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SUNSHINE ON A RAINY DAY

We have had quite a lot of rain over the last week … so it’s always good to see the sun.

The UNDER MY UMBRELLA BUNDLE and the recently released PLEASED AS PUNCH DSP give a cheery outlook for dreary ‘weather’.

I loved the idea of having one of meerkats, from THE GANGS ALL HERE Sale-a-bration stamp set, pop up from inside one of the gumboots [wellingtons] … and his friends were there to help him in the rain.

Hope you like it …

To earn the meerkat stamp set, you need to spend $90 on any Stampin’ Up! products [before postage and handling].

There are lots of product combinations to reach the qualifying total – here’s one example:

$90 = UNDER MY UMBRELLA BUNDLE [153786 – $53] + PLEASED AS PUNCH DSP [153558 – $20] + PAPER SNIPS [103579 – $17]

Just a reminder – if you live in Australia and want me to send you any of the current Stampin’ Up! catalogues, contact me.

Thanks for dropping by … happy stamping!

mmm … Michele

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PARIS … DAY 2

Well, it’s not really our second day in Paris. I’m still in Brisbane … but we are starting to plan an overseas trip for later in the year.

DAY 2 in PARIS means another card project to share with you.

This one uses the floral images and language of love … as well as the totally gorgeous PARISIAN FLOURISH 3D EMBOSSING FOLDER.

Embossing folders and vellum should never be underestimated – the end result is just perfect for any project!

I am so pleased that we now have the SADDLE BROWN STAZON INK … perfect for more subtle water colouring than the Stazon Black.

I also used two new banner dies from the COUNTY CLUB SUITE’s Golf Club Dies … very versatile coordination.

I hope this reminds you to drag out your embossing folders and add texture to your projects.

Thanks for dropping … happy stamping.

mmm … Michele

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PARIS …

Rob and I have visited Paris twice … in 1988 and 2008. Neither travel experiences have memory albums yet. So, when I saw the PARISIAN BLOSSOMS SUITE, I knew I had the perfect products to start my memory keeping of these travel adventures [although not yey started].

Instead, I have started creating some cards to get a feel for this suite … I have discovered that, along with the iconic Eiffel Tower image and dies, the suite showcases the language of love … floral elements and the words of love.

My first card

I used an aqua painter to water colour the base layer Eiffel Tower and created an ombre effect from left to right … this adds a ‘shadow’ for the vellum tower layer.

I also did a very quick water colour wash, on more of the Shimmer White card stock, before die cutting the very elegant flourishes that are in the coordinating dies set.

I hope this inspires you to create some cards or even to finish off some of your own Parisian memory keeping …

Thanks for dropping by … happy stamping.

mmm … Michele

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