Unofficial CTC#392

I've been having one of those weeks, or maybe it's even a month, but I'm finding it hard to fit all my commitments in!!! I had no hope of fufilling my assignment for CASE-ing the Catty this past weekend. We are a group of Australian & New Zealand Stampin' Up! demonstrators who love to use the catalogues for creative inspiration.

Sketches are a favourite starting point for me. I often study the catalogue for a different design but hadn't noticed this one. I really like the split in the designer series paper, there are so many different ways you could interpret this.

A focal flower was another thing I CASE-d from the original, but not owning the geranium, I opted for Nature's Harvest. This was partially influenced by the Harvest Meadow 12" x 12" DSP going on sale for $8.00 a pack in the Clearance Rack. Such pretty paper at a bargain price.

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How do you kick-start your creativity? From a sketch, Pinterest or something else? 

Happy crafting!

 

Quick, Easy Watercolour Background

This is an easy way to watercolor a background, without making too much mess. Take a piece of Shimmery White card (9cm x 12cm) and stamp the large flower from Nature's Harvest in versamark. Cover with white embossing powder, and heat until it melts.

 Take a large acrylic block, and press one end into Coastal Cabana, and the other into Daffodil Delight. Spray block lightly with water, it is okay if the colours run into each other. Simply stamp the block to the card over the embossed flower.

Finish off the card with white ribbon, gems and a sentiment. This one is from Many Messages, heat embossed on black card.

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. During SALE-A-Bration, for every $90 you order, you will be asked to choose a free product from our special SAB catalogue. SAB will continue to 16 March in Australia.

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Have a wonderful crafty weekend.

Colour Creations - Flirty Flamingo

Flirty Flamingo is our colour for week 17, and what a delightful colour it is, sitting happily in the brights family. I love a bright colour!!! The participants in Colour Creations are all Stampin' Up! demonstrators and members of Art With Heart.

Creating with Quiet Meadow, Nature's Harvest and Flirty Flamingo was such an enjoyable session. 

Echinacea, more commonly called cone flower are a lovely pink, so I saw no problem with colouring them with Flirty Flamingo.

This is the simplest of my cards this week, although there is quite a bit of stamping & colouring.

The card is the basic measurement (10cm by 14.5cm) with an 9.5cm by 14cm layer and the white stamped piece another .5cm smaller.

The second card is similar, with some extra embellishment, mostly from the Harvest Meadow Suite. The cork paper is fabulous with a very authentic look and feel, but so easy to cut. Being economical, I cut the centre from this piece and used it on the 3rd card! Brushed metallic adhesive backed dots are with the suite too, all on page 54-56 of the mini catalogue.

For the 3rd card, the flowers have been die cut, and another die from the set was cut using the Be Dazzling SALE-A-Bration paper. It has run out in the US market, I wonder if we'll have enough supplies to last until September 30, when SAB ends. 

The Stitched Rectangle dies were used to cut most of the card, and Stitched So Sweetly has the scalloped and stitched rectangles for the Flirty Flamingo piece. So pretty!

A little linen thread bow and some Artistry sequins are the final touches on this particular card.

Next talented crafter on this hop is Caroline

If the next button is not working or you'd like to see the entire list of participants, go to Catherine Proctor's blog.