New goodies...

Hiya!

I'm popping in to share a card using some NEW goodies we were able to pre-order from the up-coming catalogue...

This card features three of the new in-colours: Blackberry Bliss, Lost Lagoon & Hello Honey, as well as some new dsp. It also has a couple of new stamp sets: Traveller and one of the Project Life clear stamps (for the frame around the sentiment). Oh and there's also another sneaky peek I'm VERY excited about: Blendabilities!! Can't wait to play with these some more!

I used the Mojo Monday sketch for my layout...

I'm keeping it short and sweet tonight... it's been a busy weekend! Thanks for stopping by...

x Amy x

Flowers & Framelits...

Hiya!

It's time for another fun ColourQ challenge, and this week's inspiration and colours are so pretty together...

I wanted to build a multi-layered flower and combine it with a fun frame idea I had played around with last week, so I ended up with this...

The flower was created by embossing the smaller images from Daydream Medallions on Real Red card with white EP, then I die-cut them with the matching Floral Framelits. I added another flower in between these (the script flower from Flower Shop punched with the pansy punch) and added a Soft Sky button in the centre. I added some leaves cut with the Little Leaves sizzlit die using Naturals White card, and I added some Dazzling Details to the leaves for a bit of sparkle.

The frame behind the flower was created by first die-cutting a piece of Pool Party cardstock with one of the Labels framelits, then a window cut from the middle with one of the deco labels framelits. This frame was popped up with dimensionals on the Whisper White panel. The inner part of the frame is a piece of Soft Sky card, cut with the same Deco Label framelit as the inside of the frame, then embossed with the Sale-a-Bration dotty embossing folder. This was then glued into the middle of the frame, and the flower popped over the top with dimensionals.

The sentiment is the only touch of Pacific Point - stamped with a sentiment from Express Yourself.

I used this week's Case this Sketch to help me (but admittedly, there's not much CAS about this card - apart from the white space maybe!)...

Here's the recipe:
Stamps: Daydream Medallions, Flower Shop, Express Yourself
Ink: Versamark, Real Red, Pacific Point
Paper: Whisper White, Real Red, Soft Sky, Pool Party, Naturals Ivory
Accessories: Subtles buttons, rhinestones, White EP, Dazzling Details
Tools: Little Leaves sizzlit, Floral Frames Framelits, Pansy Punch, Deco Labels Framelits, Labels framelits, Decorative Dots embossing folder

Make sure you check out the rest of the ColourQ designers' fab projects this week!

Thanks for stopping by...

x Amy x

Real Coastal Mojo

Hiya!

Sorry about being pretty quiet on my blog recently - I've been so busy getting ready for my big trip to Australia in a couple of weeks with overtime at work and a bunch of Stampin' Up events, I've not had much time to create and blog! Well this afternoon I decided to take some time out to play along with a couple of challenges I had my eye on: the FAB Mojo Monday sketch as well as the gorgeous colours over at Create with Connie & Mary...

My two favourite colours are red and aqua so I knew I had to play with this colour combo! Initially I was thinking of a Christmas card but then I decided to play around with some flower sets and punches...

The flowers were created using a combination of Mixed bunch and Flower Shop stamps and punches, with a Simply Pressed clay flower in the middle of the larger one (dyed with Coastal Cabana ink). I used some Winter Frost dsp for the vertical banner and stamped a flourish on the Coastal Cabana card in the background to add further detail. I pierced around the tag using my piercing tool and template and added a lovely Smoky Slate chevron ribbon bow to finish.

Here's the recipe:
Stamps: Mixed Bunch, Flower Shop, Oh Hello, Flowering Flourishes
Ink: Coastal Cabana, Real Red, Smoky Slate, Versamark
Paper: Winter Frost dsp, Coastal Cabana, Real Red, Whisper White
Accessories: Simply Pressed Clay, Smoky Slate chevron ribbon
Tools: Blossom punch, Pansy punch, Squares framelits, Piercing tool, mat & template

Thanks for stopping by today!

x Amy x

Razzleberry Flower Shop...

Hello!

I've been playing around with the Flower Shop set and pansy punch this week and used a couple of challenges to help me: the colours from In{k}spire_me and the sketch from the Paper Players.

Here's what I came up with...

Here's the recipe:
Stamps: Field Flowers, Flower Shop, Loving Thoughts
Ink: Pool Party, Rich Razzleberry, Smoky Slate
Paper: Quatrefancy dsp, Basic Grey, Rich Razzleberry, Smoky Slate, Whisper White
Accessories: Simply Pressed clay & button mold, mini brads, pansy punch

I'm keeping it short and sweet today... hope you've having a great week!

Thanks for stopping by...

x Amy x

Cantaloupe Flower Shop...

Hiya!

I couldn't resist playing along with the pretty sketch and colour combo over at Create with Connie & Mary...

And I came with this...

Here's the recipe:
Stamps: Flower Shop, Flowering Flourishes, Amazing You
Ink: Crisp Cantaloupe, Calypso Coral
Paper: Epic Day dsp, Crisp Cantaloupe, Pistachio Pudding, Naturals White, Whisper White
Tools: Ovals framelits, Labels framelits, Pansy Punch, Bird punch, Simply Pressed molds & clay

Thanks for stopping by!

x Amy x

Mojo Hexagon Throwdown...

Hello there!

I wanted to play around with some new goodies as well as a few challenges this afternoon, so I combined the Color Throwdown colours with this week's Mojo Monday sketch...

I kept this one pretty simple (unusual for me!) and clean-looking...

For some reason the white card in the background looks dull (must have been the light) in the photo, which is a shame, as it's nice and white IRL.

Here's the recipe:
Stamps: Flower Shop, Six Sided Sampler, Simply Sketched
Ink: Bermuda Bay, So Saffron, Strawberry Slush
Paper: Bermuda Bay & Strawberry Slush core-dinations card, So Saffron, Crumb Cake, Whisper White
Tools: Ovals framelits, Pansy Punch, Hexagon punch, honeycomb embossing folder, sanding block, Itty Bitty Banners framelits, Needlepoint border embossing folder, ovals piercing template, bird punch
Accessories: Simply Pressed clay & button mold, rhinestones

I'm keeping it short and sweet today peeps - lots to do!

Hope you're enjoying your weekend!

Thanks for stopping by...

x Amy x