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22
Feb
2017

Colour INKspiration CI04 – Botanical Blooms

categories: Birthday, Blog Hop, Cards, Challenges, Colour Inkspiration, Flowers

Hi everyone and welcome to another amazing Colour INKspiration! This week we have another amazing colour scheme for you play along with and spur your creativity. Every second and fourth Wednesday of the month the crew share with you our creations using the selected colour palette. You can join the fun too by posting your creation on our Facebook page – no blog required – just upload your photo!

You may be starting the hop here or come across from Kim’s blog. Either way – hop around, be inspired and leave some blog love by commenting on the posts to encourage us!

I love colour challenges that take you out of your comfort zone and really get you thinking! The challenge this time was no different! I had to play with ideas in my head for a while before I finally sat down to stamp!

This week we are playing with the colours Delightful Dijon; Elegant Eggplant; Whisper White and Crushed Curry. What a colour palette to work with. These colours look stunning in the images above. This is another colour selection that I would never have naturally put together, so it was fun to play with! I built the idea of the card in my head well before I inked up a stamp, so was very happy when it came together!

I created the stamped raised frame by Stamping on the white card front before cutting four of the frame outlines with the stitched shapes and Layering Square Framelits. I then adhered them together and popped them back in their original position. I used the stamp off method for the spots and flowers, so the colours weren’t overpowering the entire card. I then decorated with a range of flowers from the Botanical Blooms Framelits. That gorgeous sentiment is from the Designer Tee stamp set which you can redeem for FREE during Saleabration!

Here’s a little peek at the inside of my card! I cannot get enough of those STITCHED SHAPE framelits!!!!!

Well I hope you enjoyed my creation and are encouraged to continue around the hop to see all the other amazing projects!!!

Hop on over now to the lovely Monique to see what project she has created using this colour suite!

Happy Crafting!

Product List

Botanical Builder Framelits Dies

[140625]

$56.00

Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies

[145372]

$50.00

Layering Squares Framelits Dies

[141708]

$58.00

Designer Tee Clear-Mount Stamp Set

[143359]

$0.00

Elegant Eggplant A4 Card Stock

[108614]

$14.00

Elegant Eggplant Classic Stampin’ Pad

[126969]

$11.50

Delightful Dijon A4 Cardstock

[138345]

$14.00

Delightful Dijon Classic Stampin’ Pad

[138327]

$11.50

Card Stock A4 Crushed Curry

[131288]

$14.00

Crushed Curry Classic Stampin’ Pad

[131173]

$11.50

Whisper White A4 Card Stock

[106549]

$15.75

Rhinestone Basic Jewels Embellishments

[119246]

$8.75

Liquid Multipurpose Glue

[110755]

$7.00

15
Feb
2017

Have you seen our Card Kits – Oh Happy Day!

categories: Birthday, Cards, Fancy Folds, Flowers, kit projects

A big hello to all my crafty friends!

I thought this week it was about time I introduced you to our amazing card kits!

Perfect for an avid crafter who needs a quick card on the go!

Perfect to build your card stash!

Perfect for a beginner stamper who needs some supplies and somewhere to start!

Our Oh Happy Day Card Kit is stunning with it’s bright colours, funky folds and a heap of sentiments to personalise your cards, with the exclusive stamp set that you can only get in the kit!

If you prefer a more a traditional card then the Watercolour Wishes Card Kit may be just right for you. Beautiful watercolour washed card bases with floral and wooden embellishments in soft subtle colours!

Whatever you prefer, these kits are fantastic value and include everything you need to get started – card bases, envelopes, embellishments; tags; ribbons / twine; a basic stamp block; stamps and ink spot/s and dimensionals. All you need is basic adhesive and you’re set to go.

For the Month of FEBRUARY, if you purchase one of these card kits through me, I will also send you a pack of Mini Glue Dots OR a bottle of Multi Liquid Glue (Tombow) for FREE to make your assembly even easier!

Take a look at my You Tube Video over at My Paper Oasis to see just how great these kits are!

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And don’t forget we are right in the middle of SALEABRATION – where you get to choose an item from the SALEABRATION Catalogue for FREE for every $90 you spend!

