Stampin' Up! Australia - Stampin' Up! Embellished Ornament

Hi!

Welcome to this week's CASE-ing the Catty Blog Hop! Welcome from Rachel's blog.

This week the Blog Hop challenge is all about CASE-ing a project inspired by the Season of Cheer projects from the Stampin' Up! Holiday catalogue.

CASE stands for Copy and Share Everything.  This whole blog hop 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.

I don't have the Season of Cheer products so I thought I would do a similar card using Embellished Ornaments and a couple of other things. 

1. My 'snow' was stamped with the circle image from Watercolour Wings in Lost Lagoon

2. My Pear Pizzazz DSP is from my scraps pile from a retired paper stack

3. I used Lost Lagoon washi tape from the 2014-2016 In Color pack. 

4. SNEAK PEEK....look closely at the holly....no, that's not a blender pen...it is Wink of Stella Clear.....stay tuned for the Occasions catalogue....just sayin'. :)

5. The greeting is from the Expressions Natural Elements pack and the stamped greeting is from Teeny Tiny Sentiments in Mossy Meadow. 

6. The card stock is Naturals White....to give some texture. 

Here's my inspiration image:

Click below to go to the fabulous Monique....

Stamp - Embellished Ornaments, Teeny Tiny Sentiments

Ink - Mossy Meadow, Lost Lagoon, Real Red

Cardstock - Pear Pizzazz, Naturals White, Pear Pizzazz DSP, Silver Glimmer Paper

Tools  - Stampin' Trimmer, Stampin' Dimensionals, Big Shot, Delicate Ornaments Thinlit Dies

Paper Snips, Fine Tip Glue Pen

Accessories - Lost Lagoon Washi Tape, Wink of Stella (clear)

I hope you like my card. You can click through the links below to purchase.

The 2015-2016 Annual Catalogue  and the Stampin' Up! Holiday Catalogue are out NOW so if you would like to know how to get your free copy, just send me an email. :)

Alternatively, you may download the catalogue here!

Cheers

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Product List

Big Shot $169.00	Embellished Ornaments Clear-Mount Bundle $73.00	Watercolor Wings Photopolymer Stamp Set $45.00	Lost Lagoon Classic Stampin' Pad $11.50
Mossy Meadow Classic Stampin' Pad $11.50	Real Red Classic Stampin' Pad $11.50	Naturals White A4 Card Stock $12.95	Season Of Cheer Designer Series Paper $19.25
2014-2016 In Color Designer Washi Tape $14.00	Season Of Cheer Designer Washi Tape $14.00	Silver Glimmer Paper $8.75	Expressions Natural Elements $8.75
Fine-Tip Glue Pen $12.00	Stampin' Trimmer ...	Stampin' Dimensionals $7.00

Stampin' Up! Australia - Color Coach Card #102 - Happy Easter!!!

Soft Suede #1

#ColorCoachJourney 

Hi

Happy Easter!

I'm sharing a quick project here for my Color Coach Journey that uses Soft Suede, Daffodil Delight and Pool Party.

I made a little gift envelope for a block of organic chocolate that I (I mean....the Easter Bunny) got for my husband for Easter.

I used the Envelope Punch Board to make it out of the Park Lane DSP. I used the Cheerful Critters stamp set for the Easter Bunny tag and coloured the bunny in Soft Suede and Pool Party using a Blender Pen.

The flower was made using some flower scraps and I topped the middle of it with the Daffodil Delight print from Park Lane DSP.

The sentiment from Teeny Tiny Sentiments fits perfectly in the placard. :)

I hope you like my project. 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 is still current 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 catalogue here!

Cheers

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Product List

Park Lane Designer Series Paper $18.95	Envelope Punch Board $31.95	Tag Topper Scalloped Punch $39.95	Whisper White A4 Card Stock $14.95
Cheerful Critters Photopolymer Stamp Set $25.95	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad $9.95	Pool Party Classic Stampin' Pad $9.95	Soft Suede Classic Stampin' Pad $9.95
Soft Suede A4 Card Stock $11.95	Pool Party A4 Card Stock $11.95	Boho Blossoms Punch $29.95	1/2" Circle Punch $9.95
5-Petal Flower Punch ...	Stampin' Trimmer ...	Sticky Strip $11.95	SNAIL Permanent Adhesive $11.95
Stampin' Dimensionals $6.95

Stampin' Up! Australia - Create With Connie and Mary - Flower Patch Word Cloud card

Hi

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

I made this card for the challenge this week and experimented with a bit of a 'word cloud' effect for my birthday sentiment. 

The flowers are from Flower Patch and cut with the Flower Fair framelits. I didn't have a large sentiment die cut so I used the 'hello' wooden element from the Hooray, It's Your Day Project Kit.

I cornered the bottom right hand side of my card layers with the Envelope Punch Board corner punch. So handy! :)

Here's our sketch this week:

I'm also going to play along at Seize the Birthday too with my birthday card. :)

Card recipe:

Stamps - Teeny Tiny Sentiments, Flower Patch

Ink - Hello Honey, Garden Green, Wild Wasabi, Melon Mambo, Sahara Sand

Cardstock - Whisper White

Tools - Stampin' Trimmer, Big Shot, Flower Fair Framelit Dies, Stampin' Dimensionals, Multipurpose Liquid Glue. 

Accessories - Hooray, It's Your Day Project Kit (Hello Sentiment)

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! :)

Cheers

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Stampin' Up! Australia - Color Coach Card #60 - Stampin' Up! Flower Shop

Pistachio Pudding #2

#ColorCoachJourney 

Hi

I was asked to make a retirement card for one of the lovely people at work and I thought that the Color Coach combo of Pistachio Pudding, Strawberry Slush and Smoky Slate would be perfect! 

