Sunday, 3 September 2017

ESAD 2017 Holiday Catalogue Blog Hop

Sunday 3 September 2017 Welcome to the ESAD (Extra Special Australasian Demonstrators) blog hop. This is my first hop with this fabulous group of demonstrators and we are featuring Stampin' Up! products from the new 2017 Holiday Catalogue. Make sure you visit everyone - there're lots of great projects and you won't want to miss any! I've used the lovely "Feeling of Christmas" stamp set with Designer Series Paper from the Merry Music Specialty and the Merry Little Christmas packs. I've coloured the berries in with Cherry Cobbler and added a touch of Fine-Tip Glue to each one to give it some dimension and shine. There are little Christmas ornaments on the wreath and I've stuck a Crushed Curry Enamel Shape on each one. A bow in Silver co-ordinates with the Silver Glimmer Paper at each side of the DSP. Now hop on over to Rachael Lewsley, her creations are super cute. Blog Hop Participant List ...

Saturday 2 September 2017 Welcome to our Tutorial Bundle Design Team Blog Hop for September. I am thrilled to be part of this fabulous group of 12 demonstrators from around the world who have created an amazing bundle of tutorials using products from the 2017 Holiday Catalogue. Each month I will be hopping with these talented Stampin' Up!® designers and we will be showcasing a project using the same bundle as in our tutorial. The tutorials are based on current products available in the Stampin' Up! catalogues and have both metric and imperial measurements so wherever you are in the world you can purchase and create these exclusive projects. Each Tutorial Bundle is $20NZ or place an order over $50NZ this month with me to receive this month's tutorial for free. In my card today I've used the same Season to Sparkle Bundle that I used in the tutorial. Please remember that it isn't the same project. The projects i...

Friday, 1 September 2017

Global Design Project 102 | Sketch Challenge & All Star Tutorial Bundle

Friday 1 September 2017 I'm so excited to share that my card was picked as the winner of last week's s Global Design Project #101 Colour Challenge, which means I'll be the Guest Designer for the next colour challenge. I can hardly wait! Here's my winning card: And now for this week's Sketch Challenge: I love sketch challenges! Ever wondered how people come up with their card colours etc? I based this card's colours on a friend's outfit! She was wearing navy with a gorgeous pink blouse and I loved how it looked so I grabbed all my navy and pink products and set about trying to achieve that look! I used Pink Pirouette for the base, Night of Navy washi tape from the Basics Pack 3, Night of Navy and Flirty Flamingo inks for the stamping and the Flirty Flamingo Baker's Twine. We won't mention the retired Flirty Flamingo enamel shapes though! The stamp set I used is "Little O...

Sunday, 27 August 2017

CASEing the Catty #143 Artistic Expression

Sunday 27 August 2017 Welcome to this week's CASEing the Catty Blog Hop. Today's project is from the Artistic Expression section (pages 132-181) of the Annual Catalogue. This week I've chosen to CASE the Celebrate Banner on page 179. I needed a new banner for my display board showcasing one of the new Designer Series Papers so it was great to take this opportunity to make one. I used the Whole Lot of Lovely Designer Series Paper for the banners then layered an oval from the Stitched Shapes Framelits. The letters have been stamped in Pool Party with the "Letters for You" stamp set and cut using the Large Letters Framelits Dies. A string of 1" Gold Foil circles finishes off the banner. It was such a fun project and looks great on my display board. Next on the blog hop is the talented Alisa Tilsner, you won't want to miss her cool cards! ...

Friday, 25 August 2017

Global Design Project 101 | Colour Challenge

Friday 25 August 2017 Welcome to my blog! Today I'm sharing the card I made for this week's Global Design Project #101 Colour Challenge. As it is a Colour Challenge there's a chance to be selected as a Guest Designer for the next colour challenge. I would love that! Here are this week's challenge colours: These colours look great together and I really enjoyed using them to create my card. Have you tried the new washi tape? I love they way they have grouped it in colours - so user friendly and the designs are really cute. For the background I used the embossing paste coloured with a small amount of Bermuda Bay ink. This is such a fun product to use! The feathers are from the Just Add Color Specialty Designer Series Paper and I've coloured them in with Night of Navy and Flirty Flamingo. I used my Aqua Pen with lots of water, going over it several times and this DSP handles it really well. Happy Birthday ...

Thursday, 24 August 2017

Ink & Inspiration Blog Hop

Thursday 24 August 2017 Welcome to the Ink & Inspiration Blog Hop for August. You are currently visiting Angela Meiritz-Reid from Christchurch, New Zealand. The theme this month is an "Inspiration Photo" and here's what Jessie Holton has for us! Please hop around the list at the bottom to check out all the wonderful projects created this month. I love the colours in this tube of cleanser, they're fresh and bright and the background instantly brought the new Merry Little Christmas Designer Series Paper from the 2017 Holiday Catalogue to mind! I chose Dapper Denim, Emerald Envy, Lemon Lime Twist and Melon Mambo as my colours to match the photograph and used my new Season to Sparkle stamp set - also from the new Holiday Catalogue. I heat embossed the chandelier in white and then coloured it with the smooshing technique! This technique is so much fun and I can't wait to try it some more. My absolute favourite item in the Holida...

Sunday, 20 August 2017

CASEing the Catty #142 Love & Sympathy

Sunday 20 August 2017 Welcome to this week's CASEing the Catty Blog Hop. Today's card is from the Love & Sympathy section (pages 86-101) of the Annual Catalogue. We need to be sending more cards of Love rather than the latter! This week I've chosen to CASE the Lemon Zest card at the bottom left hand corner. I've kept the layout and colours the same - just a few changes! For the base I've used the Hexagons 3D Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder - have you tried these? They are amazing - check out the video below. The gold dotted acetate is from the Fabulous Foil Designer Acetate collection - it adds an instant touch of class to any project. The fruit is from the Whole Lot of Lovely DSP and has been fussy cut! Yep love it or hate it - which "fussy cut" team are you on? The inside got a little bit of attention too with matching elements. And here's the Stampin' Up!® vide...

Saturday, 19 August 2017

Global Design Project 100 | CASE the Designer Celebration

Saturday 19 August 2018 You know when you have a million and one things to do and you manage to do everything but what you should be doing? Yip I've managed that successfully for the past 3 hours! Although I did get to try a new technique - smooshing! It's lots of fun and appeals to the "artist" in me! I used my new Season to Sparkle stamp set. The chandelier has been embossed in white and then I smooshed the colour over the top using a piece of clear acetate. The colours I used are Peekaboo Peach and Flirty Flamingo. And this is Krista Frattin's card I've cased. And I decided I couldn't let the week go by without CASEing Brian's card too! Once again I've used the Season to Sparkle stamp set with the Chandelier Thinlits. Where Brian has pink I have silver and where Brian has gold I have pink! Right I'm off to get some jobs done! See you tomorrow.