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For Just $169 you receive $235 worth of your choice of product PLUS FREE postage PLUS TWO MORE FREE STAMP SETS! Thats potentially $179 extra value depending on the free sets you choose!

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Great discounts on further orders!

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Happy Crafting

Product List

Oh Happy Day Card Kit

[142725]

$61.00

Watercolor Wishes Card Kit

[140406]

$61.00

SNAIL Permanent Adhesive

[104332]

$10.00

Glue Dots

[103683]

$8.00

Liquid Multipurpose Glue

[110755]

$7.00

09
Feb
2017

Valentine’s Card Sealed with Love

categories: Birthday, Cards, Facebook Live

Hi everyone,

I’m popping back in to say hello and give you all the info for my card that was made on my Facebook Live Video this week. It’s coming up to Valentine’s Day, and even though I don’t do much to celebrate Valentine’s Day, lots of people do! And it’s always nice to give a handmade card isn’t it?!

If you subscribe to my blog posts you may have noticed that I have been playing with the Sealed with Love quite a bit. I am a sucker for those tiny envelopes! What’s not to love. And I think it’s a fantastic versatile set – really not just for valentines. This tiny envelopes are perfect for secret hidden notes, you could pop a quick message in your kids lunch boxes or leave them around the house to find and they are soon perfect for scrapbooking and having a sneaky hidden message! So many possibilities!

I really wanted to keep this one simple, without lots of fussy elements to make the card more versatile. One of the best bits about this – if you purchase the bundle and the matching Designer Series Paper Stack you get a FREE item of your choice form the Saleabration Catalogue! There’s something for everyone – stamps, card kits, tins, Designer Papers! Simply use my ‘Shop Now’ button, or click on the images below for simple, online shopping 🙂

You can watch my video over at my You Tube Channel My Paper Oasis to create your very own card. Here are all the measurements too –

Card Base – Crumb Cake or Kraft Card 4 1/8″ x 11 3/4″

Layer One – Real Red 3″ x 3″

Layer Two – Soft Sky cut using the largest Stitched Shapes Die – 2 5/8″ square

All hearts cut using Gold Foil.

Envelope from Sending Love Designer Series Paper Stack.

Happy Crafting!

Product List

Sealed With Love Photopolymer Bundle

[144705]

$77.75

Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies

[145372]

$50.00

Sending Love Designer Series Paper Stack

[142733]

$17.50

Crumb Cake A4 Card Stock

[121685]

$14.00

Kraft 12″ X 12″ Card Stock

[133674]

$12.25

Real Red A4 Card Stock

[106578]

$14.00

Card Stock A4 Soft Sky

[131292]

$14.00

Gold Foil Sheets

[132622]

$7.00

Sahara Sand Classic Stampin’ Pad

[126976]

$11.50

08
Feb
2017

Colour INKspiration #3 – CI03

categories: Birthday, Blog Hop, Cards, Challenges, Colour Inkspiration, Flowers, Techniques

Welcome to our third Colour INKspiration Challenge! And WOW do we have a colour challenge for you this week!

You may have come from Elizabeth Gross and here stunning project, or you may be starting here. So hop around to get some inspiration and ideas for this unusual colour combo, and then pop in to our Facebook page and play along with your very own creation!

We are using 5 colours for this INKspiration challenge – Marina Mist; Peekaboo Peach; Soft Suede; Whisper White and Soft Sky.

A gorgeous, but I’m not going to lie, a bit of a tricky challenge. I really enjoy colour challenges to stretch me out of my comfort colour zone, but I had to play with this one in my head for a few days before I decided what products I wanted to use for this combination. I was quite happy with the end result.

A simple watercolored background was the base for this card. I used the Stamp Off technique to soften the colours of soft suede and peekaboo peach, with a full coloured flower behind the stamped off one.

I love removing the white background on the White Perfect Accents and then using them on watercolour backgrounds. I also added the little ‘leaf’ shape pieces that I cut in vellum from the long border framelit to create a bit more interest on the background.

Don’t forget to keep hopping around to see what everyone else has created with this challenge! Next on the hop is Paula Dobson with her amazing project!

Play along too by Joining our Facebook Challenge Page HERE.

