POOTLERS BLOG HOP - NEW CATALOGUE SPRING SUMMER 2017 BOOKCASE BUILDER

 Hi Crafters and welcome to the Pootlers first blog hop of 2017 - I hope you are as excited about the new products in the catalogue and Sale-A-Bration as much as we are. 



There are going to be a few sets which are definite winners in this catalogue and that I'm sure we will see all over blog land and Pinterest.  My card for you today though is one of the sets you may have overlooked or not been sure what to do with.  Bookcase Builder.  This is a fabulous set of 27 Polymer Stamps with lots of lovely images that can be used away from the Bookcase style and with 5 fabulous sentiments.

I've gone out of my own comfort zone here and produced a baby card. I can't remember the last time I made one -  as there aren't a lot of babies in my family at the moment I've not really needed an excuse to make one.  But these images were just too cute to leave unloved and unstamped!  I've written the words Baby by hand with a marker pen on the banner.

SUPPLIES

 Cardstock -  Perfect Plum, Whisper White

Designer Series Paper - Blooms and Bliss

Inks - Early Espresso, Perfect Plum, Daffodil Delight, Blushing Bride, Mint Macaron, Rich Razzleberry Ombre

Accessories - Linen Thread, Enamel Shapes, Marker Pen (to write the words Baby on the bunting), Dimensionals, Wink of Stella, Stamp-a-ma-Jig to align the book shelves.

 

Rather than have next or previous buttons we've listed all the blogs below for you to go and have a look at some fabulous inspiration. Have fun on our blog hop.

 

Sam Hammond Donald

Jill Chapman

Lynn Ellis

Anna Sposato

Lisa Emslie

Laurie Jennings

Heidi Smith

Justyna Cieslinska

Jerim Dickens

Fiona Whitehead - YOU ARE HERE

Hannah McCurley

Amanda Charlesworth

Jillian Selwood

Keila Carver

Dee Copus-Reed

Anna Krol

Helen Griffin

Karen Taylor

Angelina Clark

 

 Thank you for stopping by.  I hope we have inspired you!

HAPPY CRAFTING

 

BEAUTIFUL YOU - REFLECTION TECHNIQUE

I, along with thousands of others no doubt, love this new set Beautiful You from the Spring Summer Catalogue 2017.  It was the first set that caught my eye and reminded me of the old SU stamp set Summer By The Sea.

My card today shows the image in the rain and I think the reflection technique is very apt to use with this image.  The sentiment couldn't be better.  Sometimes cards like these are handy to have in our stash, just in case they are ever needed to give someone a boost when they are feeling down.  I've used the Stitched Framelits for the sentiment - love these!!!!

I've also torn my paper and edged it with some Pacific Point blue ink to give it the distressed look.

Ive also used the new Watercolour pencils and a touch of Wink of Stella.  The background is from the new Avant-Garden set which is a Sale-a-Bration FREE set!!!

If you would like to know how to do the reflection technique I will be running a workshop at my home in Andover, UK in January.  Information is on my website.

SUPPLIES 

Cardstock - Bermuda Bay, Whisper White

Stamp Sets - Beautiful You, Avant Garden

Ink - Basic Black, Bermuda Bay, Pacific Point

Accessories - Enamel Shapes, Stitched Framelits, Wink of Stella

All items can be purchased via my website below - check out my January offer for a FREE set from me.

Happy Crafting