Jar of Love Birthday Team Swap

Good Day Crafty Friends

Our team had its monthly team get together a few weekends ago, and we all had to case a card, colour scheme, layout etc from the new Annual Catalogue.

As easy as that sounds for most, I have difficulty casing cards as I usually don't like all the elements. I can easily be turned off a cards layout and design elements simply due to choice of colours/combos. 

After flicking a few pages in I found the perfect colour combo I wanted to use on my swap card. There were others but until my new shipment of card stock arrives my choices were limited when cutting for ten full cards.

I had seen the Jar of Love and Heart from the Sunshine Wishes bundles used together by fellow SU demonstrator Ilina Crouse so I decided to use this concept and a colour scheme from the catalogue.

Using a Sweet Sugar Plum card base I added a layer of Soft Sky and Lemon Lime Twist card stock with tombow. The Whisper White card front was embossed using the Hexagon Dynamics EF.  I clear heat embossed the heart die cut using Versamark and the  Sunshine Wishes Thinlits. 

The flowers and leaves were stamped in Lemon Lime Twist and Sweet Sugar Plum, then die cut using Jar of Love Bundle. I also cut a strip of Sweet Sugar Plum card stock using the Heart border die from Jar of Love to tuck behind the sentiment. The little flower die cut from Softy Sky is made using the Paisley & Poises Framelits, I thought it needed the touch of blue to coordinate with the sentiment card stock. The Happy Birthday greeting is from the Happy Birthday Gorgeous stamp set.

 

The card on the right was picked by Tracey Wilson. I adore the colours and the simple background stamp. I loved Tracey's card so much I changed my wish list and ordered the Falling Flowers Bundle!

Until next time, stay crafty x

Keeping it Simple

Hello, thanks for popping in and checking out what I have been upto recently in my craft room.

 

I felt a like my mojo slept in this morning, so when I entered the craft room today to make some cards I knew they were going to be clean n simple and therefore fast and easy!

I decided to use the Paisley & Posies stamp set. I had some Island Indigo card stock on my desk from a previous project so started from there.

 

On Whisper White card stock I randomly stamped a few of the smaller images using Island Indigo, Bermuda Bay, Smoky Slate, Dapper Denim, Tempting Turquoise, Wisteria Wonder and Pool Party. 

Using the layering square Dies I cut three prices from my stamped card front. Using the die the next size up I cut another set of plain Whisper White to mount the smaller squares to.

The sentiment is from the Bookcase Builder Stamp Set and was stamped in Island Indigo and die cut using the Project Life Tags and Labels Dies.

You could add ribbbon or some bling but I decided to leave mine plain and simple.  When making these kind of cards I often stamp an entire sheet of A4 cardstock and use as DSP. Its a great way of coordinating what inks you have in your collection to what cardstock you have available.

Hope I have inspired you to get into your crafty space and make some simple cards using a favourite stamp set of yours.

Happy Crafting x

 

Paisley and Posies

Have been a fan of Paisley since I was little. I have pictures of me as a wee nipper in the 70's dressed in Paisley. 

My dad had the most amazing Paisley shirt - wonderful cuffs, extravagant collar and loud bright colours.  My sister and I borrowed the shirt loads during the 90's for the popular at the time "hippy parties".  Also have the best photo of my dad and his sibling in their 20's, all in flares, my Dad proudly sporting this shirt. 

Plus, being a huge PRINCE admirer (RIP purple royal one) I adore Paisley, hope to visit Paisley Park in America one day. Definitely on the bucket list! So of course I had had had to get the Paisley and Posies Bundle from the Stampin Up 2016-17 Annual Catalogue.

The card above is a simple and elegant one using Whisper White & Slate Grey card stock. I used Slate Grey ink to stamp the pattern and heat embossed the sentiment in silver.  A couple of silver sequins and it's done.

Look at all the Dies that comes in this bundle!  Even without using stamps you can embellish like crazy.