Happy Crafting

Product List

Flourishing Phrases Clear-Mount Stamp Set

[141534]

$64.00

Soft Suede A4 Card Stock

[119982]

$14.00

Soft Suede Classic Stampin’ Pad

[126978]

$11.50

Marina Mist A4 Card Stock

[121682]

$14.00

Marina Mist Classic Stampin’ Pad

[126962]

$11.50

Marina Mist Classic Stampin’ Ink Refill

[119787]

$5.50

Card Stock A4 Soft Sky

[131292]

$14.00

Soft Sky Classic Stampin’ Ink Refill

[131161]

$5.50

Peekaboo Peach Classic Stampin’ Pad

[141398]

$11.50

Shimmery White A4 Card Stock

[121717]

$14.00

White Perfect Accents

[138416]

$8.75

Whisper White 5/8″ Organza Ribbon

[114319]

$10.50

05
Feb
2017

CTC114 – Sending Love Acetate Card

categories: Birthday, Blog Hop, Cards, Challenges, CTC, Fancy Folds

Hi everyone!

We are back for another CASEing the Catty Challenge where the design team inspire you with projects that we have used to spur our creativity! You may have arrived from Julia Quinn’s post or be starting right here – either way we are thrilled that you joined us!

To CASE means to Copy and Share Everything, so thats what we do! And you can too – just hop around to see what the design team has created, then hop off and create your very own CASE from the pages mentioned below and upload to our Facebook group using the link at the end of the post. It’s that simple!

I am thrilled to see so many of you participating in the challenge over on Facebook, and I love that the latest entries have been using different sets to CASE a layout! Well Done Everyone!

This week we are CASEing anything from the Occasions Catalogue Pages 14 – 19. I have to say – these pages hold lots of favourite sets for me, so it was quite difficult choosing what I wanted to use – but as I have an upcoming class using the Sending Love Suite, I decided to begin playing with that!

I knew I wanted to try and create an acetate card ( I think that’s what they might be called???) for this class – so I began playing around with card colours and papers. As sweet as it is – I really wanted to break up all that red and white in my card, so I introduced some crumb cake to tone it down a bit. I really like the combination of colours! I then used that little white card in the top left corner as inspiration for the base of my card – I just changed up the colours a little and substituted one envelope for the glassine sheet envelope (Like I said – I wanted to tone down that RED! Lol).

It’s a bit tricky to get a good picture with the acetate centre – but I really love how it turned out! I hope the girls at class enjoy this fancy card too!

For my second card I let the blue card in the pic above inspire my layout, but I really wanted to step away from the ‘Valentine’ theme to show people just how versatile this set can be…. I mean those cute envelopes should be enough, but just in case…. I thought this beautiful friend sentiment was perfect. I adore that font…if only I could write like that!

I stamped the sentiment ‘sent with love’ along the edge of the card with versamark and embossed with white embossing powder. I ‘turned’ all the hearts on the DSP for contrast (warning – you have to be a bit gentle here or you can tear the hearts), and as I have been doing a lot lately – I framed the sentiment using the Stitched Shape framelits – I can’t get enough of those! Seriously!

Don’t forget to decorate the inside of your cards for that extra special touch!

I do hope you enjoyed my projects this week!

Make sure to hop on over to the very talented Judy May to see what she has created for you all this week!

And once you have finished hopping around – don’t forget to post a pic of your very own CASEd project in our Facebook group!

And ppppssssttttttt…..we love it when you leave us a little comment too!

Keep Crafting!

Product List

Sealed With Love Photopolymer Bundle

[144705]

$77.75

Sending Love Designer Series Paper Stack

[142733]

$17.50

Crumb Cake A4 Card Stock

[121685]

$14.00

Real Red A4 Card Stock

[106578]

$14.00

Sending Love Glassine Sheets

[142734]

$9.00

Sending Love Embellishments

[142735]

$10.00

Real Red Classic Stampin’ Pad

[126949]

$11.50

Crumb Cake Classic Stampin’ Pad

[126975]

$11.50

Night Of Navy A4 Card Stock

[106577]

$14.00

Floral Boutique Designer Series Paper

[141663]

$19.25

Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies

[145372]

$50.00

Layering Ovals Framelits Dies

[141706]

$58.00

27
Jan
2017

Mini Desk Calendar with Lift Me Up Bundle

categories: 3D, Birthday, Fancy Folds, Kits

Hi everyone,

I had lots of fun this week sharing on my Facebook Live video how to make these handy little desktop calendars, that are quick and easy to create! I used the Lift me Up bundle to decorate them, combined with the stitched shape framelits (don’t you love how those framelits really add pop to your images and backgrounds!)

