A little papaya and honeycomb love on Pistacio pudding!

Isn't this bird stamp gorgeous? 

I think so esp when you add it to a picture frame,old style roses and two new colours.

My apologies for the colours it has come over all overcast this afternoon and the overhead light isn't much use for good photos. 

Card recipe

Stamp set: Papaya collage and Label love

Ink: new in colour Pistacio pudding and Bermuda bay

Cardstock: Very vanilla and Pistacio pudding

Big shot with the Honeycomb embossing folder.

Tea for two and the Summer Solstice

Saying goodbye is always difficult ... The Summer Solstice butterflies have been a favourite of mine.

I have featured the Tea ForTwo patterned paper in strips on my card before running the whole card front through the honeycomb embossing folder. The tea for two papers will also be going at the end of this catalogue on 30 June. But this pattern will be recoloured in wisteria wonder and coastal cabana.

I stamped my butterflies in Early Espresso ink on the patterned Tea for Two paper then cut them out.

Placing them on dimensionals to raise them up above the textured background. 

If you are wanting to purchase any of these products (retiring or current) you can email me at nerida_carter@hotmail.com or order online at: http://www.facebook.com/l/bAQH1W1MW/www3.stampinup.com/ECWeb/default.aspx?dbwsdemoid=4002091

Summer Solstice clear mounted $24.95 page 93. Item number 122037. 

Enjoy!!!

Doily dresses

I found this idea on Pinterest yesterday and couldn't wait to try my own doily dress.
You can buy doilies in a pack of 24 from the seasonal catalogue (Autumn mini) for $4.95 it goes wonderfully well with the tea for two designer papers.

Watercolouring my Secret Garden

 It is such a long time since I watercoloured on  a card. Perhaps a year atleast. But it is one of the easiest ways to step up a line art stamp.
I have been featuring the same stampset "Secret Garden" all this week from the seasonal mini catalogue. It makes me happy to stamp, and cut, and stick a few flowers onto a textured card, so why stop at one?

 The centre of the flower is gently painted with Wisteria wonder ink on an aquapainter brush.
While the outside petals are painted with Rich Razzleberry ink. You can vary the depth of the colour depending how much ink is on your brush. And these stamps make it just a simple task of staying "almost" within the lines.

Keeping the purple theme going I have used some spotted Elegant Eggplant ribbon tied around the card.
And some Rich Razzleberry printed paper on the bottom third of the card.
The top third is filled with Honeycomb textured embossing on Naturals white cardstock which is very nice to watercolour on.

Introducing the Secret Garden!

 

In the Autumn Seasonal Catalogue Stampin' Up! have introduced a new bundle that will make the most fabulous cards, Scapbook pages and flower arrangements. It has only just arrived on my door step and I have spent last weekend creating with it.

The bundle is comprised of a stampset and a set of framelits.

You can buy them separately, or if you buy them in the bundle you get 20% off!

There are 5 flowers, a stem and leaves in the set and each can be cut out with the matching framelits.

I took just three of the flowers, a sentiment, some patterned paper and plain cardstock and came up with this bright cheerful card.

 And then created this bouquet using the whole set of stamps.
You can change the look depending on the colours, cardstock and background textures used.

Stampset: Secret Garden p.17 of the Seasonal caty.

Patterned paper: Print Poetry p.16

Cardstock: Whisper white, Confetti White, Gumball Green, Pacific Point.

Inks: Summer starfruit, Primrose Petals, Pacific Point, gumball green.

Tools: Big shot machine, honeycomb, cloudy day and needlepoint embossing folders.

Honey comb embossing folder meets nature walk

This card is one I dreamed up in my head as soon as I saw that honey comb embossing folder in the Seasonal mini catalogue. It is Autumn atlast the bees have been and gone from our garden. And I am noticing a few Autumn leaves on the footpath when we walk to and from school each day.

The honeycomb embossing folder is going to be a favourite.

The bee is from Nature walk (on page 79 of the main catalogue).

The honeycomb embossing folder is really easy to cut patterned paper (after its been embossed) as the embossing is very deep and pronounced. It looks great if you emboss some of our Core'dinations cardstock and sand the surface to reveal the lighter coloured core.

Patterned Occasions cupcake card

Who doesn't like a cupcake on their birthday?
If you are a ten year old girl - it will definitely get a smile. Perhaps the real thing is better when you're ten.
But for the rest of us - a card with a cup cake is the go. This one fits perfectly into the Window collections framelit and comes with it's own cute sentiment.

Card Recipe:

Stampset: patterned occasions

Cardstock: Primrose Petals, Raspberry Ripple

Ink: In-colour markers 2013

Ribbon: Primrose Petals stitched satin

Big shot, Windows collection framelits, Honey comb embossing folder.

Glimmer brad.