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!

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CASE An Easy Option CTC 522

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.

The Father's Day card at the top left of this picture inspired me to pull Trusty Tools stamps and dies off the shelf to make a quick card. It's a very loose interpretation for my CASE, I needed an easy card for my community group and also wanted to participate in the CTC challenge. Some of them make Father's Day cards for a local school but there will be the option of a 'Happy birthday' greeting too.

The tools are small enough that colouring with Stampin' Blends was quick and I was able to use Darling Duckling on the tape measure. The mat behind the navy check DSP (Take to the Sky) is Darling Duckling too.

Initially I was going to use a tag from Take To The Sky DSP but realised that the pegboard die was a good substitute and very easy too.

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 on the Blog Hop is actually no. #1, the talented Julia Quinn.

Happy crafting everyone!

Sketch #15

To help inspire my crafting I'm following along with the Great American Stampin' Show as they use the sketches from the catalogue as inspiration. This week it is sketch #15 and as usual, you do not have to follow strictly to the same formula. Use the sketch to inspire, and don't forget to send the cards you create.

When I sat down to create for this sketch, I wasn't really sure which direction I would take it. There was a temptation to go Christmas again but I do also need more teen birthday cards, so Round We Go won.

The circle dies and stamps partly influenced that decision, plus there was a single line sentiment which fitted the thin banner from the sketch.

This is not quite a Triadic colour scheme if you look at the colour wheel, but it is close, and the colours do appeal to me. Peach Pie and Summer Splash are current 2024-2026 In Colors, and Azure Afternoon revently joined our Brights range.

Below is a card that I shared in February, and I share it again to show you that it uses the sketch too, only upside down!

Trusty Toolbox is the patterned paper and it is currently available in the Clearance Rack only $8.70 for a large pack. Even if you don't have the Trusty Tools stamps & dies, this paper is very usable for masculine cards by fussy cutting the tools. Just click on the highlighted words to check it out.

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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.

Sketch #10 With the Great American Stamping Show

To help inspire my crafting I'm following along with the Great American Stampin' Show as they use the sketches from the catalogue as inspiration. This week it is sketch #10 and as usual, you do not have to follow strictly to the same formula. Use the sketch to inspire, and don't forget to send the cards you create.

For this post I have shared a basic interpretation of the sketch, alongside a stepped up version.

Adventurous Sky was the chosen stamp set for card one, teamed with Take to the Sky DSP. This could be ideal for those tricky masculine cards so take a look at this suite on page 36-37 of the annual catalogue.

This is an exact copy of the measurements on the diagram, and luckily there are three sizes of stamped plane and the middle one was a good fit for the square.

The smallest plane was stamped inside along with 'happy birthday.'

Again, for card two, I have used the Take to the Sky DSP for the background. However, the Trusty Tools DSP has made a reappearance in the Clearance Rack for only $8.70 for a 12" X 12" pack of 12 sheets of double-sided paper and how easy is it to fussy cut the images from this paper to make a masculine card.

Inside a sentiment from Happiest Day, sits snugly beside a hammer. Trusty Tools is a current stam and die set which you can check out on pages 80 & 87.

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.

I have been an active Stampin' Up! demonstrator for 14 years, and thanks to my wonderful team, I am at Silver Elite level. One of the joys of crafting is sharing it with others, so I hold monthly classes both in my home and in the community. Do get in touch if you have questions about classes or Stampin' Up! products.

Sketch #9 With the Great American Stamping Show

To help inspire my crafting I'm following along with the Great American Stampin' Show as they use the sketches from the catalogue as inspiration. This week it is sketch #9 and as usual, you do not have to follow strictly to the same formula. Use the sketch to inspire, and don't forget to send the cards you create.

My son has been house-hunting for more than 4 years now and every weekend I pray that he will commit to buying. I have a card ready for the big purchase now so fingers crossed!!!!

For a little while I had no idea what to use to interpret this sketch, until I noticed the dies for the strip in Friends For Life. That was a lot more interesting than plain old strips!!!

A variety of colours were cut, and then I just played around until I was happy. A combination of sentiments were pieced together to make the message and because I'm sure there will be painting to do, I included a paint brush from Trusty Tools.

Humble Home was added to my stash for just this card, although I can see myself making some Christmas cards with it too.

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.

I have been an active Stampin' Up! demonstrator for 14 years, and thanks to my wonderful team, I am at Silver Elite level. One of the joys of crafting is sharing it with others, so I hold monthly classes both in my home and in the community. Do get in touch if you have questions about classes or Stampin' Up! products.

 

Colour Creations Blog Hop - Week 48- Starry Sky

 

Contributors to this blog hop are all members of Claire Daly's Art With Heart group. We love chatting, crafting and getting together in person. This week we are focusing on Starry Sky, one of our retiring InColors. On my card, it has been supported by Tahitian Tide and Sweet Sorbet, another two of the five. Ink pads and ink refills went on special yesterday, I wonder if there are any left?

Trusty Tools has paintbrushes in stamps and dies, so that was easy. I was able to stamp the Sweet Sorbet onto the handles, and paint onto the bristles.

Latte Love has the coffee splatters which could easily translate to paint splatters and I used a one-inch Starry Sky ink spot from a kit to swipe across the card like a bold brushstroke.

The whole of the 'awesome' stamp was inked and stamped before trimming to the word I wanted, and all the letters of the alphabet were cut in Tahitian Tide with the Mini Alphabet die. Self-adhesive paper was added to the back of the card stock first which really helps when it comes to attaching letters.

Will you miss Starry Sky?

Let's go check out Kate Morgan's fabulous work of art.

 If at any time you find a broken link or would like to see a full list of participants, please head to the blog of our host of the AWH Colour Creations Blog Hop, Catherine Proctor.

Happy crafting,