Miss Pinks Craft Spot

Hello there crafty friends! The sun was out this morning and it made by feel cheery, and looking out into the garden there were birds and butterflies, so after my morning coffee I reached for my Butterfly Brilliance set and got inky. I'm not normally a pink and gold fan, but I will be the first to admit this combination on S himmery White card stock is a winner! I stamped the butterflies in Sahara Sand then clear heat embossed so I could watercolour with  Polished Pink, the head embossed finish was a gold tone, so I got thinking about adding some gold in the from of trim and a heat embossed sentiment.  I splattered the background to add a little interest and look of texture. Now for the best part - the Butterfly Brilliance stamp and Brilliant Wings Dies are on the retiring list, and are heavily discounted, why not grab yours today before they sell out? You can check out all the retiring items in my online store  HERE , remember items are available only while stocks la...

Happy weekend crafty friends! I finally manged some crafty time in what has been a busy and productive week. I've had the Perfectly Penciled DSP for a while now and decided that it was time to cut into it and share with you, I've used the stripes and a fussy cut floral arrangement in today's design. Some days I just don't have the patience to fussy cut, but today it was exactly what I needed - taking time to myself and immersing in the cut and turn movement was so relaxing. I love the effect of a pop of colour on an otherwise black and white design, and you know me - that pop would be PINK! I used the scalloped edge from the Penned Flowers dies with Polished Pink, the delicate stitching in the die cut adding to the effect of the card. For a touch of shine and bling I added the Sale-a-Bration Silver and Gold Specialty Paper behind the flowers, and added a silver embossed and die cut sentiment from the Sending Smiles Bundle , and a cute little bow with Elegant Trim . T...

Hello crafters, welcome to this month's Color Fusers Monthly Blog Hop! This month, our colors include Mint Macaron, Pacific Point, Highland Heather and Mossy Meadow. I received an order this week and have been wanting to use the Perfectly Penciled DSP , so that was my starting point. I thought about colouring the images on the DSP with Stampin' Blends, but decided not to and let black and white be a feature of the card. I added stripes of Highland Heather and Mossy Meadow to either side of the DSP and adhered to the card base. Next I cut a circle of Mint Macron and overlaid with a Scalloped Circle of Vellum, and stamped and cut the sentiment using the Sending Smiles bundle, bringing in Pacific Point to complete the colour challenge. But I needed another element, and when I scanned through my stamp sets decided that a Butterfly Brilliance die cut would do the trick. To finish I added some Simply Elegant Gold Trim and Brushed Metallic Dots, the pop of gold adding just the right...

Hello crafty friends, today is Share it Sunday, and what I love most about this blog hop is "anything goes".  Its been a while since I made a slimline card, and I've recently received my order with the Rays of Light background stamp..... that was my starting point for today's card. I used the Stamparatus to apply Daffodil Delight, Flirty Flamingo and Fresh Freesia to the background stamp - I used a dauber, applying one colour at a time, and restamping if I wanted a deeper colour. As I stamped, my thoughts were "why was this stamp not on my first wish list?", I am totally in love with it! Because I had chosen a slimline style card, the stamp didn't cover the entire length of the card, so I decided to add a layer of clouds to the top and bottom of the card using a Basic Border die. I stamped the sentiment from the Sending Smiles stamp set and clear embossed "sunshine to brighten your day" before die cutting the cloud edge and mounting with Dimen...

Welcome to the Stamping with Friends Colour Themed Challenge, all the projects in today's blog hop will feature these colours, aren't they just so bright happy! I decided to do a variation on a Bokeh card I did showcasing the 2022-2024 In Colors back in June, this time I'm using die cuts instead of ink with Blending Brushes, I thought it would also be fun to use a variety of shapes instead of just circles: I kept consistency of colour for each different shape. I find when making a card it's best to ensure that some of the shapes go off/are trimmed of the side of the card front. I've used the Sending Smiles Bundle for the sentiment - I just adore the die cut sentiment and shadow. I used the Stamparatus to stamp on the Banner multiple times to get nice crisp stamping, finishing with some Matte Black Dots. Be sure to continue on through the rest of the Blog Hop by clicking the below for lots more inspiration using our colour theme: Blog Hop Index Thanks for visiting...