Stamping Sunday Blog Hop - Apron of Love

Good Day Crafty Friends,

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I am super excited to share today's post. If you follow me, you may have noticed a new Design Team Badge pop up on my sidebar. Today, I am participating for the first time in my new role on the Stamping Sunday Design Team.

Our brief for this months challenge, was to use a set/bundle that is carrying over from the current catalogue into the new Annual Catalogue, due 1st June.

My creations today showcase the Apron of Love Bundle. I was stoked on hearing the Apron Bundle was being carried over. I have used this cute little bundle so extensively, it had been one of my little goldmines for fancy fold card designs.

First up is a card I designed for my Mum for Mothers Day. I have actually made two of these, also creating one for my Mother in Law.

Its quite an intense little design, but I have simplified it from my original design so that I could create a tutorial. It is basic in design, allowing all the wowing through its decoration. It is 6" x 6" and does close flat for posting. Being on the larger size has its advantage, with a huge space for writing a lengthy message on the back.

The front:

The back or “message panel”

My next creation is for my Mother in Laws visit in June. She is coming all the way from New Zealand and will spend her birthday here with us in Perth, Australia.  I made a banner, using the Apron Builder Framelits and the Tabs for Everything stamp set.

I wanted something bright and colourful as the table settings and cake stand I will be using are plain white.  

A few close ups:

And teamed with some other hanging decorations created using the same colour combination.

Thanks for stopping by today, be sure to follow the hop all the way through, the Design Team have made some stunning creations to inspire you and to ensure you get more value from the stamps and bundles that are being carried over into the new Annual Catalogue.

If you get lost any where along the way, a full participant list has been added below. Enjoy x

You can find the tutorial for my Baked With Love Kitchen card featured in this post by clicking on the image below.

Colour INKspiration #25 - Apron of Love



Hello Crafty Friends,

Welcome to another year of Colour INKspiration challenges and the Colour INKspiration #25 Blog Hop. You are visiting Jackie Aitken, in Western Australia, and have possibly arrived from visiting the lovely and super creative, Lou Kitzelman in stunning Nambour, Queensland. Wasn't Lou's creation absolutely stunning!

To start off the New Year, we have a fresh and vibrant colour combination for you - Lemon Lime Twist, Night of Navy and Whisper White.

I chose to make a Mother's Day card using this fabulous colour combination along with the new Apron of Love Bundle. As I am gifting a small piece of jewellery,  I decided to make a "Card with Gift Box". This style of card cannot be posted, but it can be kept and put on display after the gift has been opened.

The card base has two sides with the reverse perfect to write your personal message. The front is for decorating. And of course the box comes off the card and has a lid.

I started with a large Perfect Days Memories & More card, cut down and adhered to the card base. The Apron and front of the gift box have been created using a small Perfect Days Memories & More card. 

The Oven Glove, Rolling Pin, Cupcakes and Apron front have been white heat embossed onto Night of Navy & Lemon Lime Twist card. The Mum sentiment has been fussy cut and adhered with Tombow.

Silver Foil card was used to create the baking tray and the cooking utensils. All the sentiments are from the Apron of Love stamp set. The cupcakes were created using the Lift Me Up Stamp set and matching dies.

I finished the card by adhering a small silver foil gift bow to the top of the gift box. I hope you are inspired to give this kind of card a go. It is easier than it looks and the fun part is in the decorating.

Next up in the blog hop is the amazingly talented Denita Wright-Smee and her gorgeous creation. Enjoy x

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