Ladybug, Ladybug, Fly Away Home

On Tuesday during my Facebook live I stamped and punched a bunch of ladybugs. I had some idea about the first card above, but I decided to change the design a little for the second design, inspired by the mini catalogue.

 Facebook Live - https://fb.watch/bworqHChUg/

The punched wings make great leaves when you use an appropriate colour, like Soft Seaspray. They are the perfect shape and more realistic after a scoring tool is used to mark the central vein. Flowers from Sweet Strawberry were added over the top of the stamped ones from the Ladybug set.

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Colour Creations Blog Hop - Poppy Parade

The participants in Colour Creations are all Stampin' Up! demonstrators and members of Art With Heart. This is week 37 of Colour Creations Blog Hop, and as we use the colours alphabetically, we are up to Poppy Parade.

I love a stamp and punch bundle. They are so easy to use, and so often rather cute images, like Hello Ladybug and the Ladybug Builder Punch.

I was away at my Holiday house with my older ink pads, and obviously Poppy Parade needed re-inking. In the end, I decided that the inked wings looked distressed - just like the DSP from Hey Sports Fan.

The gridlines, firstly inspired by the sudoku my husband enjoys playing, were drawn with a Basic Black Stampin' Write marker. They look like a Tic Tac Toe grid, and look - there's three in a row! A win to the ladybugs!!!

 Now it's time to hop on over to wonderfully talented Andrea

If at any time you find a broken link, please head to the blog of this week’s host of the AWH Colour Creations Blog Hop, CathyProctor, and she will have the list of all participants.