My partner loves the Crumb Cake card stock so I whipped up this card for him using my favourite background card front technique. Sponging in a few colours then using the same colours, I stamp various images from sets like Gorgeous Grunge, Birthday Celebrations, Work of Art etc. Let this dry, then I heat emboss pattern stamps such as the Paisley and Posies over the top usually in Gold or Silver. 

 

Below is another example of my stamped backgrounds and Paisley and Posies stamp set, this time using just a strip of my stamped background. Blue tones and Silver Heat Embossing were used as I knew the card I wanted to put the strip on was going to be Smoky Slate.  The Wood Grain Embossing Folder was used for this card as was the Die from the Paisley & Posies Bundle. 

I heat embossed the sentiment from Blooms & Wishes in Silver on Vellum and adhered using a glue dot as I was placing the Die cut and ribbon over the top. Some silver rhinestone jewels and 3 glitter card stock flowers on the bottom of the card and it's done!

 

This was among one of the first projects I used the Paisley & Posies Bundle on. It's a Cantilever Sewing Box designed to hold cards and envelopes. I used gold heat embossing powder and Versamark on Pool Party card stock and cut some of the images using the Dies. I also used the Flower Dies from the Botanical Builders Framelits.

 

I have a tutorial for this box in another post a just look for Cantilever Sewing Box.

Hope my projects have inspired you to get into your crafty space and make some cards or 3D projects or both! 

Happy Crafting x

One Sheet Wonder Set of Cards 1-14

Good Day Crafty Friends,

As promised, here is the breakdown of the cards made from my One Sheet Wonder Post. If you missed this post you can find the details by clicking here.

 

All products listed are available from the Stampin' Up! Annual 2017 & Occasions 2017 catalogues. 

DSP used is from the Falling in Love 12x12 pack. Black cardstock was used to matt every piece of DSP and cut all the Dies. White cards fronts with some backed in black. Black Archival Ink. Black & White Bakers Twine & Rhinestone jewels. 

 

Card 1.

Avant Garden stamped direct onto DSP. Sentiment from Bookcase Builder.  Wood Embossing Folder on card front.  Rhinestone jewels.

 

Card 2.

Sentiment from Paisleys and Posies.  Die cut flower using Sunshine Wishes Thinlits. Black & White and White Bakers Twine.

 

Card 3.

Sentiment and Balloon die from Lift Me Up Bundle. Rhinestone jewels on balloon die.

 

Card 4.

Elephant image (minus the mouse) from the Love You Lots Hostess set stamped directly onto DSP. Balloon Bouquet punch for the two small balloons. Congrats die cut from Sunshine Wishes Thinlits. Bakers Twine. Rhinestone jewel.

 

Card 5.

Sentiment from  Watercolour Wings. Small butterfly die cut from Bold Butterfly. Framelits. Leaves from Avant Garden. Rhinestone jewel on Butterfly.

 

Card 6.

Beautiful You lady stamped directly onto DSP. Delicate Details lace stamp. Sentiment from Tin of Cards. Layering Ovals dies to cut out sentiment. Rhinestone jewel on her ring finger.

 

Card 7.

Love and flower die cut from Sunshine Wishes Thinlits, small sentiment from the So Very Much sale-a-bration set. Rhinestone jewels.

 

Card 8.

Heart dies cut from Sealed with Love Bundle & Sunshine Wishes Thinlits. Sentiment from Bookcase Builder. Rhinestone jewel.

 

Card 9.

Hello stamp is from Tin Of Cards, Sunshine die cut from Sunshine Wishes Thinlits and the little arrow is from the Love Notes Framelits (Sealed with Love Bundle) Rhinestone jewel for the "i" in Sunshine.

 

Card 10.

Sentiment from Water Colour Words and Owl Builder Punch to punch out Owl. Line of rhinestone jewels.

 

Card 11.

