Stampin’ Up! – Page 37 – Independent Stampin Up!® Demonstrator, Victoria, Australia

Hello Crafters,

I don’t know what it is, but I just can’t get enough of this Sweet Sorbet DSP. I love the colour scheme and find it so refreshing, maybe these colours remind me of gelati, yummy!

For the card base, I started with a piece of Whisper White cardstock measuring 5-3/8″ x 4-1/8″.

Measure and mark the centre along the shorter side. Flip the card and repeat. Shimmy it into the Scallop Tag Topper punch (#133324) and line up the mark with the centre of the scallop punch.

To see a video on how to create this card base Click Here

Here is the inside of the card!

I used the Sweet Sorbet DSP and the coordinating Petal Parade Stamp set which you can choose to receive free with any $180 order. Or if you only want one of these items free, you only need to spend $90 during Sale-a-bration, which ends on 31 March!

Be sure to visit my online store for more details.

This is such a nifty card style that could be used for any type of occasion.

Happy Crafting,

Gift Ideas

Chocolate Treats

10 February, 20148 February, 2014 craftwithkate

Hello Crafters,

Anyone out there who doesn’t mind a bit a chocolate???

While shopping at Aldi recently I found these cute little chocolate bars sold in packs of 5 and they are only 40g each. A much better option than those family sized blocks right? Yes, I think so. I can’t just stop after eating one row!

I used the new Scallop Tag Topper Punch (#133324) which is available in the new Occasions Catalogue (28 Jan – 30 June 2014).

Click Here to watch a video on the Tag Topper Punches

The one of the left with cupcake (Build a Cupcake Punch #121807), has the pink band around the silver card to hold it together. (See it open in the next picture).

The one of the right, was a little more fiddly to create, making it more box like at the bottom section to hold the chocolate in place. See close up picture below!

This was a more solid, but if I was make many of these I would probably opt to make the first option!!!

What a great idea for party favours or to give a work colleague on their birthday. Who wouldn’t appreciate one of these?!!!

The sentiment is stamped in Melon Mambo Stampin’ Ink using the Best Of Birthdays Stamp set (#132929) available for a limited time. To order online for $25.95 Click Here

The Melon Mambo Stampin’ Ink is on sale at $4.79 until sold out. To order Click Here

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Happy Crafting,

Challenges, Mini Catalogue and Sale-a-bration (SAB)

PCCCS #79: Card Sketch

9 February, 20149 February, 2014 craftwithkate

Hello Crafters,

This week at Paper Craft Crew Challenges is a card sketch PCCCS079.

I am loving entering these challenges at Paper Craft Crew Challenges and the fact that I can try new things.

I love this look of banners and the Decorative Dots Textured Impressions Embossing Folder (TIEF) coordinates so well with the Birthday Basics DSP.

The Decorative Dots TIEF is a new Saleabration item and can be earned free if you spend $90 from the latest Occasions Catalogue. For every $90 spent, you can claim one of the 13 items in the brochure; if you spend $180 you choose 2 free items, $$270 you choose 3 free items and so on!

Here is a closer look!

Why don’t you have a go at some of the weekly challenges too on the Paper Craft Crew Challenges page!

Products Used

Stamp: Petite Pairs

Card: Raspberry Ripple, Gumball Green, Summer Starfruit, Birthday Basics DSP, Very Vanilla

Ink: Gumball Green

Punch: Small Oval, Scallop Oval, Balloon (not SU)

Other: Big Shot Machine, Decorative Dots TIEF, Paper Trimmer, Gumball Green Ribbon, White Uniball Pen, Tombo Glue, White Baker’s Twine, Paper Snips, Dimensionals, Glue Dots, Fringe Scissors

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Click Here to view Occasions Catalogue

Click Here to view Saleabration Brochure

Be sure to visit the Paper Craft Crew Challenges page to view the rest of the Design Team samples, they are just amazing!

Happy Crafting,

JAI

JAI#201 – Colour Challenge

8 February, 20148 February, 2014 craftwithkate

Hello Crafters,

This week at Just Add Ink is a colour challenge by Kim.

