Colour Creations Insta Hop - Pretty Peacock - Week 43

 When the January-April mini catalogue was released late last year, I could not have been happier! With a predominately masculine family, the Gears & Textures bundle and Nature Walk DSP (and scrapbook workshop) were absolutely what I needed.

Pretty Peacock is the featured colour for Colour Creations Insta Hop this week, and I have to say, this colour is in my Top 10 favourite colours. Luckily it was included in the Nature Walk DSP to make the creating of this card so much easier.

Taking inspiration from page 53 of the J-A catalogue I pieced the card front with DSP to create a contrasting central panel. Some stamping with Versamark was next, followed with a sprinkling of silver embossing powder before heat embossing. This is always amazing to see the powder magically melt, and this time speckles were totally permissable!!!

Of course, it made sense to heat emboss the sentiment too and then the fun of die cutting and decorating could begin.

This card was for a special grandson turning 16 so the inside was decorated and a silver foil "16" was cut using small retired numeral dies and added to the centre of a cog. I've been making good use of The Right Words to add this larger sentiment inside cards and the 'Happy Birthday' from this set is just the right size too. This stamp will soon retire as it is a red rubber stamp. There are ingredients in red rubber which is becoming difficult to obtain, so the decision was made to cease using it.

 

If  you've ever wondered why Stampin' Up! makes black Dimensionals this is a perfect example. The black disappears behind a darker shade such as Pretty Peacock, and because there are 2 sizes in the one packet, these mini Dimensionals are the perfect fit.

Wishing you a crafty week, Onstage in Sydney begins for demonstrators tomorrow afternoon - very excited!!!

Colour Creations Insta Hop- Poppy Parade - Week 41

This week the Colour Creations Insta Hop is featuring Poppy Parade, a bright red which suited these hearts from Sweet Jar. This stamp set is currently in Last Chance at only $21 and you can click its name to add it to your shopping basket. It does have a Jar Builder punch available if you prefer not to fussy cut but this currently is at the regular price of $46.

That large sentiment is from a current stamp set, Layered Thoughts. Doesn't it make a dramatic statement? It's a great one to have in your stash as it also contains a bold Happy Birthday, Thank (with that script you) and Thinking( with of in script)You can also order this stamp by clicking on its name. It retails at $35 so for $56 plus $6.95 PP you could add two really good stamps to your shelf.

Recently it was Valentine's Day, and my sweetheart and I went away to Queensland for 4 days over that weekend. We have been best friends/partners for fifty years, but I love and appreciate him now, more than ever. We have definitely had some rocky patches over the years, but I'm very grateful that we made our way through without any distractions.

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.

Happy crafting
 

Colour Creations Insta Hop- week #33 -Mossy Meadow

Mossy Meadow is perfect for this Perfectly Pears card. I took my cue from the patterned paper and even die cut the pear and flowers above from the DSP.

With this 'Card-in-a-card' design, you have lots of room for sentiments, stamping and signatures.

Two different versions of this card were made using papers from the paper pack and the same card design.

 Is Mossy Meadow a colour you use or not?

Happy Crafting,

Colour Creations Insta Hop Week #32 -Misty Moonlight

Needing a masculine card in a hurry I decided to step-up a card kit and add some additional stamping. Misty Moonlight is a deep, soft blue with a slightly muted, smoky undertone which sits between a true navy and a denim blue in the Neutrals range.

This particular pattern seems to suit the stamped pier extending out into the water and then fading at the top for sky. Kits are fun and changing them up is a bit more fun!

 Happy crafting,

I'm a Little Behind Black Friday Sale alert!

With the Black Friday sale on now, it's a good time to stock up on your Stampin' Blends. Crumb Cake is an ideal colour for animals and branches, so it's no. #1 on my shopping list.

 I took 4 colours from the BOHO VIBES DSP for the colouring. Cajun Craze, Cloud Cover, Daffodil Delight, Mossy Meadow, Petal Pink and Secret Sea are the colours, I'm sure you can guess which I used.
 

LONG TIME NO SEE is a fun stamp which has Christmas decorations and sentiments included.

Stampin' Up! is having their first Black Friday sale this week, starting Tuesday. You can save on all these items, check instore for more details.

40% off...

• Stampin' Blends
• Paper Trimmer & blades
• ink bundles

25% off...

• Select adhesives

15% off...

• Select cardstock

Product available while stocks last.

SHOP HERE

CTC #547 CASE 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. Each week you can check back to see who has been inspired by the challenge and what they created.

The challenge this week was a very open-ended one - CASE the Annual catalogue. On page 128 I found an emboss resist technique and decided to tweak it to suit myself. I used an embossing folder and a blending brush to lightly add some background colour.

A mix of die cut leaves from the new Petals of Beauty bundle cut from vellum, Lost Lagoon card and a scrap of DSP were attached to the lower right front.

The concept artist at Stampin' Up! has used The Right Words stamp set for the sentiment, and it seemed appropriate to use the same one. I know just the person to send this card to.

The inside has a little more blending and a stamped leaf, as does the envelope.

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 the amazing Julia Quinn, let's check out what she has shared.

 

Have a wonderful crafty week,

Stampin' Up! is having their first Black Friday sale next week, starting Tuesday. You can save on all these items, check instore for more details.

40% off...

• Stampin' Blends
• Paper Trimmer & blades
• ink bundles

25% off...

• Select adhesives

15% off...

• Select cardstock

Product available while stocks last.

SHOP HERE

Make a Memory Scrapbooking Kit,

 Finally I opened my Make a Memory Kit from the Stampin' Up! kit collection to create a layout for my eldest grandson's 14th birthday. He is only a matter of months away from celebrating his 18th so it really was about time.

The kit contains a lot of 12' X 12" paper for the pages, plus stickers and popouts. These helped create a more masculine layout, which I find to be a challenge with most scrapbook kits.

When there was a shortfall of embellishments I took the centre banner from Everyday You & Me kit and hand cut the gold ones from paper left from that kit too. The camera was a random piece I had stamped and fussy cut for another project.

The strips top and bottom were provided in the kit and to make them go further I cut them in half down the centre. The frame , world globe and graph paper were also included, the memories and more was loose in my stash and the candles an XOXO are from other Stampin' Up! ephemera packs.

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.