Avant Garden flower stamped onto white card front. Stamp an extra and fussy cut. Sentiment stamp from Avant Garden and Triple Banner Punch used for cutting flag. Delicate Details stamped directly on the DSP and Bakers Twine run down through the middle. Small die cut from Paisleys & Posies. Position everything and then adhere fussy cut flower (middle flower in pic - covers banner). White Bakers Twine.

 

Card 12.

Die cut flower and sentiment from Paisleys and Posies Bundle. Rhinestone jewels.

 

Card 13.

Delicate Details lace stamp directly onto DSP.  Small butterfly die cut from Bold Butterfly Framelits. Sentiment from Blooms & Wishes. Black & White Bakers Twine.

 

Card 14.

Avant Garden flower stamped directly onto DSP. Sentiment from Blooms and Wishes. Black and White Bakers Twine.  Die cut from Sunshine Wishes Thinlits.

Thanks for visiting. Hope I inspired you to get into your craftroom and craft up a batch of cards from a sheet of 12x12 DSP.

Happy Crafting 

Sponging, Stamping & Heat Embossing Backgrounds

As my crafting budget is not a lavish one,  I tend to make a lot of my own backgrounds instead of using DSP. They are unique and can be adapted to any ink colours that blend well. 

I start by sponging 2-3 colours on Shimmery White Cardstock. Then using the same ink colours I stamp randomly with sentiments, objects eg cakes, butterflies, shapes etc. Let dry and then heat emboss another set of stamps.

 

This card I have only used two ink colours for the sponging and stamping. Flirty Flamingo and Daffodil Delight. I have stamped off and also stamped the opposite colours onto the sponged areas - just change it up and make it random. The Gorgeous Grunge, Work of Art and Timeless Texture are great sets for this random pattern look. Then, all I've done, is heat embossed in gold one of the flowers from Flower Shop. Sentiment is heat embossed in gold again on vellum and adhered using tombow and a sponge to ensure the glue doesn't show through the vellum.

 

 

The Just for you sentiment is from Watercolour Words and is heat embossed in gold on vellum and cut out using the Layering Ovals Framelits. This card used Flirty Flamingo, Sweet SugarPlum, Wisteria Wonder inks and stamps from Blooms & Wishes, Paisley and Posies, Gorgeous Grunge and the dies were from Botanical Builder Framelits.

 

  

 

My favourite colour combinations for this technique are Flirty Flamingo and Daffodil Delight with gold embossing. I can show these cards as they have already been posted and received by the birthday girls. There was quite a few of us in January, including myself. It was such a joy to receive cards for days around my birthday, plus we all have such different styles and use different Stampin' Up! products, its great to see the items used that you don't own.  

 

Many colour combo's are possible, just blend on scrap first to ensure your two chosen colours don't make an unwanted brown. Below is another favie combo of mine  for this technique - Tempting Turquoise and Daffodil Delight.

The next one I did something a little different. Instead of stamping in the coordinating inks I sponged the background with, this time I used black archival and white craft inks.

 

Crumb Cake and Tempting Turquoise looks lovely when backed with Crumb cake cardstock and gold heat embossed stamps from Paisley and Posies. 

 

This one I used a stencil to create the background, sponging with Flirty Flamingo and Daffodil Delight to achieve a kind of ombre look. Then the smaller panel was cut down and backed with whisper white before adhering to diagonal striped background.
 

The possibilities are limitless. I have made over 40 of these backgrounds, all different and unique as I am using them for a special group of ladies birthday cards. My upline the amazing Sarah Klass, has a fairly sizeable group of Stampin' Up! demonstrators, and we send each other birthday cards. I wanted mine to be different and to use stamps and inks opposed to just dies and embossing folders.

Hope my cards inspire you to have a go at this cool technique. If you would like to purchase any of the items used to create my cards then CLICK HERE to visit my shop 24/7

Happy Crafting xx