Happy World Carkmaking Day

To celebrate this special day dedicated to us crafters, Stampin’ Up! have two great offers starting today – One for this week and one for this month!

Cardmaking essentials sale

For the next 5 days you can receive up to 25% off on these items:

2015-2017 In Color A4 Cardstock [138346]

2016-2018 In Color A4 Cardstock [141434]

2015-2017 In Color Envelope Paper [141697]

2016-2018 In Color Envelope Paper [141698]

Envelope Punch Board [133774]

Designer Tin Of Cards Project Kit [141651]

Buy Fast Fuse adhesive and receive a Fast Fuse Adhesive Refill for FREE:

Fast Fuse Adhesive [129026]

Fast Fuse Adhesive Refill [129027]

These specials are available until 11pm on October 5. See details on How to Shop below.

Designer Series Paper is on Sale.

You know how great Stampin’ Up!’s  Designer Series Paper (DSP) is – great designs and great colours that coordinate with stamps and accessories. It all helps to give your projects that professional finish. Stock up now for all your projects for Christmas and the next few months… and no… you can never have too much paper!

This month when you buy 3 packs of these specially selected paper packs you get the fourth one for FREE!! Check them out:

Floral Boutique Designer Series Paper [141663]	Moroccan Designer Series Paper [141645]	Fruit Stand Designer Series Paper [141660]	Blooms & Bliss Designer Series Paper [141654]
Festive Birthday Designer Series Paper [141630]	By The Shore Designer Series Paper [141640]	Presents & Pinecones Designer Series Paper [141986]	Candy Cane Lane Designer Series Paper [141981]

This offer is available throughout October, finishing at 11pm on October 31.

How to Shop

Personal contact:
Contact me directly and I can help order all that you need. Be sure to check closing dates to ensure you get all the supplies on your wishlist.

Shop Online:
You can Shop online here and when you do that, use this months’ Mystery Host Rewards code (listed below) for your chance to win some free Stampin’ Up! products.

The code is: 373DRXFB.
Enter it at checkout and you’re in the draw it’s that simple.

By shopping online with me and entering this months code, you go into the running to win FREE Products* through Stampin’ Up!’s Stampin’ Rewards program. These start from $25 of free products. The winner will be drawn randomly.

*Your personal order can be any amount, however combined sales must reach $250 or more for prize to be drawn. You must enter the code into the Hostess Code section when prompted during checkout to be eligible to enter. Winner drawn randomly.

I will be back soon with some creative ideas using all that yummy paper.

Until next time… Stamp Creatively,
Rose.

For whom the bells tolls

I love bells – Church bell, Christmas bells, even little “calling” bells… I love the sounds the make.

When I was in Europe earlier this year, we stayed around the corner from a Church and the bells sounded ever quarter hour starting at 5.30am. I loved it, as you could tell the time by the different sounds they chimed and they are melodic in their music, not annoying at all.

My favourite are Christmas bells… I love the sound the make the most. It instantly puts a smile on my face and my mood lifts. I think they call to my inner child wonder and excitement!

That’s why, when I saw the Seasonal Bells Bundle in this years Holiday catalogue, it was at the top of my list. I love stamps and punches for the quick and ease they allow for creating and these are no exception. They come with four different bell designs and a flourish and some sentiments for Christmas. But what I really like is that there are designs for Weddings too, making the set versatile for all year round.

Today, I have a Christmas theme using these bells.

This card also features the Frosted Medallions stamps set, another favourite was that medallion – how gorgeous is it?! I used the Emboss Resist technique and some sponging to highlight it.

Topping it off with some Emerald Envy Ruched ribbon and Bakers twine for hanging and a little bling.

How I made this:

• Using a standard A6 card base (210mm x 148.5mm scored at 105mm) in Whisper White thick cardstock
• The next layer is 95mm x 132mm. The colour is Real Red
• The final layer is 90mm x 127mm. The colour is Whisper White
• I embossed the medallion from the Frosted Medallions stamp set, with White embossing powder, onto the Whisper White layer. I lifted the position a little higher than the middle to allow for the sentiment at the bottom
• I sponged Emerald Envy ink in a circular motion over the embossed medallion to reveal it’s beautiful design. Always starting from the centre of the stamped image, apply the ink in light circular motions.
• Continue to apply ink until you are happy with its intensity, taking a minute to polish off excess ink from the image every few minutes
• Stamp the sentiment beneath your embossed image. The colour is Real Red ink
• Adhere the Whisper White layer to the Real Red cardstock layer
• Fix the Ruched ribbon across the top of the medallion image, apply your adhesive to the back allowing the front to sit free. The colour is Emerald Envy
• Stamp your two favourite bells from the set
• Punch them out using the coordinating Bell punch. Using the handheld 3.2mm circle punch, punch out the holes at the top of your bells.
• Fix your bells together using dimensionals for height
• Using Twine from the Candy Cane Lane bakers twine combo pack, thread some through the holes
• Stick the bells in place and tie off the twine by threading beneath the ruche ribbon
• Using dimensionals, adhere the bells layer to the cardbase
• Stamp coordinating bells on the envelope.

I’m sure I’ll be back with more ideas using this set for both Christmas and for other occassions too.

