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Palette pingpong no30

Today's palette pingpong features, you guessed it, bunting! This time of a very pretty cake decoration kind:

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I challenged Kirsty with this image and have a sneaking suspicion that as well as a pleasing palette she may also have a special something for you as well.

I'm not known for my patience so I'm off over to Kirsty's home, known as ginger and george, right now to find out.

PS Don't forget that for this week only, in celebration of my self-employment, you can get a great big 25% off everything at the green gables. Just be sure to use code YAY25 at the checkout before midnight on Sunday.

Palette pingpong no29

I hope you're all very well out there in cyber space. Make a cup of tea, get comfy and have a read of today's palette pingpong post. 

So, you can find the photo that Kirsty challenged me with over at her blog, ginger and george, and here is the palette I took from it: 

It looks quite pretty as it is but I decided to make a couple of cards for you to download and print instead. I took the You're a Star card I made a while ago (because it was a bit of a hit with you all) and reworked it with this colour palette. There is a bluesy card and a reddish card:

Because I'm a girl who doesn't like waste the two cards fit on one sheet of A4. Simply download the pdf from the link below, print it out on recycled card and cut along the dotted line. When folded each card is A6 size. Not surprisingly I chose to round off the corners because I like rounded corners!

 

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I've kept the message simple so that you can use the card for all kinds of occasions, perhaps for Father's Day on 19 June? If you don't want to bother with an envelope you can cut the cards in half so just the front remains and write your message and the recipient's address on the back.

Don't forget to enter my giveaway here, and when you receive the green gables newsletter you'll also get 20% off your order at the green gables when you buy a framed print, perfect for Father's Day! And you even get top tips on how to help bees and butterflies into your garden :)

Palette pingpong no28

It's palette pingpong time and the image I've found to challenge Kirsty with features such lovely springy/summery colours:

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It's so very pretty. Jeni, who created this beauttiful fabric wreath, has written a tutorial to show you how to make your own, you can find it on her blog here. 

So, what palette did this prettiness inspire I wonder? I'm off to Kirsty's blog, ginger and george to find out…

Palette pingpong no27: printable bunting

Today's palette pingpong picture inspiration is such a pretty photo and from one of my favourite blogs. You'll need to check in at Kirsty's blog, ginger and george, to see but here is the palette I took from it:

Because the pretty colours just sang Spring to me I decided I just had to make some bunting using the palette (any excuse!):

As you will have seen from the previous blog post, I have created a set of printable Royal Wedding mini bunting that is the perfect solution to the last minute need for some patriotic decorations. You can read more about the bunting in my blog post here, and you can find the printable bunting here. 

For my blog readers I have an extra treat, you can get the above palette pingpong-inspired Spring-y mini bunting as a bonus printable pdf when you buy the Royal Wedding printable mini bunting. On the bonus pdf you'll get eight diamond flags to cut out, fold over a length of ribbon or string and glue to make a quick and pretty mini garland. And as you have the bunting as a pdf, you can print it out as many times as you like! (But it's only for personal use please.)

You can buy the Royal Wedding bunting here, just let me know in the message section that you're a blog reader so I'll make sure to send you the bonus bunting too.

And in case you managed to miss the last PPP (note from your mother please) do check it out again here because you don't want to miss Kirsty's super gorgeous bunny garland.

Happy bunting making!

Palette pingpong no26

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Wouldn't you feel much cheerier about doing the dishes if this is your setting to wash up in? I know I would (and I am the washer-upper, not the cook in our household). The turquoise surface and glass in the cupboard doors and handles, the vase of pink peonies, the vintage knick-knacks – it all adds up to beautifulness. 

So, why am I showing you this pretty picture? Because I challenged Kirsty with it for the latest instalment of palette pingpong! Tootle on over to her blog, ginger and george, to find out how she has been inspired by this image…

Palette pingpong no25

The sun is shining and a ping-ponging we shall go. 

