Kelly's Stamping Friends - Birthday Blog Hop - Cosmetic Cards

Good Day Crafty Friends,

Welcome to the blog hop celebrating the gorgeous, lovely and talented Kelly Kent. Wahooo!!!! Happy Birthday Kelly!!!!  Hope you had a wonderful day doing what you love xxx

Hello, you are currently visiting Jackie Aitken in Western Australia. If you are following the hop, you may have arrived here having just visited my super amazing friend, Denita Wright-Smee. 

I created two cards to share with you today. These were a special request for friends of my daughter, who are all turning 18 this year.  She wanted something with a little wow factor but nothing with flowers!! That ruled out over three quarters of my stamp collection lol.  I decided to create two easel cards that had no stamping at all, die cut words have been used instead.

The first is a Eye Shadow Palette Compact

The card is a simple tri-fold that doubles as an easel card. Complete with eye shadows, applicator and mirror.

As you open the card, two panels reveal a space to write a greeting and the Happy Birthday Thinlit.

 I also made an Atomiser Card using the Hot Air Balloon Die from the Up and Away Thinlits. This easel card has been based on a design by Bronwyn Eastley at AddINKtive Designs.

The Atomiser folds flat for posting and has a message panel on the inside for a written greeting. I am currently in the process of making tutorials for these two designs. Ideally I would have liked to have had them available today....but life (sigh), so fingers crossed by the end of the week.

H A P P Y   B I R T H D A Y   K E L L Y ! ! 

Thank You for organising another wonderful collection of talented demonstrators to share and inspire others.  Have a wonderful evening, gorgeous xx

There are two blog hops lists for Kelly's birthday blog hop. Be sure to check them both out for double the amount of inspiration.  Up next in this group of Blog Hoppers is Narelle Simm. Enjoy x

If you get lost at any stage on your hopping journey, check the bottom of each blog for a participant list - this will help you along your way.

1. Kelly Kent
2. Lou Kitzelman
3. Jenny Hall
4. Denita Wright-Smee
5. Jackie Aitken - You are currently here.
6. Narelle Simm
7. Sandra Collett
8. Monique Fielder
9. Nicole Wilson
10. Siobhan Fitzsimmons
11. Jenny Hayward
12. Kathryn Mangelsdorf
13. Josie Dean
14. Peta Stephen
15. Kristel Rimmer
16. Kim Oliver
17. Denise Buetler
18. Jacqui Crouch
19. Tina Gillespie
20. Jan McQueen

Thanks for stopping by and hopping with us today, until next time - stay crafty

Oh So Succulent Greenhouse Card

Good Day Crafty Friends,

Welcome, I hope you are having a fabulous day.  Today, I'm so excited to share my very own creation!! The whole point of starting my blog is being able to share my creations with a wider audience. I designed this envelope fold Succulent Greenhouse card quite by accident. It showcases the amazing, new Oh So Succulent Stamps & Dies, which are available as a bundle from Stampin' Up!. 

 

My "happy accident" occurred when I was trying to construct something completely different. I was fiddling and dropped it on the floor, when I picked it up, my creation was on a different orientation and looked more like a Greenhouse than what I was originally trying to create - which was a shop front for some stamped tee shirts.

I love the sentiments used on the inside of the card - both are from the Bookcase Builder stamp set. The little floral images inked around the sentiments were stamped in Pink Pirouette to match the layered panels.

 

Close up look at the inside of the card reveals planter boxes and pot plants fill with water coloured succulents. The Hot Air Balloon Thinlit from the Lift Me Up Bundle was used to create the Pot Plant holders. The Brick Wall & Wood Grain Embossing Folders were used to create texture on the back walls and floor.

 

The card folds by "poking" the middle of the window frames lol. The back of the card has a Whisper White panel for a handwritten greeting.

As it is an envelope fold, I decided to add a sentiment to the front of the card as well - this gorgeous sentiment is from the Paisleys and Posies stamp set.

I have had many requests for custom orders for this card - Thank You to all those willing to purchase my creations, I hope the recipients loved their handmade card.

Until next time, stay awesome

Perfume Atomiser

Welcome and thank you for stopping by. I have a very elegant birthday card to share with you today, but first I would like to acknowledge where I got the inspiration - original idea sourced from Vivi Tavares www.vivisartmart.stampin.net. As soon as I saw her wonderful creation I knew exactly who I had to make one for.

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I die cut the balloon in Silver Foil Cardstock and backed it with black cardstock using tombow and a sponge. Next, I heat embossed the smaller balloon stamp with silver embossing powder on black cardstock and did the same with the sentiment from the Beautiful You Stamp Set. 

I have used black cardstock for the base, then Pool Party and a piece of DSP from the Cupcakes & Carousels DSP Stack.  Die cut smaller embossed balloon and attach to upside down die cut. Add a tassel with glue dots and the sentiment with a dimensional.  The small hearts were cut using the Owl Builder Punch. 

I have made quite a few cards using the Up and Away Bundle, predominately with the dies and stamps as Hot Air Balloons. However, I love to find diverse ways to use dies and stamps other than the original purpose. Makes me feel as if I'm getting value for money lol. 

 

Again the balloon die is upside down in this card. I stamped the flowers and leaves from Avant Garden Stamp Set in Blushing Bride, Flirty Flamingo and Sweet Sugarplum. Die cut leaf in Mint Macaron from the Botanical Framelits and also used Mint Macaron cardstock to back the balloon die and some Mint Macaron ribbon.

Happy Crafting xx