These are so handy to keep on your desk or by a phone for a quick reference for dates. I managed to pick up some of these little calendars at a local Papercraft Show, but they can usually be found online if you are looking for some.

And you can get the gorgeous Carried Away Designer Series Paper (DSP) for FREE when you spend $90! That’s as easy as purchasing the Lift Me Up Bundle in clear mount and a pack of Night of Navy Cardstock! You can shop securely anytime in my online store HERE from ANYWHERE in Australia!

Below is the list and measurements of what you need to make your very own calendars and go to My Paper Oasis Youtube channel to see how to create it 🙂

What you need –

Base – Night of Navy Cardstock: a piece 8″ x 4″ and scored at 4″ and 6″ on long side; a piece 4″ x 3 3/4″ for top section; a piece 3 1/8″ x 2″ for under the calendar itself.

DSP (Carried Away) – a piece 3 7/8″ x 3 5/8″ for top section and a piece 3 7/8″ x 2 3/8″ for under calendar.

Scrap of Mint Macaron for largest square of Stitched Shape Framelits.

Whisper White for stamped image and cloud.

Keep Crafting!

Don’t forget – there are amazing benefits to be had by shopping, hosting and joining during Saleabration! Just ask me how!

Product List

Lift Me Up Clear-Mount Bundle

[144712]

$78.25

Lift Me Up Wood-Mount Bundle

[144711]

$90.25

Carried Away Designer Series Paper

[143608]

$0.00

Night Of Navy A4 Card Stock

[106577]

$14.00

Night Of Navy Classic Stampin’ Pad

[126970]

$11.50

Mint Macaron A4 Cardstock

[138344]

$14.00

Whisper White A4 Card Stock

[106549]

$15.75

Stampin’ Dimensionals

[104430]

$6.00

25
Jan
2017

Colour INKspiration Challenge #02 – Jar of Love

categories: Birthday, Blog Hop, Cards, Challenges, Colour Inkspiration, Fancy Folds, Flowers, Techniques

Welcome to our second Colour INKspiration Challenge! We had some amazing entries to our first challenge – thank you all for playing along! It’s truly hard to choose a winner with so much talent to choose from! The top 5 for the first challenge will be listed on the Facebook Page so make sure you pop on over and take a look!

If you missed last week – here’s all the information –

The Colour INKspiration Crew consists of a team of talented Aussie and NZ Stampin’ Up! ® Demonstrators that create projects based on Pinterest inspired colour swatches.

There’s also a Facebook group for Stampin’ Up! ® enthusiasts who would like to share their paper craft projects using the colour combinations.

Here’s the deal – Every second and fourth Wednesday of the month at 7 pm (AEDT), a new colour swatch will be uploaded to the Facebook Colour INKspiration Group and the Colour INKspiration Crew will get the ball rolling by providing inspiration for each challenge with a blog hop.

Members of the group have the option to join the Colour INKspiration ‘Challenge’ by uploading photos of their projects and can link back to their personal blog if they wish to.
Make sure you click on the link below and ask to join Colour INKspiration, add the group to your favourites and share it with your crafty friends so they can join in with the challenges too.

Hope to see you there!

This week we have another gorgeous colour combination. I love how images can be the inspiration for our colour choices – it inspires us to use colour combinations we may never have thought of! This weeks colours combine Wisteria Wonder, Soft Sky, Mint Macaron, Whisper White and Garden Green – and does that image remind you of anything! Just our succulent set in the Occasions Catalogue!

I don’t have the succulent set myself – but I had an upcoming class using the Jar of Love Bundle – so I thought these colours would be perfect to inspire my class project!

I used the Stamp Off method to create my flowers, giving the appearance of two different colours so they had more depth. Its such a great method to use when you have a limited supply of colours – or only have certain colours to work with – like a colour challenge! The class ladies loved it too!

Hop on over to the amazing Simone Bartrum to see what gorgeous project she has created for this challenge by clicking on the image below!

