Have you heard of the scrappy strip technique? 

It's super simple, really effective and uses up small strips of leftover patterned paper. It was invented by Bruno Bertucci and has quickly been replicated by demonstrators over the world! You can check out lots of versions on Pinterest by clicking here.

Today, I am showing you a similar technique - instead of using strips of patterned paper I am using strips of stamping! 

What do you think? Do you like it?

I've been #simplestamping with yet another new stamp set. 

The stamp set is called Tasteful Touches and I've only used two stamps for the cards I'm sharing with you today. 

Plus, the sentiment fonts are so lovely, don't you think? 

When I first looked through the Stampin' Up! Annual Catalogue, I noticed the Boho Indigo product medley straight away! The patterned paper is a monochrome design in only two colours - Very Vanilla and Misty Moonlight. 

I really like the monochrome look (you may have noticed!) however I have been challenging myself to introduce more colours recently. Just not today!

The new Peony Garden product suite from Stampin' Up! is my favourite new product! The colours are PERFECT! Petal Pink, Gray Granite and Basic Gray look so lovely together - it's a very modern and 'on trend' colour combination! 

Did you know that all Stampin' Up! products coordinate seamlessly? From cardstock, to patterned paper, ink, markers, ribbons, embellishments and more. It's what made me fall in love with the products almost 7 years ago now! I wanted my patterned paper to match my cardstock and for my ink to match too!

Today on my blog I am featuring a card I have entered in a sketch challenge set by a design team who run a website called CAS(E) this Sketch. 

CASE stands for many things in the crafting community - 'copy and share everything' or 'copy and selectively edit' and in this case 'clean and simple'. 

Clean and simple cards are my FAVOURITE! 

Today I am taking part in Kylie Bertucci's International Blog Highlights with demonstrators from all over the world! 

If you like any of the cards I've created, I would be so grateful if you could vote for me. Look out for the 'vote for me' button further down this page.

I've taken part in the TGIF Challenge today! This week they have a colour challenge to use the Stampin' Up! colours Crumb Cake, Bumble Bee and Night of Navy. 

I was completely outside of my comfort zone here but it is great to stretch yourself and work with colour combinations you never normally would combine together! I'm going to try to do this more often!

Have you ever seen a napkin fold card before? They've been around for many years but I've only recently started making cards in this style. They are such fun and a real labour of love.

I am entering this project in the Global Design Project challenge #243. This weeks theme is floral!

Anyone who knows me well, knows I LOVE handbags. I also love the colour aubergine, so the handbag on the front row has definitely got my name on it!