Monday, December 31, 2012

Happy New Year

Just a quick post to wish you all a Happy and Healthy New Year, and to say thank you to everyone who has supported me in 2012 by your friendship, by hosting a party or by following my blog.

My house move is imminent, so hopefully by the middle to the end of January I will have my craft space set up in my new home and will be ready to get crafting again. 

I look forward to catching up with you all in 2013.

Julia

Wednesday, December 19, 2012

Stylin' Snowfolk/Watercolour Winter

Apologies for the lack of posts lately, I have been busy preparing for my house move early next year.

Showing a couple of cards today. The first is a card received from my daughter Amy made with the Stylin' Snowfolk stamp set. She has stamped and paper pieced the hats and scarves along with the carrot noses.


Isn't it a lovely card and so cheerful.

The second card today is one I made with the Watercolour Winter stamp set from the Autumn/Winter catalogue valid until the 31st January 2013.                                                         

To make the background paper for this card I stamped onto Very Vanilla card with the poinsettia image and Raspberry Ripple ink covering the sheet, and then stamped second impression images (the lighter colour) over the top to fill in the gaps. 

Hope you are all enjoying the build up to Christmas, not long to go now. And a big thank you to all my crafting friends and relatives for your lovely hand made cards.

Julia



Saturday, November 24, 2012

Looking through the fence - Summer Silhouettes

Hello and welcome. 

I have been busy getting ready for my craft sale, but have managed to steel some time to make this birthday card.


The trees in the distance are from the stamp set Lovely as a Tree and have been stamped in River Rock and Old Olive inks.

In the foreground I have used stamps from Summer Silhouettes in colours of River Rock, Soft Suede, Pumpkin Pie and Real Red. For the raised flowers I used Raspberry Ripple ink and after cutting them out I added Glimmer Brads to the centre and fixed them to the card with foam dimensionals.

I lightly sponged some Bashful Blue ink for sky at the top of the card, and River Rock in between the trees.

Card colours: River Rock, Raspberry Ripple and Tempting Turquoise.
Ribbon: Satin Stitched in Raspberry Ripple
Sentiment stamp set: Perfectly Penned 
Punch used for blue border: Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border

Have a good weekend.

Julia






Monday, November 19, 2012

Shimmer Paint Snowflakes

Hello all, showing another card today using the Shimmer Paint (main cat. page 158) technique.


Scroll down to see matching tag.

For the card I made a 'masterboard' of snowflakes (this stamp was free with my recent craft magazine), by just stamping the same snowflake at random over an entire piece of card with different colours. I then poured a small amount of frost white shimmer paint onto a craft sheet and scrunched up a piece of cling film. I used the cling film to apply the paint to my cardstock between the snowflakes with light dabbing motions. If you want to keep your background 'clean' be careful not to transfer ink from your stamped image, or if you do transfer some ink use it as a feature and dab away all over your card.

And here is the tag made from the same masterboard.


Inks and card: Real Red, Soft Suede, Pool Party.
Background paper: Natural Composition Speciality papers.

Julia


Sunday, November 18, 2012

Snow Festival Bauble

Hello everyone,

This is a quick and simple card using the Snow Festival papers.


One of the paper designs is split into 9 squares of different designs which correspond to many of the products in the Autumn/Winter catalogue. 

After trimming the square I rounded two of the corners to add some detail and layered it onto Gumball Green card. I then stamped and punched out a bauble (from the Tags 'til Christmas set) and fixed this to the topper with dimensionals, adding a rhinestone for some sparkle. The 'merry christmas' is already printed on the paper. 

I then added a layer of Cherry Cobbler to my base white card and fixed my topper again using foam dimensionals. The 'just for you' was stamped and then punched using the Modern Label punch.

Ink (for bauble and sentiment): Cherry Cobbler.

Back soon,

Julia

    

Wednesday, November 7, 2012

Shimmer Paint - Tag Pocket

Hello again. 

I have been trying out a technique featured in the latest copy of my stamping magazine. Here are the results, a little tag pocket.


Sorry, not a very clear picture. The shimmery background is achieved by scrunching up some cling film and using it to dab patches of Shimmer Paint (I used the Frost White) on to your card stock. Heat set the paint and then dab ink (I used Pretty in Pink) all over. The paint acts as a resist for the ink and you have a lovely shimmery two-tone background. 


Obviously if you do then stamp over this you will need to dry your image thoroughly or even use a permanent ink. For the tag I just 'shimmered' the left hand side and stamped my image to the right.

