Stampin’ Up! Australia - Stampin’ Up! Botanicals For You

Hi!

The inspiration image at The Card Concept's challenge this week suggests hearts, colour and flowers to me!

Here’s the inspiration image.....

Here are the essentials:

• Watermelon Wonder card base was embossed with the Happy Heart Embossing Folder.
• The greeting from Botanicals  For You was heat embossed onto a piece of Botanical Gardens Designer Series Vellum.
• The vellum was adhered to the Watermelon Wonder card stock with Tear & Tape Adhesive...I was certain that it would show through but this stuff seems to be the ticket when it comes to invisible tape for vellum! YAY!
• Rolled flowers were made by punching a 1 3/4 circle from a piece of Blushing Bride cardstock. The cardstock was crumpled and mashed so that I could peel the layers apart thus giving a 'suede' type look. I then rolled the flowers and adhered them to the leaves which were die cut with the Botanical Builder Framelit Dies.   
• Flowers were painted with Wink of Stella Clear to give a glimmery finish. 
  
  

Card recipe

Stamps - Botanicals for You

Ink - Versamark, White Embossing Powder

Cardstock - Watermelon Wonder, Botanical Gardens Designer Series Vellum, Blushing Bride, Wild Wasabi, Mint Macaron 

Tools - Stampin' Trimmer, Big Shot, Happy Heart Embossing Folder, Banners Framelit Dies, Botanical Builder Framelit Dies, Paper Snips, Multipurpose Liquid Glue, 

Embossing Buddy, Heat Tool

Accessories - Pearls

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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Product List

Big Shot $169.00	Clear Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush $14.00	Botanicals For You Clear-Mount Stamp Set $0.00	Watermelon Wonder A4 Cardstock $12.25
Botanical Gardens Designer Vellum Stack $0.00	Card Stock A4 Blushing Bride $12.25	Mint Macaron A4 Cardstock $12.25	Wild Wasabi A4 Card Stock $12.25
Banners Framelits Die $45.00	Botanical Builder Framelits Dies $54.00	1-3/4" Circle Punch $31.00	Embossing Buddy $10.00
Heat Tool ...	White Stampin' Emboss Powder $8.75	Tear & Tape Adhesive $12.00	Liquid Multipurpose Glue $7.00

Stampin’ Up! Australia - Stampin’ Up! Beautiful Ride - Volkswagen Beetle stamp

Hi!

The inspiration image at The Card Concept's this week is a beautiful image of a marshmallow heart floating in a gorgeous mug of hot chocolate!

I was inspired by the heart theme as well as the warm-ness of the chocolate so I thought I would combine the red and kraft colours. I couldn’t wait to colour in my new ‘Beautiful Ride’ Volkswagen Beetle stamp! It is in the new Occasions catalogue - squeeeee!

It also happens to be my husband’s parents’ 47th wedding anniversary and I thought this would make a cute card.

I coloured my ‘bug’ with Cherry Cobbler Blendabilities...remember them!? I chose Shimmer White card stock so the bug is cool and shimmery.

The patterned paper is a retired paper stack called “Stacked with Love”....so cute for Anniversary and Valentine cards.

Here's the inspiration image.....

Card recipe

Stamps - Beautiful Ride, Teeny Tiny Sentiments

Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black, Cherry Cobbler Blendabilities, Smoky Slate Blendabilities

Cardstock - Real Red, Stacked with Love DSP, Basic Black, Shimmery White Cardstock, Kraft

Tools - Stampin' Trimmer, SNAIL, Big Shot, Heart Framelits, Paper Snips

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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Product List

Beautiful Ride Photopolymer Stamp Set $30.00	Teeny Tiny Sentiments Clear-Mount Stamp Set $51.00	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad $10.00	Stampin' Blendabilities™ Markers Cherry Cobbler Assortment $0.00
Stampin' Blendabilities™ Markers Smoky Slate Assortment $0.00	Stacked With Love Designer Series Paper Stack $11.95	Real Red A4 Card Stock $12.25	Shimmery White A4 Card Stock $14.00
Basic Black A4 Card Stock $12.25	Kraft 12" X 12" Card Stock $10.50	Big Shot $169.00	Hearts Collection Framelits Die $45.95
SNAIL Permanent Adhesive $12.00	Paper Snips Scissors $17.00

Stampin' Up! Australia - Stampin' Up! Sweetheart Punch

Hi

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

I couldn't make my card work in landscape so I switched to portrait and flipped the greeting to the other side.

