STAMPIN' UP!'S "MY FRIEND" IN RAZZLEBERRY

I've had a little play time in my craft room today,  stamping up a storm after being inspired by this gorgeous card made by the fabulous Kirsty Brown.

Although I LOVE Stampin' Up!'s Spice Cake Designer Series Papers, I decided to go with a different colour scheme.  It has been a while since I've used Rich Razzleberry, so that was my starting point.  Yesterday I dyed a crocheted flower, from Stampin' Up!'s Fleurettes II, using Rich Razzleberry ink diluted a little in water.  Love how rich the end result was.  It was a bit insipid the first time, but I upped the amount of ink, and left it soaking while I enjoyed lunch with a girlfriend for Valentine's Day :)

Tiny butterflies from the Beautiful Wings embosslits die, are perfect to fill any 'unwanted' space (and I had a bit of it, since I opted for a smaller sentiment than on Kirsty's card).  Here's what I came up with:

Stamps: Spiced Paisley, My Friend

Card: Rich Razzleberry, Naturals Ivory, Soft Suede, Baja Breeze

DSP: Tickets & Tags Simply Scrappin' kit

Ink: Crumb Cake stampin' pad, Baja Breeze stampin' pad and marker, Rich Razzleberry stampin' pad and marker, Soft Suede stampin' pad and marker

Other: Stampin' sponge, sponge dauber, Beautiful Wings embosslits, Dotted Scallop Ribbon border punch, Fleurettes II, Fancy Flower punch, Corner rounder punch, Chantilly crochet trim, 5/16" Jumbo brad (Very Vanilla), sticky strip, mini glue dots, Multipurpose liquid glue

STAMPIN' UP! SPICED PAISLEY CHRISTMAS - JAI #95 & INKSPIRATIONS #97

I couldn't sleep last night - every time I closed my eyes, I had dozens of ideas swimming around in my head, just crying out to be made into cards!   So, after tossing and turning for about an hour, I got up and retreated to my craft room to try to settle my brain.

I made a card for this week's Just Add Ink challenge, to come up with a Christmas project using no Christmas stamps or Christmas papers.  Thankfully, a Christmas greeting is allowed!  The layout of my card was inspired by the sketch at Inkspirations:

Using my new Spiced Paisley stamp set (being released 1st December), and watercolour crayons, I create the stamped oval panel (I was going for a rustic look, and was pleased with the outcome).  Another stamp from this set provides the subtle background on the Crumb Cake panel, and the sentiment flag:

Stamps: Spiced Paisley (*new* - 1st December), Contempo Christmas

Card: Naturals Ivory, Riding Hood Red textured, Crumb Cake, Not Quite Navy

DSP: Not Quite Navy Patterns Designer Series Paper

Ink: Crumb Cake, Riding Hood Red and Not Quite Navy stampin' pads

Other: Regals and Neutrals Watercolour crayons, Cherry Cobbler seam binding, Very Vanilla Velvet ribbon (*new* - 1st December), Brights button, Linen Thread, sponge daubers, Vintage Wallpaper embossing folder, Eyelet border punch, Paper Piercing tool and Mat Pack, mini glue dots, Sticky Strip, Nestabilities, stampin' dimensionals