Stampin’ Up! Australia - Stampin’ Up! Typeset Specialty Designer Series Paper

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Welcome to this week's Create with Connie and Mary Thursday Challenge.

So I don’t usually do ‘shabby chic’ but I stepped outside my comfort zone thanks to the Fusion Card Challenge inspiration image. These flowers took forever!!! I experimented for a while with different layers and combinations. :)

Here are the essentials:

• The background is tone-on-tone stamping with the Hardwood stamp using Crumb Cake ink on Crumb Cake card stock. I sponged around the edges with Crumb Cake ink and even did direct ink pad to paper to get a stronger depth of colour on the corners. 
• The DSP is from the Typeset Specialty Designer Series Paper pack. This paper is thinner than most card stock and is very pliable for 3D features like flowers etc. There’s some lovely patterns - newsprint, diagonal strips, number typography and a gorgeous flourish print. 
• Die Cuts! I trotted out the sadly now forgotten Flower Fair Framelit Dies - yes, they are still current and still fabulous! 
• The sentiment is a lovely wooden element from the Expressions Natural Elements pack. It complements the Hardwood background and neutral tones. 
• It is difficult to see in the image but I went to town with my clear Wink of Stella pen. I painted the wooden sentiment so it is lovely and shimmery. I also ran it around the edge of the Crumb Cake base so there is a gorgeous glint of shimmer under that Hardwood layer. I dabbed it onto the largest flower too onto the black petals and the newsprint. 
• Embellish! Embellish! The centre of my flowers looked a bit bare, so I got a black sequin from the Metallics Sequins Assortment and adhered them to the centres with the Fine Tip Glue Pen. To finish off I added the tiniest Pearl to the middle of the sequins. I wrapped some Linen Thread around the layer three times before tying off.
• No shabby chic card is complete without the Gorgeous Grunge stamp set. I stamped the ‘splatters’ onto the base after I stamped with Hardwood to give a slightly weathered look. I also used the same stamp inked in Crumb Cake and then Basic Black onto the Very Vanilla layer of the smaller flower (punched with the Pansy Punch).  

Here is the sketch for this week:

Here’s the inspiration image from Fusion:

Card recipe

Stamp - Hardwood, Gorgeous Grunge

Ink - Crumb Cake, Basic Black

Cardstock - Crumb Cake, Basic Black, Very Vanilla, Typeset Specialty Designer Series Paper

Tools - Stampin' Trimmer, Stampin’ Dimensionals, SNAIL, Pansy Punch, Big Shot, 
Flower Fair Framelit Dies, Fine Tip Glue Pen
Accessories - Pearls, Wink of Stella Clear, Metallic Sequin Assortment, Expressions Natural Elements

I hope you will join in and create a card with us.....and please feel free to leave me and the other CCMC participants some comments! :)

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Stampin’ Up! Australia - Stampin’ Up! Cucumber Crush Birthday Card

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Welcome to this week's Artful Stampers Blog Hop and welcome from Anna’s blog.

Yes, this card is VERY GREEN!!!!!!

You may need to wear protective eyewear....

Here are the essentials...

• The striped Cucumber Crush paper in the background is from the In Color Envelope Paper pack....it isn’t just great for envelopes but the patterned papers make great background pieces. 
• The birthday cake image is from Amazing Birthday - punched with the 1 1/4 inch circle punch and adhered with Stampin’ Dimensionals to a Whisper White layer punched with the Label Bracket Punch
• The greeting is from the Tin of Cards stamp set. Heat embossed onto Cucumber Crush card stock. 
• The cute accents are the White Perfect Accents - glossy and great to add fun to a birthday card!

Here’s our theme this week:

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Stamp - Tin of Cards

Ink - Cucumber Crush, Versamark 

Cardstock - Thick Whisper White, Whisper White, Cucumber Crush, Cucumber Crush striped page from the In Color Envelope Paper Pack

Accessories - White Perfect Accents

Tools - Stampin’ Trimmer, SNAIL, STampin’ Dimensionals, Label Bracket Punch, 1 1/4 inch circle punch

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Stampin’ Up! Australia - Stampin’ Up! Build A Birthday - Clean & Simple Card

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Welcome to this week's Create with Connie and Mary Thursday Challenge.

I wanted to make a Clean & Simple card as I knew this colours would be bright enough to carry a design by themselves.

What is “Clean & Simple” you may ask?

Well, for me, it is a card that uses lots of white space, minimal layers and embellishments and a simple unfussy stamped design. It is my favourite style of card as I like how sometimes just colour and clever design can make a card dance!

