I was so excited to win Special Celebrations in Prize Patrol at Onstage, I'd already marked it in the catalogue as a 'must buy'! Stampin' Up!® are a very generous company and there are some nice little sweetners like Prize Patrol that keep us coming back to these events. I think maybe it is also getting together with all the other crafty folk who go to these functions too!
Anyway, I was mighty pleased to bring Special Celebrations home with me, and started using it as soon as possible. For my first card I've paired it with Bella & Friends, and Delightful Daisy Designer Series Paper. I ordered the paper without the stamp or punch which is part of the suite, because I thought the paper was just too gorgeous to wait for!
The sweet puppy has been stamped onto a Stitched Shape Circle, along with the Happy Birthday sentiment. Burlap ribbon has been laid behind for a little more interest.
I totally enjoy water colouring now, and used the Aqua Painter with ink from the lid of the ink pad. The new glitter enamel dots are a perfect finishing touch, with gradients of colour and speckles through them.
With this paper, also from the Delightful Daisy DSP pack, I used a flower from Garden In Bloom. It seems to go quite nicely with this paper, and I took a cue from the colours and added some Tranquil Tide to the flower. I love it! What about the Faceted Gems? This is the gold, and there is clear too. It's a great flower centre. I nearly forgot to mention this new copper trim. It is a loose weave, so you can leave it as a slim ribbon. or tease it out a little, as I have here, and it is like net.
I hope you're feeling excited about the new Stampin' Up!® catalogue, I certainly am. Every time I walk into my craft room, I have an urge to make something, and I've only a handful of new products at the moment.
I did think it was a good idea to share the inside of this card, so you can read another delightful verse from the Special Celebrations stamp set. paired up with a flower from Garden In Bloom.
Your next stop on this blog hop is Alisha Watson
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1. Tina Gillespie
2. Ros Davidson
3. Kathryn Mangelsdorf
4. Kate Morgan
5. Andrea Roberts
6. Rachel Palmieri
7. Alisha Watson
8. Kimberly Hern
9. Monika O'Neill
10. Claire Daly
11. Sharon Davern
12. Rachel Woollard
13. Caroline Manwaring
14. Judy May
2. Ros Davidson
3. Kathryn Mangelsdorf
4. Kate Morgan
5. Andrea Roberts
6. Rachel Palmieri
7. Alisha Watson
8. Kimberly Hern
9. Monika O'Neill
10. Claire Daly
11. Sharon Davern
12. Rachel Woollard
13. Caroline Manwaring
14. Judy May
16. Rebecca Jacovou
Happy crafting,
Rachel
Oh Rach these are just so cute, Im a sucker for puppy dogs, but you know that :-)
ReplyDeleteI'm stunned with your water coloured flower. I would have sworn that it was cut out of the paper! Amazing!
ReplyDeleteThat sure is a fabulous sentiment set. Love your projects, and that flower on the second card matches so well! Thanks for participating in the AWHT blog hops. Love having you here.
ReplyDeleteLovely cards, Rachel. The water coloured flower is my favourite. Special Celebrations is such a great stamp set.
ReplyDeleteRachel I just love your cards! Puppies=love! I think that you have made such special cards with the water colouring as well just gorgeous. Beautiful!
ReplyDeleteThat watercolored flower is amazing, as are your cards!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous cards Rachel and those sentiments are really lovely.
ReplyDelete2 gorgeous cards Rachel. Bella is just sooo cute and the colours in your second card are just beautiful. I'm loving those Glitter enamel dots and must add them to my next order. :)
ReplyDeleteBeautiful papers Rachel. I hadn't really looked at the Special Celebrations set - now I need to :)
ReplyDeleteOh, wow, I thought on your floral card that you'd stamped over the DSP and fussy cut. Your watercolouring looks fantastic! I can't wait to get my hands on Special Celebrations either!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful cards Rachel, love your water colouring so pretty, and the hint about the ribbon to loosen it is a great idea.
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Love them all
ReplyDeleteWow! That watercolouring! Such lovely cards and insides of the cards to match!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful cards Rachel, love that you've made cards from this paper without using the coordinating punch, very versatile.
ReplyDeleteHi Rachel I love your style of colouring - it is artistic and natural! Both cards are well-made and just lovely.
ReplyDeleteGreat cards Rachel, I really love the sentiments in this set great for inside the cards as well as on the card fronts.
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