I used a retired card kit (Simply Fabulous Simply Sent) for my base and then adorned it with Pistachio Pudding Designer Series Paper and a flower stamped from the Flower Shop stamp set + an embellishment, some ribbon, leaves and a sentiment banner stamped with the "Happy Retirement" stamp from Teeny Tiny Sentiments.

Do you like it!? It is certainly much 'prettier' than the cards I usually do....and there are a lot of layers, but it feels and looks quite special so I hope the recipient will like it. :)

By the way, have you got your new Stampin' Up! 2014-2015 Annual Catalogue yet?....if not, drop me an email and I will send you a copy for FREE in the mail (Australian customers only). 

Cheers

Alison xx

Materials used:

Stamps - Flower Shop, Teeny Tiny Sentiments

Ink - Smoky Slate, Pistachio Pudding

Cardstock - Pistachio Pudding Cardstock and DSP, Smoky Slate, Whisper White, Vellum

Accessories - Simply Fabulous Simply Sent Card Kit (retired), In Color Boutique Details embellishment, Strawberry Slush ribbon, Smoky Slate ribbon (in kit)

Tools - Pansy Punch, Bird Builder Punch, 7/8 scallop circle punch, SNAIL, Stampin' Dimensionals, Glue Dots, Sticky Strip. 

Stampin' Up! Australia - Father's Day Cards

Dear Stampin' friends,

Here's a few cards that I did for Father's Day using some retired Designer Series Paper. You could make these cards very easily using any sort of 'masculine' themed patterned paper. Each card is 10cm x 20cm  (scored at 10cm). Super easy! I used up all the off-cuts as banner design elements. Just put a few chunky, metal embellishments on each one and you are done! :)

 

 

This next card was made using some retired "Greenhouse Gala" DSP.....it has chevrons on it and they are all the rage again so I thought I would use it up! :) Again, just put a metal embellishment on it and you are done! :)

 

Happy Stampin'!
Cheers
Alison xx

 

Materials used:

Stamps - Teeny Tiny Sentiments, Delightful Dozen
Ink - Early Espresso, Chocolate Chip
Cardstock - Early Espresso, Crumb Cake, Well Worn DSP, Whisper White, Pumpkin Pie, Chocolate Chip, Greenhouse Garden DSP
Accessories - Pewter Brads, Naturals Designer Button, Retired SU clip
Tools - Big Shot, Itty Bitty Banners Framelit, Merry Minis Punch Pack Star Punch, Chevron Embossing Folder, Paper Snips, Stampin' Trimmer, SNAIL, Glue Dots, Dimensionals  

Stampin' Up! Australia - Dynamic Duos #66 - Stampin' Up! Alphabet Press

Dear Stampin' friends,

 

Here's a card that uses the new Stampin' Up! Alphabet Press embossing folder....it is very VERY COOL! The challenge this week at Dynamic Duos is to use Pool Party and Basic Black and an embossing technique. I decided to do both dry embossing and heat embossing using the Alphabet Press embossing folder.

The process is basically this:

• brayer Versamark over the side of the embossing folder that has the impression that you want to heat emboss
• use your embossing buddy to 'de-static' your cardstock   
• put your cardstock into your embossing folder & run it through the Big Shot
• sprinkle your chosen embossing powder onto your dry-embossed cardstock
• heat with Heat Tool

Simple!

I found that my embossing powder was a little bit messy and I almost threw away this panel.....but then I looked at it and thought that it looked a bit distressed and 'graffiti' like so I kept it. 

The edge is from a 'found object' in my craft area....it is the back binding from a set of instructions that I had laying about....I thought that it looked cool so I trimmed it and used it as an edging feature. You could recreate this with the old SU spiral punch or slot punch.....or just rip apart some bound documents like I did! :) 

 

 

Be sure to visit the Dynamic Duos Design Team for colour inspiration.....

Alison Barclay

Anne Marie Hile

Debbie Henderson

Hayley Kew

Janet Bagnall

Janet Zeppa

Lori Turner

Michelle Folland

Susie Wittwer

Tara Bourgoin

Tracey McNeely

 

 

Remember you may order all your Stampin' Up! supplies through me at my my online store  - pop on over and have a browse! :)

Happy Stampin'
Cheers
Alison xx

Materials used:
Stamps - Teeny Tiny Sentiments
Ink - Versamark, Basic Black
Cardstock - Whisper White, Basic Black
Accessories - Black Candy Dot (from Neutrals Candy Dots)
Tools - Big Shot, Stampin' Trimmer, Alphabet Press Textured Impressions Embossing Folder,
Stamp-a-majig, Pool Party Embossing Powder, Brayer, Embossing Buddy, Heat Tool

Stampin' Up! Australia - Mary Fish CASE - Father's Day Card

Dear Stampin' friends,

 

I saw this amazing card by the beautiful and talented Mary Fish and sent her an email asking if I could CASE and publish this card. She was very lovely and gave me permisson to share my card.

**Note.....I always think it is good etiquette to ask the original creator first before publishing CASE'd work, rather than just publishing and linking to the original card without permission. Card-makers have differing opinions on this topic, but that's just my view** :)

 

 

Like Mary, I used 1" circle punches to create an interesting background. I used some miscellaneous green ribbon with a 'sprig' of Old Olive leaves. I trimmed down my Modern Label punched piece for my sentiment...which is why it is a bit shorter than usual. I thought this design.

Materials used:
Stamp - Teeny Tiny Sentiments
Ink - Basic Gray
Cardstock - Whisper White, Basic Gray, Sahara Sand, Old Olive
Accessories - misc. green ribbon
Tools - Stampin' Trimmer, SNAIL, Big Shot, Little Leaves Sizzlit, Modern Label Punch