Hi everyone. So – I went to the craft show yesterday. The bank balance took a hit, and I have been playing with some of my new buys. I have found a new stamp maker – ‘Stamps by me’. I bought three sets and let me tell you – lovely, brilliant, fabulously designed. Gorgeous. And – found out that their store is only an hour away from home – could be dangerous!
This particular stamp set is called ‘Beautiful’ due to the sentiments in the set, but the flowers are simply stunning, no matter what colour you use.
You have the outline, then the water-colour effect for the colour. As you can see I used several colours from my Catherine Pooler collection, and tried different techniques. Some I just stamped the colour, others I water-coloured, and one of them I did both – water-coloured then stamped on top. I didn’t even use my Misti as the Catherine Pooler inks seem to stamp well first time. (I am sure I’ve mentioned that before!)
The four I have not added a sentiment to, will probably be packed together for a cute little notelet set, after adding some plain white paper as an insert. The last card I played with a different background, embossed with a Sue Wilson ‘Rope Chain’ I bought yesterday at a bargain price.
I particularly like the orange cards, as they are different to what one would expect. I’ll be playing with these a little more over the next few days, as not working all week, and will be adding bits and pieces to them, maybe some water-colouring backgrounds…..the choice is endless.
I shall be entering the following challenges with one of these cards:
Paper Craft Crew – share a project using something new
Crafty Catz – anything goes (option ice cream – not used)
QKR Stampede – anything goes (option seaside not used)
Crafty Friends Challenge – floral
Stamping Sensations – stamping and flowers
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Hello… Thanks for sharing your set of cards with us at Crafty Friends Challenge Blog… your cards are lovely and they fit perfectly with our ‘Floral’ challenge theme… hope you can join us next time and good luck in the draw.
Diane Louise
[Team Leader for Crafty Friends Challenge Blog]
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I love this and all of the different colored cards you made. How pretty!
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Thank you, Cindy.☺
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You’ve made such a beautiful selection of cards. Just loving all the colours. Thanks for joining us at Stamping Sensations.
Pinky
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Thank you very much, Pinky. 🙂
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Wonderfully simple cards and that poppy stamp is just so lovely! So good to see you playing along in our challenge at QKR Stampede. Hope to see you again soon and good luck in the draw.
NanaConnie DT
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Thank you for your comment, Nana Connie. 🙂
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What a lovely series of cards you created! Thank you for joining us this week over at Crafty Catz!
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Thank you, Lynne. ☺
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It’s great when you’ve been to a craft show and you get home with your new goodies and it sounds like you’ve had a good time. I do love Poppies and your cards are lovely. It’s also really nice to see how they look stamped in different colours. Thank you for sharing your card with us at Stamping Sensations and good luck. Sandra x
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Thank you, Sandra. 🙂
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Gorgeous. I really want to go to a craft show, but apparently it’s another thing where anything north of the M62 doesn’t exist😕
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Thank you. Definitely worth going to, making a day or two of it. 🙂
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I need to convince His Lordship to go with me
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Sounds like you went to Doncaster ? Great stamping with your new SBM Poppy set and looks great in all colourways, many thanks for joining our Floral theme at Stamping Sensations this month.
B x
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Thank you, Brenda. I always go to the Doncaster shows – and always seem to find things I ‘need’! 🙂
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