Artistic Embellishments: September 2016

Friday, September 30, 2016

Paisleys & Poseys is Perfect!

Hello stampers!

I don't know about you, but often with a new catalogue it's hard to miss something? I was flipping through the Holiday 2016 catalogue when a set that I, for some reason missed. I'm so glad I spotted it because it is a fabulous set, and there are so many possibilities. It's called {Paisleys & Poseys}. Paisley seems to be quite trendy right now and with this set you can make it any colour you want.

I chose to use Old Olive, Delightful Dijon, Tip Top Taupe and Sweet Sugarplum. I think the colours look beautiful together and it was quite difficult to stick to one set of colours. I ended up making about 20 cards since I love the experimentation so much. If you scroll down you'll see what I mean.

I used a mask to block out the colour/stamping from the sentiment. I have a bunch of cards all stamped, glued and ready to go!! The sentiment is from {Butterfly Basics}, embossed with Copper embossing powder - so lovely. I added a bitty butterfly to the top to add a touch more copper. Oh, and some clear wink of Stella for some glitter. I hope you like it, cheers!

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Stampin' Up! Supplies Used:

Paisleys & Posies Photopolymer Bundle

Paisley Framelits Dies

Paisleys & Posies Photopolymer Stamp Set

Copper Foil Sheets

Bitty Butterfly Punch

Stampin' Dimensionals

Sponge Daubers

Heat Tool (Us And Canada)

Versamark Pad

Copper Stampin' Emboss Powder

Clear Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush

Old Olive Classic Stampin' Pad

Delightful Dijon Classic Stampin' Pad

Tip Top Taupe Classic Stampin' Pad

Sweet Sugarplum Classic Stampin' Pad

Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

Sweet Sugarplum 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

Tip Top Taupe 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

Mini Glue Dots

Sweet Sugarplum 3/8" (1 Cm) Ruched Ribbon

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Thursday, September 29, 2016

Grateful for "Acorny Thank You"

Hello stampers!

It is so windy, dark and stormy outside. I guess it's a good day for some stamp therapy! I made this card yesterday, while I was "cleaning" my stamp room. Yes, I "played". They looked so inviting, I kept hearing "play with me" and since I just happened to have the Acorn punch on my desk - I started there.

I have made several cards with this punch and {Acorny Thank You} stamp set. I went for an ALL watercolour look... and I love how it turned out, it's so vintage and rustic looking, I used Early Espresso and Soft Suede with Old Olive. I did lots, and lots of layers until I was happy with the look.

I mixed some Soft Sky and Gold Wink of Stella to distress the background. I also added some splatters of ink and gold embossing powder. For my finishing touches, I added a gold embossed greeting to the center acorn and some gold twine that I unraveled and stretched across the width of the card. I hope you like my card, let's hope the day brightens up a bit!

Stampin' Up! Supplies Used:

Acorny Thank You Photopolymer Stamp Set

Acorn Builder Punch

Stampin' Dimensionals

Aqua Painters

Gold Stampin' Emboss Powder

Versamark Pad

Watercolor Paper

Tip Top Taupe 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

Tip Top Taupe Classic Stampin' Pad

Early Espresso Classic Stampin' Pad

Old Olive Classic Stampin' Pad

Soft Suede Classic Stampin' Pad

Baker's Twine Trio Pack

Clear Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush

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Monday, September 26, 2016

9 Jolly Friends!

Hello stampers!

I have another super cute card made with the {Jolly Friends} stamp set. This time I gave Santa a break and put the elves to work. I stamped 9 of the little cuties onto a piece of watercolour paper with Archival black ink before colouring them in with a variety of colours.

Aren't these little guys so adorable with their little curl in their hair and rosy cheeks?! Yep, I think so!

I added a piece of {Warmth & Cheer} designer series paper, a lovely red knit to be exact. A bit of gold glimmer paper to make the "merry" die cut using the {Christmas Greetings Thinlits}. Lastly, a cute hat complete with a red bell to finish it off. I hope you like my card, have a wonderful day.