All products used from Stampin' Up.

Julia

  

Sunday, November 4, 2012

Candlelight Christmas

Hello, the end of another weekend and I hope you have had a good one. 

Showing a second Christmas card made with the Candlelight Speciality Designer papers. Just a simple design making a feature of the sentiment. 


To make the card first mat and layer your Raspberry Ripple base card with Lucky Limeade card stock and the designer paper.

Then cut a label with one of the new Apothecary Accents Framelit dies in both paper and card and stick the two together to make a firm base. 

Next cut some equal size squares from left over scraps of  paper (for this I used the 1 3/8 " square punch) and roll them up diagonally across the paper, glueing as you roll, to form the 'tubes' (I rolled mine round a piercing tool or you could use a cotton bud with the ends cut off).

Now fix the tubes to your label using super sticky tape. Layer up several foam dimensional pads on the top of your label in the area between the the tubes (this stops your sentiment from squashing). Then add more tape on top of the tubes and fix your sentiment. You can now punch some holes in your label, wrap around some bakers twine and fix to your card.

Please note that becuase of the depth of this card it would cost extra to post, so is best hand delivered to someone special.

The sentiment used here is from the Open Sleigh stamp set. 

All items from Stampin' Up.

Colours used:
Card - Raspberry Ripple, Lucky Limeade
Ink - Raspberry Ripple

Back soon,

Julia

Thursday, November 1, 2012

Easy Events - Merry Christmas

Hello to you all. 

Well the clocks have changed, so I suppose it is on with winter and cosy evenings to make Christmas cards. Showing a card today with an image from the Easy Events stamp set.


Here I have used papers for the background from the Candelight Christmas Speciality designer paper pack, and stippled some white ink around the edges of the lower paper. If you use the white craft ink remember it is a pigment ink which stays wetter for longer and so needs to be dried with a heat tool. 

This paper set is on a gift with purchase offer at the monent so please go to www2.stampinup.com if you would like more details.

These papers are in colour combinations of Early Espresso, Lucky Limeade, Primrose Petals, Real Red and Very Vanilla, which is a little bit different for Christmas and are currently in the Autumn/Winter mini catalogue, see the left hand side of my blog. I stamped my design above in Always Artichoke ink and lightly water brushed Lucky Limeade for the leaves and So Saffron for the berries.

I added one of the new Dahlia Adornments, but only one because they are precious little things.

Back soon,

Julia




Monday, October 29, 2012

Christmas Card-Making Kit


Good Morning,

A few people have been asking about the card-making kits I offered earlier this year, and so I have decided to put together a Christmas kit.

Sneak peak ..........



The kit on offer will include:

Clear mount stamp set ‘Open Sleigh’ with a nostalgic style sleigh, a lovely stripey stocking, a beautiful swirl design, a greeting, and a verse
4 x pre-scored card blanks
3 x A4 Real Red card
3 x A4 Gumball Green card
3 x A4 Whisper White card
1 metre of ribbon
Silver brads
Die-cut shapes
Inspiration sheet with four card ideas to get you started

In total you should be able to make at least 10 cards from this set.

Cost of the kit is £20, which includes the stamp set worth £14.95. If I need to post your kit to you I would need to add a further £2, but hopefully you can collect from me or I can deliver you live close by.

If you are interested in ordering this kit please let me know by Tuesday the 6th November either by phone on 07796 682902 or email juliajor@googlemail.com and we can discuss payment. I will obviously need to know numbers so that I can order the stamp sets and hopefully get the kits out to you during the week commencing 12th November 2012.

Have a good week.

Julia

Saturday, October 27, 2012

Nature Walk - A different Style

Hello, and welcome to a chilly weekend. Looking forward to a workshop this afternoon with Julie and her friends, so filling time with this post. I couldn't have said I had time to fill a few weeks ago when I was still working - retirement is good!

Now on to my card, which is a different style for me.


I challenged myself to make something a little different, and something that would not instantly be recognised as Stampin' Up style but to show how versatile all the products are. All stamps, inks, card, paper and embellishments are from SU, the only non SU items I used were a couple of stencils used around the edge of the background paper. 
A closer look ..........


The First Edition background paper has been lightly sponged all over in colours of Summer Starfruit, Gumball Green and Raspberry Ripple with the larger sponges now available in the new catalogue. I then stencilled around the edges with two different patterns in Summer Starfruit and Raspberry Ripple. The background for the bird has been lightly sponged with Summer Starfruit, whereas for the greetings I have stamped the fancy template shape in the Everything Eleanor set to give a stronger colour - then stamped the greetings in black and cut or punched the shapes. 