This certainly was a bit of a challenge for me ~ I don’t have anything Sahara Sand apart from one A4 piece of card stock and only the Ink Pad in Island Indigo, but I have managed to pull something together!

In our home, we don’t celebrate Valentine’s Day although our 7 year old is asking what it’s all about. Therefore, I thought I might just create a card with a bit of a love theme!!! I love the Hearts a Flutter stamp set and coordinating framelits.

This is a simple card, but effective in what the message brings!

I drew the line with a blank pen and before adhering the banners with Tombo glue and the Hearts with dimensions so they stand out a bit further.

Why don’t you have a go at some of the weekly challenges too on the Just Add Ink page!

Products Used

Stamp: Hearts a Flutter, Itty Bitty Banners

Card: Real Red, Sahara Sand, Pool Party, Subtles DSP

Ink: Island Indigo, Real Red

Other: Big Shot Machine, Hearts a Flutter Framelits, Simply Scored, Paper Trimmer, Tombo Glue, Dimensionals, Paper Snips, Rhinestones, Small Heart Punch

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Be sure to visit the Just Add Ink page to view the rest of the Design Team samples, they are just gorgeous!

Happy Crafting,

Kids Cards, Masculine

Roar, it’s a lion

7 February, 20142 February, 2014 craftwithkate

Hello Crafters,

Continuing with the baby theme of the past couple of days, here is a cute little card for any young child.

What child doesn’t like the zoo and visiting the lions? I know my girls certainly do!

I used the Floral Frames Collection (#127012) dies in the Big Shot with Soft Suede card.

To soften the edges and give him a bit of softness, I sponged the edges with a sponge dauber in the same colour as the card.

The face is created using the 2-1/2″, 3/4″ & 3/8″ circle punches in Summer Starfruit cardstock. The feet were punched with the Extra Large Oval punch, cut in half and the corners rounded with paper snips. I drew the lines/markings by hand.

When I photographed this card, I noticed the reflection in the glass, just like it is sitting at the waters edge getting a drink! Love it!

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Happy Crafting,

Baby, feminine

Five Way Flower

6 February, 20142 February, 2014 craftwithkate

Hello Crafters,

Following on from yesterdays card, I thought it would be nice to make a card for the first time Grandparents, whose daughter had a baby girl this week!

Naturally it had to be pinks and as I hadn’t used my Five Way Flower (#131088) stamp yet, I thought it was time to ink it up!

I stamped the image onto white, twice in Melon Mambo and twice in Blushing Bride. Using the scallop circle punches, I punched a layer from each of the images, alternating the colours.

The background is die cut from the Delicate Doilies Sizzlits (#126999) in Blushing Bride card.

I didn’t have any coordinating ribbon, but I did have some very vanilla taffeta, so I took to it with the Melon Mambo ink pad!

The sentiment I typed on the computer and punched out with Large Oval (#119855) and layered onto the Scallop Oval (#119856).

To finish it off, I coloured a pearl using the blushing bride stampin’ write marker and placed it into the centre of the flower.

This is a very simple, but effective card and I am sure the new grandparents will love it, just as much as their new bundle of joy!

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Happy Crafting,

Baby

Zoo Babies

5 February, 20142 February, 2014 craftwithkate

Hello Crafters,

It must be month for babies, as a past work colleague who I still keep in touch with became a grandmother during the week. Her daughter had a baby girl!

I immediately thought to use the Zoo Babies stamp set (W#130483, C#130456) and the Itty Bitty Banners stamp set (W#132022, C#126257) with coordinating framelits, Bitty Banners (#129267).

I stamped the Rhino in Smoky Slate ink twice and fussy cut the head and used a dimensional to place on top and a 1/8″ mini silver brad for the eye.

The lion is stamped in Daffodil Delight and Tangerine Tango for the head, also fussy cut. The elephant I used Pink Pirouette ink and mounted the ear.

