Butterfly Gala Blog Hop with Talented Friends

Good Day Crafty Friends,

Today I am hopping with fellow South Pacific Artisan Design Team Members Rochelle Blok, Narelle Farrugia, Tanya Rees and Angela Meiritz-Reid.  What is the Artisan Design Team? We are a group of talented and creative Stampin'Up! Demonstrators from around the world selected by Stampin'Up! to blog about projects we create. We participate in monthly Artisan Blog Hops, share Instagram Tips and design for Stampin'Up! Corporate Blog Posts. 

The South Pacific Artisan Design Team members - Rochelle, Narelle, Tanya and myself representing Australia, and Angela being the sole Artisan from New Zealand, have decided to collaborate for this special blog hop to share projects made with the Gingham Gala Suite and coordinating Sale-a-bration products.

Some items from the current Occasions and Sale-a-Bration Catalogues have been so popular they are hitting low stock levels. The Butterfly Duet Punch is one of these items!! It is currently still able to be ordered in the South Pacific market (sold out in the U.S.) so if you are crushing on this bundle, get in quick before they disappear.  If you do miss out, I am happy to advise that the punch will be back in stock in a few months time.

Onto my projects.....I have two creations to share with you today - a little bird cage with matching card.

Both the card and bird cage feature the Butterfly Botanical DSP which is a free product item that can be earned during Sale-a-Bration. What's Sale-a-Bration you ask? Only the best sale promo ever!!!

Heres a quick "how to" earn freebies during Sale-a-Promotion. (Australian market)

1. SHOP - Your choice of free product from the Sale-a-Bration brochure for every AUD$90 order.
2. HOST - Additional AUD$40 in Stampin' Rewards when your party totals are over AUD$450
3. JOIN  -  Option A. Join for AUD$169 and get AUD$315 in product.
                   Option B. Join for AUD$210 and get AUD$315 in product PLUS exclusive Craft &                           Carry Tote valued at AUD$87

My card measures 5" x 5" and has a predominately black and white colour theme, inspired by the Botanical Butterfly DSP, with a few hints of gold foil and embossing with some blushing bride.

The little bird cage was made by creating two "box lids" from Thick Whisper White Card Stock.  These measured 3" x 3" when glued together. 1/2" Strips of card stock were adhered to the inside of the bottom "lid", left to dry overnight and then this process was repeated for the other end/top.

Another box lid was created for the bottom stand, this time a little longer in length so that I was able to use the Darling Label Punch to create the legs of the bird cage stand. The top portion of the cage was then adhered to the "stand" with Tombow Multi Purpose Glue. Another 1/2" strip of Whisper White card was used to make the circle handle which has been adhered to the top of the bird cage with strong double sided adhesive so it can be hung with ribbon.

All the Butterflies have been created with the Butterfly Gala Stamp Set and Duet Punch. Gold Heat embossed onto Shimmery White card, water coloured using an Aqua Painter and then punched.

Gold Metallic Thread has been used to suspend the Butterflies from the ceiling of the bird cage. The wooden Butterfly embellishments used are also a Sale-a-Bration item - the outside of the external Butterfly and the foliage for the flowers. I used Tombow to secure them in place as the Glue Dots in the Perth summer heat tend to not be strong enough.

All the flowers were creating by using a tutorial normally used to make Giant Flowers - the kind used for backdrops of photos etc. These are all over the internet, all you need to do is adjust the concept to a mini version. The sentiments used on both the card and bird cage are also from the Butterfly Gala stamp set, white heat embossed on Black card stock.

The inside of bird cage has been lined with the same dotted DSP used on the left hand side of the card. To finish the card a few little gold sequins have been added.

Thanks so much for stopping by today. If you have just arrived at my blog or have missed some of the amazing projects shared by fellow South Pacific Artisan Design Team members , you can start at the beginning with Rochelle Blok, by clicking on the image below.

You can find all the products used to create today's Card and Bird Cage projects in the list below:

Product List

Butterfly Gala Photopolymer Stamp Set [148580] $37.00	Butterfly Duet Punch [148523] $31.00
Botanical Butterfly Designer Series Paper [149622] $0.00	Butterfly Elements [149711] $0.00
Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549] $17.00	Basic Black A4 Card Stock [121688] $14.75
Card Stock A4 Blushing Bride [131287] $14.75	Gold Foil Sheets [132622] $7.00
Versamark Pad [102283] $15.75	Gold Stampin' Emboss Powder [109129] $8.75
White Stampin' Emboss Powder [109132] $8.75	Liquid Multipurpose Glue [110755] $7.00
Gold Metallic Thread [138401] $6.00

Until next time, stay awesome and stay crafty

Gingham Gala Card Collection

Hello Crafty Friends,

Hope you have had a great week. I have a few cards to share with you today. They all feature products from the Gingham Gala Suite - the Butterfly Gala Stamp Set, Punch and the Gingham Gala 6" x 6" DSP Pack.

