Press On Design Process. Happy Friday to you all, and thank you for stopping by. Today I have a really cute card to share with you. I have paired Press On (available to order on 4th August) with Playing with Patterns from the Annual Catalogue. It is wonderful that we can mix new with even newer.

Although I could claim this as a ‘Not just for Christmas’ project, I think, even for me, that is more than a little tenuous. But it does help prove my point, that just because a product is in, what was historically, the Autumn/Winter Catalogue, doesn’t mean it can only be used on Autumn/Winter projects. I don’t know this for certain, but I think that is one of the reasons for the name change from Autumn/Winter or Holiday Catalogue. Of course, as we as operate in New Zealand and Australia, it definitely isn’t Autumn/Winter! But enough of my nattering, let’s get back to the project.

I had a vague idea how this card was going to turn out as I started today’s video, but I certainly hadn’t made it before, to replicate for the video, which I often do. I had a small selection of supplies and an idea. Nothing more than that. I often find that having too much choice is not good for me. I will keep looking for the ‘better’ choice, rather than the one in front of me, often wasting time and ending up using what was to hand anyway.

Today I have limited my products and am just ‘going with the flow’. Choosing my paper early in the design process is a great way to decide on your colour palette, in this case Playing with Patterns gives me Calypso Coral, Coastal Cabana, Crushed Curry, Night of Navy and Purple Posy. As I knew I wanted to use Stampin’ Blends, I could limit myself to these, or similar, colours. No stressing whether they will ‘work’ together, because I know they do from the paper. I chose to use the new Banner punch from the August/December catalogue for my row of coffee cups, this is a perfect height for the cups. Leaving a gap for a small piece of ribbon and a bow gives just the tough I was looking for to highlight the cups as the ‘main feature’.

A sentiment at the bottom right of the card and a couple of cups on the inside give a finishing touch to the card. It is little touches, like carrying the image to the inside of the card, and envelope, that make all the difference to your card.

Video Tutorial Time

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