It started with a grey rainy morning and a whim to pick up my Aunt to visit our local craft store and ended in a pastel inspired shopping basket and endless ideas to banish the grey with some inspired colourful cards.
The store was full of Easter colours which really provided a welcome escape on a dreary Saturday morning so I did not need much encouragement to attack the shops (and my bank account) with some new purchases.
I tend to steer clear of lighter shades but decided that it would be a great time to delve into pastel products this Spring - so I hope you enjoy the forthcoming cards - all with pastels at the forefront.
My first purchase was Spectrum Noir Pastel collection pens. I have been meaning to buy some decent alcohol markers to add to some of my stamps and designs. I previously used my Aunts collection and after months of pen envy I decided to treat myself!
I look forward to using these to give my stamps some definition and colour and will look great with some of the pastel papers that I have in my cupboard. I aim to continue my collection of these pens but only once my bank account has recovered from this mornings outing.
Second purchase was some ribbons, butchers string and pastel card button embellishments. I love the way some people have used the button embellishments on their cards so decided to dive in at the deep end by buying ready made buttons plus a button bunch which I know will be used well this week!
I have been searching for a lovely alphabet stamp set and found the Tiny Tatty Teddy Me to You Alphabet Stamps collection. Not only did I get both letters and numbers but because this set was designed for new baby cards I also had Name, Date and Weight stamps with this - should come in handy as I have plenty of friends expecting new arrivals this year!
So what products are inspiring you this Spring? Are you going bold or for pastels? However you get your inspiration I hope you have a perfectly crafty weekend!
Love Nicola
aka Pastel Princess :)
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