The Gingham Gala DSP comes is five beautiful colours - Daffodil Delight, Grapefruit Grove, Highland Heather, Balmy Blue and Lemon Lime Twist.

I made three sets of cards - I am on a mission to make and send loads of cards this year and to do so I need a huge stash ready and waiting for when things pop up.

The first set of cards also uses the diagonal striped DSP from the FREE Botanical Butterfly DSP Pack which is part of the Sale-A-Bration promotion. I have stamped the right hand side of the card front with the little butterfly stamps. I just adore the Rectangle Stitched Framelits, actually, I adore anything with stitching lol This card design uses these Framelits to cut the DSP, White White panels as well as the sentiment.

The butterflies for all today's cards have been punched from shimmery white card stock that had splashes of coordinating ink which was then stamped with the butterfly images in black ink.

For the next set of cards I have omitted the rectangles and replaced them with die cut circles. The Gingham DSP orientation has been flipped and the card front and white white circle die cut have been splattered with black ink.

The final two cards have had the DSP cut on a diagonal for something a little bit different from the other collection of cards. I intended on making this collection in more than two colours but realised I didn't have the matching clips so stopped at just the two.

The stitched label framelits were used for the die cut which holds the sentiment. And a FYI, this stamp set has been designed to coordinate with a punch and has two images - a large and small butterfly which is so handy. I did cut mine apart - every so gently as I wanted the option of stamping one image at a time.

Thanks so much for stopping by today. I appreciate the time you have spent in visiting my blog. Wishing you a fabulous day. Until next time, stay awesome and stay crafty

OSAT Blog Hop - Sale a Brate Every Occasion

Hello Crafty Friends

Welcome to our first OSAT Blog Hop for 2019. I hope you and your family had a fabulous festive season and remained to stay sane and safe while enjoying all the festivities and food lol. You are currently visiting Jackie Aitken in Western Australia. If you are following the Blog Hop you may have arrived here having just visited Martin Stone. 

I am so stoked (happy) to be joining the talented and creative OSAT Design Team again this year. Be sure to follow the monthly Blog Hops which are live every second Thursday of the month, for loads of inspiring idea's using Stampin' UP! products.

This months theme is SALE A BRATE EVERY OCCASION. With the release of the new Occasions and Sale-a-Bration Catalogues at the start of this month, we now have even more amazing stamps and coordinating products to choose from when creating that special handmade project.

One bundle that I absolutely adore is the Gingham Gala Suite. What is even more fabulous is this suite also has coordinating products in the Sale-a-Bration Catalogue. That means you can earn those goodies for FREE when you make a qualifying purchase. The wooden elements used on my projects today are one of these FREE items - Butterfly Elements #149711 (Page 8 SAB Catalogue).

The Gingham Gala Suite (Page 35 Occasions Catalogue) is such a delightful suite that includes the Stamp Set, coordinating Punch, Gingham 6" x 6" DSP Pack, Flax Ribbon, Adhesive Backed Sequins and matching CardStock Pack. And as mentioned above, this Suite also has coordinating products in the SAB Catalogue - DSP & Embellishments.

My card today uses a piece of the beautiful Balmy Blue Gingham DSP. Tilted on an angle with a Whisper White panel tilted on opposite angle is a simple yet effective card front. The Butterfly cluster in the centre includes the Whisper White 5/8"  Flax Ribbon,  which I have pulled apart and splayed out under a wooden Butterfly embellishment.

The sentiment has been White Heat Embossed on Black CardStock and adhered over the cluster with mini dimensionals.

I just adore the little Gable Boxes from the Annual Catalogue, as they fit bars of soap I make perfectly.  This little beauty has been dressed up to match the card, using the Balmy Blue Gingham DSP, Sahara Sand CardStock, again, the Wooden Embellishments from the SAB promotion, as is the Balmy Blue Organza Ribbon.

If you are loving the Gingham DSP like I do, it does come in four other colours including Daffodil Delight, Grapefruit Grove, Highland Heather and Lemon Lime Twist - so fresh and pretty!

Thanks so much for stopping by today, we appreciate the time you have invested to blog hop with us. Up next in the Hop is Liz Yuille with her beautiful creations. Enjoy x









All the items I used to create the card and gable box in this post can be found below.