Stamp sets used are Nature Walk and Aviary - all stamped in black ink.
Greetings from Bring on the Cake.

Back soon,

Julia

Thursday, October 25, 2012

Summer Silhouettes

Hello again, today I am showing a couple of cards made with the new Summer Silhouettes stamp set, seems a bit silly to mention summer when the weather is supposed to turn really cold and wintery this weekend.


The stamps in this set are all separate stems and flower heads etc. so it is easy to put together a multi coloured design. My card is similar to an idea in the new Annual Catalogue but I have created a border using the little 'stamen' stamp and used an Edgelet die to scallop the edge. See more detail ........


My second card below is very similar, just a little more stamping, a second impression on the seed heads and a different border.


My card next time will something different for me, back soon.

Julia

Tuesday, October 23, 2012

In Colours 2012 - 2014

Welcome everyone. Showing three cards today using more of the new 'In Colours' and taking inspiration from designs in the new Annual Catalogue.


In the first card above the colours are Gumball Green, Summer Starfruit and Primrose Petals. The stamp is from Just Believe. 

The next card uses a combination of Raspberry Ripple, Primrose Petals and Summer Starfruit with the butterfly from Creative Elements.


And the final colour scheme below is Primrose Petals and Summer Starfruit. The stamps are from Build a Blossom and the petals cut with the Blossom Petals Builder punch. For this card I used the Naturals White card stock which has a slightly speckled finish.


Hope you like these cards, thank you for visiting.

Julia

Monday, October 22, 2012

The Open Sea - New In Colours

A popular set from the previous mini catalogue and now available in the new annual catalogue - The Open Sea.


Card stock and ink colours for this card are the new In Colours of Gumball Green, Midnight Muse and Summer Starfruit. I used the Modern Label punch to make a 'tab' for the top of the tag and secured this with a glimmer brad.

Julia

Friday, October 19, 2012

Christmas Present

Christmas all wrapped up! With today's two cards I wrapped Stampin' Up papers around a piece of card cut into the shape of a present. Then added ribbon, a bow and a tag. Very simple cards to make.


The base cards have been embossed with dots, and the tag is from the 'Tags til Christmas' set stamped in Cherry Cobbler ink.



Card colours used are Old Olive and Whisper White for the first card, and Old Olive and Cherry Cobbler for the second.

Have a good weekend.

Julia


Wednesday, October 17, 2012

Watercolour Winter

At last, time to show a recent quick and simple card. No excuses really as I have now RETIRED from work.


For this card I have stamped the the fir branch from the new Watercolour Winter set directly onto very vanilla card and then sprayed with the new Smooch Spritz in gold. I stamped the poinsettia flower on a spare piece of card, cut it out, then daubed and curled the edges before adding to the card. This was then mounted onto an A6 card blank (tent style). Rounding the corner or your image and card adds interest and draws your eye to the design in the corner.

The sentiment 'Noel' is from a new stamp set called Greetings of the Season, with four very useful sentiments for Christmas.

Colours used:
Ink - new Raspberry Ripple, Old Olive
Card - new Raspberry Ripple, Very Vanilla

Back soon,

Julia


Monday, September 24, 2012

Season of Joy - Last Chance

Last few days to order stamps and accessories on the retired list. Today I am showing a couple of Christmas Cards made with one of my favourite sets 'Season of Joy' which is sadly being retired.



This wooden mount set is currently available on the retired list for £21.71 (normally £28.95). Season of Joy is a very versatile set, as in addition to the Christmas themed stamps there are two flower stamps that can be used for any occassion and a very versatile swirl which I have used in many of my designs in the past.

Would like to point out that the sentiment 'Joy at Christmas' on the second card is from a set called Perfect Punches which is not being retired.

Colours used for both cards are Real Red and Old Olive ink and card, with the addition of Red Glimmer Paper and Brushed Gold cardstock.

If anyone would like to order 'Season of Joy' please contact me by Wednesday at the latest, and if the set is still in stock I will order it for you.

Sorry for the lack of posts lately due to the fact that I have been away on holiday to Turkey where temperatures were in the 90's, so feeling a little chilly this week!

Julia




Thursday, August 30, 2012

Christmas Cardmaking Class - Reminder

Just a reminder that there are a few places left on my Christmas Cardmaking Class on the 6th October 2012 to be held in the hall at Tidworth Community Centre, Wylye Road, Tidworth, between 10.00am and 2.00pm.



