Love you To Pieces Bundle

My last order included the Love You To Pieces Bundle. So inspired by You Tube Videos I made my first card for my daughter. Some of the puzzle pieces may fall out when she opens the card but hopefully that will encourage her to complete the puzzle again.

I then decided to make a Christmas card. I took some of the All Is Bright DSP from the Autumn/Winter Catalogue and completed the second card. The little holly sprigs are from the Take Out Treats Stamp Set. The matching dies include one which cuts out the holly beautifully.

The colours used were Real Red and Call Me Clover.

For the third card I used another piece of DSP from the All Is Bright Pack.

The sentiment is from the Joyous Noel Stamp Set and I put some gold thread behind it.

I hope that you like these cards.

Abstract Impressions

I was not going to get this stamp set but I decided to get the Dies as I loved the butterfly and then once I had looked the Bundle up on Pinterest then I was soon hooked. The first card was one that we did in a Stamparatus class recently. Medallion or Kaleidescope stamping is so easy and such fun with a Stamparatus. Highland Heather, Blackberry Bliss and Mossy Meadow is the colour combo.

The next card was cased from You Tube. I used Calypso Coral and Flirty Flamingo instead of Melon Mambo and Island Indigo (now retired) instead of Bermuda Bay for the base card.
I really like the little butterfly in the stamp set. Fabulous stamp set to use as the abstract bit means that you can't really make a mistake!

Bold flowers here in Petal Pink and Calypso Coral. I do love the colour choice that we have in Stampin Up.

Similar card to the first one but in Powder Pink and Flirty Flamingo with Pear Pizzazz leaves.

Healing Hugs

Healing Hugs was near the top of my list of stamp sets from the new Annual Catalogue because I did not have a good Get Well stamp set and this one fits the bill. The flower in the first card was inked up in Crushed curry and then I used a Sponge Dauber and added some Poppy Parade.

The second card was cased from Crafting Sergeant. I like the aperture on the front to show the inside sentiment. I used Granny Apple Green and Tranquil Tide for the leaves.

The next card was cased from the Catalogue. I love Bermuda Bay teamed up with Lemon Lime Twist.

Watercolour wash in Pool Party. Blackberry Bliss and Rich Razzleberry for the flower. Good to use the cross stitching background stamp from the set.

Another cased card.Blushing Bride and Calypso Coral for the flower and Basic Grey for the sentiment which is from the love what You Do stamp set.

Create a Wreath with the Stamparatus

I watched a great video on You Tube called the Round and Round technique using a Stamparatus.
You can view it HERE
It was easy to make the template on Grid Paper using the largest of the square framelits.
I used a small heart from the retired Heart Happiness Stamp set.

 Below is a larger wreath made using the Happy Birthday Gorgeous Stamp Set on a 4 inch square.

They were both fun to stamp and I enjoyed the creativity of "design on the go" with the second one.