Monday, September 9, 2019

Feels Like Frost - Happy Holidays


It's time again for me to participate in Kylie's Demonstrator Training Blog Hop! Be sure to hop on through to see all the wonderful creations from around the world!

My card uses my favourite Feels Like Frost Designer Series Paper from the new Holiday Catalogue! I recently learned the pleating technique from the lovely Liz Shannon in the UK and thought that this was the perfect time to try it out! This card is a sneak peek from my upcoming Feels Like Frost card class!


I also used the Frosted Frames die set for the snowflakes and the Itty Bitty Christmas stamp set for the sentiment. The cardstock I used is Night of Navy and Seaside Spray. The ribbon is the beautiful Seaside Spray Metallic Ribbon - love it!



Please click on the links below to see the other blog participants!




Wednesday, September 4, 2019

Holiday Catalogue 2019 is here!

If you live in Canada, shop with me and get the following specials 

from Sept 4th through Sept 15th!



Monday, September 2, 2019

Perennial Essence Abstract Frame Card


Happy September, Everyone! I am thrilled today to be participating in Kylie Bertucci's International Stampin' Up! Blog Highlights with demonstrators from around the world!

Please vote for your favourites at http://bit.ly/InternationalHighlightsSept2019VoteForMe



The card I submitted uses the gorgeous Perennial Essence Designer Series Paper matted on Old Olive cardstock and a Blackberry Bliss base. 

I made it kind of abstract using a Silver Foil frame made with the Heirloom Frames Dies & 3D Embossing Folders. I was inspired by a card I saw online by Tammy Fite who did something similar with a frame and the Magnolia Lane suite!

The sentiment is from Woven Heirlooms, stamped in Blackberry Bliss ink on Highland Heather cardstock, and punched out with the Classic Label Punch. Add a Silver Foil piece on the back, also punched with the Classic Label Punch and cut in half.

I hope you like it! Please vote for me if you do!


Monday, June 10, 2019

Floral Essence Beautiful Days


Once again, I am honoured to be participating in Kylie Bertucci's blog hop with demonstrators from around the world!

I didn't realize how much I liked purple until I realized that I've been using it a lot in my cards lately! This card is made using the new Floral Essence Bundle from the new 2019-2020 Annual Catalogue!



The colours I used are Purple Posy and Blackberry Bliss with a peek of Perennial Essence Designer Series Paper. The leaves are in Old Olive and punched with the Leaf Punch. The flower was stamped twice in Blackberry Bliss Ink onto Purple Posy Cardstock and I used a Blender Pen to pull the ink into the flower. I punched the flowers out using the Perennial Flower Punch, trimmed them with Snips and adhered each to another layer punched out of Blackberry Bliss. I curved the petals with my Bone Folder and layered the two pieces. I put a touch of Wink of Stella in the center of the flower.


You will love these products which are all part of the Perennial Essence Suite!

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Wednesday, June 5, 2019

Sailing Home

My favourite suite in the new 2019-2020 Annual Catalogue is the Come Sail Away Suite! Living in Vancouver, British Columbia, I often see sailboats and lighthouses when I’m on the ocean.  I love seeing them even though I’m not a sailor myself!


I made this card for a recent swap. It features the Sailing Home Bundle, Come Sail Away Designer Series Paper and Highland Heather/Balmy Blue/Night of Navy Inks. I used a foam brayer to create the sky and ocean along with a Post-It Note mask.


To colour the sailboats, I just stamped them in Night of Navy and used a Blender Pen to bring the colour into the sails and ocean!


Monday, April 15, 2019

Everything is Rosy Product Medley

I was thrilled and honoured to have been asked to do a presentation of a brand new product kit at OnStage Vancouver, Stampin' Up!'s convention! As I promised those who watched me, here are the photos of my card samples that I designed for OnStage...Update: I now have the tutorial available for all 10 of these cards for only $14.95! Email loriwillcox@shaw.ca if you're interested!



This is my "Pink Planet" card that seemed to bring the most "oohs" and "aahs"! They actually discovered a new pink planet in our solar system last year, way far out there past Pluto and they called it "Farout"! 


This is my fresh, navy & white card for spring!



Such beautiful DSP, Melon Mambo Ruched Ribbon and Rose Gold Mirror Dots!


Rose Gold Shimmer Paint! Woohoo!


I love the whimsy of this punch-out sentiment label and the gorgeous Night of Navy/Rose Gold Metallic Edged Ribbon!

Simple yet elegant!


Punch-Out Flowers!


Rose Gold & Night of Navy DSP!



Check out this border die!


More Rose Gold Shimmer Paint with the Swirls & Curls Embossing Folder!

The Everything is Rosy Product Medley will only be available in the month of May, while supplies last! Place your order with me now to avoid disappointment! The cost is $109 CAD. Click below to see what's included in the kit! It is packaged in a box, perfect for wrapping and gift giving! To purchase, click on Shop Now at the top of my blog! Everyone who purchases through my website using my host code for May will receive a FREE PDF tutorial for all 10 of these cards!




Monday, April 8, 2019

Sunset Sailboats


Once again, I am thrilled to be participating in this international blog hop! Be sure to click on the blog links below to hop around and see some incredible projects from Stampin' Up! Demonstrators from all over the world! 


Sunset & sailboats using the silicone craft sheet reflection technique!
For a FREE PDF of the instructions, click on Print Recipe below.

Start with a 5" x 3-3/4" piece of Whisper White cardstock. Position it on the Stamparatus and place your sailboat stamp where you want your sailboat reflections to be. They should be closer to the left since you will want the finished reflections closer to the right. Remove the cardstock and put a Silicone Craft Sheet in the Stamparatus. Ink up the stamp with Memento Tuxedo Black and stamp onto the silicone sheet. Then carefully put your cardstock face down over top and close the plate. Stamp the sailboats again on a scrap of Whisper White, not using the silicone sheet this time.
Using sponge brayers, brayer Mango Melody ink on the top of the cardstock, moving downward and on the bottom, moving upward. Brayer some Poppy Parade ink lightly in the middle. Place a Post-It Note over the sailboat reflections, about 1/4" above them. Brayer some more Poppy Parade ink more strongly along the edge of the Post-It Note to create the horizon. Move the Post-It Note to cover the deep red section and stamp the waves from High Tide in Balmy Blue.

Die cut the sailboats from the scrap and colour them in with Blends. Colour the reflections to match. Stamp the sentiment in the bottom left corner. Die cut the sun from Mango Melody cardstock. Adhere the sailboats above the reflection and the sun in the top left using Stampin' Dimensionals. Add 3 Basic Rhinestone Jewels. Adhere to a Basic Black mat and Poppy Parade card base.

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