Saturday 28 October 2017

Berry Birthday

Hiya All
              Here's  quick and simple card showcasing the Daisy Delight Stamp Set and Pick a Pattern Washi Tape.  I just love how striking this combination of Whisper White, Berry Burst and Basic Black look together.  

I started off the design of this card with the Berry Burst Daisies, I stamped two and cut using the Daisy Punch adhered together so the petals were offset.  I added a Clear Faceted Gem for the centre of the Daisy.  I then decided I wanted a mostly Whisper White background so I used the Garden Trellis embossing folder to add some texture and then adhered the Pick a Pattern Washi Tape.

I stamped the greeting from Happy Birthday Gorgeous and punched out using the Classic Label Punch and played around with the placement of the flower and sentiment until I was happy with them.  Then I added the Basic Black card layer to give some colour contrast and then adhered to the Berry Burst card base.  A bright and beautiful birthday card to send to a special friend.




Stamps: Daisy Delight, Happy Birthday Gorgeous
Inks: Berry Burst, Basic Black Archival
Card: Berry Burst, Whisper White, Basic Black
Punches: Daisy
Big Shot: Garden Trellis Embossing Folder
Accessories: Pick a Pattern Washi Tape, Clear Faceted Gems, Adhesive, Dimensionals

A number of products I used making this card are available at 10% discount when purchased as a bundle they are listed below:
  • Daisy Delight Stamp Set and Daisy Punch
  • Happy Birthday Gorgeous Stamp Set and Happy Birthday Thinlits
If you liked any of the products used above you can purchase them at my online store or you can contact me directly.









Wednesday 25 October 2017

Lovely Heart

Hello Lovelies,
                         Hope your week is going well almost half way through now and onto the weekend.  I created this card to showcase the gorgeous designer series paper that Stampin' Up! designed for us.  I wanted to keep the design relatively simple so I paired it with the Lovely Words Thinlits.  These Thinlits are very versatile and are deigned to layer with the Sweet & Sassy, Layering Ovals & Layering Circles Framelits.

I decided to keep the colour scheme monochromatic with only Fresh Fig, Whisper White and the Silver Edge on the 3/8" Silver Metallic Edge Ribbon.  The touch of silver just lift's the colour scheme and plays so nicely off the Fresh Fig.  The Lovely word panel is popped up on dimensionals to give the whole card an extra sense of dimension... pun intended.



Stamps: Tabs for Everything
Inks: Fresh Fig
Card: Fresh Fig, Whisper White, Fresh Florals DSP
Punch: Classic Label
Big Shot: Lovely Words Thinlits
Accessories: 3/8" Silver Metallic Edge Ribbon, Dimensionals, Adhesive

There are a couple of items used that are available at 10% discount when purchased as a Bundle.  They are:

  • Tabs for Everything Stamp Set and Circle Tab Punch
  • Lovely Words Thinlits and Lovely Inside and Out Stamp Set

If you like any of these product and would like to purchase them contact me or visit my online store




Saturday 21 October 2017

Berry Petals

Hi All
           You may have noticed there is a technique trending at the moment called the Eclipse Technique.  The basic premise is that you stamp your backgound area usually works best in Whisper White or Very Vanilla as the base card.  Then you cut out a section of the background area sometimes with large letters to spell a name or greeting or other times with a shape. 

I went with a large shape in the case of the card below as I don't have the large letter dies.  Once you've stamped the background then you cut out the section with the dies/punches.  You adhere the largest section to your base card with adhesive and then pop the cut out section up on dimensionals being sure to line up the background pattern like a jigsaw.  Thus giving it an "Eclipse" look as you can see the background card through the popped up section.


Stamp Set: Painted Harvest, Special Celebrations, Burlap Background
Inks: Berry Burst, Sweet Sugarplum, Pear Pizazz, Old Olive
Card: Berry Burst, Whisper White
Big Shot: Stitched Shape Framelits
Accessories: 5/8" Berry Burst Crinkled Seam Binding Ribbon, Adhesive, Dimensionals

The Painted Harvest Stamp Set is available with the Leaf Punch at 10% discount when purchased together as a bundle.


Thursday 19 October 2017

Warmth of Christmas

Hello
         I'm a little late this week but have a cute Christmas card to share using products from the Holiday Catalogue.  I started off with the sentiment for the card I love the cursive font and sentiments in the Snowflake Sentiments stamp set.  As a play on the sentiment "Wrapped in the Warmth of Christmas" I chose the Flanel type pattern from Year of Cheer Specialty DSP.  I also chose the Quilt Top Embossing Folder to add texture to the card front.

To make the Tranquil Tide punched out layer under the sentiment I punched two full shapes using the Everyday Label Punch then cut one in half and adhered each one to the back of the sentiment making sure some colour shows out the edge.  Then with the second punch out shape I turned it vertically and adhered behind the sentiment.  Then adhere all onto the gold foil snowflake for extra Christmas sparkle.



