Green Ombre Card using a Sponge Brayer on Laser Cut paper.

Hello there,
Today I have a card for you using the new Delightfully Detailed Laser-Cut Speciality Paper! What a mouthful that name is, right?? OK, so I think I'll  abbreviate it on here to just laser-cut paper, lol! As much as a pain the name is the actual paper is really lovely and so the other day I used some of the card front pieces with several different colouring techniques to make a few different cards.
I'm going to start with this leaf pattern design first which I added a simple and easy green ombre effect to using a sponge brayer...

The paper is a lovely vanilla on one side with the reverse being white. They can be used as they are and are just lovely like that but it's also perfect paper for adding colour to, too.
For this ombre effect I started by adding Garden Green at the bottom using the brayer then moving onto Old Olive in the centre and Lemon-lime Twist at the top. I did this all using the same brayer as you don't need to get a lot of ink on it, just roll the brayer onto scrap paper before moving onto the next colour. Add the panel to a Crumb Cake piece of card for a natural looking background.

 Layer onto black card and wrap with copper thread before adding to a Lemon-Lime Twist card base. Sentiment is from Colourful Seasons.
So, have you tried sponge brayers yet? They are so fun to use ;-)
I have made several other cards with this paper using different techniques so I'll of course share those with you over the coming days :-)
Thanks for looking today, I hope you have chance to craft this weekend!
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Products Used to create this project:

Delightfully Detailed Laser-Cut Specialty Paper (£13.00)	Sponge Brayers (£7.50)	Garden Green Classic Stampin' Pad (£7.00)	Old Olive Classic Stampin' Pad (£7.00)	Lemon Lime Twist Classic Stampin' Pad (£7.00)	Lemon Lime Twist A4 Cardstock (£8.00)	Basic Black A4 Cardstock (£8.00)
Crumb Cake A4 Cardstock (£8.00)	Stampin' Trimmer (Metric) (£28.00)	Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies (£28.00)	Copper Metallic Thread (£3.25)	White Stampin' Emboss Powder (£4.75)	Colorful Seasons Photopolymer Stamp Set (£25.00)	Multipurpose Liquid Glue (£3.75)

New! Animal Expedition Designer Series Paper

Hello there,
I hope you are well? I have had my first order of new goodies this week and have had a little play the other evening when I discovered the dies that are for Animal Outing stamps also fit the papers from the matching Animal Expedition DSP! I love that! Let's see...

 I used some of the branch paper with a vellum overlay and some linen thread before adding it to completely cover a card base.

 I trimmed a rectangle of the paper out before die cutting the giraffe. Then I added the outer paper to some Tranquil Tide card and finally popping the giraffe back in with dimensionals.

 Finished with a sentiment from "A Good Day" stamp set, heat embossed in white on black card, and that's it!

I love this card and these papers are so adorable! I have already made another couple of cards using it so I'll share those with you soon too.
Right, I hope you like todays card too, back soon with more :-)
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Products Used to create this project:

Animal Outing Clear-Mount Bundle (£42.25)

Animal Expedition Designer Series Paper (£10.25)

Linen Thread (£4.75)

Vellum A4 Cardstock (£8.25)

A Good Day Clear-Mount Stamp Set (£17.00)

Basic Black A4 Cardstock (£8.00)

White Stampin' Emboss Powder (£4.75)

A Pair Of Cards Using "In Every Season" by SU!

Hello there and happy Sunday!
I have a few jobs in the garden today but I have to wait for it to cool down just a little so I thought I'd hop on and share a couple of cards with you first.
I'm excitedly and not so patiently, waiting on my first order from the new catalogue and so I don't have a lot of new things to share with you yet, but I did win this lovely set, "In Every Season" at On Stage way back in April and this is it's first inking. I thought I'd try two ways of colouring just one of the twelve images in the set. 
So, one image was watercoloured with ink pads and one was coloured with my Stampin' Blends, which I have heard are coming back in just a couple of weeks, fingers crossed ;-)
So, let's see this pair of cards, shall we?

 A closer look at the watercoloured image. I stamped this one onto white shimmer card for easy watercoloring.

 And this is the blends coloured image. This was stamped onto regular whisper white card which is my favourite for using with the blends.

 I added some white embossing paste through a stencil for some texture and some silver thread for a little bling to finish.

 So, I'm going to ask that question... Which version do you like best?
OK, I am off for now and I hope to read your thoughts in the comments :-)
Thanks so much for stopping by today.
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Products Used to create this project:

In Every Season Clear-Mount Stamp Set (£21.00)	Whisper White A4 Cardstock (£9.00)	Shimmery White A4 Cardstock (£8.25)	Blender Pens (£11.25)	Garden Green Classic Stampin' Pad (£7.00)	Embossing Paste (£7.50)	Pattern Party Decorative Masks (£5.50)
Silver Metallic Thread (£3.25)	Crumb Cake A4 Cardstock (£8.00)	Stampin' Dimensionals (£3.75)	Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies (£28.00)

The New SU! Catalogue is HERE!! Whoop!

Hello there and happy new catalogue day! It's finally here and what a fabulous catalogue it is!!

So, I'm not going to waffle too much today as I know you're here to see the fab new things, so without further ado, HERE IT IS

Want to know my top picks? OK, just a few then, in no particular order...
(LINKS AT THE END OF THIS POST)
1. Little Twinkle (page 83)
2. Stitched All Around Bundle (page 17)
3. Little Elephant (page 91)
4. Postcard Pals (page 49)
5. Animal Outing (page 27)
6. Petal Promenade DSP (page 107)
7. Bouquet Blooms (page 167)
OK, OK, enough of what I like! I could go on forever ;-) Let me know in the comments what your favourite things are!
Happy shopping :-D
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Just a few of my Top Picks:

Little Twinkle Clear-Mount Bundle (£31.50)

Stitched All Around Clear-Mount Bundle (£44.00)

Little Elephant Clear-Mount Bundle (£31.50)

Postcard Pals Clear-Mount Stamp Set (£19.00)

Animal Outing Clear-Mount Bundle (£42.25)

Petal Promenade Designer Series Paper (£10.25)

Bouquet Blooms Photopolymer Bundle (£36.00)