Colour Creations - Week 41 - Pecan Pie

Our focus colour for week 41 is Pecan Pie and it seems to fit the bill for this hamburger birthday card.

 

Beginning with a Pecan Pie card base, I paired it with a patterned paper from Floral Delight DSP. You would probably call it the 'B' side as most of this paper pack is yellow flowers!

I tried stamping in black Memento ink but ended up preferring the burger from Bistro Burger stamped in Early Espresso and the fries in Crushed Curry. The knife and chopping board were cut from a selection of papers, mainly Country Woods DSP.

Then it was time to colour and diecut before assembling the card. A wide assortment of shades were used on the hamburger bun, the rest was a little easier.

The recipient of this card is currently snowboarding on powder in Japan with his parents & siblings and will arrive back in Australia on his 17th birthday - what a life these youngsters lead these days!

All products used to make these cards are Stampin' Up! and are available in my online store or contact me to find out more details.  

It is a good time to shop during February as SALE-A-Bration continues until the 28th where you earn free product with every $100 increment of your order, so one stamp/die bundle will usually get you there, but it is also a good time to stock up on the basics like card and glue.

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#507 CASE a Bundle from the Annual catalogue

 

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. 

This week we are CASE-ing the Annual catalogue and bundles in particular. I studied the catalogue over a cuppa (so nice to revisit an old friend) and decided I liked this yellow card in Hearts & Hugs (page 61).

It features embossed panels, and I nearly headed that way, but this lovely Regal Winter DSP is on special at the moment, which then helped decide on a different colour scheme.

Blackberry Bliss would not be my usual first choice, but it worked well for stamping the butterfly and using Wink of Stella to spread the colour. Beautiful Butterflies arrived in my craft room this week as a SALE-A-Bration freebie! Can you believe that you can earn this new release stamp from the summer mini for just placing a $100 order?

The new Everyday Arches dies are still in transit to my house, so I used the retiring Garden Meadow dies, which are priced at $12.60 and traced around the die to make the second layer in Blackberry Bliss.

Although I didn't think I needed another butterfly in my stash, I have to admit that the sentiments included in Beautiful Butterflies are very useful, some in plain type and others with this lovely font. 

Purple Fine Shimmer Gems were a perfect match and add another touch to the picture. I do so wish you could see the lovely Wink of Stella shimmer on the butterfly.

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 crew member sharing is the wonderful Julia Quinn. I'm sure Julia is sharing something wonderful.

All products used to make these cards are Stampin' Up! and are available in my online store or contact me to find out more details.It is a good time to shop during February as SALE-A-Bration continues until the 28th where you earn free product with every $100 increment of your order, so one stamp/die bundle will usually get you there, but it is also a good time to stock up on the basics like card and glue.

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.

All Zipped Up

   

Currently it is a pre-order period for Stampin' Up! demonstrators and I took the opportunity to order this new stamp/die bundle All Zipped Up. I'm always on the lookout for something new that suits boys.

 

I really like that there is a sentiment to use on the inside of the card as well.

  

The 'T-shirt' is a piece of Timeless Plaid DSP inserted inside the zippered jacket, with a piece of Crumb Cake behind that for 'skin'.

All Zipped Up stamps/dies bundle

This bundle will be available to order in Online Exclusives March 4th.

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.

Colour Creations Blog Hop - Week 39 -Old Olive

Contributors to this blog hop are all members of Claire Daly's Art With Heart group. We love chatting & crafting together. This week we are creating with Old Olive. This is a colour I use infrequently, I suspect because it has been around so long. I don't dislike it, so I allowed myself a session one afternoon to just play.

CARD 1:

Using two stamp & die bundles - Linked Together and Delightful Wishes I mixed and matched to create three cards. This one had a majority of pieces from Linked Together but 'Wishing you well' is from Delightful Wishes.

Serene Love DSP comes in three monotone colours, Lost Lagoon, Night of Navy & Old Olive. I'm sure you have seen them already.

CARD 2:

Card 2 used the masks from Linked Together (there are stamps, dies & masks in this bundle). All the ink blending used Old Olive but with each layer it became darker & darker.

