Secrets...

A little secret box for your inspiration today 😊
I hope you've enjoyed seeing this week's inspiration using Tempting Turquoise .
Next week's inspiration will be created by Gill.
Have a great weekend
Have fun
Cary 😊 xx

Emerging resist is a wonderful technique.  It's fun to get a little messy and play with colour. It's also an easily achievable technique.
You start by Stampin the image in Versamark ink and covering in white embossing powder then heating. Then using a spong dauber apply ink over the top and the image resists the ink and pops out at you 😊
For today's card i also used a mask to create the circle of flowers. I punched a circle out of a post it note and placed it in the center of the card. Then I stamped the image  and heat embossed . Then I returned the mask and added the colour . When the mask is removed it leaves a clean circle in the middle  that makes the sentiment pop.😊

Memories and More...

Today I've made a super quick card using Stampin' Up! Memories and More cards. These super cute cards come in various sizes and are great to make a fast card. The images are gorgeous and the sentiments are lovely. But also includes are cardstock stickers, acetate overlays, die cut images and more!! Great value and as the name suggests Mont just for memory keeping! I've used the set from the spring summer catalogue called Petal passion . I've used a card that has the beautiful  flowers on it then using a blender pen and ink pads I've coloured it in! I then used a sentiment card and die cut it into an oval and decorated it with the heart stickers which I've also coloured in. I hope you'll have another look at the memories and more card packs as they offer a wealth of opportunity for great cards 😊

Modern colours...

Today's sample is one inspired by a new baby coming soon in our family. When I was born baby colours were limited to white, all white for 12 months according to my mum 😉, and  baby blue or baby pink !!! Now days ideas have changed quite a lot! Parents today have the choice of a vast colour pallet bold strong colours mixed with soft neutral or non gender specific colourways like Apple green and dark teal . For the card today I've gone for bright tempting turquoise and basic grey In a nod to contemporary choices 😊

Tempting turquoise..

This week I'm sharing projects that contain the colour Tempting turquoise  a beautiful bright blue that make me think of summer and warm clear seas 😊 just what I need in the cold dark and dismal days of winter here in the UK  😉
Well today I'm sharing a card that's bright and zingy . Hope it helps brighten your day where ever you are 😊

Cake Soiree - Day 5

Today I've made a male birthday card with the stamp set.

I wasn't sure that I could but I'm pleased that I can.

I've used Sahara Sand and Very Vanilla cardstock for this one and 

Chocolate Chip Ink Pad for the stamping.

I embossed the Sahara Sand front mat using the Petal Pair Textured Impressions Embossing Folder and added 2 strips of Copper Trim. 

I stamped a plain cake for this one (not many men would like a highly decorated cake) and added 

thin strips of Copper Foiled card to 'decorate' the cake.

I die cut the tag using the coordination framelits and stamped the Happy Birthday onto it.

The message inside was stamped twice. Once on the card but I covered the Happy Birthday.

Then stamped the whole message again and removed the message and kept the 

Happy Birthday this time to use for the card stand.

Thank you for joining me this week. 

I hope I have given you some inspiration to make some lovely cards yourselves.

Please pop in next week to see what amazing things Cary has designed.

Gill xxx

Cake Soiree - Day 4

Once again I have stamped all over the Whisper White mat with the decorated cake this time,

I used Lemon Lime Twist Ink pad for all of the stamping.

I stamped the cake and die cut the cake stand then backed them both with Silver Foiled card.

I think this card would be ideal to give for a wedding or engagement celebration.