I was looking at the rather vast amount of patterned paper that I possess, secure in the knowledge that I’m about to order more in a couple of days and thought that perhaps I need to use more of it. There are some gorgeous patterns and there’s a reluctance to use it but it’s much better to create cards with it and have other people see it – as long as you’re not keeping your cards in shoe boxes of course! So out came a new stack – the Love Blossoms DSP stack which you’ll be able to order on Tuesday. Or today if you sign up as a demonstrator.

I really like this pattern but it’s a touch busy for me so I needed a lot of white space to calm it down. I also wanted to play with a new set called Hello, which is one of the sets that you can earn for free during Sale-a-bration (starts January 5th). Every time you spend a multiple of $50 on product, you select a free item. That’s a pretty great deal.

So I stamped the big hello in rose red on whisper white card and decided on garden green as the contrasting colour. The real reason for the garden green is that it’s one of the colours in the stack, although not on this particular paper. I’ve got far more layers than usual but everything seemed to need a little border. I’d definitely say it makes it easier if you decide exactly where the banner is going before you take the paper off the dimensionals. It almost ended up in a skewed and odd position!

See you tomorrow,

Liz