Stampin’ Up! Australia - Stampin’ Up! Cozy Christmas

Hi!

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

Here is our sketch for this week....

I took my colour cues from Merry Monday this week. They have a Blue, White with texture challenge...so I used Night of Navy, White and 3 textures....silver foil, embossed stars and a metallic snowflake. 

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Stamp - Cozy Christmas

Ink - Night of Navy, Soft Sky

Cardstock - Whisper White, Night of Navy DSP, Silver Foil

Tools - Big Shot, Stampin' Trimmer, Dimensionals, Lucky Stars Embossing Folder, SNAIL, retired metallic snowflake embellishment

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Stampin' Up! - Merry Monday - Christmas Card Stars!

Hi

I almost forgot to blog this card that I made for the Merry Monday Challenge this week.

The sentiment was from a retired hostess set, but really any festive sentiment would be great on this card.

I layered some Silver Glimmer paper behind the confetti punched stars for extra sparkle!

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.

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

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Whisper White A4 Card Stock $14.95	Lucky Stars Textured Impressions Embossing Folders $13.95	Big Shot $149.95	Confetti Stars Punch $37.95	Confetti Stars Punch $37.95
Melon Mambo A4 Card Stock $11.95	Embossing Buddy $9.95	Versamark Pad $12.95	White Stampin' Emboss Powder $8.50	Heat Tool $49.95
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Stampin' Up! Australia - Stampin' Up! Mosaic Madness - CASE-ing The Catty

Hi

At CASE-ing the Catty this week, we are exploring the Thanks chapter of the catalogue. 

CASE - The acronym stands for COPY AND SHARE EVERYTHING. The latest Stampin' Up! ® Catalogue certainly encourages crafters to do just that as it is jam packed with amazing, inspirational projects.

The idea is to feature a section of the Stampin' Up! ® catalogue each week using the projects in the catty as inspiration.

You can directly CASE (Copy and Share Everything) or use a sketch/layout, colour combo, embellishment, just to name a few examples, as a springboard for your own creations.


Here's a Badge to paste to your blog:

Guidelines

•   Create a new project for the current challenge (no back linking)

• Mention CTC Challenges in your blog post and link back to the challenge blog so others can join in on the fun.

• Let us know what project you CASED and make reference to the page of your country's catalogue where you got your inspiration. 

• Only Stampin' Up! products (retired or current) may be used in your projects for CTC Challenges. 

So let's go!

I decided to CASE the "So Grateful" journal on page 153 of the catalogue....I liked the colours that were used (Mossy Meadow and Crushed Curry) and the fact they used Naturals White Cardstock .....gives me an opportunity to step away from Whisper White which is the card stock I am most addicted to. :)

I'm also submitting this to The Paper Players challenge this week since they are all about "Happy Fall Y'all" cards and even though we don't have fall in Australia, the colours on this Thank You card are autumnal and warm and make me think of autumn days in the Northern Hemisphere.

Here's the example from the catalogue:

...and here is my version....

This is more collaged and layered than my usual style but I like the expanse of the Modern Mosaic Embossing Folder on the Naturals White card stock, with all the detail in the lower third of the card. It feels lovely too in real life with the burlap, the soft chevron ribbon, and the Typeset DSP providing gorgeous contrasting texture. 

I stamped my envelope with a matching stamp from Mosaic Madness....LOVE the look of Mossy Meadow on Very Vanilla....it is striking and warm. 

Do you stamp your envelopes...you should....it is fun!

Hope you like my card. Just click on the links below to order these supplies. The 'THANKS" sentiment is retired but I have put a substitute in the gallery for you. 

Cheers

Alison xx

Another Thank You Photopolymer Stamp Set

$27.95

Four You Clear Stamp Set

$20.95

Lots Of Thanks Clear Stamp Set

$31.95

Naturals White A4 Card Stock

$12.95

Basic Gray Classic Stampin' Pad

$9.95

Mossy Meadow Classic Stampin' Pad

$9.95

Crushed Curry Classic Stampin' Pad

$9.95

Typeset Specialty Designer Series Paper

$21.95

Mosaic Madness Clear Stamp Set

$36.95

Mosaic Punch

$27.95

Antique Brads

$9.95

Big Shot

$149.95

Modern Mosaic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder

$13.95

Handheld Stapler

$16.95

Silver Mini Staples

$6.95

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Stampin' Up! Australia - Rich Razzleberry Happy Day!

