Stampin’ Up! Australia - Stampin’ Up! Pretty Petals DSP

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

Here are the essentials:

• I went to my often neglected pile of Designer Series Paper stacks...this one is Pretty Petals. 
• I made a square card and an custom envelope to match from the In Colors Envelope Paper in Tip Top Taupe. I did some tone-on-tone stamping & masking with the line stamp from Tin of Cards and made an address window. :)
• The greeting is from Tin of Cards and the background flower is from Botanical Blooms (stamped off once in Calypso Coral)
• Embellishments....I like having my embellishments in threes so I used 3 Calypso Coral Candy Dots in the top left corner. 
• Gasp - ribbon! I hardly ever use ribbon on my cards as I have a mental block with bows so I did a faux-bow...essentially a knot...with the Tip Top Taupe Lace Ribbon....it’s so pretty! 
• The layout is from Freshly Made Sketches this week.  

Here are our colours for this week:

Here is the sketch from Freshly Made Sketches:

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Stamp - Botanical Blooms, Tin of Cards

Ink - Tip Top Taupe, Calypso Coral

Cardstock -Very Vanilla, Old Olive, Calypso Coral, Pretty Petals DSP

Tools - Stampin’ Trimmer, SNAIL, Stampin Dimensionals

Accessories - Tip Top Taupe Lace Ribbon, Candy Dots - Subtles

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Stampin’ Up! Australia - Tin of Cards Birthday Card

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

Here are the essentials:

• I used some scraps of Cherry on Top DSP (including the tag) and teamed them with some of the new Metallics Gold Glitter Tape. 
• Stamp on your patterned paper...the black archival ink is perfect to get a bold stamped image over a busy background. I used the birthday sentiment from the Tin of Cards stamp set on my DSP tag. 
• The cotton paper is fantastic for making flowers....I punched 12 flowers with the pansy punch and secured with a brad...just scrunch the layers until you get a flower! 
• My card looked a bit naked even after I added the flower and ribbon so a scattering of sequins was in order. :)

Here is our sketch for this week:

Card recipe

Stamp - Tin of Cards

Ink - Archival Black ink

Cardstock - Whisper White Thick cardstock, Cherry on Top DSP, Cotton Paper

Tools - Stampin' Trimmer, Stampin’ Dimensionals, SNAIL, Tag Topper Punch, Pansy Flower Punch
Accessories - Metallics Sequins, Metallics Gold Glitter Tape, Satin Ribbon Basic Black, Gold ribbon

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! Butterfly Bokeh

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

Here are the essentials:

• This card was pulled together from scraps.....seriously...it was!
• The base is Kraft and then theres a layer of Very Vanilla card stock stamped with Hardwood in Crumb Cake and then sponged and ‘distressed’ with Gorgeous Grunge. I had this layer in my stash as it didn’t make the cut for another card. 
• The bokeh layer was done so long ago that I can’t remember the colours....but any tones in yellow, orange, pink and green would work if you wanted to reproduce this. 
• You can stamp on vellum and it comes out beautifully soft. I chose vellum to let the bokeh layer through. I stamped a sentiment from Botanicals for You in Crumb Cake. 
• The Pool Party butterfly framelit was also an off-cut. You may also notice that the frame-lit has had surgical enhancement. The two pointy bits at the bottom were too low for my card, so I creatively snipped them off and made sure that the edge had a curve like the rest of the butterfly. 
• A vellum butterfly and a metal-rimmed pearl are the perfect finishing embellishment. 

Here is our sketch for this week:

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Stamp - Botanicals For You, Hardwood, Gorgeous Grunge

Ink - Crumb Cake + assorted inks for bokeh layer

Cardstock - Kraft, Watercolour, Very Vanilla, Vellum, Pool Party

Tools - Stampin’ Trimmer, SNAIL, Aquapainter, Glue Dots, Elegant Butterfly Punch, Big Shot, Bold Butterfly Framelit Die

Accessories - Metal Rimmed Pearl

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Stampin’ Up! Australia - Stampin’ Up! Butterfly Framelit Die

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

Here are the essentials:

• No white cardstock!! A complete departure of style for me, but only in the colour department...I've still kept the design simple and let the colours speak for themselves.
• Kraft + wood. Wooden elements work beautifully with Kraft cardstock - try it!
• Keep the die cut intact. I kept the intricate pieces of the butterfly intact for effect - just make the Big Shot sandwich shallower so that the pieces don't get cut all the way through.
• Use up your DSP! I used a sheet of the Bermuda Bay stripey DSP from the Shine On Specialty DSP pack.  

Here are our colours for this week:

Card recipe

Stamp - none!

Ink - none!

Cardstock - Melon Mambo, Bermuda Bay, Shine On DSP

Tools - Stampin' Trimmer, Stampin’ Dimensionals, SNAIL, Bold Butterfly Framelit Die, Big Shot, Fine Tip Glue Pen.
Accessories - Natural Expressions Element

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! Work of Art

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The inspiration image at The Card Concept's challenge this week is a vibrant mix of colourful flowers.

Here’s the inspiration image.....

I hope you like my card! :)

Card recipe

Stamps - Work of Art, Tin of Cards

Ink - So Saffron, Mint Macaron, Real Red

Cardstock - Mint Macaron, Whisper White, Mint Macaron DSP  

Tools - Stampin' Trimmer, SNAIL, Glue Dots

Accessories - Boutique Accents In Color Embellishments (Watermelon Wonder)

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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