Oh So Succulent PCC232

Hey everyone! Oh my it is a disgusting day outside today in Western Australia and I am happy to be locked away in my craft room with NCIS playing in the background while I make cards. Today's card was inspired by the amazing Paper Craft Crew, today's challenge from them is a sketch challenge and I had so much fun with it.

At first I wasn't sure what stamp set to use, but after some deliberating I decided it would be a fun card to play with the Oh So Succulent stamp set. Before now I have only used the dies and not the stamps so it was fun getting them out and seeing what they could do.

          

          

 This is such a fun set and I don't know why I waited this long to have a proper play with it, but I'm glad I decided to use it for this challenge. I almost decided to ignore the washi tape element of the sketch but I made myself include it, I have a good washi tape collection but I never use them so it was good to be forced to use it.

In order to get the small succulents a lighter purple I simply stamped off on a scrap page with Rich Razzleberry and then stamped on my whisper white card stock.

I made more succulents then what I used on the front so I decided to use them to decorate the inside corner of the card, something I am trying to work on is to decorate the inside of my cards as well instead of neglecting them.

Click on the products below to purchase them and make your own masterpieces.

Oh So Succulent Photopolymer Bundle [145184] $83.25	Hardwood Wood-Mount Stamp Set [133032] $35.00
Layering Ovals Framelits Dies [141706] $58.00	Affectionately Yours Designer Washi Tape [141635] $14.00

That's all from me for now, I am off to play with some more cards and plan my afternoon around not leaving the beautifully air conditioned house. Stay cool and happy crafting

Update and cards

Long time no see! Yes I have been MIA for a little over a year, I have still been crafting, trying my hand at new things and neglecting some of my older passions but it's a new year and time to get back to what I love which includes Stampin' Up!

I intend to turn this blog into a bit more of a generalized craft sharing space then it was originally intened and therefore I will be uploading different project I complete whether they are Stampin' Up! Paintings, Clay Creations or some other crafty pursuit. I tend to craft best when I focus on whichever medium takes my fancy on any particular day therefore there will likely not be any ryhme or reason to the order in which I post, I hope this won't be an issue.

Now to kickstart this new year I would like to share with you a few of the cards I have made over the last few days.

First up is a card I made using the January sketch from The Sketch File

I found working off a sketch idea so helpful as I wanted to create something but with no one in mind I was finding it hard to find inspiration. After a little thinking and playing I came up with the below card using the Sheltering Tree and Hardwood stamp sets. You can see the colours I used below the image, if you have any questions on how I did this technique feel free to ask :)

          

Second and last up for today is a nice and clean simple card I decided to make as I wanted to show off the beauty of the So Detailed Thinlits without distracting from them. I fully intend to play with this set more and go into much more detail with it but I wanted to begin with keeping it simple and letting the beauty of this die do all the talking, again you can see the colours used under the card.

     

I also used Gold embossing powder for the above card however I haven't yet figured out how to make a colour splatter for it yet so I appologise for that one.

Well that is all from me today, I hope you enjoyed my little update post as well as the 2 cards I created, and now as the clock ticks away to 10:30pm I am off to find my pillows. Have a wonderful day. xx