Hi

Just a quick blog post to share this card with you. I have managed to squeeze it in just in time for the Dynamic Duos challenge this week. 

It is inspired by an ombre card that Catherine shared on StampNation this week. I don't have the stencils that she used, but I thought I would play with some Stampin' Sponges over a Mosaic embossed layer and get a similar effect. 

I splattered Gold Smooch Spritz over the top of my Rich Razzleberry sponging....it looks VERY GOOD in real life. :)

Hope you like my card! :)

Remember that you can place an order with me any time at my online store!

If you would like a free catalogue mailed direct to you (Australian residents only), then just drop me an email with your details and I'll get one to you! :)

Materials used:

Stamps - Happy Day

Cardstock - Basic Black, Whisper White, Gold Foil 

Ink - Rich Razzleberry, Gold Smooch Spritz - on special right now! :)

Accessories - Gold Bakers Twine

Tools - Big Shot, Modern Mosaic Embossing Folder, Stampin' Sponges, Small Heart Punch, Owl Builder Punch, 

Stampin' Up! Australia - Stampin' Up! Texture Boutique Embossing Machine

Hi

Here's a new product from Stampin' Up!.....the Texture Boutique Embossing Machine!!

...and here's a video...




...and here's the skinny....

If you have always wanted a portable embossing machine, or a machine that easily lives on your desk space, then this product is perfect for you!

Great for the kids craft space too or for the classroom. :)

Order one now!

Cheers
Alison xx

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

Festive Friday Challenge #47 - Glimmer and Gold

Hi

For the Festive Friday Challenge this week, our challenge was to use this image as inspiration:

I decided to use the gold and the glimmery snowflake as the colour inspiration for my card....and the Christmas ornament as the main focus.....I came up with this:   

I embossed the greeting in gold onto Very Vanilla Cardstock and punched out an ornament shape. The gold embossed cardstock layer is the Stampin' Up! Brushed Gold cardstock....it is gorgeous!!! :)
I also used my BRAND NEW STAMPIN' TRIMMER!! It is the best trimmer I have ever had....place an order for one without delay! It is $49.95! :)

  Materials used:
Stamps - Greetings of the Season
Ink - Versamark, Gold Embossing Powder
Cardstock - Very Vanilla, Champagne Glimmer Paper, Naturals Ivory, Brushed Gold
Accessories - Linen Thread, Pearl
Tools - Big Shot, Vintage Wallpaper EF, Ornament Punch, Heat Tool, Merry Minis Punch Pack (star), Multipurpose Liquid Glue, SNAIL, dimensionals.   

Festive Fridays - Stampin' Up! Ornament Keepsakes

Hi

At the Festive Friday Challenge this week, Nicole has set a very versatile sketch for us to work with. I was going to do a polka dot background, but I've only just got the En Francais stamp set and my heat tool and I was keen to break these things out.

I embossed some Whisper White with white embossing powder using the En Francais stamp. Then I sponged over the cardstock with Gumball Green, Marina Mist, Midnight Muse and Frost White Shimmer Paint. I got this combo straight out of the Color Coach....they are very pretty together.

The Ornament Keepsakes stamp set is stunning....and with the matching Framelits you can't go wrong. I have a feeling I shall be using it for heaps of Christmas projects this year.

I used the beautiful Gumball Green Stitched Satin Ribbon on the card as it matched my ornament....remember that this month, with every $60 spent, you get a roll of Stitched Satin Ribbon for free! Email me with your order! :)

I hope you will share some of your projects with us at the Festive Friday Challenge - it is a great sketch - there are so many possibilities!! :)

Cheers
Alison

Materials used:
Stamps - Ornament Keepsakes, En Francais
Ink - Gumball Green, Marina Mist, Midnight Muse, Frost White Shimmer Paint, Versamark
Cardstock - Whisper White, Gumball Green
Accessories - Gumball Green Stitched Satin Ribbon, Whisper White Organza Ribbon, Dazzling Details
Tools - Big Shot, Holiday Ornaments Framelits, Dimensionals, Sticky Strip, Paper Cutter, SNAIL, White Embossing Powder, Embossing Buddy, Sponges, Heat Tool.