During the 4 hour class you will make approximately 12 cards, but like last year there will be no pressure to rush and keep up with others, just enjoy some time crafting and make as many cards as you are comfortable with. 


Some of the cards will be using items from the Autumn/Winter Mini Catalogue which runs from 1st September 2012 to 31st January 2013. Please let me know if you would like a copy of this catalogue. 

Tea, coffee and biscuits will be provided, but please bring your own lunch if required.

Cost of the class is £28, which will include a copy of the 2012/2013 Annual Catalogue due out on 1st October 2012.

Please bring your own preferred tape tape/glue/adhesive to the class along with some foam pads.

If you would like to book a place please give me a call on 07796 682902 or contact me by email at juliajor@googlemail.com. I will need to take a £10 deposit to be received by Saturday 22nd September, but please book with me first to ensure there is a place as numbers are limited. 

On the day I will also be selling off some of my craft stash (to make way for new!) mostly other makes, but may include some retired items from Stampin’ Up if there is anything left.

Please note that payment for the class and any ‘sale’ items purchased on the day is cash or cheque. However, I can take a card payment for any items purchased from the Stampin' Up catalogues.

Julia

Tuesday, August 28, 2012

Elegant Aviary

Posting a card today using the Aviary stamp set (again!) and strips of scrap paper from the Stampin' Up DSP paper stacks.....


This design layout works well for a single image stamp and just by changing the image and colours of paper you can make cards to suit all occassions.

Sorry the picture is not very clear but you will get the general idea. The base card is white and the ink colours for stamping are Basic Grey and Island Indigo. The spritzer tool and a Tempting Turquoise marker have been used to create a background for the stamped image. 

Julia




Saturday, August 18, 2012

Spotty Reason to Smile

Just a quick post with a simple card today using the Reason to Smile Stamp set, see my previous post for details of the offer on this set.



Colours used here are Basic Grey, Pretty in Pink and So Saffron. I love the flower centre used here to stamp a spotty border.

Have a good weekend.

Julia

Saturday, August 4, 2012

Reason to Smile August Offer

Showing a clean and simple card today using the Reason to Smile stamp set which is on offer from Stampin' Up this month, see the link below for further details.


Here I have used colours of Daffodil Delight and Basic Back card together with Basic Black ink for stamping the sentiment and the flowers. The spritzer tool and Daffodil Delight marker have been used to fill in around the flowers. 

I like the shadow look of this stamp, but check out the rest of the designs in the set here. The Reason to Smile stamp set is free during August if you spend £60 in one order, or can be purchased at a cost of £14.95 (clear mount) or £18.95 (wood mount).

Have a good weekend.

Julia






Thursday, July 26, 2012

Mini Collage Cards

Here are a couple of cards with paper shapes, embellishments and stamped tiles arranged in a mini collage on one side of the card. 


To make the card, stick the two vertical strips of paper to the right hand side of an A6 card and then add the horizontal scalloped strip. The pennant shape of paper and circle have first been been layered onto card before adding to the arrangement. And finally the focal point has been stamped onto decorative paper and  layered on to three similar pieces of card to give a thick tile effect (you could use a piece of chipboard instead). The 'tile' has then been fixed to the card with dimensional foam pads. This all sounds a bit fiddly but it is worth doing as the different heights of your layered pieces give a really pleasing finish to the design.



Back soon,

Julia


Sunday, July 22, 2012

Mini Printer's Tray Project

Hi everyone, a beautiful sunny day today and I am indoors on my computer!

I attended a class yesterday with Hels Sheridan at the Stamp Attic in Wantage and had a really enjoyable time, so today I wanted to put the finishing touches to my piece or art. 


Those of you who know me will understand that I am not usually one to get inky fingers, but it was a great day and I am so pleased with my finished project I wanted to share it with you.

Hope you have had a good weekend.

Julia

Sunday, July 1, 2012

Twitterpated Birds & July Offer

Hello,

Good news from Stampin' Up is that from today until the end of July if you place an order value £45 or more you will receive a free ribbon and brad set, please click on the link www2.stampinup.com to view the items. To run alongside this offer SU have also brought back the Everyday Enchantment paper pack previously offered as part of a Sale-a-Bration promotion but now available to purhase until the end of July. Please contact me for further information or if you would like to place an order.

The card below uses Twitterpated paper from the summer mini catalogue, together with the Aviary stamp set.


