Monday, 6 October 2014

Wonderful You

I can't get enough of this Simon Say Stamp Butterfly die set. It's so useful…
Today I have a card to share that features the largest butterfly in the set. I simply cut two patterned paper butterflies and two fabric ones, layered them up and stitched them together. I added them to some card which I die cut with the new stitched frame die from THIS awesome set, added a sentiment from Simon's Handwritten Greetings set, and splattered it with Hero Arts silver metallic spray. 
Wonderful You by Lucy Abrams 
I haven't used fabric on a card for ages… LOVING the texture. :) And this new Hero Arts spray is FANTASTIC. Highly recommended.
Wonderful You 2 by Lucy Abrams
Back soon with more…
Bye for now.
x
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Sunday, 5 October 2014

Clearly Besotted 2nd Anniversary Blog Hop with Giveaway

Hello!
Today I am participating in a blog hop to celebrate the 2nd anniversary of Clearly Besotted Stamps. I just love this company. Not only is it a UK company (which makes me very happy - I adore buying and promoting quality UK products), but the owner, Stephanie, is one of the kindest, sweetest, most generous and talented people EVER. Seriously.
If you have arrived from Stephanie's blog, then welcome. If not, head there now and start from the beginning - there are prizes to be won on every stop, as well as awesome inspiration from an amazing line up of designers...
So I have two cards to share with you today… both are created with a brand new die set called Ornamental Style.
First up, a Christmas shaker card. I used the three ornament dies to create windows in some Bo Bunny patterned paper, then filled the shaker element with a mixture of silver sequins and fun confetti. The sentiment is from the Ornamental Style stamp set. LOVE it.
merry christmas by Lucy Abrams
I love coming up with unusual colour combinations for my Christmas cards and I am loving pink and grey today!!
merry christmas 2 by Lucy Abrams
And my 2nd card.
When I was cutting out my ornaments for the previous card, I decided that the ornament die looked rather like a hydrangea petal! So I created a quick and simple wedding card using the Ornamental Style dies, paper from Carta Bella, a silver die cut heart, and a sentiment from the previously released Love Blossoms stamp set.
wedding day by Lucy Abrams
I curled the petals with my finger for some extra dimension.
wedding day 2 by Lucy Abrams
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Clearly Besotted are generously giving away a £20 Clearly Besotted e-gift card on EVERY stop of the hop. Make sure you leave a comment here by midnight GMT on 7th October to be in with a chance of winning. PLUS, your name will be automatically entered into the grand prize draw for a £100 e-gift card.

The next stop on the hop is one of the most talented carmakers EVER...
(Oh how I adore her…)
Enjoy the hop, and I'll see you again soon.
Bye for now.
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Friday, 3 October 2014

Simon Says Stamp 'Cold Hands, Warm Hearts' Blog Hop with Giveaway!

Hello, and welcome to my stop on the Simon Says Stamp 'Cold Hands, Warm Heart' blog hop. Today Simon Says Stamp is releasing a new collection of stamps, dies, stencils and extras, and I am joining in with the celebrations. You should have arrived from the blog of my card making idol Debby Hughes. (Boy, does that gal amaze me!!!) If not, head over to the Simon blog and start hopping from the beginning. 
My first card features the AWESOME new Line Shapes dies. I adore these… and they are so versatile. I can see myself reaching for them all year round. First, I used some polka dot stamps from the Sweater Words stamp set, stamping them in Green Apple Ink on some Green Apple cardstock. Next, I die cut five trees using the Line Shapes dies. I covered each tree with generous amounts of Wink of Stella glitter, then die cut a matching heart from some glitter card and attached it to one of the trees. I die cut some rustic card with my favourite new stitched frame die from the Bundle of Stitches die collection. (I am just in LOVE with this set!!!!) Then I stamped my sentiment, which is from the Inside Greetings stamp set - isn't this font just gorgeous? I adhered my trees with different thicknesses of foam tape to create a tiered effect.
Very Merry Christmas by Lucy Abrams 
Love that subtle sparkle…
Very Merry Christmas 2 by Lucy Abrams
I decided that one card was not enough for today. ;) So I created another one, this time featuring the Winter Warmth stamp set. A very CAS card here - I simply stamped my gloves on some cute Bo Bunny patterned paper and added Star Dust glitter to the cuffs. I created the snowy background by adding tiny drops of Multi Matte Medium to a die cut rustic card base, then sprinkling more Star Dust glitter on top. The sentiment is also from the Winter Warmth set.  I twisted some twine into a heart shape and adhered it to the gloves.
baby it's cold outside by Lucy Abrams
The glitter looks so pretty in real life!
baby it's cold outside 2 by Lucy Abrams
If you have yet to see the release in its full glory, click HERE to see. Some of my other faves?  THIS die set, THIS stencil and THESE sequins. Look out for appearances soon on my blog. ;)
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Simon Says Stamp is generously giving away a grab bag prize pack on EVERY stop of the hop. So make sure you leave a comment here by 1:00pm EST on Friday, October 10, 2014.

And now it's time to hop on… and your next stop is my sweet, generous and super talented friend:
Kathy Racoosin
Have a great hop!
Bye for now.
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