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Friday, November 20, 2020

A Little Floral Fun!

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Hey peeps! Happy Fri-yay!

I'm sitting here trying to figure out the timing of Thanksgiving grocery orders. I made a declaration last year that never again would a slippery bird the size of a human child darken my door ever again, so I will be making my perfect roast chicken with all the normal Thanksgiving sides - stuffing, cranberries etc. Then we will zoom with our larger family and share recipes - my brother and his kids always make interesting non-traditional sides or desserts, so I will miss getting to try those but at least I will see them!

A few years ago, my niece made this cranberry tart from Cook's Illustrated and it was INCREDIBLE. I'm going to try a non-dairy version this year. I'd post the recipe, but you have to be a subscriber - I can tell you it's worth every penny. If you subscribe, search "cranberry curd tart" on their site. I do believe there's a free trial period. 

So on to the show!!! I have a little floral break for you today from holiday crafting. I always get to a point during the holidays where I want to see something springy or tropical, and this week was that week. So I have a bright and happy tropical floral for you today. I have a weak spot for hibiscus - if you Google them, you'll see what a big variety grows in my zone of the country and they're such beautiful plants, structurally and of course color-wise.

This stamp and die combo is genius - there's a big background stamp that is slightly larger than card front size so it's perfect for an edge to edge design like I did. But then the dies cut out the image section that I colored! So I cut that out after stamping it, and colored it with my alcohol fineliners - perfect for the intricate details (coupon code in the footer) and popped it up in the center with dimensionals. On the main image, I used the black marker to color in the background to make the popped up part more dramatic. Then I used the layered word dies in the set (there are two) for the greeting. There are also two sets of stitched, nesting rectangles that I love. It's quite the combo - 13 stamps and 16 dies! What is neat about the packaging is it comes in a little page protector that is hole punched to fit in an A5 binder you can see here. I freaking love products that come in their own storage solution. They do a small release like this every month - it's not a subscription, but it is while supplies last, so when they're gone, they're gone. 


Stamp Club - Happy Hibiscus Stamp &...
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Designer's Choice - A5 Ringbinder Die...
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Graphit — Marker Universe
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My Sweet Petunia
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Pre-Cut & Scored Cardstock
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Art Anthology BIG CRAFT MAT 24x36 311473
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Crafter's Companion GEMINI...
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Rotatrim Professional Series Cutter -...
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Teflon Bone Folder - Ellen Hutson LLC
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Scor-Pal MINI SCOR-BUDDY Scoring...
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Essentials by Ellen Storage...
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Die Storage - Clear Storage Pockets...
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XL Stamp Storage Pockets
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Mermaid tidy towel case and glue...
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Airtable: Organize your stamps & dies
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Look at the different ways you can use the dies with this! Totally different from what I did and super cool.



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32 comments:

  1. That looks so different and cool. The white makes the other colors stand out beautifully.

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  2. Wonderful card; a Xmas card break! and my introduction to the markers you used! Happy Holiday!

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  3. So beautiful! Love these bright colors and how the florals pop.

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  4. Wonderful cards. Great to have
    the dies to make the different
    cuts. thanks for sharing
    txmlhl(at)yahoo(dot)com

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  5. What a bold looking card! Love the black and white behind the hibiscus. Super card!!

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  6. Oooh, that's pretty, Lydia! And you're right about wanting a little tropical right about now!

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  7. I LOVE how you did the black and white and then colored a few! It looks sooo cool!

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  8. Stunning! Love the black and white with a pop of color.

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  9. What a gorgeous card! Amazing deal for this kit!

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  10. Wonderful card design! I love the colors you chose and how you made the colored flowers contrast with the black! Thanks so much for sharing and inspiring!!!

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  11. Leaving some of it black and white is very cool .. thanks for sharing

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  12. This looks so different and I really love it! The bright colors contrasting against the black looks awesome!

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  13. Beautiful card. I love the way you only colored the center part. I am more of a stamper than an artist and love getting ideas like this. The black background really does make the color pop!

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  14. love the colorful center - awesome design

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  15. Your card is stunning Lydia--love the color combo.

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  16. Wow this is georgeus. Love the way you use this beautiful stamp set 😍

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  17. Lydia! This knocked my socks off! I love your bold and striking design so much. That black background shows off the whole stamp but makes that center piece poo off the card! Gorgeous card!
    Maria Willis

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  18. Such a beautiful card I like how you only colored the middle of it

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  19. Another stunning card! So much inspiration 💜

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  20. Wonderful, Lydia! I love the way you've used this super tropical set!! Great design idea to mix black and white with the colour! Thanks so much for the great inspiration! Take care! :)

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  21. Beautiful!!! I ordered my set and can't wait to see what I can do with it...appears to be versatile!!!!
    Paper Hugs,
    Jan

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  22. Beautiful card! I love the b&w border and the colored design i the center! So pretty!

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  23. Love the contrast with the black and white and colors. I need to try this ASAP.

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  24. Love all the interesting ideas. Beautiful cards.

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  25. Your card is stunning with the background colored black!

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  26. Your card is stunning with the background colored black!

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  27. Love, love, love how the Happy Birthday greeting blends in with the black & white of the outer section and inner part has that bright pop of color. Can't wait to get my bundle.

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  28. Love the pops of color in the middle with all the black and white, very striking!

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