How Can I Say Goodbye to Upsy Daisy?

This has to be one of my most favourite and well used sets - I love Upsy Daisy as it is a great set to use with various backgrounds - like here with a version of the baby wipe technique.

I've used the stamp as the main focus of this card and also as a background image.

And with the popping pastels technique ... for more inspiration check out the other samples HERE.

I will be very sad to see it leave the collection.  If I've whetted your appetite call me to order it - page 65 of the catalogue - $33.95.

A few items have now sold out - these include:

Ink refills - Blushing Bride, Concord Crush, Pear Pizazz, Peach Parfait and Poppy Parade

Cardstock - Blushing Bride A4, Confetti White A4

Markers -  More Mustard

Other accessories: Circle Scissors Replacement Blades, 3/16 Gold Brads, Dotto Refill, Crimper, Stampin' Scrub Replacement pads and the stack and store containers

Nikki

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More Black Magic

Another example of Black Magic - such an effective technique.  By newsletter readers will have seen this sample already.  If you haven't tried this technique then I urge you to give it a go - its so easy.

Hope you are having a great day.

Happy Stampin!

Nikki

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A little bit of Black Magic

At a workshop a couple of weeks ago, I managed to find a technique that no-one had tried ... Black Magic.  My newsletter readers will have seen this technique with another sample already this month - everyone at the workshop loved how easy it was to create.

It looks so effective and it is really simple.  Choose a stamp set that has some solid block areas .... I've chosen my all time favourite set Upsy Daisy, and using Craft white ink stamp the image onto black or dark cardstock.

Use the Stampin' Up! watercolouring pencils to colour in the white areas - I used two shades of blue - applying the lighter shade first and then the darker shade.  Take a white gel pen to add touches of white to the edges of your image - this step really makes it pop.

Why not give this lovely technique a try - I know I'll be digging more of my stamps out to see what I can come up with.

Happy stampin!

Nikki

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Melbourne Regional Training

This was my first Stampin' Up! event and as I stood in a line of approximately 300 or more fellow demonstrators and their guests I knew we were going to have fun.

I've never made swaps for an event like this before ... but I managed to find the time to make 32 and I wish I had made more .... the talent of the Stampin' Up! demonstrators from around Melbourne is just amazing and I am inspired to try so many more techniques.

Here's my swap ... after demonstrating this technique at Craft Expo last week ... it really wasn't hard to decide what to make ...

I've used the Upsy Daisy set with the brayer and some sponging. The colours are Not Quite Navy, So Saffron, Baja Breeze and Basic Black.  

This technique is going to feature in my next newsletter ... if you'd like to find out how to do this easy and very effective technique - just sign up using the link on the side bar on the right.

Back in a day or two with more cards to keep you inspired.

Happy stampin!

Love Nikki