My favourite colours

Since the new Colour Refresh was announced the other week, I have been quietly rejoicing - sad though I will be to say goodbye to a couple of old favourites (Pretty in Pink or Baja Breeze, anyone), I am so glad that Pool Party is hanging around, and that Wisteria Wonder has also earned a reprieve.

Pool Party has to be one of my favourite colours at the moment - and look how well it works with Island Indigo (yes, another In Color joining the family!), Wisteria Wonder and Perfect Plum!  I love the bluey-green and purple combination (regular readers might have guessed that).

The other day, I went out to stamp (at SERS - newcomers welcome, if you can make it to Glen Waverley on the last Saturday of each month), and was after a quick, easy project that wouldn't require me to take my entire craft room with me - and here it is:

The card was super-quick to make, as you can see - just a random stamping of the large flower and small flower trio from Betsy's Blossoms in Pool Party, Island Indigo and Wisteria Wonder, and then the bird from the same set in Perfect Plum. 

Once I decide who or what the card is for, I will add a sentiment just to the left of the bird - but for now I will just admire the pretty colours.

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Supplies used:
Stamps:  Betsy's Blossoms
Cardstock:  Pool Party, Island Indigo, Whisper White
Ink: Pool Party, Wisteria Wonder, Perfect Plum, Island Indigo

CASEing myself yet again

Inspired by myself, I put this card together recently ... I had made a cut out card for my friend's birthday, but once I'd given it away I realised I wanted one for my own "stash" as well.

 
It's not quite the same - I was away from home and didn't have all my Big Shot goodies with me, but I did have a few scraps of cardstock, including this piece of Island Indigo which had been cut using the Adorning Accents Edgelits for another project.

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Supplies used:

Stamps: Betsy's Blossoms
Cardstock:  Daffodil Delight, Island Indigo, Whisper White
Ink: Daffodil Delight, Island Indigo, Pumpkin Pie

Accessories:  2-1/2" Circle Punch, Essentials Paper Piercing Pack,Adorning Accents Edgelits

Another birthday card

Just a little card I whipped up for my friend Liz's birthday a couple of weeks ago ... for a wonder, this card came out pretty much exactly as I had imagined it!  Usually the colours don't match like I wanted, or the layout is just a shade wrong in some indefinable way, but not this time!

As with this card made for my Dad's 80th birthday recently, the main layer is popped up on Dimensionals so that you get the full effect of the punched out circle and pierced detail.

Images © 1990-2012 Stampin' Up!®

Supplies used:

Stamps: Betsy's Blossoms, Teeny Tiny Sentiments
Cardstock:  Marina Mist, Whisper White
Ink: Rich Razzleberry, Daffodil Delight, Marina Mist
Accessories:  2-1/2" Circle Punch, Essentials Paper Piercing Pack, Bitty Banners Framelits, Delicate Designs Embossing Folder