Rainbow Chalets

Rainbow Chalets

Sam here on blog. Who says a winter scene cannot have rainbows. Had lots of fun building this rainbow village with the super cute stamp set Winter Chalet. It is part of the recently released LDRS Creative With Affection Release. The set has lots of smaller stamps to allow for so many options for creating wintery scenic backgrounds. I wanted the rainbow chalets to really pop so kept the background a neutral colour.

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Your Next Stamp May Release Preview: Farmtastic

Your Next Stamp May Release Preview: Farmtastic

Welcome to Day 1 of Your Next Stamp May Release. I am having fun playing with Farmtastic stamp set and the barn die which works perfectly with the set.

So the barn die is the perfect size to use with the farmtastic farm animals. However I wanted to sneak a peak at life inside the barn. So I recreated the barn doors for the exterior of my card and used the barn die to create a complimenting tag.

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YNS Challenge #147: Keep It Clean

YNS Challenge #147: Keep It Clean

The new challenge at Your Next Stamp is ‘Keep it Clean’. Now I’m sure some of you are jumping for joy and others are squirming in their seats. Admittedly keeping it clean requires a little thought on my part. If you’re squirming then this is a great challenge to step outside your crafty comfort zone, play around with something new and “challenge” yourself. If you need a little inspiration to kick start your creativity then the rest of the design team has come up with some awesome ideas which you can see at YNS Challenge Post.

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YNS Challenge #146: Decorations

YNS Challenge #146: Decorations

Continuing to celebrate Your Next Stamp’s birthday this month, I’ve choosen to use the ‘Celebrating You’ stamp set for the new challenge theme of Decorations. I’m sure like me you must have tons of those cute little packages full of pretty sequins, gumdrops, jewels and all sorts of other things that are perfect for decorating and giving your card that little extra something. For me I love presents in this stamp set because there are just so many options for dressing them up and decorating them.

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Purple Onion Designs, Lottie’s Gang - Birthday Squad: Creating a Mini Shaker

Purple Onion Designs, Lottie’s Gang - Birthday Squad: Creating a Mini Shaker

I made this card well over a month ago, I just haven’t had a chance to type up a blog entry for it yet. Such a cute stamp set called Lottie’s Gang - Birthday Squad from Julian Charlton over at Purple Onion Designs. As soon as I saw stamp I knew I wanted to take the balloon portion of the stamp and convert it into a mini shaker. And so I did : )

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Ink on 3 Magical Unicorn: Rainbow Challenges

Ink on 3 Magical Unicorn: Rainbow Challenges

Ultimately when you choose to go the rainbow route what colours should you choose for the rest of the card. The plan from the get go was to create a rainbow unicorn. And initially I was really happy with how the zig clean real brush markers blended to create a rainbow mane and horn. But then how to handle the flowers; rainbow would be just too much, perhaps some light pinks and greens?

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