Simple Sunday - Happy Sparkles

Hello! 

Its been a while since I last did a Simple Sunday post! Its a new month and now that work is less up in the air I'm hoping my emotions can become a bit more settled and I'll get back to blogging daily! 

So today I have a Simple Sunday card for you today using a few left overs.

Stamp Set: Happy Day

Ink: Rich Razzleberry

Cardstock: Rich Razzleberry, Crumb Cake

DSP: Natural Composition

Embellishments: Gold Sequin Trim

I had this triangle piece of Natural Composition left over from another project and I really wasn't sure what to do with it. I've seen some cards using diagonals around the net and while I find things on angles really annoying I wanted to give it a go. I added some rich razzleberry ink to the pattern paper and added it to the card. Around the edge of the pattern paper and crumb cake I did a little hand drawn line as it really added a nice finishing touch. 

This Natural Composition paper is one product I am seriously going to miss - yes its on THE LIST! If you're going to miss it too why not stock up on another pack before its gone! Its even reduced - £8.05 from £11.50!! 

The stamp-a-ma-jig really came in handy to get the sentiment perfectly positioned and parallel to the pattern paper. I accented it with a few scattered sequins! 

Hope you're having a beautiful end to your weekend - the weather has been gorgeous today! 

Happy Stampin', 

Mosaic 21

Hello! 

The weekly balance has tipped, we are now on the downhill towards the weekend! Only 2 more days of school until a nice long weekend! Woohoo! Today's been a battle, we were very busy, short staffed and to top it off my head has been feeling very fuzzy, like the beginning of a migraine! I didn't sleep well last night either so I'm going to get a really early good sleep tonight! 

Today I have the other 21st birthday card I made for Bekah's birthday last week! You can see the first one I made here, as that one was really soft and elegant so I wanted something quite different, I think this hits the brief!

Stamp Set: Mosaic Madness, Remembering Your Birthday

Ink: Rich Razzleberry, Bermuda Bay

Cardstock: Baked Brown Sugar, Bermuda Bay, Rich Razzleberry, Very Vanilla

DSP: Natural Composition

Punch: Itty Bitty, Decorative Label

Big Shot: Typeset Alphabet

Embellishments: Rhinestones, Crystal Effects

I pulled out one of my most favourite pattern papers of the moment - Naturals Composition. I just love the neutral colour that seems to work beautifully with any other colour. Its also got gorgeous glossy embossed designs which are just crying out to be inked up. Here I used 2 colours - bermuda bay and rich razzleberry to create this ombre type effect. By applying both colours to the centre section it really helps the 2 colours to blend together! 

I started with the 21 on the decorative label punch on the card and then worked in the other elements around it. 

I love the mosaic pattern in the paper and immediately thought that the Mosaic Madness set would pair perfectly as some scattered elements. I also decided to add a few of the 4 petal itty bitty punches to fill in the gaps, and the shape worked well with the mosaic stamps and paper too!

I wanted this card to be quite fun and jazzy so I went a little crazy with lots of little rhinestones in the centre of the mosaics and also a few just scattered on the background mosaics. Love that look, plus it just gives the card that extra special touch! 

One final special touch I added to the front of the card was to add crystal effects to the 21 - it just makes the letters look more special and blends with the glossy embossed background paper too! I think its little touches like this that really help make a card! 

The patterned paper ended up being a little larger than I thought I was going to want so I trimmed off about 5mm, I was going to throw it as it really wasn't much good for anything then thought it'd be a nice little embellishment for the inside. I added a sentiment and that was the inside sorted! 

Bekah totally loved this card and so did I! If I was turning 21 again I would be totally over the moon to get this card! Its so my style! 

Happy Stampin',

Simple Sunday - Natural Bright

Good morning! 

I hope you're having a pleasant weekend! We had a delicious BBQ yesterday - just the pick me up treat Stuart needed! 

Today's Simple Sunday uses just a small scrap of the Natural Composition paper.I wanted to show off some of the gorgeous Natural Composition Speciality DSP to y'all. This paper is £11.50 rather than £9.95 like many of the other papers but the extra money is totally worth it. 

The paper itself is a bit thicker than the other other pattern papers which makes for great sturdy boxes. What's so special about this paper is that each sheet has gorgeous heat embossed patterns (if you don't have a heat gun, versamark and embossing powder - this is a great inexpensive way to get that effect on your projects). They're all one sided but with so make nice patterns to choose from you won't mind they only have one side. 

The patterns are quite varied - woodgrain, florals, music notes, flourishes (the image above doesn't really do the paper justice!), all in a really yummy warm Baked Brown Sugar. It really is beautiful paper and i would make some fab cards by just adding a little sentiment and maybe an embellishment or two. 

Stamp Set: Remembering Your Birthday

Ink: Daffodil Delight, Old Olive, Bermuda Bay, Pacific Point, Rich Razzleberry, Baked Brown Sugar

Cardstock: Baked Brown Sugar

DSP: Natural Composition Speciality

Embellishments: Bights Buttons

I spiced up this scrap by sponging ink over it - its a great way to extend the use of your ink pads! If you don't have lots of colours you could even make this card using just one or two colours! I've made this beautiful rainbow effect with mine! 

I added a sentiment and a few buttons which matched the inks I used on the Natural Composition paper. 

I sponged some baked brown sugar around the edge of the card for a bit of a pop with the tone on tone card base. If you wanted even more of a pop you could sponge the same colour as you used on the sentiment and Natural Composition paper. 

I have some other Natural Composition cards that I'll be sure to show you soon! Keep your eyes peeled for them! 

If you'd like to buy some of this gorgeous paper for yourself you can purchase it from my online shop and get it delivered directly to your door!

Happy Stampin',