Frequently I use three panels on my card front, whether it be DSP, embossed card or masked and blended as it is here. This is all 5 of the Linked Together masks inked one after the other.

The oval & sentiment are from Linked Together too, but the branch & flowers belong to Delightful Wishes. I really believe these two bundles work really well together.

CARD 3:

I wasn't going to share this card, it was the first one I made and now looks a bit basic. I was experimenting with the masks not worrying about the numbers on them or lining them up, just always using Old Olive. I would like to continue to experiment with that and take it further. The masks are from Linked Together, "wishing you a happy birthday" and the die for the label are all Delightful Wishes and the flowers have been cut from Serene Love DSP.

Happy crafting,

 

NEW Online Exclusive - Mixed Media Florals Suite

This Mixed Media Florals suite is so beautiful I almost blew my budget out of the park and ordered it altogether. There are 2 stamp/die bundles, Mixed Florals and Mixed Labels. There is also a 12" X 12" pack of patterned paper, Mixed Media Florals and some gem embellishments. I really like the Mixed Label dies with the fancy edging.

Both large floral images in this set are lovely, a pleasure to colour. My choice to colour is Stampin' Blends but water colouring with ink or using coloured pencils would also get superb results.

Two more images on the inside are left uncoloured.

All products used to make these cards are Stampin' Up! and are available in my online store or contact me to find out more details.  

It is a good time to shop during February as SALE-A-Bration continues until the 28th where you earn free product with every $100 increment of your order, so one stamp/die bundle will usually get you there, but it is also a good time to stock up on the basics like card and glue.

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.

JOIN MY TEAM:

Have you given any thought to joining Stampin' Up! even just for the 20% discount. You are not obliged to sell or demonstrate if you are able to meet your commitment with your own orders. Many of us enjoy selling to a few friends to help meet that commitment though. It's your choice. There is an extra incentive during January/February though.

Option 1: Get $235 worth of product PLUS a choice of two Stampin’ Write Marker Assortment packs AND the Handmade Designs Cling Stamp Set (an exclusive stamp set designed to work with the markers). That’s a $397 value for just $169!

Option 2: Get $235 worth of product PLUS an additional $51 worth of product when you join Stampin’ Up! That’s a $286 value for just $169!

Please get in touch if you'd like to know more. Mob: 0417 500681

rpalmieri5@bigpond.com

 

Heartfelt Thank You using SALE-A-Bration Products.

Just like my customers, I look forward to SALE-A-Bration every year for the chance to add a little something to my order, at no additional cost. Bloom Impressions 12" X 12" DSP was first on my list this year. I love bright, vibrant floral papers.

As my rather large order qualified, I added in the Heart Shaped bundle - stamps and dies which require a $200 order. Amy Koenders had shared a card which inspired me to use the same layout and change up the colours.

SALE-A-Bration is always a good time to restock on card stock and adhesives too, if your order is just a little short of a target amount.

Bloom Impressions DSP Page 11 SAB Catalogue free with $100 order

Heart Shaped Bundle Page 12 SAB catalogue free with $200 order

All products used to make these cards are Stampin' Up! and are available in my online store or contact me to find out more details.  

It is a good time to shop during February as SALE-A-Bration continues until the 29th where you earn free product with every $100 increment of your order, so one stamp/die bundle will usually get you there, but it is also a good time to stock up on the basics like card and glue.

 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.

JOIN MY TEAM:

Have you given any thought to joining Stampin' Up! even just for the 20% discount. You are not obliged to sell or demonstrate if you are able to meet your commitment with your own orders. Many of us enjoy selling to a few friends to help meet that commitment though. It's your choice. There is an extra incentive during January/February though.

Option 1: Get $235 worth of product PLUS a choice of two Stampin’ Write Marker Assortment packs AND the Handmade Designs Cling Stamp Set (an exclusive stamp set designed to work with the markers). That’s a $397 value for just $169!

Option 2: Get $235 worth of product PLUS an additional $51 worth of product when you join Stampin’ Up! That’s a $286 value for just $169!

Please get in touch if you'd like to know more. Mob: 0417 500681

rpalmieri5@bigpond.com