Paisley Fishy

I am so blessed to be a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator for many, many reasons, but one of the best is having contact with some really amazing and creative people.  This morning I was blown away by the creativity of a fellow demonstrator Valerie Sanchez and her use of my favourite bundle from the new Holiday Catalogue - Paisleys & Posies. I can't add a link because she posted in a private Facebook page, but the creative credit for this belongs firmly with Valerie. 

I am really not sure how a mind looks at this set of framelits and sees this cute little fish! Valerie was kind enough to share which of the framelits she used, and after consulting with my daughter who has a great eye for colour made this little fellow. Yes I have used the new copper metallic paper on his fins, eye and tail, I just love how it adds something special. It took a little while for me to choose a card layout for him and made a mask from the swirly birds framelits and sponged Bermuda Bay a bit randomly. I like how the different levels of colour give a sense of underwater scene. 

The sentiment from Designer Tin of Cards on the front seemed to go well with this sentiment from the same set on the inside.  I love the little flourish and heart from Paisleys & Posies stamp set.

Happy Stamping
Monique

ESAD Blog Hop - 2016 Annual Catalogue

The release of the new Stampin' Up! annual catalogue calls for an ESAD blog hop, and this one is no different. This is a great catalogue and I know you will get lots of inspiration from the blog hop so grab a cuppa and enjoy hopping through all of the creations, just follow the link at the bottom of each post to hop to the next blog.

My first card is made using the Scenic Sayings stamp set, which I have paired with the soft Blooms & Bliss DSP.  The sheet I chose only had blues and neutral colours in it, and I really wanted it to coordinate with the new Sweet Sugarplum I had used to colour in the sentiment, and the ruched ribbon. My solution was to add some Sweet Sugarplum stamping using Swirly Bird stamps, adding the swirly flower to the centre of some fo the flowers and a few of the little dots in between, I did this by just inking up the end of the very dotty stamp in the set, rather than ink the whole image. I have also used the new Layering Ovals Framelits, which have a combination of plain and scalloped ovals that give nice narrow layers.  I have to be honest, I wasn't going to get these framelits but earned some free product with my order and am so happy I did!

My next card uses the lovely Mixed Borders and Designer Tin of Cards stamp sets.  I just love how the flower border stamp and leaf border stamp combine to make a mixed colour border really easy to create.  This fold is known as a double z fold, which is really quite cool, and just perfect for this border set.  I have added a flower from Botanical Builder Framelits and some embossing using the new Floral Affection embossing folder.

My final card for the hop is this one using Layering Love and the cute little cat from Sitting Here, I remember seeing these two stamps used together in a card made by Lydia and knew I wanted to do the same in some way. I used the Layering  Oval Framelits again on this card, and the Dapper Denim Ruched ribbon which is so lovely.

Time to hop on over to see what Cathy has created for you, then keep hopping until you get back to the blog you started on.

                     

Product List

Swirly Bird Photopolymer Stamp Set [141749] $44.00	Layering Love Clear-Mount Stamp Set [141965] $28.00	Sitting Here Photopolymer Stamp Set [141589] $30.00	Mixed Borders Photopolymer Stamp Set [141932] $37.00	Designer Tin Of Cards Photopolymer Stamp Set [141739] $45.00
Botanical Builder Framelits Dies [140625] $56.00	Floral Affection Textured Impressions Embossing Folder [141713] $16.00	Dapper Denim 3/8" (1 Cm) Ruched Ribbon [141424] $14.00	Sweet Sugarplum 3/8" (1 Cm) Ruched Ribbon [141428] $14.00	Layering Ovals Framelits Dies [141706] $58.00
Scenic Sayings Clear-Mount Stamp Set [141602] $33.00	Blooms & Bliss Designer Series Paper [141654] $19.25

Happy Stamping

Monique