The Story of the Embroidered Star

Following on from the success of the Polly! Scrap Kits Blog Hop last week I was invited to try my hand at some of their other gorgeous stamp sets they have in stock. That was an offer too good to refuse so I'll be showing off my projects in the next couple of weeks!

First of all I took the Hot Colourful Christmas stamp set and created the card above. I know... it's not even Christmas themed! But that was the direction my creative muse took me in, and I find it much better to obey than try and make it into something else to suit the 'rules' LOL!

So many possibilities with this set right? You can make lots of different combinations of phrases, and the numbers make it really useful for your Christmas journals. But it was actually the numbers inspiring me to think of birthdays that got me off track in the first place. They're all individual stamps, but I lined them up on my acrylic block and stamped them in pink to create a bit of a border to my card.

Next I piled on all my embellishments. Commonly my choices are made by what's simply within arms reach and that's why I find it helpful to leave little piles of embellishments in dishes on my desk. If I see it I'm much more likely to use it. So I've got a Prima flower, JBS rubon feathers, and iron-on embroidered star patch (!) and those lovely skeleton leaves my dear friend Lizzy gifted me with. 

I also took the 'birthday' stamp from the set and used it with chalk ink on a scrap of vellum. Cant seem to get enough of vellum these days. Perfect for everything - you can even see I've used it to rub on my gold feathers before cutting them out. But of course it's the stamps that really make this card something unique. I can't wait to show you what I've made with the next set. Stay tuned!