Product List

Butterfly Gala Photopolymer Bundle [150599] $61.00	Gingham Gala 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper [148554] $19.25	Lustrous White Mini Gable Boxes [146961] $14.00	Butterfly Elements [149711] $0.00
Organdy Ribbon Combo Pack [149623] $0.00	Wood Textures Designer Series Paper Stack [144177] $19.25	Pearlized Doilies [146936] $7.75	Botanical Butterfly Designer Series Paper [149622] $0.00
Sahara Sand A4 Card Stock [121695] $14.75	Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549] $17.00	Basic Black A4 Card Stock [121688] $14.75	White Stampin' Emboss Powder [109132] $8.75

Until next time, stay awesome and stay crafty

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Gingham Gala Basics

Good Day Crafty Friends,

Hope you are having a fabulous day.  I have a few creations to share with you today. The Gingham Gala Suite is proving to be a popular bundle so I thought I would show you a few simple cards I whipped up using products from both the Occassions and Sale-a-bration catalogues.

Both cards use the Gingham Gala 6" x 6" DSP - Grapefruit Grove for the top card and Daffodil Delight, Grapefruit Grove and Lemon Lime Twist for the card below.

I have used the Butterfly Gala Stamp Set and coordinating Butterfly Duet Punch for the Butterfly on the card above. A piece of Shimmery White Card Stock has been splashed with Pumpkin Pie, Grapefruit Grove and Pineapple Punch inks using an Aqua Painter. When this dry, the image was stamped and punched and adhered to the card with dimensionals to both wings.

The card front for this card has been stamped with the "Hello Beautiful" sentiment in Smoky Slate ink. This was then die cut using the Rectangle Stitched Framelit Dies. A heat embossed sentiment with a few Balmy Blue card leaf die cuts have been added along with a punched Butterfly image from the Botanical Butterfly DSP which is a FREE item that can be earned during the Sale-A-Bration promotion which ends 31 March 2019.

Thanks for stopping by today, until next time stay awesome and stay crafty

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Gingham Gala Suite - New Year - New Catalogue

Good Day Crafty Friends

Happy New Year. I hope you have had a fabulous festive season. If you were lucky you got to spend it with all your loved ones. We had absolutely brilliant summer weather over Christmas and New Years here in Perth, which was perfect for BBQs by the pool.

I am so excited for the coming year, the 2019 Artisan Design Team officially start today - yipeeeee!!  I am still pinching myself to wake up from this unbelievable dream! This year is the first Onstage Live in New Zealand, and even though I suffer from chronic travel sickness, I have committed to attending this amazing three day event. April cannot rock around fast enough!! I get to visit my hometown and all my family and friends - it’s been seven years so this aspect alone is going to be a highlight.

With the arrival of the New Year sees the arrival of the new Occasions Catalogue along with the Sale-a-Bration promotion.

And on top of all that, if you join Stampin' Up! during Sale-a-Bration you have the option to add this fabulous EXCLUSIVE Craft & Carry Tote.

If you would like to know more about any of the current Stampin' Up! promotions or would like a copy of the latest catalogues, please feel free to drop me a message and I will add you to my V.I.P. program which ensures you stay updated with the latest catalogues and promotional details.

I do love that a lot of the Sale-a-Bration items coordinate with so many products from the Occasions catalogue. One example is the Butterfly Gala Bundle which includes the Stamp set and duet punch. The DSP used in the card below is one of the coordinating products from Sale-a-Bration catalogue - page 9. There is also coordinating wooden butterfly embellishments. How cool is that, buy the Gingham Gala Bundle with the DSP and Ribbon and you qualify for one of the FREEBIES mentioned above. 

The second card has been created by adding splashes of ink to Watercolour Paper, allowing to dry overnight and then stamping the butterfly images in black ink before using the Butterfly Duet Punch. I have also used my favourite framelits - the Rectangle Stitched Framelits!! These are so cool, they leave stitching on both the negative and die cuts.

The Gingham Gala Suite is so easy to create with, the stamped images stamp a large and small butterfly in one go, with the punch doing the same - punching both images in one punch! Plus the Botanical Butterfly DSP that is part of Sale-a-Bration has so many butterfly images that the punch also cuts - how brilliant is that for coordination!!!

Product List

Butterfly Gala Photopolymer Bundle [150599] $61.00	Botanical Butterfly Designer Series Paper [149622] $0.00	Gingham Gala 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper [148554] $19.25	Gingham Gala Adhesive-Backed Sequins [148561] $13.00
Sahara Sand A4 Card Stock [121695] $14.75	Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549] $17.00	Liquid Multipurpose Glue [110755] $7.00

Thanks for stopping by today, until next time, stay awesome and stay crafty