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TIME TO SHARE THIS WEEK’S GLOBAL DESIGN PROJECT ENTRY

I enjoy participating in design challenges. This week the Global Design team have given us a colour challenge.

As I am featuring the Awash in Beauty Suite this week, I needed to stop and think how I could bring these colours and use them with these products. None of the challenge colours are used in the Designer Series Paper, so it was going to be stamping as the focus … and, some cardstock.

Here is the end result.

I used Adhesive Sheets on the back of the Starry Sky card stock to attach it to the card front.

The die, from the Organic Beauty Dies, was used three times to create a multitude of diamond shapes. I used them to fill some of white spaces. In places there were up to five diamonds layered on top of each other.

The flowers and stems were stamped in each colour and then die cut. They were then positioned on the card front and secured with Stampin’ Dimensionals and Multipurpose Glue.

I cit a length of Petal Pink Soft Polyester Ribbon in half and tied a small bow.

I gave the centres of the flowers a light brush of Clear Wink of Stella.

The envelope and inside of the card were both stamped in Sweet Sorbet.

I have another colour challenge to share with you later today and I have decided to use a very similar layout just to see which one I prefer.

Until then, happy stamping.

If you live in Australia, you can order any of the products I used to make this card by going to my online store. Just click on any of the images below.

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Paper Snips
[103579]
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TIME FOR TECHNIQUE THIS TUESDAY

I have shared projects that I have made using masks before but today’s is a little different.

This time I used the lattice die from the Organic Beauty Dies as my mask/stencil. As you can see I taped down the die onto a piece of Basic White card and then used one of my Blending Brushes to blend Granny Apple Green across the card.

After I finished colouring the card stock, I removed the masking tape and trimmed it for the card front.

The flowers were stamped on Basic White card and White Vellum then heat embossed using white embossing powder. The flowers and leaves were then die cut and arranged on the front of the card.

The greeting was also hear embossed before being cut. The Banner Pick a Punch was ideal for finishing this element.

I added some Iridescent Pearl Basic Jewels to give the card some bling.

I cut two lengths of white twine, from the Baker’s Twine Essentials Pack, and pulled them apart into single strands. Then I tied them into a bow before securing it with a Mini Glue Dot.

Now I need to go and look at the rest of my dies to see which ones I can use in the same way.

Tomorrow is Wednesday and time to share some challenge projects.

Until then, happy stamping.

If you live in Australia, you can order any of the products I used to make this card by going to my online store. Just click on any of the images below.

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Heat Tool
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Paper Snips
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MEMORIES ON MONDAY (a wee bit late)

This week’s layout was finished yesterday but I didn’t quite get around to photographing it – so here it is now.

The Beauty Abounds Suite is perfect for scrapbooking because the images, in this piece of Designer Series Paper, are large and colourful.

I stamped the image directly onto the 12″x 12″ Balmy Blue cardstock (retired) using the same coloured ink.

The name of the Suite inspired the title for this page. Now to find a photo of my daughters to add to the page.

I used the Alphabest Stamp Set and coordinating Best Label Punch for the title.

It doesn’t take much to make a lovely scrapbook layout when the paper and stamps do all the work.

I’m so pleased with this layout. What do you think?

There will a second post today for my Technique Tuesday project. Phew – back on track.

Until then, happy stamping.

If you live in Australia, you can order any of the products I used to make this card by going to my online store. Just click on any of the images below.

Product List
Paper Snips
[103579]
$19.25