Lynn Powell

Case Study Challenge # 7

It has been a while since I have participated in a Case Study challenge so yesterday I thought I would give it a go.  The muse for September is Mariana Grigsby and her work is just awesome!  You should go check out the site - there some fabulously talented people! This is what I have come up with:

 

 

 

I've been wanting to use this butterfly stamp for ages so this was the perfect opportunity to do so! I have also used the 'Every Moment'  and 'Pocket Silhouettes' stamp sets to create the background image. The sentiment is from 'Inspired By Nature'.

I've stamped the images onto watercolour paper and coloured the images with inkpads and an aqua brush. The edges of the paper have been spritzed with the spritzing tool and markers.

 

Thanks for stopping by!

Birthday Wishes

This is a card I created for a Colour Challenge on ESAD. We were only to use Pretty In Pink, So Safforn, Certainly Celery and Crumb Cake and NO OTHER COLOURS!!!! It was hard, but this is what I came up with:

I have used Crumb Cake cardstock as my base and layered it with Pretty in Pink & So Saffron. The Pretty In Pink layer has been run through my Big Shot using the Vintage Wallpaper embossing folder that had been swiped with Crumb Cake ink. This layer was then distressed and stitched to the So Saffron layer.

The Saffron butterfly has been hand cut using a chipboard butterfly as a template and then embossed with the Vintage Wallpaper folder as well. You can just see the chipboard butterfly behind.

The sentiment used is from 'Occasional Quotes' which is a Hostess set. Diamantes have been used to embellish the butterfly and the tag.

Card Recipe:

• Crumb Cake, So Saffron, Pretty In Pink, Certainly Celery cardstock
• Crumb Cake, So Saffron, Pretty In Pink Ink
• Certainly Celery grosgrain ribbon
• Chipboard butterfly (retired)
• Scallop Oval, Large Scallop Punches, Little Leaves Die
• Vintage Wallpaper embossing folder, Diamantes from Jewels Basic Rhinestones
• Occasional Quotes Stamp set

Thanks for stopping by!

Mojo Monday 157

Isn't this just the cutest little owl you've ever seen??

I've been wanting to try out this new owl punch from SU  since I got him and this week's sketch from Mojo Monday was the perfect opportunity. Here is the sketch we had to work with:

The DSP I have used is retired unfortunately but I love it and wanted to use it - though luckily for me there is some new DSP in the new catty with similar colouring. I've also used the scallop trim border punch and the large two-step bird punch (to create the leaves).

Thanks for stopping by!!
  

Make & Takes From Regionals

Just thought I would share with you a couple of the Make & Takes we made at Regionals last week:

Both items have been created using the 'Every Moment' stamp set from the new catalogue and because they are line stamps, they lend themselves very well to watercolouring ( which I love to do!!) The images here have been coloured with inkpads and an aqua painter. The spritzer tool has also been used with markers to give the spatter effect. Great fun!!

I love the little Fancy Favor box on the right - it has been made using the Fancy Favor die and the Bigshot

Enjoy!!

Swaps for Regionals

Yaay!! It's Regionals tomorrow, how exciting. I have been looking forward to this for so long. That's one of the good things about being an SU Demo - we get to go to Regionals every year. It's great because we get to learn new ideas, meet other demos, get free gifts AND - swap projects with other demos!

These are what I have made for my swaps:

 

I've made 20 cards, 10 little giftboxes and 10 bookmarks. I know I'll kick myself tomorrow for not having made enough but I just ran out of time!!

Can't wait for morning!

2011 Idea Book & Catalogue

I hope you've been enjoying the blog hop so far. Aren't there some very talented ladies out there. I have enjoyed looking at all the wonderful creations made with  product from the new catty - totally inspiring!!

If you want to see what is in the new catalogue and start making your own wishlist, you can view the catalogue online here.

You can also download the catalogue in pdf format here, or book a workshop with me and get your own catalogue for free! Lots & lots of exciting new product and fabulous new colours to see

With all of the excitement of Stampin’ Up!’s colour renovation, you might be wondering what the best way is to update your existing Stampin’ Up! products. Wonder no more! With the new colour kits, you can get all of Stampin’ Up!’s new colours (and just the colours you need) without the expense of replacing products you already have. Check out this brochure and contact me for further info.