Showing posts with label 2015. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 2015. Show all posts
Welcome to another Pinkies Blog Hop! As it's World Card Making Day today, we hope everyone will get some time to craft, and we've created some lovely projects to help inspire you to create your own beautiful card. Simply use the buttons at the end of each post to keep hopping!
If you have arrived from Clare's blog, welcome! I am so happy to be sharing my Sparkling Watercolor Wings Butterfly card that I've created for you.
I made a similar card a few weeks ago but I decided to step up the design by adding more details to the background and adding some much needed sparkle.
To make the background I used the Gorgeous Grunge stamp set. I started by stamping the splatter effect using Elegant Eggplant, Perfect Plum & Wisteria Wonder ink. Using the same stamps I then used Versa Mark ink to stamp more splatter effects.
Next I sprinkled Heat & Stick powder over the Versa Mark ink, tapped off the excess, then used the Heat Tool to make the powder tacky. I then sprinkled Silver Stampin' Glitter over the spots (again, tapping off the excess) and used the Heat Tool to set the glitter in place.
You can buy this stamp set as part of a bundle including the Bold Butterflies Framelit Dies. When you buy a bundle you save 15% of the combined price.
For this project I used the both the Bold Butterfly Framelits Dies and Butterflies Thinlit Dies to die cut the small and large butterflies. It was so simple and quick and by using these dies, its gives my finished card a more professional look.
For the inside of the card I used the the stamp set included within the Watercolor Wishes kit. I stamped the sentiment Happiest Birthday Wishes using Elegant Eggplant ink. I chose this stamp as I love the font but you can use any stamp set and sentiment of your choice.
Initially I couldn't decide whether to use Heat & Stick Powder & Stampin' Glitter or just Stampin' Emboss Powder. This version has been made using Island Indigo, Pool Party & Soft Sky ink and Gold Stampin' Emboss Powder. The effect is not as glittery as my featured project but still has a beautiful shine when you catch it in the light.
I hope you enjoyed looking at my projects today, please leave a comment to let me know you stopped by and click here to subscribe for craft project ideas and inspiration 3 times a week on Mondays, Wednesdays & Saturdays.
Next up we have Tracy who has created a lovely card for you today..... thank you for taking the time to look at the wonderful cards the Pinkies team have created for you on World Card Making Day 2015!
So here it is, my brand new shiny series showcasing the gorgeous Timeless Elegance Designer Series Paper from Stampin' Up!. I have 7 different projects for you over the next 2 weeks and I really hope you enjoy them.
I LOVE this paper and I can honestly say that its the first paper that I've ever used up the entire pack . I normally hoard paper I love, I just can't seem to use it. It's like I am saving it all for a rainy day. Well this time I decided just to cut into it straight away. And since I decided that, I just kept using it and using it in my projects.
With all of my finished projects, I put them in my basket ready for photographing. Seeing them together made me realise that I had an opportunity to do another series.... so I added a few more projects so I had 7 in total - a few didn't make the cut but hey ho, we all know that when crafting things don't always look the way we envisaged them to. Some of the projects have been finished for a little while now and to be honest its been killing me having to patiently wait to show them to you.
I am really excited to show you today this gorgeous stationery tin I've made. Isn't it just fabulous?
Now I can't take credit for this gorgeous design, my upline Michelle Last created this as a project for our craft weekend in Birmingham way back in April. I've just taken Michelle's design and changed the colours to work with the Timeless Elegance Designer Series Paper. Click here to see Michelle's design.
I love Michelle's version and still have my pink tin in my craft room along with the yellow version we also made. Even though they would make great gifts, I just can't seem to be able to part with them - and I am glad as they gave me the inspiration to make this tin.
You can buy these tins from Tinware Direct. I think its amazing how you can transform a metal tin with some beautfiul paper and a few accessories. I've used Black Glimmer Paper for the Banner & Flower and Basic Black Cardstock & Vellum Cardstock for the butterfly.
