75	Copper Stampin' Emboss Powder [141636] £4.50	Mint Macaron A4 Cardstock [138344] £7.25
Always Artichoke A4 Card Stock [108610] £7.25	Old Olive A4 Card Stock [106576] £7.25	Real Red A4 Card Stock [106578] £7.25	Crumb Cake A4 Card Stock [121685] £7.25
Tin Of Tags Photopolymer Stamp Set [142180] £19.00	Mountain Adventure Photopolymer Stamp Set [142194] £19.00	Warmth & Cheer 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Cardstock Pack [141992] £10.00	Pretty Pines Thinlits Dies [141851] £23.50

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Copper Leaflets CAS Telford OnStage swap

Now there’s a snappy title! Yes, this is my swap for Stampin’ Up!’s OnStage Local event in Telford this weekend. It’s not a great photo because I took it at night – waited all day yesterday for it to get light and it didn’t really happen.

Anyway, I’ve made about 40 of these little devils, although when we demonstrators make swaps,  we only do card fronts, to save on supplies... because what we’re really swapping is the idea.

This is an idea I CASEd from what I think is a non-SU project that I saw on Pinterest. I struggled to get the lovely embossed effect just by using the Versmark pad so I hit upon the brilliant idea (if I say so myself) of using Timeless Textures, stamped repeatedly to build up the ink towards the tip of the leaf. 

Although I love the Clean and Simple (CAS) look, it did feel a little bare, so I embossed the background with the brick wall... remembering just in time to stamp the greeting first. I do hope people like my swaps – I can’t wait to see what I get in return! I’ll report back next week.

Leaflets Framelits Dies [138283] £22.00	Timeless Textures Clear-Mount Stamp Set [140517] £18.00	Birthday Blossoms Clear-Mount Stamp Set [139471] £17.00	Brick Wall Textured Impressions Embossing Folder [138288] £7.75	Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549] £8.25
Dapper Denim A4 Cardstock [141419] £7.25	Dapper Denim Classic Stampin' Pad [141394] £6.00	Copper Stampin' Emboss Powder [141636] £4.50	Linen Thread [104199] £4.25	Versamark Pad [102283] £7.75

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