The polka dot paper used for the background is from the Subtles DSP Stack and the dotted scallop ribbon border punch in Pink Pirouette card.

How cute is this card? I just love the soft tones of baby cards and love the look of using dimensionals to add height to the animals, a bit like paper tole!

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Happy Crafting,

feminine

High Heel Shoe Card

4 February, 20142 February, 2014 craftwithkate

Hello Crafters,

Today I have a different type of card for that special lady or friend in your life who may have a shoe fetish. Wouldn’t she love this card!

I started off my drawing a shoe shape and cut it out in black card. The base of the card is a piece of white cardstock folded in half and then cut around the black template, so that the fold is on the heel side, as this is how the card opens.

The patterned paper is a retired piece of DSP which I thought was just perfect for this project. It is called Print Poetry DSP and can be found in the Clearance Rack in my online store!

This was a fun card to make, but a bit of mucking around initially to get the correct shape I wanted.

What do you think of this card? I am sure you would know someone who would adore this style of card!

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Happy Crafting,

Gift Ideas, Mini Catalogue and Sale-a-bration (SAB)

Birthday Calendar

3 February, 20142 February, 2014 craftwithkate

Hello Crafters,

Today I have a craft project for you, to help you remember those birthdays during the year!

This is so much easier to have hanging on a wall to glance at quickly and see who is having a birthday this month, don’t you agree?

I have used the Birthday Basics Designer Series Paper (#130145) and the coordinating cardstock; Gumball Green, Raspberry Ripple, Crisp Canteloupe, Bermuda Bay, Summer Starfruit and Basic Gray. I used the 3/4″ circle punch for the Months and the 1″ circle punch for the names hanging from the gorgeous new Gold Baker’s Twine (#132975) in the Occasions Catalogue.

The “Birthdays” were die cut with the Typeset Alphabet Bigz dies (#127553) in Raspberry Ripple cardstock.

The white background was embossed with the Arrows TIEF (#132187), also in the new Occasions Catalogue, before being mounted onto a piece of heavy brown card that came as the backing sheet with the 12×12 Foil sheets. Waste not, want not, is my motto!!!!

What do you think of this cute little project? You can never forget a birthday again!

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Happy Crafting,

Masculine, Mini Catalogue and Sale-a-bration (SAB)

PCCCS#78 ~ Card Sketch

2 February, 201423 September, 2014 craftwithkate

Hello Crafters,

This week at Paper Craft Crew Challenges is a card sketch PCCCS078.

This is my first time entering a challenge at Paper Craft Crew Challenges and I am loving the fact that I can try new things, although I do tend to struggle with Card Sketches, but this may have something to do with the fact that I am always trying new things and crafting outside my comfort zone!!!

I love the Chevron punch and the Arrows Textured Impressions Embossing Folder (TIEF) coordinates so well with it. When I embossed the black card though, you couldn’t really see the texture, so I used a sponge and lightly added some White Craft Ink to make it pop!

As you may have noticed, there are a few more “new” items I have used from the latest Occasions Catalogue; the See Ya Later stamp set, Fresh Prints DSP and the Scallop Tag Topper Punch! This punch is sure to be an awesome item that everyone should invest in, to make your own tags and gifts (which you will see soon on my blog, so make sure you return!)

Here is a closer look!

How lovely is this stamp? It could be used for Valentines Day or for someone who may be a little down in the dumps and need a lift to cheer them up!!!

Why don’t you have a go at some of the weekly challenges too on the Paper Craft Crew Challenges page!

Products Used

Stamp: See Ya Later

Card: Real Red, Black, Natural, White, Fresh Prints DSP

Ink: Pool Party, Craft White

Punch: Chevron, Scalloped Tag Topper

Other: Big Shot Machine, Windows Frames Framelits, Arrows TIEF, Paper Trimmer, Red Ribbon, Sponge Dauber, Tombo Glue, Paper Snips, Hung Up Cute Clips

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Be sure to visit the Paper Craft Crew Challenges page to view the rest of the Design Team samples, they are just amazing!

Happy Crafting,