Card: Blushing Bride and Riding Hood Red.
Ink: Riding Hood Red, Pear Pizzazz and Basic Grey

Have a good week.

Julia







Sunday, June 24, 2012

Card Pick & Mix

Showing a selection of cards made recently, hope these might give you a few ideas Cath.

This first card featurs the Up, Up & Away stamp set and papers from Big Top Birthday.


This next two cards are from a recent workshop for Jolande and friends.


Not a very clear picture of the first one above, but a very simple card with leaf colours of Early Espresso, Bravo Burgundy and Pumpkin Pie stamped onto Saraha Sand card.


And this one uses the new Mixed Bunch stamp set and Blossom punch with papers from Beyond the Garden. Cardstock and ink is Melon Mambo.

Julia


Tuesday, June 5, 2012

Masterboard Fun

It has been a very wet day here, so hope these cheerful colours will brighten things up a little.


The cards have been made from a 'masterboard'. Take a piece of A4 pink card and stamp some large pink flowers and a mustard swirl. Using a spritzer tool and co-ordinating marker pens spritz colours between your stamped images to fill in the gaps, or you could use a stipple brush to achieve a similar result. Then spray the card with water and let the colours 'bleed' a little. Now use a heat gun to dry the card. Stamp some mustard 'splodges' and black bees, birds and flower centres. You can also add some torn pieces of text paper on which the edges have been coloured with a dauber (see card no. 3 below). Your 'masterboard' is now complete and you can cut it up to required sizes to design your cards, I made five cards in total.


Please note that when the card has been sprayed with water and dried it will curl up a little, so when placing pieces on your card design be sure to stick them down with some strong sticky red tape.


Card Colours: Pretty in Pink, Melon Mambo, More Mustard and Basic Black
Inks: Melon Membo, More Mustard and Basic Black.
Stamp: Stampin' Up various sets

Julia

Friday, June 1, 2012

Latest Offers from Stampin' Up

Hello, just wanted to let you of the latest offers from Stampin' Up.

Firstly during June if you purchase 3 designer paper packs you get to choose another pack for free. This includes the new designs from the Summer Mini catalogue and if you go the the Stampin' Up site via this link www2.stampinup.com you will be able to see the designs that are included in the offer.

The second offer is for hosting a workshop during June or July. If you host a workshop with sales of £325 you will get extra hostess pounds to spend in the catalogue. Instead of the usual £50 hostess spend plus 1 item at half price for a workshop with a value of £300, if the workshop sales reach £325 you will get a bonus of £30, pushing the total benefits to £80 hostess spend plus 1 item at half price. Again if you would like to see more details of this please click on the link above.

I hope to be back over the next few days with a couple of card samples.

Have a great weekend.

Julia

Friday, May 25, 2012

Sunny Glorious Britain

What fantastic weather we are having at the moment, and I chose this week to take holdiay from work - how lucky is that!

Showing two cards today, the first is a card I made for my son's birthday. Stamps are from my own stash, but I have used SU colours of Not Quite Navy, Real Red and Basic Black for inks and card stock. I was realy pleased with this card and it was a lot of fun to make. I tried a new technique using a stamp made from triangular shaped off-cuts of rubber over my stamped background. This idea was passed on to me by Carla, via Hayley Gillie (thanks Hayley). If you would like more details on how to make the stamp or how to use it on your background please contact me, details above.


My next card follows on the same theme with a Union Jack flag made from the new Twitterpated designer papers and a stamped background using the Fine Flourish individual stamp.
 


After stamping the flourish I cut it diagonally into four triangles and inked the edges using a sponge dauber. I then added the triangles to the blue patterned paper, adding the red paper strips on top. The crown is from the Clearly for You stamp set. Another fun card to make.

Have a lovely sunny weekend.

Julia





Saturday, May 12, 2012

Framelits Top Edge Card

I have taken a couple of workshops this week and it has been really good sharing ideas with some lovely people. The new Summer Mini Catalogue seems to be very popular, especially the Framelits label dies.

Today I am showing a simple design where I have used the Framelits to shape the top of the card.


In the accompanying picture I have shown that if you place a folded card through the die with the cutting edge facing down you can cut the top section only. Before die-cutting trim the folded card to fit inside the Framelit as shown. Please note that the edges of the die underneath your card will cut into the cutting plate of your die cutting machine. You can cut the paper layer in the same way using one size smaller die.

