Simply Sunflowers

There was a deadline to have one card ready for the Insta Hop on Wednesday night but the second image was stamped and just needed to be coloured and put together for tonight.

It is the same design and I did include a Cherry Cobbler apple as a nod to the Insta Hop colour this week. If it was ready in time it could have been included.

It was a surprise to me to see just how large the images were compared to the size on the stamp case. This is just one of the methods Stampin' Up! is using to prevent theft of their art work by that company which happily sells mostly pirated designs on the internet, whether it be crafting products or fashion.

I really like these images, they can be used for many different reasons (except the reindeer one I guess). They were fun to colour and the rustic look lends itself to the woody paper from Country Woods DSP.

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Have a great crafty weekend

Colour Creations Insta Hop - Week 15 - Cherry Cobbler

Rustic Centrepiece has been in my craft room for a couple of weeks but I hadn't had a chance until now to ink it up. Most likely the delivery of some pre-order goodies from the upcoming holiday mini catalogue inspired this burst of creativity and the chance to use some Cherry Cobbler DSP for the Colour Creations Insta Hop.

Pine Tree Trimmings was in Monday's delivery too providing the perfect greeting for both the inside and outside of this card. All the stamping has been done with Early Espresso to carry forward that rustic feeling.

The wood grain DSP is Country Woods, which has been with us for more than 12 months now because it is selling so well still. Perfect for these types of card and outdoor/masculine scrapbook pages.

The Cherry Cobbler polka dot paper is a 'b' side piece from Traditions of Christmas DSP. The other side has lovely softly coloured flowers and gold foil. but this side was perfect for my rustic card.

Happy crafting, and I will be back on Friday night with another card created from this stamp set.

 

CTC #532 CASE a Project Featuring Animals

 

CASE-ing The Catty Crew are a group of Stampin' Up! demonstrators from Australia & New Zealand who take inspiration weekly from the catalogues. The catalogues are a fantastic resource, and we love to inspire you to seek inspiration there too.

My inspiration for the CASE came from the card on the left in the picture above. I do have Silly Safari in my stamp room but when I CASE I prefer to try a different idea. Instead of cutting three apertures, I stamped the pears in similar positions. I incorporated Timid Tiger with the lines top and bottom using Stripes & Dots. Stripes & Dots is going to get lots of use on my cards and scrapbook pages.

Perfectly Pear is the main stamp/die bundle I used, and it has two sizes of pears, these are the small ones. There's a fill-in stamp to colour the pears and a little Timid Tiger was added with a sponge dauber. It's nice to have a set that isn't floral but is still pretty.

The leaves and branches are quite small and Stampin' Write markers were perfect for adding some colour to these. Don't forget that there is a Stampin' Up! promotion running through August for you to add this years InColor products to your stash at 15% off.

Now it's your turn. We do request that the projects you submit have been created especially for this challenge. You can CASE directly or be inspired by a sketch/layout, colour combo or embellishment. Ask to join our Facebook group, and then add a picture of your CASE.

Next up is Peta and Marvi, I wonder what they will share?

Have a great crafty week!

Colour Creations Insta Hop - Week 13 - Cajun Craze

 

Cajun Craze is next up in our alphabetical colour hop through the Annual Catalogue ink colours. It definitely has its place in the colour range, but I can't say it's a huge favourite with me.

It is a rich, earthy, rust colour from the Regals collection and also comes in two tone cardstock as well as many other products. Another son had a birthday last week and I used Cajun Craze as inspiration for his card.

Party Alphabet dies were used to cut the abbreviation of his name; it can't be much longer than 3 letters! Sponging Cajun Craze ink around then creates more depth.

Spooky Sweet 12" X 12" DSP is the background paper with some stamping from Trusty Tools stamps in Grey Granite ink, just subtle enough to provide a pattern on the background.

Not 29 Anymore is just a little bit funny when your children start their journey into middle age, although a friend of mine with a husband turning 80 next year says he always tells people he is 29½!

Thank you for dropping in and having a look at my blog. If you need any advice or some retail therapy, you can get in touch or just browse in my online store.

SHOP:

Your orders are very much appreciated, no matter how small or big, every little bit helps me to meet my minimums and keep on creating. Hopefully you are inspired by some of the projects I share and want to make your own. My online shop is open anytime and delivery by tracked Australia Post takes 5-10 days.

CTC 530 - Case Boho Vibes Suite

CASE-ing The Catty Crew are a group of Stampin' Up! demonstrators from Australia & New Zealand who take inspiration weekly from the catalogues. The catalogues are a fantastic resource, and we love to inspire you to seek inspiration there too.

It has been quite a while since I have participated in a blog hop, but hopefully I will be able to contribute more regularly for the remainder of the year. There are a number of ways you can CASE, it may be a sketch, the colour scheme or something else altogether.

The card on page 63 inspired me, but I took it in a different direction with paper from Florals in Bloom DSP. The sentiment on the catalogue sample was a positive message, so I chose another positive one from Peace on Earth which will be available for you to order in early September.

I stamped Granny Apple Green and Petunia Pop card with matching ink and stamps from Stripes & Dots stamp set. When I ordered this stamp I thought it was a large background stamp, but I've been pleased to find they are all individual. This card was cut into banners for contrast behind the label.

The rather gorgeous two-tone Sparkle Gems add the finishing touch.

Now it's your turn. We do request that the projects you submit have been created especially for this challenge. You can CASE directly or be inspired by a sketch/layout, colour combo or embellishment. Ask to join our Facebook group, and then add a picture of your CASE.

I'm the last on this blog hop but if you haven't done the full circuit yet, you can head to Rebecca's blog for some more inspiration.

Have a great crafty week!

 

Week 10 - Blackberry Bliss

Playing with some newish stamps, dies and paper to create a card using mainly Blackberry Bliss. These Impressions Abloom dies make such pretty flowers and adding colour with a blending brush to white die cuts gives a subtle version of Blackberry Bliss.

The Right Words is an essential stamp for any stash with the variety of sentiments and verses to suit many occasions. I used a birthday sentiment on the front and a short birthday greeting on the inside for this card.

For 3 days only, Wednesday 9th - Friday 11th, you can order any of the Two-tone card at 20% off.

SHOP

Your orders are very much appreciated, no matter how small or big, every little bit helps me to meet my minimums and keep on creating. Hopefully you are inspired by some of the projects I share and want to make your own. My online shop is open anytime and delivery by tracked Australia Post takes 5-10 days.

Snow Camping - a customised Birthday card.

Can you believe that anyone is crazy enough to go camping, in a tent, in the snow? Well, my youngest has done this now for the last two years, so after I saw the first years's photos, I knew I had to pull an old die set out of my 'favourites' drawer. He insists they are toasty warm in their Zero 10 degrees sleeping bags, but I really don't know!

Greatest Journey, with the tent, snow and silhouetted figure was one of those bundles that a mum & gran of boys couldn't part with when it retired. It also has a bike rider which I used for a grandson when it was current. You can check that card out here.

The sentiment is another more recently retired die called Wanted To Say. I wonder if you have stamps or dies that you just can't part with.

 Upcycled card backing from DSP packs is a wonderful medium for ink blending, having a bit of shine to it. The moon was created by punching a circle from a post-it-note sticky part and masking off the area.

I always add adhesive sheet to fiddly pieces like these before I die cut and it makes for a much cleaner crafting experience. You can find it in the die cutting section of the online store but click on adhesive sheet and it will take you there. It is a little pricey but a little goes a long way, and since I've been very frugal about the rest of the supplies its a well-deserved luxury.