I hope that is what I have achieved here. This card uses just ONE stamp set...in fact each stamp from this stamp set is showcased across the card and the envelope. :)

Here are the essentials:

• Build A Birthday is a photopolymer stamp set which is great because it makes placement of the cake layers SO easy! Use the Stampin’ Pierce Mat under your card stock to get a perfect impression with photopolymer stamps. 
• The candle and the cake topper bunting don’t have very long ‘stems’...but if I just stamped them as they were then the cake looked too cluttered at the top...I wanted the bunting to be higher. Solution....use a Real Red Stampin’ Write Marker to extend the stems down to the cake! Similarly use a Hello Honey Stampin’ Write Marker to extend the candle stick down to the top of the cake. 
• Rhinestones Jewels....if you seem to collect/hoard the long strips of the tiny rhinestones, then be a crafting boss and use up a WHOLE STRIP! It’s empowering believe me. This stamp is perfect for it and it brings the eye down to just below the sentiment. I balanced it with a tiny rhinestone in the centre of the candle. 
• Double mounting. What’s this? Add a second very narrow white mat behind your main stamped layer and it will make your card look SO professional and finished. The top layer should adhere to this narrow layer with dimensionals so it floats. Trust me on this!
• Stamp your envelopes! Make full use of your stamps and stamp your envelopes. It is also a beautiful little hint to the recipient that they are about to receive a hand-stamped card from a master crafter! ;)

Here are our colours for this week:

I took card inspiration this week from Seize the Birthday - Clean & Simple is the theme!

Card recipe

Stamp - Build A Birthday

Ink - Hello Honey, Lost Lagoon, Real Red

Cardstock - Whisper White

Tools - Stampin' Trimmer, Stampin’ Dimensionals, SNAIL, Stampin’ Pierce Mat
Accessories - Rhinestone Jewels

I hope you will join in and create a card with us.....and please feel free to leave me and the other CCMC participants some comments! :)

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Stampin' Up! Australia - Stampin' Up! Happy Birthday Everyone

Hi!

The inspiration image at The Card Concept's this week is a gorgeous tiered cake with flower, leaf and vinery detail.






I know the image looks more like a wedding cake, but I thought I would make a birthday card instead.

Here’s the inspiration image.....

Card recipe

Stamps - Happy Birthday Everyone, Four Feathers

Ink - Smoky Slate, Early Espresso, Tip Top Taupe

Cardstock - Go Wild DSP, Tip Top Taupe, Whisper White Cardstock

Tools - Stampin' Trimmer, SNAIL, Big Shot, Feathers Framelits, Paper Snips, Glue Dots

Accessories - Metallic Rimmed Pearl, Linen Thread

I hope you like my card. Click on the links below to be taken to the recipe items in my online store.

The brand NEW Occasions catalogue and the Sale-A-Bration catalogues are out now. If you would like your own copy (Australian readers only), just send me an email. :)

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Big Shot $169.00	Happy Birthday, Everyone Clear-Mount Stamp Set $14.00	Four Feathers Clear-Mount Stamp Set $18.95	Feathers Framelits Dies $22.95
Go Wild Designer Series Paper Stack $14.00	Whisper White A4 Card Stock $15.00	Tip Top Taupe A4 Cardstock $12.25	Early Espresso Classic Stampin' Pad $11.50
Smoky Slate Classic Stampin' Pad $11.50	Tip Top Taupe Classic Stampin' Pad $11.50	Metal Rimmed Pearls $8.75	Glue Dots $9.00
Linen Thread $8.00	Stampin' Trimmer ...	SNAIL Permanent Adhesive $12.00

Stampin’ Up! Australia - Stampin’ Up! Botanical Gardens DSP

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Welcome to this week's Artful Stampers Blog Hop and welcome from Leah’s blog.

I took inspiration for this card from the sketch at CASE This Sketch this week (see below).

Here are the essentials.....