And don’t forget – you can easily play along too without a blog – just post your pic over on the Colour INKspiration Facebook Page – HERE. We are looking forward to seeing your amazing creations.

You can purchase all your supplies in my online store anytime and have it delivered directly to your door! Don’t forget to take advantage of the fabulous Saleabration rewards on offer for every $90 you spend!

Product List

Jar Of Love Photopolymer Bundle

[142342]

$92.50

Wisteria Wonder A4 Card Stock

[124389]

$14.00

Mint Macaron A4 Cardstock

[138344]

$14.00

Whisper White A4 Card Stock

[106549]

$15.75

2015-2017 In Color Designer Series Paper Stack

[138432]

$38.50

Wisteria Wonder Classic Stampin’ Pad

[126985]

$11.50

Mint Macaron Classic Stampin’ Pad

[138326]

$11.50

Garden Green Classic Stampin’ Pad

[126973]

$11.50

Soft Sky Classic Stampin’ Pad

[131181]

$11.50

Basic Black Archival Stampin’ Pad

[140931]

$12.25

Stampin’ Dimensionals

[104430]

$6.00

Linen Thread

[104199]

$8.00

15
Jan
2017

CTC111 – Saleabration of Hey Chick

categories: Birthday, Blog Hop, Cards, CTC, Easter, Techniques

Its time for another CTC challenge and this time, we can CASE anything from the Saleabration Catalogue! How fun is that… there was sooooo much to choose from but I knew exactly where to start!

From my first sneaky peak of the Saleabration Catalogue at On Stage I knew that I had to have the Hey Chick Stamp set. Those chickens are so darned cute I couldn’t help myself. It was the first Saleabration set I added to my order. Apart from the chicken with the crazy hairdo, my other favourite was they way the chicken had been coloured on page 17 –

She is so bright and colourful and not really what you expect your chicken to be! So I just had to put her on a card! So on she went – Ready in time for my new product play day this week, so others can make her too!

I love how our stitched Framelits really set off images! And the great news is – they will be back in stock and ready to order from the 16th of January! The cool chicken wire background was created using the new hexagons dynamic embossing folder. Simply pat your ink on the raised edges, lay your card stock over the top and rub gently with your bone folder or sponge brayer and voila…instant background from any embossing folder! And it coordinates perfectly with our little chickens!

Hope you like her! Now pop on over to Julia Quinn’s blog to see what she has created for us this week!

And don’t forget – you can play along too on our Facebook Page by clicking HERE!

Watch my video at My Paper Oasis to see how this was created.

Card Base – crumb cake

Card Layer one – real red 5 5/8″ x 3 7/8″

Card Layer two – whisper white 5 3/8″ x 3 5/8″

Keep crafting!

Product List

Real Red A4 Card Stock

[106578]

$14.00

Crumb Cake A4 Card Stock

[121685]

$14.00

Whisper White A4 Card Stock

[106549]

$15.75

Hey Chick Clear Mount Stamp Set

[143331]

$0.00

Watercolor Pencils

[141709]

$27.75

Hexagons Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder

[143231]

$16.00

Smoky Slate Classic Stampin’ Pad

[131179]

$11.50

Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies

[145372]

$50.00

5/8″ (1.6 Cm) Burlap Ribbon

[141487]

$12.25

11
Jan
2017

Colour INKspiration 001 – Pastel Popsicles

categories: Birthday, Blog Hop, Cards, Challenges, Colour Inkspiration, Kids Cards

WELCOME

to the very first Colour INKspiration Blog Hop!

The Colour INKspiration Crew consists of a team of talented Aussie and NZ Stampin’ Up! ® Demonstrators that create projects based on Pinterest inspired colour swatches.

There’s also a Facebook group for Stampin’ Up! ® enthusiasts who would like to share their paper craft projects using the colour combinations.

Here’s the deal – Every second and fourth Wednesday of the month at 7 pm (AEDT), a new colour swatch will be uploaded to the Facebook Colour INKspiration Group and the Colour INKspiration Crew will get the ball rolling by providing inspiration for each challenge with a blog hop. Our first one starts on Wednesday, 11th January.

