Tuesday, 30 May 2017

KELLY'S STAMPING FRIENDS BLOG HOP


 Hello and welcome to Kelly's blog hop ! I first met this lovely young lady online when she offered to help me with some technology  issues and couldn't wait to meet her in person . Kelly is celebrating five years as a Stampin ' Up ! Demonstrator and this blog hop is her way of celebrating her journey with us all . I was flattered to be invited along for the hop . There are no rules , Kelly stipulated we were to share what makes us happy !
I have been playing with a set I've just received and it is making me very  happy so I will share a sample I created using it ! It such an easy set to use and works best with thick white card stock , but you can spritz our regular card stock and still achieve a pleasing result . I have used some new in colours as well as Bermuda Bay for this card . You can have a lot of fun using all of the different swatches and shapes in this  set . I went a little crazy and stamped the envelope as well as the inside , easy peasy ! Love !



This next card just popped into my head when I first began to play with the Lovely Laurel thinlit dies !  I couldn't wait to see how the beautiful vines would look above this swing which is in the Sitting Here set . I think it looks amazing , don't you ? I can see lots of uses for this set ! 



I created this next card for our team retreat swap this weekend ! I used our watercolour pencils to create the sunset effect , so easy just colour and then add water with your aqua painter ! When this section was dry , I stamped the sun rays , sentiment , chair and palm leaves . I really love how this card came together for me and I  hope my team love it just as much as I do !


I adore this set which is called Bright Wishes and I have created a diarama card -  perfect for this set . This card came about because of a whoopsadaisy and  the decorated outer piece also as a result of a whoops ! A boo boo that had me reaching for another two sets Wood Words and Happy Birthday Gorgeous. I was delighted to see how well the flowers in both sets matched . 



I've been having a lot of fun playing with Birthday Delivery and seeing what other ideas I could come up with for the little girl . If you saw my previous post you'd have seen her gazing in awe at a Christmas tree ! Here I have her waiting at the front door with a bunch of flowers hidden behind her back and then I have her dreaming of fairies ! The door was created with a technique shown by Carolyn Bennie where you swipe your ink pad down onto your glossy paper . The door was stamped and cut out using the At Home With You bundle.



The flourish was clear heat embossed and the background was achieved using our watercolour pencils . I have coloured the fairy and cut her out using my paper snips .



Now its time to see what the very talented and gorgeous Kristel Rimmer has created for us ! Just click the next button 





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23 comments:

  1. Wow your've been busy Cheryl. love your sunset card, but my favourite is the little girl waiting at the door - that's so clever and super sweet.Your glossy door and brickwork is the perfect backdrop

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  2. Aw thanks so much ! I wasn't too sure about that one !

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  3. I thought the same as Elizabeth - you've been busy Cheryl! Such a lovely selection of cards, the first is my favourite :)

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  4. Oh My Goodness - such an amazing array of cards!!! My favourites are the sunset and the swing. Fabulous work!!

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  5. I am so very happy that you were technologically challenged and we were able to strike up a beautiful friendship Cheryl. You've been one of my biggest supporters across this journey from newbie demo to the sleep deprived, overcommitted lady of today!!! I love every minute of it, because of people like you. Thank you for taking the time to share your beautiful cards and creativity!!! Kelly x

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    1. Aw that's so sweet Kelly ! You , my dear are soooo inspirational and so sweet I'm proud to call you my friend ! ❤️❤️❤️

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  6. WOW, overachiever! Each is wonderful but I just love the sunset card. Great work!

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    1. Thanks thanks so much Tamra ! I had to pull out all the stops for this amazing lady !

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  7. Oh my gosh you have been unbelievably busy!! I really love the first card it is so bright and colourful x

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  8. Your coloring is super, Cheryl! Well done :-)

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    1. Thank you Jenny ! I love colouring but not always happy with the end result !

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  9. So pretty! Loving your "happy" card and it's color combination.

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  10. I love all the colours and inspiration in these cards Cheryl. Very inspired by the laurel leaves with the sitting here stamp set. Thanks for sharing.

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  11. Oh my goodness where do you get the time. So many awesome projects

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  12. Cheryl what lovely cards you have created, I tried to pick a favourite but just couldn't!

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  13. Love the first card because it's 1.happy2. Colourful 3.acheivable

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  14. What a lovely selection of happy cards Cheryl xx

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  15. Wow, you have been busy Cheryl! Such a lovely collection of cards! I particularly love the water coloured sunset with the sun rays peeking out between the colours. Such a gorgeous effect! xx

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