• DSP is Botanical Gardens from the new Occasions catalogue. I love this print of mint flowers. 
• I used a retired edgelit die cut to give me the curve, only because I can’t cut with scissors artistically. 
• The DSP panel (prior to slicing in half) is about 4 cms shorter than the base card and 1/2 cm narrower. How short your floating DSP panel is really depends on how much space your sentiment needs in the middle so experiment with scrap paper first. :)
• To float the DSP over the card....you may use dimensionals BUT...you will need a LOT to create a sturdy layer so what I did was this....you know the cardboard backing that comes with the glimmer paper and foil papers?....well I cut that to the same size as my DSP and stuck that on with Fast Fuse Adhesive.....it is sturdy and won’t bend and gives a lovely appearance that the DSP is floating over the card. 
• I used the Botanical Builder Framelit Dies for my flower. Mossy Meadow for the leaves (rule of 3 people!), Rose Red for the flower (sponged around the edges and curled). 
• The middle of my flower is the Crushed Curry paper from the Cotton Paper Assortment (Annual catalogue). It looks AMAZING on flowers. I cut two of the same framelit and layered them. 
• The final finishes to the flower are some Wink of Stella (Clear) on the Rose Red leaves and a Mint Macaron flower from the In Color Blossom Accents pack. 
• Glue Dots hold the layers of the flower together. 
• The sentiment is from Build A Birthday. Unless you already have a curved sentiment stamp, reach for a photopolymer greeting stamp.....curve it onto your acrylic block....stamp. Voila - you have a curved sentiment! 
• Important...stamp your greeting BEFORE you adhere your floating DSP...you may want to put some pencil guide marks in first. 
• Envelope - created using the Envelope Punch Board and the In Color Envelope Paper. I made the envelope slightly bigger than normal to allow for the leaves off the side of the card. I stamped this with the coordinating Botanical Blooms stamps from the Occasions catalogue. 

Here is our colour palette:

Here is the cool sketch this week from CASE This Sketch:

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Stamp -Build a Birthday, Botanical Blooms

Ink - Mossy Meadow, Rose Red, Mint Macaron

Cardstock - Thick Whisper White, Botanical Garden DSP, Mossy Meadow, Rose Red, Cotton Paper Assortment 

Accessories - In Color Blossom Accent, Wink of Stella Clear

Tools - Stampin’ Trimmer, SNAIL, Glue Dots, Big Shot, Botanical Builder Framelit Dies, Envelope Punch Board, Fast Fuse Adhesive

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Stampin’ Up! Australia - Stampin’ Up! Sprinkles of Life

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Welcome to this week's Create with Connie and Mary Thursday Challenge.

My son is going to a birthday party this week and this card is for his little friend. :)

The DSP is from English Garden....it’s a fun stripey Melon Mambo print. The stamp set is Sprinkles of Life and I found a cute little stamped flower in Tempting Turquoise from the Petite Petals stamp set and I thought it would look adorable on the top of the cupcake.

Here is our sketch for this week:

I took my colour inspiration this week from The Paper Players:

Card recipe

Stamp - Sprinkles of Life, Petite Petals

Ink - Tempting Turquoise, Real Red, Melon Mambo

Cardstock - Tempting Turquoise, Real Red, English Garden DSP, Whisper White, 
Tempting Turquoise DSP (retired) 

Tools - Stampin' Trimmer, Stampin’ Dimensionals, SNAIL, Glue Dots, Tree Builder Punch, Petite Petals Punch
Accessories - White Accents, Wink of Stella Clear, Silver Metallic Thread 

I hope you will join in and create a card with us.....and please feel free to leave me and the other CCMC participants some comments! :)

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Stampin’ Up! Australia - Stampin’ Up! Sale-A-Bration - Botanicals For You

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Welcome to this week's Artful Stampers Blog Hop and welcome from Anna’s blog.

I’m still loving this stamp set....it’s the large greeting stamp and that font! :)

I used the colour palette from ColourQ this week...Melon Mambo for the font from “Botanicals for You” and Kraft, Pool Party, Blushing Bride & Melon Mambo for the detail at the top of the card. 

These flower pieces were die cut with the new Botanical Builder Framelit Dies. The Blushing Bride flower was sponged around the outside with Blushing Bride ink and then Melon Mambo ink...just to give it an authentic look. I then painted it with the Wink of Stella pen in clear. 

I stamped underneath the flower detail with Pool Party and I did the same inside the card. 

I thought it would be fun to decorate my envelope too. :)

Here is our sketch for this week:

Here are the beautiful colours over at ColourQ this week:

Casology are keeping things SIMPLE this week so I hope this fits the bill. :)

I ended up with some extra die cut pieces so I made a second card with the same colours.

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Stamp - Botanicals For You (Sale-A-Bration 2016), Botanical Blooms

Ink - Melon Mambo, Crumb Cake, Pool Party, Blushing Bride

Cardstock - Thick Whisper White, Whisper White, Kraft, Blushing Bride, Melon Mambo

Accessories - Whisper White Envelopes, White Perfect Accents, Wink of Stella Clear

Tools - Stampin’ Trimmer, SNAIL, Glue Dots, Big Shot, Botanical Builder Framelit Dies

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