Convention Projects...

So the first project that I completed was the card candy and I cannot tell you how long I agonised over this for... I knew the stamp set that I was using - artistic etchings and I had decided that the colours I was going to use were cherry cobbler, black and confetti white.
I made three of the pieces very quickly but the three larger pieces I really struggles with - this is the first time that I had done the card candy and I wanted to make sure that I did all the other talented demos justice. I think that I managed this and was very pleased with the results. I love the colour combination that I have chosen.
I have not used a sentiment in the examples other than the armour that come with the stamp set. I didn't think that it was needed. I have layered up every piece and I think that gives them more depth and the embellishments that I have added reflect the bling needed to add a little sparkle to the pieces and I love the effect of the ribbon - such a simple idea to fold a piece in half and staple it to the project...
I hope you like the examples my group got and thanks for looking
If you would like to purchase this stamp set - please email me for further details! Debbi x

Goals...

I have set myself the goal of being a better blogger and the main reason for this is I need to remain focused on my crafting as I am very busy in the next couple of months with the SU European Convention, my first craft fair, classes, workshops and Christmas! So I determined to use all this activity to my advantage and blog about it at the same time...
For Convention that is becoming scarily close and I am no where near prepared enough in relation to the swaps that I should have completed - I need to have completed...

team cards, scrapbook pages, gifts - non are done! 3D swap 10 - have designed it not made any though, Business Tools swap - 10 completed hoorah!, Card Candy - finished today and approximately 300 general swaps in various designs that I have designed and not really started! I feel lots of late nights coming on and a bit of stressing as the countdown begins in ernest!
I don't want to show the finished products, until the ladies that are receiving them will be on their way to collect there goodies, but here is an idea of the mess that I have been making today whilst completing the card candy - you can see the colour - I think they look great together...
Thanks for looking Debbi x x x

Colour Create Challenge

This weeks challenge and my last one this evening - so should be doing my swaps but have just had a play instead! is the challenge over on colour create and I love it - blue, craft and white - not three colours that I would have necessarily put together but they work so well. I decided to go with bashful blue and use the fresh cuts set again - this set is out as I have decided to use it for one of my swaps but have yet to decide on the colours that I want to use! Anyway I have stamped the image onto bashful blue card and inked it with bashful blue - I have then inked the edges and decoupaged the leaves in the bottom righthand corner - to emphasise these more I have daubed the cut out leaves to make them stand out more. As you can see there is a lot more depth to the colour. The sentiment is stamped in bashful blue and I used the window punch to punch it out. I have also added three card candy in matching colours to the top right of my card. I hope you like it and thanks for looking your comments are appreciated - Debbi x x x