Saturday 31 December 2016

2016 Top Ten

As the last day of 2016 comes to a close, I thought I would share with you some of my favourite cards from this year - ten, how difficult is it to pick just ten?!  Very, but here they are.

The first card, above, is one of my favourite watercolour cards - I love this floral stamp set, as well as the pretty colour combination.
 
Three of my top ten cards feature butterflies, and this next card was a favourite of yours too, and I had requests for information on the watercolour technique I used, which you can find on this blog post or on my tutorial page.


Then we have the second butterfly card and one using dies and stamps from the Swirly Birds range.



















My next card is a pretty fiftieth card I made using stamps, DSP and dies (plus a few other bits n bobs).



 

Then a butterfly and floral card using Butterfly Basics - I just love this stamp set, and felt this one is made up of dreamy ice creamy colours.




 

This next card was made using the Picture Perfect stamp set, another of my favourite sets, and I really like this colour combination too!








Now for something a little bit different - two cards using stamps from the Balloon Celebration stamp set which I used for my first "1 Stamp Set 5 Ways" blog posts - I'll be doing more of those posts in 2017.















 
Now for my last top ten card, I figured I really had to pick a card made with men in mind, so that you don't think EVERYTHING I make has flowers on it - even if it is largely true!


I hope you've enjoyed my look back at 2016, and will stop by to see more inspiration next year!

Thursday 29 December 2016

Stampin' Up! Year End Closeout Sale - just a few days left!


We have just a few more days until the Closeout Sale is over!  So pop on over to my Stampin' Up! online shop to grab a bargain on some of those favourite stamps, papers and embellishments that you haven't bought yet!

Sunday 25 December 2016

Merry Christmas!



Merry Christmas everyone!

Well I have to admit, I do not know where the last couple of months have gone!!  Working, moving house, getting ready for Christmas I guess is where!

I hope you and your families are enjoying a fabulous Christmas, and I hope to see more of you all next year!


Merry Christmas
Mandy x

Stampin' Up! Materials Used:
Stamps - Reason for the Season, Forever Evergreen
Ink pads - Real Red, Old Olive, So Saffron, Black Archival
Card - Real Red, Basic Black
Other - Snail adhesive