Stampin' Tots!

LOOK who came to techniques club today!!!

This is my youngest Demonstrator in Waiting and you can see that she's already got a favourite colour in Stampin' Up! 's Peach Parfait.

I have to admit though it's difficult maintaining your class goers concentration with such a cute distraction!

And of course like all good crafters little India May found the whole experience so relaxing she was ready for a nap when Gran packed up to take her home.

Stampin' Up! Creative Elements

stampin up creative elements

At times do you ever think that your hobby is overtaking your life a little too much...........!  My children thought that I'd really lost it over half term when a lunchtime meal in a nice restaurant turned into Mum stealing their notebook to write down the colours and sketch the design of the wallpaper in the restaurant.  It was really lovely and here I've made my version of it with a few Stampin' Up! additions, having patiently waited for the cherry cobbler embossing powder to arrive last week.

It's a little bit of emboss resist with the swirls being stamped in versamark and heat embossed with clear embossing powder on river rock cardstock.  You can see other examples of emboss resist here and here . Using a brayer you can then cover the card with a different colour, here soft suede.  Emboss again with cherry cobbler embossing powder,  add yourself some stunning flowers from the creative elements stamp set and you've got wall paper from a restaurant on your card.  Of course you can also have lush cherry cobbler seam binding, rippled over soft suede designer series paper with a subtle, but rich early espresso scallop trim border backing.

And of course it's sale-a-bration time so you can use the free gift with purchase to add a perch for the beautiful butterfly from the creative elements set.

The swirl is part of the exclusive hostess stamp set Precious Butterflies and is also free if you host a party with qualifying sales.  Can you also spot the antique brad which adds more luxury to this very rich card.

Don't forget the inside of your card can be decorated too, but they didn't go this far in the restaurant!

Supplies

Stamp sets - Creative Elements, Precious Butterflies (hostess), Elementary Elegance (SAB)

Inks - versamark, cherry cobbler, soft suede, early espresso

cardstock - early espresso, river rock, neutrals designer series paper stack

accessories - cherry cobbler seam binding, scallop trim border punch, antique brads, paper piercer and mat pack, curly label punch, marker pens

Challenges

Creative Mondays - Anything goes

Make it Monday - anything goes

So Shelli Creative Challenge