I knew I wanted to play with the new Adorable Owls stamp set from Stampin’ Up! during my weekly YouTube live video, but was in a bit of a creative slump last week, so off I went to Pinterest in search of some ideas – it really is a fabulous resource for cardmakers, especially with your Stampin’ Up! supplies, because there are just so many ideas out there for our stamp sets. All you do is type in the name and away you go!
I was totally inspired by a card that was actually made by a friend of mine, Leighsa from Leighsa’s Loft. I just loved the design of this card, and the colours too, and was totally inspired to create something similar, though also very different. What an amazing job Leighsa, just stunning.
So out came my blending brushes, my circle dies and my owls, to sit and have a good old play. My creative slump continued, sadly, and it took me two full evenings to create something I was happy with, but I nailed it just in time for the live on Thursday. You can watch the video below if you want to see me crafting ‘in action’.
Here is my original design, with the circle, but instead of Leighsa’s colours I went with my old faithful, Gorgeous Grape, and instead of die cut leaves round the edge, I went for a full blown coloured flower from the Perfectly Pencilled Designer Series Paper. I LOVE this paper and had almost forgotten about it, but it works so well with the Adorable Owls stamp set!
As you can see, inspired by but very different. I love being inspired by other people and then just taking that idea wherever the creativity leads you! Why not have a go yourself some time.
I went on to make another card, with the same idea but this time with a masked rectangle instead of a circle. So much fun and you could totally use any shape for this technique.
I used both Smoky Slate and Gray Granite to colour the Adorable Owls in, and Fresh Freesia (oh my favourite Fresh Freesia!), Daffodil Delight and Granny Apple Green for the flowers and leaves. All that was left was to add a couple of gems and the card is ready for sending.
Thank you so much to Leighsa for the inspiration and to you all for reading and maybe watching the video. If you would like to purchase any of the supplies I have used, you can do so by visiting my ONLINE STORE, and if your order goes over £45, you can get a set of the Adorable Owls stamps for free, too!
Would you like to know more about colouring with your Stampin’ Blends (or any other) alcohol markers? Read below to find out how…
Until next time, Happy Stamping! xx
Stampin’ Blends Course
Bookings are now open for my next Stampin’ Blends Course, starting on Sunday 5th February 2023, with four zoom classes running over several months (to give you plenty of time to practice in between). All of the classes are recorded into a Private Facebook Group too, so you can watch and rewatch as many times as you like. The course also includes a 17 page written course guide, with accompanying worksheets.
There are two options for this course, a product based option (available UK only) and an online only option (available WORLDWIDE). The online only version is £70 and the product based version is £180 – for which you get access to the whole course, the course guide, £180 worth of product (4 stamp sets and 21 Stampin’ Blends) Sale-A-Bration goodies and free postage too.
Because you also get your choice of 4 level one Sale-A-Bration items, this option is a real bargain if you love Stampin’ Up! products, and as always you are free to swap out for other product of your choice.
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