Stamps: Snowflake Sentiments
Inks: Tanquil Tide
Card: Tranquil Tide, Whisper White, Year of Cheer Specialty DSP
Punches: Triple Banner, Everyday Label
Big Shot: Quilt Top
Accessories: Foil Snowflakes, Adhesive, Dimensionals

# The Snowflake Sentiments Stamp Set is available as a bundle with the Swirly Snowflake Thinlits at 10% discount.  The Everyday Label Punch is available as a Bundle with the Merry Little Labels Stamp St also at 10% discount.


Saturday 14 October 2017

Christmas Holly

Hiya All,
               Here's a little bit of two-step Christmas Cheer.  I wanted to stamp the holly from the Holly Berry Happiness stamp set so that it looked like a decoration or garland.  I stamped the line image holly in Tranquil Tide.  It was easy to line up the solid holly image as they are photopolymer stamps I stamped off one layer of colour.  I repeated the same process for the Holly Berries in Fresh Fig, once they were dry I then coloured over them with Clear Wink of Stella.


Stamp Set: Holly Berry Happiness, Star of Light
Ink: Tranquil Tide, Fresh Fig
Card: Tranquil Tide, Very Vanilla, Gold Foil
Punches: Pretty Label 1 3/8" Circle
Accessories: Clear Wink of Stella, Gold Natural Trim Ribbon, Dimensionals, Adhesive


Wednesday 11 October 2017

Dapper Christmas Spirit

Hello Stampers,
                          Here's a card I designed for a Christmas Stamp-A-Stack class.  I love the images in the Star of Light stamp set and a traditional pairing of silver and blue is always a nice combination.  With all the lovely new products in the Holiday Catalogue its easy to overlook the beautiful Christmas products in the Annual Catalogue.  So I designed a Stamp-A-Stack class around the Annual Catalogue Christmas products.  The bling in this card is the Silver Foil card layer and the Basic Rhinestones which I've coloured using a Light Blue Sharpie. 



Stamp Set: Star of Light
Ink: Dapper Denim, Pool Party
Card: Dapper Denim, Silver Foil, Whisper White
Big Shot: Starlight Thinlits
Accessories: Basic Rhinestones, Sharpies, Adhesive

Saturday 7 October 2017

A Little Lift

Hi All
          Sorry for missing a couple of posts, I have had a bit happening on the home front.  Hospital visits for my folks and a short day surgery for me also.  So I've been a bit overwhelmed and quite exhausted to be honest.  However we are almost back to normal again now and it's back to all the usual routines.  Here's a quick card I made as a thank you for the customers who placed orders with me last month.


For this card I wanted to keep it simple but change things up a little.  I wanted to try cutting the designer series paper on the angle.  I highlighted the colour from the DPS with a co-ordinating colour ribbon and stamped the sentiment in a co-ordinated colour also.  This is a great card to make if you wanted to make sets of cards using DSP as you can get two cards from the one lot of cutting, no wastage which is awesome.

Stamp Set: Lift Me Up
Card: Always Artichoke, Whisper White, Daisy Delight DSP
Ink: Always Artichoke
Accessories: Stamp-a-ma-jig, Daffodil Delight Stitched Grosgrain Ribbon (retired), Mini Glue Dots, Adhesive.

Stampin' Up! Have a fantastic promotion on at the moment Buy 3 Get 1 Free.  Simply Buy 3 packs of DSP and get 1 DSP free.



Designer Series Paper Sale Items

CATALOGUE
ITEM
DESCRIPTION
PRICE
Annual (P. 189)
144180
Just Add Colour Specialty DSP
$21.00 AUD/$25.00 NZD
Annual (P. 189)
144137
Delightful Daisy DSP
$19.25 AUD/$23.50 NZD
Annual (P. 189)
144118
Birthday Memories DSP
$19.25 AUD/$23.50 NZD
Annual (P. 188)
144111
Be Merry DSP
$19.25 AUD/$23.50 NZD
Annual (P. 188)
144163
Pick A Pattern DSP
$19.25 AUD/$23.50 NZD
Annual (P. 188)
144155
Coffee Break DSP
$19.25 AUD/$23.50 NZD
Annual (P. 188)
144185
Naturally Eclectic DSP
$19.25 AUD/$23.50 NZD
Annual (P. 188)
144110
Whole Lot Of Lovely DSP
$19.25 AUD/$23.50 NZD
Annual (P. 187)
144168
Petal Garden DSP Stack
$17.50 AUD/$21.25 NZD
Annual (P. 187)
144193
Color Theory DSPr Stack
$17.50 AUD/$21.25 NZD
Annual (P. 187)
144177
Wood Textures DSP Stack
$17.50 AUD/$21.25 NZD
Holiday (P. 29)
144629
Christmas Around The World DSP
$19.25 AUD/$23.50 NZD
Holiday (P. 49)
144613
Painted Autumn DSP
$19.25 AUD/$23.50 NZD