Flowering Fields Sketch challenge for #GDP026

Hi all

I'm back with a sketch challenge! These are always a joy to take part in and also great to see all the beautiful projects other people come up with too.


Global Design Project #026/ Sketch Challenge

I used the Hello You Thinlits dies for the sentiment which I layered up to create a more 3D effect.

The DSP layer is offset to show the Basic Black underneath.

Here's how to make it:

1. Basic Black A4 cut in half length ways (at 10.5cm) and scored at 14.9cm
2. Whipser White layer 14.9cm x 9.5cm
3. 2 strips of Bohemian DSP 1.5cm x 14.9cm
4. Adhere the 2 strips of DSP to Basic Black Card base
5. Stamp Flowering Fields in Blackberry Bliss, colour flowers with Delightful Dijon marker and the leaves with Gold Wink of Stella
6. Cut 4x Basic Black Hello sentiment and 1x Bohemian DSP using Big Shot
7. Adhere layers using Tombo and glue onto stamped layer
8. Attach the stamped layer with dimensionals.

Flowering Fields is part of the Sale-A-Bration offering and FREE until the end of the month with a £45 purchase!

Sketch challenge - Glitter is always good!

Hi all

It's sketch challenge time!

CAS Colours and Sketches Blog
Challenge #117

At first glance this sketch seemed pretty easy but when I started to think about my design I struggled for a while but luckily the creative juices started to flow when I chose my DSP for the left hand side of the card. Yes, I did use Blackberry Bliss....again! But I've tried to change up my usual style a little in the design.

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Esther xx

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Colour challenge - Stampin' Up! in colours

Hi all

This week's challenge is a colour challenge using some of the gorgeous Stampin' Up! in colours.

I decided to create a stamped background using these colours including some 'stamping off' to vary the intensity of the ink.

CAS Colours & Sketches Challenge #114

My entry

Blackberry bliss is such a beautiful colour, I just had to make it the main feature of this card.

Esther xx

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There's always something to be thankful for

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Today I'd like to show you a card I made inspired by a few things. First of all I wanted to include the Pansy punch because it's in this weeks weekly deals (yay!) and the sentiment 'There's always something to be thankful for' seemed to resonate as we enter into Lent. The colour pallet was inspired by Hello Honey, also in the weekly deals.

The sentiment comes from the You brighten my day stamp set which you can order FREE for a limited time during Sale-a-Bration when you place a £45 order.  The stamp which is part of a set of 9 is designed to co-ordinate with the Note tag punch but as I didn't want the tag border I inked my stamp with a Stampin' write marker.

I used the Flower Shop stamp set which co-ordinates with the Pansy punch for a quick, sophisticated effect.

This week's deals, click on the image to shop.

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Esther xx

Weekly deals - 3rd December 2014

Hello all

I have some fabulous weekly deals to share with you all today:

Perfect for all you embossing fans. The Texture embossing machine would make a great Christmas gift for the crafter in your life (or you!) and affordable enough to add an embossing folder or 2. 

The Lucky Stars embossing folder is one of my all time faves and I use it on so many projects.

I think it looks especially beautiful on this Curvy Keepsake box which I made from vellum. The tags come with the Curvy keepsake die which makes it super simple to make a quick and elegant gift. I popped a battery tea light in this one which shows off the vellum and the stars really well.

Other items used were:

Blackberry Bliss ribbon

Blackberry Bliss ink pad

Itty Bitty Accents punch set

Teeny Tiny Sentiments stamp set

Whisper white card

Silver Glimmer paper

Happy stamping!

Esther xx