Members of the group have the option to join the Colour INKspiration ‘Challenge’ by uploading photos of their projects and can link back to their personal blog if they wish to.
Make sure you click on the link below and ask to join Colour INKspiration, add the group to your favourites and share it with your crafty friends so they can join in with the challenges too.

Hope to see you there!

https://www.facebook.com/groups/349642308720075/

We have a fantastic colour challenge this week to get you started! Full of pretty pastels! Blushing Bride, Mint Macaron, Sweet Sugarplum, So Saffron, Tempting Turquoise and Peekaboo Peach! Pick at least three – or up to all six! Neutrals are welcome – black, white, vanilla, crumb cake, kraft and sahara sand!

What a gorgeous colour palette to begin playing with!

I initially started by making a watercolour wash on some shimmery white to mimic the sky, using tempting turquoise, so saffron and blushing bride, which I planned to pair with our new Lift Me Up Bundle. But once I had it completed I instantly went back to my childhood – enjoying a cone with lovely gelato ice-cream flavours! You know…the kind you don’t seem to be able to find anymore! Well, lucky for me Saleabration has the perfect set for me to use! Yep, out came Tasty Trucks to create my gelato heaven!

I gave the truck a light wash of mint macaron and sweet sugarplum and then cut out the shape and windows before ‘colouring’ it with our fine tip glue pen to give it a glossy finish. I also finished off the ice creams with 2 coats of the fine tip glue pen to give them a bit of lift and shine! The sentiment was from the Suite Sentiments set and was perfect for my gelato card finished off with Copper Embossing powder!

Don’t forget – you can get your very own Tasty Trucks Set with any purchase over $90 whilst Saleabration is on! Just use my handy ‘Shop Now’ button to get your supplies.

I hoped you liked my creation! Continue on to Kathryn’s blog to see her use of the colour challenge! And don’t forget to join the challenge yourself over on our Facebook group!

Keep Crafting!

Product List

Tasty Trucks Photopolymer Stamp Set

[143300]

$0.00

Suite Sentiments Clear-Mount Stamp Set

[142971]

$35.00

Pink Pirouette A4 Card Stock

[116203]

$14.00

Tempting Turquoise A4 Card Stock

[108598]

$14.00

Kraft 12″ X 12″ Card Stock

[133674]

$12.25

Shimmery White A4 Card Stock

[121717]

$14.00

Aqua Painters

[103954]

$20.00

Tempting Turquoise Classic Stampin’ Ink Refill

[101041]

$5.50

So Saffron Classic Stampin’ Ink Refill

[105225]

$5.50

Pink Pirouette Classic Stampin’ Ink Refill

[111843]

$5.50

Mint Macaron Classic Stampin’ Ink Refill

[138331]

$5.50

Smoky Slate Classic Stampin’ Ink Refill

[131159]

$5.50

Sweet Sugarplum Classic Stampin’ Ink Refill

[141400]

$5.50

Fine-Tip Glue Pen

[138309]

$12.00

Versamark Pad

[102283]

$15.00

Copper Stampin’ Emboss Powder

[141636]

$8.75

Brights Enamel Shapes

[141680]

$15.75

Copper Metallic Thread

[141696]

$5.25

10
Jan
2017

Bokeh Technique using Beautiful You!

categories: Birthday, Cards, Techniques

Hi everyone.

It is lovely to be back creating again after my break! But I can tell you – some of my mojo seems to disappear when I haven’t been in the craft room for a while! So I started with something that I have wanted to create since seeing the Beautiful You Stamp Set in the New Occasions Catalogue.

I wanted to create a stormy effect to use with the lady carrying the umbrella. I have used the Bokeh Technique in the past, and new I would be able to create the background I was looking for – so off I went!

I demonstrated how to make this card Live on Facebook this week, so you can easily make it too! Take a look at my video at My Paper Oasis – and scroll down for the card measurements.

Here’s another one using the same technique, but this time I used Blushing Bride and Rose Red to create the background.

This set is truly lovely. So many possibilities for lots of occasions! And that FONT!!!!! But if you don’t feel like creating your own Bokeh Backgrounds, our new Designer Series Paper – Falling in Love – has made it truly easy for you! With not one, but three different Bokeh Backgrounds to choose from, creating this card has never been simpler!