BE INSPIRED | PICK A SEASON

Welcome to August's Be Inspired Design Team Blog Hop! This month the theme is Pick a Season, I'm looking forward to seeing what everyone has created and what season they have chosen! P lease be sure to hop all the way around for lots of inspirational projects created by the design team.  Here in New Zealand we are heading into summer but I thought this gorgeous image from the Soft Seedlings Stamp Set looked lovely in these autumnal colours. I love this stamp and wanted it to be the focal point of my card.   I coloured the image with Daubers, starting with Daffodil Delight at the base and adding Flirty Flamingo. A simple white bow under the sentiment (also from the stamp set) and three sequins, add the finishing touches to my card. Next up in today's hop is my lovely and inspirational friend Louise in Australia,  I'm looking forward to seeing what gorgeous creation Louise has to share with us. Be Inspired Design Team Blog Roll: Angela Meiritz-Reid (you are here!) Lou...

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GLOBAL DESIGN PROJECT #358 | SKETCH CHALLENGE

Hello and welcome to my blog! This week's Global Design Project challenge is a sketch challenge and below is the sketch we used. I love using sketches, they are particularly helpful if you are a little stuck and need some inspiration and of course, you can use a little creative expression and change it around too! It's a nice change to create a different shaped card. I created the coloured circle using Polished Pink and Calypso Coral and then die cut it. (Links to a written tutorial and YouTube video are below.) I also added a splattering of white ink onto the blended circle!  The slim line envelopes are lovely. They come in three different colours and have a cute design on the flap. The Dots & Spots Die makes a great background, especially on this card where I have turned it into an embossed background. Check out my YouTube Video on how I did this. Link  here  or below. For a step by step tutorial on how I created my card please click on the Tutorial button. All prod...

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GLOBAL DESIGN PROJECT #357 | COLOUR CHALLENGE

Hello and welcome to my blog! This week's Global Design Project challenge is a colour challenge and below are the gorgeous colours we are creating with this week. They are so pretty and look great together. The Hydrangea Haven Stamp Set and co-ordinating Hydrangea Dies is one of my favourite sets and I love how it looks on the blended and die cut background. The Dots & Spots Die is a FREE Sale-A-Bration items until the end of this month, otherwise it is available in the Annual Catalogue. Click here to see all the Sale-A-Bration items available. If you  live in New Zealand and would like to place an order with me please use my on-line store or email me at angela.frank00@gmail.com. I would love to be your Demonstrator if you don't already have one. For a step by step tutorial on how I created my card please click on the Tutorial button. All products are listed in the tutorial and below. I've also created a video tutorial, click on the link below to watch! Please remember...

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