Month: August 2019

A Royal Peacock – Card Share

Royal Peacock is a stunner of a stamp set. The images jump out at you from the page. This set also has a matching die set that you can buy as a bundle and save 10%.

A Royal Peacock using the set from Stampin' Up!
A Royal Peacock using the set from Stampin’ Up!

I love peacocks. This card is very simple as it is using the “Royal Peacock” as the main focal image on top of designer series paper (DSP).

measurements

  • Coastal Cabana A6 cardbase ( A6 is an A4 sheet cut in half and then folded in half)
  • Bermuda Bay DSP from the Brights 6″ X 6″ stack – 10cm x 14.35cm

When I live in London, I was working very close to Holland Park and there are peacocks in Holland Park. They are very tame and in the Spring they love to display to anyone who is watching. I have numerous photos of them displaying. They turn around in a full circle so that everyone can get a good photo. They have a very distinctive squawk which can be heard through the whole park.

I remember one year, there were babies and my workplace had a competition to name the four new babies. It was very exciting to see the new baby peacocks.

I gave the peacock a beautiful rhinestones tail to display just like the peacock in Holland Park.

I have a video and supply list below for you.

Until next time, Enjoy Being Creative!!

Ashee xx

Product List

Card Stock A4 Coastal Cabana

Brights 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper

Whisper White A4 Card Stock

Bermuda Bay Classic Stampin' Pad

Bermuda Bay Classic Stampin’ Pad

Coastal Cabana Classic Stampin' Pad

Royal Peacock Bundle

Royal Peacock Photopolymer Stamp Set

Detailed Peacock Dies

Rhinestone Basic Jewels

Snail Adhesive

Stampin' Dimensionals

Mini Stampin' Dimensionals

Bermuda Bay 1/4" (6.4 Mm) Mini Striped Ribbon

Watercolouring – Peaceful Place Stamp set

I love watercolouring. I was painting before I ever started papercrafting and cardmaking. The flow of colours and the way they mix continue to fascinate me. Colouring in has also always been a very soothing and therapeutic way to spend a couple of hours.

Watercolouring using the Peaceful Place stamp set from Stampin' Up!
Watercolouring using the Peaceful Place stamp set from Stampin’ Up!

This stamp set has been in my stash for over a year and I haven’t used it until now. I am glad I am using it now as I love it. The image is one whole stamp and that makes scene building a breeze. I’ve stamped the image in Stazon ink and then used both sets of watercolour pencils to “paint” the colour.

Measurements

  • Night of Navy A6 cardbase (A6 is an A4 sheet cut in half and then folded in half.)

I have not given measurements for the Shimmery White, Pacific Point or Balmy Blue as I cut these as I go depending on how I stamp, paint and cut the stamped image.

This scene is perfection to me. I could quite happily spend a few hours on the banks of that stream with a book and not a care in the world. The natural world is a love of mine and I enjoy spending time in it whenever I can.

Other watercoloured projects

There are a video and supply list below as always.

Thank you for stopping by and Until next time, Enjoy Being Creative!!!

Ashee xx

Product List

Shimmery White A4 Card Stock

Pacific Point A4 Card Stock

Balmy Blue A4 Cardstock

Night Of Navy A4 Card Stock

Watercolor Pencils

Watercolor Pencils Assortment 2

Aqua Painters

Snail Adhesive

Jet Black Stāzon Ink Pad

Peaceful Place Cling-Mount Stamp Set

Silhouette Scenes – Simple Card Tutorial

I love this simple and easy silhouette card design. The silhouettes give maximum impact with little work. The Silhouette Scenes set stamps beautifully. They are solid images but they stamp with no fading.

Silhouette Scenes stamp set from Stampin' Up!
Silhouette Scenes stamp set from Stampin’ Up!

I love silhouettes against either a plain background or inked ones. This stamps set has a nice variety of images and sayings including a girl on a swing. There is also a die set that goes with this set and can be bought for a 10% saving.

Measurements

  • A6 Balmy Blue Card base – (A6 is an A4 sheet cut in half, folded in half)
  • Whisper White – 14.35cm x 10cm

I think this is going to be one of my favourite stamp sets in this catalogue. It is part of a product suite that includes matching designer series paper (DSP) and shimmer embossing powder.

I am very excited about this suite as I love inked backgrounds with the bold black of a silhouette in front of it. Another card that uses this technique is this Thank You card.

Do you like silhouettes? Back in the day, you could go to a fair and there a person who could cut your silhouette out of paper while you waited. I am fascinated by that skill. I believe silhouettes rose in popularity during the 18th and 19th centuries. There were many skilled artists who just focused on this one form. I am very glad that I can stamp mine and don’t have to cut it out freehand.

As usual, there is video and supply list below.

Until next time, Enjoy Being Creative!!

Ashee xx

Product List

Whisper White A4 Card Stock

Balmy Blue A4 Cardstock

Jet Black Stāzon Ink Pad

Stāzon Cleaner

Silhouette Scenes Cling Stamp Set

Silhouette Scenes Bundle