I used the Sweetheart Punch to fulfil the circle elements from the sketch. I added a greeting from the Tin of Cards stamp set and stamped a cute little red heart above it. Some sequins finished it off. 

TIP #1 -  use up your old DSP by making Envelope Liners with the Envelope Liner Framelit Dies. This is from a retired Valentine paper stack. The Real Red matches the red circle and the red heart on my card. :)

TIP #2 - use the Fine Tip Glue Pen from the Holiday Catalogue to glue down your sequins. ZERO mess! :)

I was also inspired by the theme at CASOLOGY this week....

Card recipe

Stamp - Tin of Cards

Ink - Night of Navy, Real Red

Cardstock - Whisper White, Night of Navy, Pink Pirouette, Real Red

Tools - Big Shot, Envelope Liner Framelit Dies, Stampin' Trimmer, Stampin' Dimensionals, SNAIL, 
Fine Tip Glue Pen (for the sequins) , Sweetheart Punch, 
Small Heart Punch (retired) but use the Heart from the Itty Bitty Punch Pack instead. 
Accessories - Metallics Sequins Assortment

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! Hey Valentine - CASE-ing the Catty #17

Hi

Welcome to this week's CASE-ing the Catty!

Today the challenge is all about CASE-ing from the Valentine's section of the Occasions Catalogue.

CASE stands for Copy and Share Everything.  This whole challenge blog is about using the current Stampin' Up! Catalogues to help you create.  Sometimes crafters need a springboard to just get started and the catalogues are certainly a demonstrator or customer's best resource.

So check out the Valentine's section of the Occasions Catty and find a project that you would like to try.  

There are lots of ideas but here's a few to help you get started -

• CASE a sketch or layout
• Try a colour combo - 1. Stacked With Love DSP (Basic Black, Calypso Coral, Crisp Cantaloupe, Real Red, Whisper White)  2.  Hello Life Project Kit (Basic Black, Crushed Curry)
• CASE an embellishment and use it on your own project
• Make a little treat bag (p8 and 9)
• Make a shaker card (p4) 

Most importantly, have FUN and remember it doesn't have to have a Valentine theme.

Guidelines -

• Create a new project for the current challenge.
• Mention CTC Challenges in your blog post and link back here so others can join in on the fun.  Please ensure that you link up your blog post, not your whole blog.
• Mostly SUO (Stampin' Up! ® Only) products (retired or current) to be used in your projects for CTC Challenges.
• Have fun and inspire others!

I CASEd the biscuit treat holder from page 4 of the Occasions Catalogue. I used the fox stamp from Hey Valentine instead of the heart tag and I punched this with the new Note Tag punch 

The paper is from the Stacked With Love Designer Series Paper Stack - such a cute selection of Valentine prints, with black and white prints on the back. :)

I coloured my fox image with the Skin Tone Assortment Blendabilities and used the Colour Lifter to get the furry look on him. The hearts and Number 1 were coloured with Cherry Cobbler (light marker) and Calypso Coral (all 3). 

Here's the original project from page 4 of the catalogue:

I hope you like my card. If you have been inspired by it and would like to support my creative business, all the supplies may be found at my online store. 

Be sure to visit the rest of the CASE-ing the Catty Design Team and see what they have done this week. We would love you to join us and link up your projects to our blog. :)

The 2015 Occasions Catalogue and the Sale-A-Bration catalogue are OUT NOW so if you would like to go on my mailing list and receive your free copy, just send me an email. :)

Alternatively, you may download the catalogues here (Occasions) and here (Sale-A-Bration) 

Cheers

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Stampin' Up! Australia - The Artful Stampers Blog Hop #18

So Saffron #1

#ColorCoachJourney 

Hi

It's Monday so that means another Artful Stampers Blog Hop. :) Welcome from Alisa Tilsner's blog.