Colours
Card: Riding Hood Red
Ink: Riding Hood Red, Island Indigo
Designer Papers: Twitterpated

Stamp set
Aviary

Back soon.

Julia





Friday, May 4, 2012

New Summer Mini & Framelits Shaped Card

Hello,

I have been absent without leave for a while catching up on a few things, so little late with this announcement, but the new Summer Mini Catalogue has now launched (see link on left of my blog). There are some great new products and as I have a couple of workshops this week, I will be sharing some of my samples and cards made using items from the new book.

The base card for this design has been cut with the new 'Framelits' label dies, and I have used the new Twitterpated Designer papers and the lovely pleated and stitched ribbon.


Card:  Baja Breeze and Island Indigo
Ink:  Island Indigo
Stamps:  Aviary
Ribbon:  Pleated Satin in Riding Hood Red
Also used:  Vintage Wallpaper embossing folder and Designer Printed Brads 

Thanks for stopping by. I will be back soon with another card using the new and very elegant 'Framelits' label dies.

Julia



Sunday, April 22, 2012

The Open Sea - Birthday Flags

My last card in this set uses stamps from The Open Sea set together with pennants punched from the Attic Boutique Papers.


On this card I have 'stippled'  the edges with Soft Suede ink and a stiff brush to give an aged look. The flags have made with the Petite Pennants Builder punch and have been inked all round using a sponge dauber and again Soft Suede ink. The stamped globe has been cut out and also edged with ink.

Card stock: Crumb Cake (for base card), Soft Suede and Very Vanilla.

Julia

Friday, April 20, 2012

The Open Sea - Ink Splodges

My third card in this set uses the beautifully detailed pen design paper from the Attic Boutique papers.



You may be be wondering where The Open Sea stamp set features on this card. I have used the background text stamp in the set to cover one of the labels.

Cardstock colours: Soft Suede, Island Indigo and Very Vanilla.
Inks: Soft Suede and Island Indigo.
Stamps: The Open Sea, ink splodges from French Foliage and the birthday greeting is from a hostess set.

Will be back in a couple of days with the last card in this set, which as you can see from the above picture uses the pennant punch to make some birthday flags.

Julia

Wednesday, April 18, 2012

The Open Sea - Tear Away

Showing my second card in this set, and you can see a sneak peak of cards three and four tucked behind the main image below.


I have stamped text from The Open Sea over one of the Attic Boutique background papers used on my card. The text has also been stamped onto Crumb Cake cardstock for the tag. All torn edges of the paper have been inked using a sponge dauber. As in my previous card I wrapped  Island Indigo Bakers Twine around the card, adding an Antique Brad for some extra interest on the tag.

Cardstock: Crumb Cake and Island Indigo.
Ink: Soft Suede

Back next time with card three in this set.

Julia

Monday, April 16, 2012

The Open Sea - Cards for Men

As previously mentioned, this week I will be showing some cards suitable for men or for people who like to travel. These have been made using a new set of stamps The Open Sea, teamed with the new Attic Boutique Papers, both of which are available from Stampin' Up Demonstrators from the 1st May.


My colours for ink and cardstock layers are Soft Suede, Basic Grey and Island Indigo constructed on a base card of Crumb Cake. I have also used the new Bakers Twine in Island Indigo.

I was pleased with the way this card came together and as always the stamps give a very clear impression making them a pleasure to stamp with. 

Prior warning about my next post, it does involve tearing the paper!

Julia

Thursday, April 12, 2012

Attic Boutique - Delicate Birthday

My fourth and last card in a set of female cards featuring the Attic Boutique papers.


A beautifully delicate background paper to partner the elegant layers cut with the 'Framelits' label dies and a stamped image from Apothecary Art set.
 
Cardstock: Soft Suede, Calypso Coral and Very Vanilla.
Ink: Soft Suede.
 
For my next post I will show you how versatile these papers can be with some cards made for men, teamed with another new stamp set The OpenSea.
 
Julia

Wednesday, April 11, 2012

Attic Boutique - Happiest Birthday

Card number three showing the fabulous Attic Boutique papers.


On this card the papers again make up the background, and you will also notice that I have used some of the new pleated ribbon across the join in the papers. This is a lovely satin ribbon, pleated and stitched together and will be available in four colours from the 1st May.

Cardstock: So Saffron, Soft Suede and Very Vanilla.
Ink: Soft Suede.
Stamps: Apothecary Art.
For die cut shapes: 'Framelits' Label dies.

I will be back soon with one more card in this set.

Julia