Tiny Wreath Card

Hello - and welcome!

Well, have you seen the colour revamp yet?  It's the first update of the core colours since 2013 and 13 colours are being replaced so it's pretty big news.  The retiring colours are - 

• Always Artichoke
• Chocolate Chip
• Elegant Eggplant
• Island Indigo
• Marina Mist
• Perfect Plum
• Pink Pirouette
• Rose Red
• Soft Sky
• Tangerine Tango
• Tempting Turquoise
• Wild Wasabi
• Wisteria Wonder

I must admit that there are a few colours that I'll be sad to say goodbye to - Island Indigo and Elegant Eggplant were particular favourites - and some I won't miss (I think I used Always Artichoke a couple of times).  

I still have stocks of retiring colours and I will be using them in projects between now and catalogue go-live - but please remember that the things I use will be available while stocks last, so if you've got a favourite that's going to be leaving, don't wait to order!  

In today's card I've used Soft Sky card, as well as the mini Embroidery Hoops which will be retiring at the end of May.  The Quilt Top embossing folder isn't retiring - and neither are the Good Day stamps (Yay!) so some of the supplies I used will be sticking around.

Here's the video - 

I really liked the way this came out - what do you think?

Keep Crafting,

Keren


Product List

Mini Embroidery Hoops

[146243]

Old Olive 1/8" Sheer Ribbon

[144171]

Quilt Top Textured Impressions Embossing Folder

[144687]

Card Stock A4 Soft Sky

[131292]

Versamark Pad

[102283]

Gold Stampin' Emboss Powder

[109129]

A Good Day Clear-Mount Stamp Set

[145873]

1-3/8" (3.5 Cm) Scallop Circle Punch

[146139]

Cosy Cable

 Hello bloggists, thanks for visiting my blog!

When I was making this card, the weather was doing its usual September thing;  a bit cooler, the leaves beginning to turn to brown, some blustery showers - so it seemed like a good idea to get going on the Christmas cards (because when you craft, you start early!)  

I was not expecting the sudden heatwave.  

I was particularly surprised by how hot it was when we went to the Harry Potter studios.  Definitely the warmest weather I've experienced this year, and the last thing I wanted to wear was a wooly sweater.

So this card, I'm afraid, is not suitable for the weather, and for that I apologise.    It does show off the Cable Knit textured impressions folder beautifully, though, so I hope you'll forgive me.  And who knows, by the time this is published, the weather may have returned to normal!

Here's the video - 

I hope you enjoyed it.

See you again soon I hope!

Crafty Hugs,

Keren

Pootlers Design Team - Lovely Stitching Week 2

Hello bloggists, and thank you for visiting.

Well, my second week as part of the  Pootlers Design Team and Lovely Stitching is growing on me, figuratively speaking. Today I've used some of the stamps to decorate  a little gift box.

I used Soft Sky card and made the roses on top from Peekaboo Peach Ruched Ribbon.   The base of the box is stamped all over and the lid has a border stamp all along the edge.  It was really easy to do because the stamps are photopolymer - which means see-through.  

I CASE'd the box - which is made using the Gift Bag Punch Board - from Claudia Christensen.  There'll be a tutorial on my YouTube channel soon, but meanwhile here are the measurements I used -

Thanks for visiting - come back again soon!

Crafty Hugs,

Keren