Mix It Up Monday: Sprinkles of Life

It’s Mix It Up Monday and time for another colour combination from my In Color charts.  

I cannot tell you how much I dislike this card. I dislike it so much that I was going to mount it on a white card base but decided it would be a waste of cardstock. For the cupcake base and candles, I used a Project Life card, thinking the stripes would show up but they don’t. I particularly don’t like the colour combo because I don’t think So Saffron goes with Daffodil Delight… I’m not a fan of the Daffodil Delight background either.  Still, it’s not as bad as the first version! And at least it ticks off my final Cucumber Crush combination, which takes me another step closer to completing my self-imposed challenge. 

I’m also getting a bit restless because the retiring list is due to be released later on today, plus demonstrators will soon get to see the new catalogue – and I for one, can’t wait to see it! 

Sprinkles Of Life Photopolymer Stamp Set [139971] £19.00	Tree Builder Punch [138295] £16.00	This Is The Life Project Life Accessory Pack [138461] £9.00	Party Pop-Up Thinlits Dies [140620] £27.00
Daffodil Delight A4 Card Stock [121680] £6.50	So Saffron A4 Card Stock [108611] £6.50	Cucumber Crush A4 Cardstock [138342] £6.50	Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549] £7.25
Kraft And White Corrugated Paper [138317] £6.50	Daffodil Delight Stampin' Write Marker [119677] £2.95	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] £5.50

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Tutorial: In The Meadow half easel card

I really don’t know what’s come over me this year. I keep making projects which are so out of character that I hardly recognise myself. Now it’s time for another fancy fold – this time a half easel card using one of my new favourite stamp sets; In The Meadow. I teamed it with another new set, Perfect Pairings, which is free with a £45 order during Sale-a-Bration. 

I was surprised how easy this one was to make; it’s simply a case of sandwiching a flap between two pieces of card and sticking an image to it. I made lots of these, trying to perfect the design for a Make & Take. When I say “perfect”, sometimes this just means making sure I have enough of the right colour cardstock. 

I created a tutorial for you to download if you wish, although please do bear in mind that the measurements are in metric. But I’m sure you can adapt them. The tutorial is for the design you see below, but obviously you can switch the colours around to suit. I used the Botanical Blooms cardstock pack, as the colours lend themselves perfectly to the stamp set, and you can get all three in one pack, eight sheets of each. 

In The Meadow Clear-Mount Stamp Set [140754] £18.00	Perfect Pairings Clear-Mount Stamp Set [141261] £0.00	Botanical Gardens Cardstock Pack [140719] £6.50	Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549] £7.25
Kraft And White Corrugated Paper [138317] £6.50	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] £5.50	Sahara Sand Classic Stampin' Pad [126976] £6.00	Hello Honey Classic Stampin' Pad [133643] £6.00
Cajun Craze Classic Stampin' Pad [126965] £6.00	Mossy Meadow Classic Stampin' Pad [133645] £6.00	1-1/4" Burlap Ribbon [132140] £7.25

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Mix It Up Monday: Giddy goat

This project started out as a tasteful leaf card but quickly evolved into a silly goat. I was playing with watercolour background using the the block technique but it just wasn’t going my way. 

The technique I was trying to use involves scribbling on your clear block with markers, then spritzing it with water before pressing onto Whisper White cardstock. I think I was spritzing too much because the Pool Party and Mint Macaron just disappeared into each other, so I tried again without the water and got this textural effect instead.  

I decided this looked a little like a grassy hill, which was the perfect spot for my paper-pieced goat. The goat looks happy about it anyway. 

I was going to keep the card really simple with just one or two layers, but decided I’ve done a bit too much of that lately, so added some of our lovely new corrugated cardstock to add more texture. And the jute ribbon is quite fun on this project; having removed all but two strands from a strip, I was left with some pretty – and very subtle – fringing, which glistens in certain lights. 

My colour combo, in the end, was Mint Macaron, Pool Party, Soft Sky and Tip Top Taupe… so qualifies for Mix It Up Monday, as this is a combination from my In Color Charts. 

Building update: The builders plan to knock through from the new extension this week, so we’ve moved out of our kitchen and are making do with a kettle and a microwave for a while. It’ll be fine, apparently. And people keep telling me it will be worth it, so I hope they’re right!

Barnyard Babies Clear-Mount Stamp Set [139328]	Kraft And White Corrugated Paper [138317]	Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549]	Tip Top Taupe A4 Cardstock [138343]
Card Stock A4 Soft Sky [131292]	Tip Top Taupe Classic Stampin' Pad [138325]	Clear Block D [118485]	Pool Party Stampin' Write Marker [131904]
2014-2016 In Color Stampin' Write Markers [133654]	Blender Pens [102845]	White 1-1/4" (3.2 Cm) Jute Ribbon [137904]

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