Stampin' With Michelle Pepper

Don't these sheep just wanna jump right onto your projects!    Counting Sheep - FREE Stamps Exclusive to Sale-a-bration August/September 2021    Sheep Dies - FREE Dies Exclusive to Sale-a-bration August/September 2021   This stamp set is super cute to add to your stash for fun cards that will be suitable for the young and not so young. Add the dies as well, and you can create a variety of fabulous farm life scenes. And there's no need to be fenced in (pun intended!) - with a party hat, balloon, and flag, you can readily turn these frolicking sheep into party animals.  ps: Don't want you to miss out so be sure to note that these are only available till 30th September 2021.   Let's Celebrate Ewe Card - I have used sponging and masking (one of my favourite combination techniques to use) to create the countryside backdrop. I felt like I must make at least one card with the pun that is just begging to be used with this stamp set, so I also pulled out the Playful Alphabet Di

Whimsical Trees Bundle - be still, my heart! Click here for the list of supplies used The Whimsical Trees Bundle was the first thing I ordered from the July- December 2021 Mini Catalogue. It wouldn't surprise those who know me well - I love Christmas trees!     Did you know... If you get the Starter Kit during Sale-a-bration (before end of 30 September 2021) with me , you can add this Whimsical Trees Bundle (valued at $108)* to your Starter Kit at no additional cost! That means you only need to pay $189 for $393 worth of products, and as a bonus, you also do not have to pay for shipping for it all. So if you have a long wishlist, now is a good time to get it all!     * There are also other bundles you could pick instead, as detailed below:        So, back to the cards...     There are lots going on in these avid cards, but I want to give you a little bit of an insight in the design process.  What happened? I feel like sometimes even the most experienced of us cardmakers can get a b

The showstopper of this one layer card is the hyper-realistic designs of beautiful dahlia florals.   Click here for the list of supplies   Delicate Dahlias - FREE Stamps Exclusive to Sale-a-bration August/September 2021 A One Layer Card can be quite challenging for those of us who like layers! I have used masking and dry embossing to create interest in this card design.   Masking: I punched out a Basic White heart and placed it at about the middle of the card. Then I stamped the dahlia outline image in Flirty Flamingo over it. I replaced the now stamped heart with another Basic White heart, then stamped the solid distinctive dahlia image over the top, lining it up with the outline image. Set those hearts aside for another project. You can see them in this next photo, to the right. So pretty, right? Stamp the sentiment in the middle of the dahlia, in the white heart portion. Stamp the dahlia twice more, one on either side of the middle flower.   So, normally I would adhere an embossed s

Introducing Meadow Dies from the Annual Catalogue   Click here for the list of supplies  This week over at the Global Design Project the crew has us doing this fun colour challenge : I have kept it really simple. I die cut these three plants strategically, intending to use both the positives and the negative. The card above uses the negative, and the Pale Papaya card below, the positives: Click here for the supplies list    I love it when one process results in two cards!  I have incorporated vellum in both cards as I have quite a bit of left over strips from the Peaceful Nativity Diorama card from last year . Hmm, can you see the Wink of Stella glitter on the butterflies? I also used the splatter technique to splatter the Wink of Stella glitter on the card. I actually have a third card - because I decided to cut out some more plants for the inside of these cards. But I'm not sure I want to keep that third card with only one pop of colour so I won't include in this post. Thank

This one is for plant lovers ! Click here for the supplies list The Bloom Where You're Planted Suite in the Annual Catalogue is a must for plant lovers. I think especially too for the wannabe gardeners like me - you can  get all the benefits of gardening with none of the drawbacks—no weeding or watering required. LOL. Today, I want to just focus on the Designer Series Paper (DSP) in this suite. These are 12"x12" paper, with two sheets of each double sided patterned paper.   You can see all 12 designs here but of course it is always better in person.    If a whole 12" x 12" paper is overwhelming, then chop it down to a smaller size. For example, cut it down to a 6" x 6" or a 4" x 6" size.   My projects today is to show you how you can you use this DSP as the Hero of your cards. The pot plants were fussy cut out of one of the DSP - yes, that's right, I didn't have to stamp nor colour them! For these two cards, I have used the Rip and

How pretty and delicate are these colours, oh my! Click here for the list of supplies used   These cards are the outcomes of participating in the Global Design Project #GDP308 challenge.   As you can see, I took inspiration from Wilma's layout and floral theme, and as I will be sending these to friends as letters (you know instead of writing a letter on letter writing paper, I'm writing my letter in the card), I decided to use the same phrase Hello friend too. The colours I chose to stamp in are from the Stampin' Up! September Colour Challenge.    #SUcolourchallenge   Now when you have all the supplies out, you may as well stamp more than one card eh. Besides how many of you are like me, always in a dilemma about which of the featured colours to mat your stamped piece on? I decided to mat one on Pale Papaya and the other one on Basic Black. Do you prefer one or the other? Card 1: Look at all the gilded gems I used on here!   Card 2: Here I used only three basic rhinestone