I wasn't entirely happy with this card....I was doing it in a rush Sunday evening...I was trying to go with a masculine Valentine's theme but keeping within the yellow colour spectrum of the Color Coach colours of So Saffron, Daffodil Delight and Basic Gray.

My son's favourite colour is yellow so perhaps I will give this card to him. He will love the yellow stripes!

I used the Colorbox Yellow Citrus Chalk Ink on the new Chalkboard Paper with the Big on You stamp set. It gives a cool washed-out chalkboard look. I mounted it onto the Irresistibly Yours Designer Series Paper (free during Sale-A-Bration!) which was sponged with So Saffron ink.

Here's the sketch...I flipped it. :)

I hope you like my card. If you have been inspired by it and would like to support my creative business, click here to be taken to my store.

The next page in the blog hop is Nicole Wilson!

The 2015 Occasions Catalogue and the Sale-A-Bration catalogue are OUT NOW so if you would like to go on my mailing list and receive your free copy, just send me an email. :)

Alternatively, you may download the catalogues here (Occasions) and here (Sale-A-Bration) 

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Stampin' Up! Australia - Stampin' Up! Nuts About You

Hi

Welcome to another Artful Stampers Blog Hop....welcome from Anna Foster's blog. 

Can you believe this is the first time I have inked up 'Nuts About You'? It is just SO adorable.

...and yes, my Soft Suede ink pad needs re-inking! :O

I hardly ever use ribbon on my cards but this one uses 4 different ones....Calypso Coral Chevron Ribbon, Old Olive Taffeta, Crisp Cantaloupe Thick Bakers Twine (which I pulled apart to make it thinner) and the Calypso Coral polyester ribbon from the Best Year Ever Accessory Pack from the Sale-A-Bration catalogue. The button is from this pack too. 

The stunning DSP is Park Lane. 

Here are our colours....and as I type this I realise I have neglected to include Baked Brown Sugar...and it is too late to add something now!! Wah! Whoops. Just pretend the Soft Suede mat behind the DSP is Baked Brown Sugar. :)

The sketch is from Mojo Monday this week....there's so much you could do with this! 

I hope you like my card. If you have been inspired by it and would like to support my creative business, all the supplies may be found by clicking through the links below which will take you to my store. 

The 2015 Occasions Catalogue and the Sale-A-Bration catalogue are OUT NOW so if you would like to go on my mailing list and receive your free copy, just send me an email. :)

Alternatively, you may download the catalogues here (Occasions) and here (Sale-A-Bration) 

Your next stop on the blog hop is Nicole Wilson! 

Cheers

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Nuts About You Clear-Mount Stamp Set

$17.00

Whisper White A4 Card Stock

$14.95

Soft Suede A4 Card Stock

$11.95

Park Lane Designer Series Paper

$18.95

Soft Suede Classic Stampin' Pad

$9.95

Old Olive Stampin' Write Marker

$5.95

Subtles Candy Dots

$9.95

Crisp Cantaloupe Classic Stampin' Pad

$9.95

Crisp Cantaloupe Thick Baker's Twine

$5.95

Calypso Coral 3/4" Chevron Ribbon

$15.95

Best Year Ever Accessory Pack

$0.00

Old Olive 1/8" Taffeta Ribbon

$9.95

Essentials Wooden Elements - Digital Download

$4.50

Big Shot

$149.95

Woodgrain Textured Impressions Embossing Folder

$13.95

Circles Collection Framelits Die

$45.95

Glue Dots

$8.95

Stampin' Dimensionals

$6.95

Snail Permanent Adhesive

$11.95

Envelope Liners Framelits Die

$45.95

Whisper White C6 Envelopes

$10.95

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