Still to come over the next two weeks I have a thank you card, a set of gift bags, a wedding card, the famous bag in a box, a congratulations card and to finish a pair of pillow boxes. Come back on Mondays, Wednesdays & Saturdays to see these projects or subscribe to by blog by clicking here.
Thank you for joining us on another Pinkies Blog Hop! We're showcasing lots of gorgeous projects using products from the new Stampin' Up!® Autumn/Winter Seasonal Catalogue. Simply use the buttons at the end of each post to keep hopping!
If you have arrived from Jenni's blog, welcome! Make sure you keep hopping round the blogs to see all of the fabulous projects and don't forget to leave a comment!
I really love this card (okay, so you might have guessed that I'm not a fan of crafting with traditional Christmas colours) however I did wonder what it would look like with a different colour range, with white being the more prominent colour.
To achieve the same look I used the gold diagonal striped paper from the Neutrals Colour Collection DSP and the Gold Snowflake vellum from the Winter Wonderland Designer Vellum Stack (with Whisper White cardstock underneath). I then die cut the reindeer scene and stamped Jingle All The Way underneath.
I hope you liked the cards I've featured today showcasing the awesome Jingle All The Way Bundle from the new Stampin' Up! Autumn Winter Catalogue. Included in the bundle is the Jingle All the Way Clear Mount Stamp Set and the Sleigh Ride Edgelits Dies - don't forget that when you buy a bundle you save an amazing 15%!
Make sure you subscribe to my blog to see more Halloween & Christmas projects plus a series featuring the Timeless Elegance DSP, which is starting on Wednesday 9th September.
The next blog is Michelle's and she has made a fabulous project for you. Happy blog hopping!
You can make some truly beautiful cards with the Watercolour Wings Photopolymer Bundle. I have completely fallen in love with this set and I am now wondering why its taken me so long to use it?
There are so many possible colour combinations that you can use for your butterflies. Take a look at this blog to see pictures of some wonderful colour combinations that Heike Vass from Germany has put together.
For my butterflies I've used Melon Mambo, Pink Pirouette & Rich Razzleberry.
I love the 2 step stamping method using the photopolymer stamps. Its so easy but if I could give you one tip today it would be this:
Don't stamp the body of the butterfly until after you've die cut the shape out in your Big Shot.
You can then line up the butterfly body stamp with the paper so that it's in exactly the right place. Its pretty much impossible to be able to stamp this perfectly beforehand. unless you are not die cutting your butterfly of course.
I tried a few different backgrounds with this card - various different Designer Series Papers and the leaves from Kinda Eclectic, but none of them was the look I was trying to achieve. I am so glad I picked up my Gorgeous Grunge stamp set as this was perfect. I stamped off to get a more subtle look and added some Rhinestones for a bit of sparkle.
I also love decorating the inside of cards. The sentiment on the front and inside of this card are both included in the Watercolour Wings stamp set. The fonts lovely and look great stamped in Rich Razzleberry on Whisper White cardstock.
I hope you enjoyed this project today. Next up is some Christmas Cards on Saturday. Its a Pinkies blog hop too so there will be loads of amazing projects from my Pinkie sisters. See you then!
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2015
Today, I am spending the day with the lovely Pinkies. My upline Michelle Last is holding our quarterly regional training in Croughton and I am really looking forward to catching up with everyone and getting stuck into some crafting. I don't know what projects we will be making, so I am looking forward to the surprise!
As usual, we have made swaps to exchange with each other. There are lots of benefits to making and receiving card swaps and 3D swaps; you can discover new ways to use stamp sets, fall in love with stamp sets you've never looked twice at before, look at the effect techniques you've not tried before
and use the swaps as samples at your events. I simply love to receive swaps as it feels a little bit like Christmas - its exciting and you never know what you are going to get. I always try and think of something different to make so you will find my swaps have really varied from project to project. Last weekend I decided to make these swaps - 3D chocolate party favours!
