Last Minute Festive Freebie.

I almost forgot to mention it here, but there’s a last minute festive freebie available. Just click on the image below to download two whimsical 8×8 inch patterned papers featuring elements from my “Whimsical Christmas” set. Ideal if you’re in need of some last minute gift wrap, tags, gift bags or boxes. Print out as many times as you like. For personal use only. Enjoy. Merry Christmas!

Half Price Sale

ALL Sarah Paris Christmas holiday sets are on sale
at HALF PRICE until December 31st!

This means these gorgeous seasonal patterns are just 75p for personal use to make the most gorgeous gift boxes, bags, tags and gift wrap, and they are suitable for all sorts of winter occasions, not just for Christmas. Use them for a winter birthday or for any winter party occasion.

See the beautiful gift boxes made from these papers
from Lindsay’s Stamp Stuff HERE

Selected floral, pattern and character sets are also reduced to HALF PRICE
so grab them now as they will return to their full price from January 1st 2010.
SEE ALL SALE ITEMS HERE

Free Set Giveaway to celebrate 5,000th Visitor.

I’ve just realised that I’m fast approaching 5,000 visitors to my blog, so I thought to celebrate the event I’d offer a free Sarah Paris clipart set of choice to one lucky visitor.

To qualify, post a comment on this thread and you’ll automatically be entered into the free random draw. The winner will receive a free set of choice. The draw will take place soon after the 5,000th visitor mark has been reached. The winner will be notified and once they contact me with their email address and details of the set they would like, I will email them their chosen set.

Terms & Conditions: Free set is for personal & non-commercial/non-profit use only (charity use is acceptable) and can be selected from all those currently available in my store.

Style Swap Part 2.

Here’s my second card design this week using the fabulous products from Lindsay’s Stamp Stuff. That girl is really super-talented and has made the most delicious designs using my sets, with some great money saving ideas and useful tips. I hope she likes this Christmas design using her Christmas Pot Pourri images, embossed mats and the text stamp and sentiment from her Xmas freebie.

Stamps by Lindsay's Stamp Stuff

I made the background paper by layering some of the stamp images over a pale pink backgound in Photoshop and reducing the transparency of the layers to make a pale, ghosted effect. I attached it to the background of glitter card with some tiny brads, sandwiching some iridescent fibres in between.

I coloured the stamps of the baubles and holly wreath digitally in photoshop using the bucket fill tool which is really quick and simple and you can use a very similar method in your chosen paint programme just the same. All the elements fitted onto one sheet to print out, which was great, and again I used the embossing paper so that I could apply the silver pearl embossing to the baubles. I made the little hanging hooks for the baubles using white coated craft wire and attached them to the back of each bauble, decorating each one with a pink bow and adding some extra detail with the 3d pearl paint.

I also added a few of my favourite hotfix crystals in lime green to the mat panel. I couldn’t do without them!

Stamps by Lindsay's Stamp Stuff