Stampin' Up blendabilities and stamp set giveaway!

"Hmmm? What did you say?!" That's the sound of crafters all over Great Britain and Europe with their noses in the new Stampin' Up catalogue! Have you decided on what you're getting first? One of the first 'must haves' for me was a collection of Blendabilities, Stampin' Up's new alcohol markers, and I've been putting them to use on today's card! Come and see:

These markers are brilliant for colouring in line drawings and blend beautifully to produce a really wonderful smooth, intense colour finish. But you don't need line drawings! This lucky four-leafed clover on this card was made using the tiny heart punch from Stampin' Up's new Itty Bitty Accents punch pack. Here's a close-up:

I coloured each heart with the Old Olive assortment of Blendabilities, starting with the darkest shade on the outside, then colouring over it with the medium shade and finally, colouring the whole heart with the lightest shade. I love the effect! The centre of the clover leaf is decorated with a green gem - it's one of Stampin' Up's super-sparkly gems coloured with the darkest Blendie! (They say little things please little minds and I'm afraid I'm never going to get tired of colouring gems to match my projects - and it works with pearls and other embellishments too!)

If you'd like to win a pack of Stampin' Up's Coastal Cabana blendabilities and or one of Stampin' Up's beautiful photopolymer stamp sets, I've got one of each to give away!

All you have to do to be in with a chance of winning is to leave a comment on yesterday's catalogue launch post (click here to get there.) I'll use a random selector to find the winner and will reveal all at 10 pm (BST) on Friday. Good luck!!!

HERE'S WHAT YOU'LL NEED TO MAKE TODAY'S CARD
(Click on each item to find it quickly in my shop) 

Stamps: Metro Type Alphabet photopolymer 

Ink: Hello Honey, Pear Pizzazz marker from the subtles pack,
 Old Olive assortment blendabilities

Card stock: Whisper White, Mossy Meadow

Other: Basic rhinestones, Essentials piercing template, mat and tool.

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While the end of year tests were going on at school I asked my youngest son (imagining a small plastic animal or lucky pebble) whether he had a lucky object. "Yes," he said at once. "My lucky cross!" It turns out that this is a celtic cross he bought in Northern Ireland with money given to him by one of my kind aunts.

It's small but it weighs a ton and would definitely not be allowed into an exam in case my son clocked the invigilator over the head with it!

See you tomorrow.