I started off making a gold version then quickly decided that I needed to make a silver version too.
Most people are drawn to either Gold or Silver - I would love to know which is your favourite?
As you can see, each party favour contains a Ferrero Rocher chocolate. A little bit of fast fuse adhesive is strong enough to hold the chocolate in place.
Thank you for joining us on another Pinkies Blog Hop! We're showcasing lots of gorgeous projects using products from the new Stampin' Up!® Annual Catalogue. Simply use the buttons at the end of each post to keep hopping!
If you have arrived from Michelle's blog, welcome! Isn't her project fabulous!
If you have arrived from Michelle's blog, welcome! Isn't her project fabulous!
On the day the new Stampin' Up! annual catalogue launched, demonstrators and customers from across the world excitedly placed their orders. I could see on facebook lots of Pinkies receiving their orders last week and I was green eyed with envy. I finally got my delivery on Friday and had lots of fun opening all the products (making sure the evidence was hidden before my husband got home).
I spent all of Sunday afternoon crafting and here is the first of several projects that I have made using new stamp sets and designer series paper.
This designer series paper is just fabulous and is called Timeless Elegance and I can't wait to use the other patterns included in this pack. I have been guilty in the past of saving beautiful paper but this year I have decided that it needs to be used so that it can be enjoyed by others.
To finish off the front of the card, I decided to add a small strip of glimmer paper to the bottom of the Vellum cardstock. I think it adds a bit of glamour without overpowering the simple design.
The next blog is Paula's and she has created a fabulous project for you.
Thanks for stopping by and enjoy hopping!
Thanks for stopping by and enjoy hopping!
Thank you for joining us on another Pinkies Blog Hop! We're showcasing lots of gorgeous projects using products from the new Stampin' Up!® Annual Catalogue. Simply use the buttons at the end of each post to keep hopping!
If you have arrived here from Catherine's blog, welcome! I really hope you enjoy looking at the projects we have made.
If you have arrived here from Catherine's blog, welcome! I really hope you enjoy looking at the projects we have made.
It's my birthday today and I am really exited to be taking part in the fabulous Pinkies Blog Hop.
Have you seen the new 2015-17 In Colours yet? One of my favourite colours is Tip Top Taupe so I decided to use this new In Colour for today's card.
I used Tip Top Taupe Cardstock and the coordinating striped paper from the new Cherry on Top Designer Series Paper Stack. This stack contains 45 double-sided sheets - 4 sheets of all 12 designs in 15.2 cm x 15.2 cm size paper. The patterns vary and feature the colours Bermuda Bay, Crushed Curry, Cucumber Crush, Hello Honey, Pool Party, Tip Top Taupe, Watermelon Wonder and Whisper White.
I stamped the sentiment You're Fabulous using the new Hostess Stamp Set A Whole Lot of Lovely and punched it out using the Note Tag Punch.
To complete the design, I wrapped some linen thread around the top of the card and added my sentiment to it and secured it in place using Stampin' Dimensionals.
I would love to know what you think of this card and as its my birthday, it would make my day if you could leave a comment.
Its only a few days now until the new catalogue is released. Click here to subscribe to my blog so you can be one of the first to download a free copy of the catalogue on Tuesday 2nd June.
The next blog is Lisa's and she has created an amazing project for you.
Happy blog hopping and I hope to see you next time!
I hope you enjoyed the projects I've shown you over the last few weeks. Here are a few pictures of the whole series!
Project 1 of 8 - Covered notebook - click on the picture for more information
Project 2 of 8 - Paperclip pot - click on the picture for more information
Project 3 of 8 - Shopping list - click on the picture for more information
Project 4 of 8 -Sticky notes holders - click on the picture for more information
Project 5 of 8 - Tissue holder - click on the picture for more information
Project 6 of 8 - click on the picture for more information
Project 7 of 8 - click on the picture for more information
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