The image Kirsty challenged me with this week is a very pretty one, and one that includes a pet love of mine – crochet. I shan't say any more than that, you'll just have to peek at her post to see what the pic looks like. 

As you might expect I took loads of shades out of the image but decided to pare them down to just six. By the way, if you want to see how Kirsty and I go about our palette picking, take a look at her post last week complete with explanatory video. My method is a smidgen different but the basic way of working is the same.

Anyway, back to this week. Here is my palette:

And because it really feels like Spring is finally springing I thought I'd find some pretty fleur images to match my palette:

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There are only daffodils and crocuses waving in the breeze in my neighbourhood so I'm really looking forward to my garden coming back to life and the colours to change from brown, grey and dull green to pink, yellow, blue, purple, red and vibrant shades of green. 

Are there signs of Spring life where you are?

 

Palette pingpong no24

Is that Spring I can feel springing? It's hard to tell as some parts of the country have snow, while I've been walking about in double figure temperatures, looking at the daffodils and crocuses but through thick fog!

So to today's palette pingpong. It was my turn to challenge Kirsty and this is the beauty I came up with…

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Please can I have a bathroom like this, please? How amazing is that mirror? I love how the colours don't match perfectly so I'm v interested to see the palette Kirsty creates. I'm off to ginger and george now to find out, are you coming?

Palette pingpong no23

My word, don't Thursdays come round quickly? I hope everybody is ready for a little bit of palette pingpong action!

Kirsty challenged me with a lovely pic this week and if you ping over to her blog, ginger and george you can see it.

So, here is the palette I came up with, a bit of a surprise from the pastel shades I was expecting…

For a change I thought I would have a mooch around etsy.com and find some pretty things for sale that match my palette. The result is…

Vintage Sams  Simply Chacha  dapper dean

Two Little Doves  Sycamore Street Press Humboldt Street

Although this isn't the palette I thought I'd come up with, I really, really like it. There's an earthy, old-fashioned quality about it that I just really warm to. Ah yes, they're warm shades too! The etsy finds are a beautiful collection too, I hope you agree.

For anyone who's a bit baffled about what this palette pingpong is all about, you can read the first post here which should reveal all…

Palette pingpong no22

I'm beginning to view Thursday's palette pingpong as one of life's little certainties – whatever the weather outside, whomever is the least popular politician of the moment (not sure if there are any liked ones left actually) – palette pingpong is always there, just waiting to brighten your day with some pretty colours and a little bit of creativity.

And this week is no exception. I challenged Kirsty with this image from Altered Chic:

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These bars of soap look so tasty they could almost be edible, I'm v interested to see what clever Kirsty has come up with over at her blog, ginger and george. Rumour has it there may be a free download involved! Let's go take a peek…

PS Don't forget you can still get £5 off everything at my shop, the green gables, find the code here at daisygreenmagazine.co.uk and be quick as the offer ends at the end of the month!

Palette pingpong no21

It's my turn to be the palette pingpongee! Kirsty has challenged me with a lovely little sweet image you can see on ginger and george, and I love that the colour palette created from it is not the usual pinks and reds associated with love and Valentine's Day.

But, because Valentine's Day is fast approaching (Monday in case you have managed not to know) and I thought I'd be helpful. For anyone who hasn't bought a card yet, panic not. Simply download and print out this one!

 

Oh I'm all about the printable love at the moment! In case you missed it I created a quote print for Indie Fixx's Lovely Print-It-Yourself Booklet which is a supplement to Joie online magazine, read more about it here.

Back to this printable card, it's A5 size unfolded so if you have a lot of love to share you could print out two on one sheet of recycled A4 white card. When folded it's A6 size and I couldn't resist rounding off the corners, I'm a sucker for round corners on cards. Plus, because it's not super soppy Valentine's-looking, you can give this card any day, all year round.

 
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As always with my free printables, if you want to tell other people about them please link to the post, not just the download, and all my free downloads are for personal, not commercial, use.

Enjoy sharing the love!