Until next time… Stamp Creatively,
Rose
What I used to make this:

Frosted Medallions Wood-Mount Stamp Set [142186]	Frosted Medallions Clear-Mount Stamp Set [142189]	Seasonal Bells Wood-Mount Bundle [143532]	Seasonal Bells Clear-Mount Bundle [143533]	1/8″ Circle Handheld Punch [134365]
Clear Block C [118486]	Clear Block H [118490]	Clear Block E [118484]	Real Red Classic Stampin’ Pad [126949]	Emerald Envy Classic Stampin’ Pad [141396]
Versamark Pad [102283]	Whisper White A4 Thick Cardstock [140490]	Real Red A4 Card Stock [106578]	Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549]	Emerald Envy 3/8″ (1 Cm) Ruched Ribbon [141425]
Candy Cane Lane Baker’s Twine [141983]	Rhinestone Basic Jewels Embellishments [119246]	Heat Tool [129056]	Embossing Buddy [103083]	White Stampin’ Emboss Powder [109132]
Stamping Sponges [101610]	Stampin’ Dimensionals [104430]	Tear & Tape Adhesive [138995]	SNAIL Permanent Adhesive [104332]	Stampin’ Trimmer [129722]

Sing me a rainbow – CYCI #139

This week’s challenge at Can You Case It? had me a little stumped at first. It’s about a rainbow of colours. “What does that mean?” I found myself asking.

 

Then I worked it out… this week is a colour challenge and it’s about a grouping of colours. Think of it as a colour theme. You just get to choose what colours to make up that theme.

 

 

Here is my colour inspiration for the weeks challenge…

Here I used three of Stampin’ Up!’s 2016-18 In colours to create a water colour background. I used Peekaboo Peach, Sweet Sugarplum and Flirty Flamingo. Using Aqua Painters, I lifted the colours from the lid of my ink pad and splashed them semi-randomly over my cardstock. I knew what I wanted to achieve with this card so I created the black top first and used that as a template for my water colouring.

The background then became the feature when I overlayed the die cut top. Here I used the Detailed Floral thinlit dies on one piece of black cardstock. I place the two straight edges of the die facing each other, leaving a 15mm gap between them, which then created the raged top and bottom edges.

The gap created a lovely little space for my coordinating ribbon (Sweet sugarplum Ruche ribbon). I topped it off with a Hello from the Hello You thinlit dies and some tiny flowers and Rhinestones.

I can’t wait to see what you create with your chosen group of colours. All the details are on the Can You Case It? website. Entries close Midday Saturday (AEST).

Until next time… Stamp Creatively,
Rose.

What I used to make this:

Big Shot [143263]	Precision Base Plate [139684]	Detailed Floral Thinlits Dies [141482]	Hello You Thinlits Dies [137363]	Big Shot Die Brush [140603]
Whisper White A4 Thick Cardstock [140490]	Basic Black A4 Card Stock [121688]	Peekaboo Peach A4 Cardstock [141422]	Flirty Flamingo Classic Stampin’ Pad [141397]	Peekaboo Peach Classic Stampin’ Pad [141398]
Sweet Sugarplum Classic Stampin’ Pad [141395]	Sweet Sugarplum 3/8″ (1 Cm) Ruched Ribbon [141428]	Aqua Painters [103954]	Tear & Tape Adhesive [138995]	SNAIL Permanent Adhesive [104332]
Fine-Tip Glue Pen [138309]	Stampin’ Trimmer [129722]

Shaker time – CYCI #138

It’s Shaker card time for this week’s challenge over at Can You Case It #138.

Are they just the greatest Wow ever? I think they are definitely one of them. Here is my card for this week.

I used the Large Letters framelit dies set to create my windows and I have to say, the magnetic platform was a god-send as I was lining up my letters and getting that spacing just right! I just love all the hidden tools used to create these wonderful projects.

My shaker is filled with those lovely green flakes from the new Mica Flakes trio pack from Stampin’ Up!’s Holiday catalogue. It’s propped up using Foam Adhesives Strips, making those long lengths easy to manage.

I accented the shaker by colouring some of that lovely Fancy Frost Specialty Designer Series Paper and placing some so that it peaks out above and below the shaker.

I used the part of one stamp from the Oh What Fun stamp set, inking on the word Merry from “Merry Wishes” stamp featured in that set. I liked the curly script to contrast with the block letters of the die.

I finished off the card with some of the Candy Cane Lane twine bakers twine combo pack.

Shaker cards are really fun to create and I’d love to see what you come up with this week. Why not join me and play along. It’s really easy to enter – simply upload your creation to a blog or social media and link back to the Can You Case It website. Entries close midday Saturday (AEST).

Until next time… Stamp Creatively,
Rose.
What I used to make this:

Oh, What Fun Photopolymer Stamp Set [140386]	Large Letters Framelits Dies [141712]	Big Shot [143263]	Big Shot Magnetic Platform [130658]	Real Red Classic Stampin’ Pad [126949]
Emerald Envy Classic Stampin’ Pad [141396]	Fancy Frost Specialty Designer Series Paper [142014]	Window Sheets Base Material [114323]	Real Red A4 Card Stock [106578]	Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549]
Classic Label Punch [141491]	Sponge Brayers [141714]	Mica Flakes Trio Pack [141998]	Candy Cane Lane Baker’s Twine [141983]	Foam Adhesive Strips [141825]
SNAIL Permanent Adhesive [104332]	Stampin’ Dimensionals [104430]	Tear & Tape Adhesive [138995]	Liquid Multipurpose Glue [110755]

Hello you – CYCI #137

This week’s Can You Case It #137 challenge is a colour combination – Chartreuse, Gray and Flamingo.

I decided to focus on two of the colours – Gray and Flamingo. I was playing with the Hello You dies just recently for Fathers Day, it reminded me of just how much fun they are. I always get swept up with all my new toys, some of my all time favourites end up gathering dust up the back of the cupboard. Does that happen to you?

 

Here is my card.

 

For this card, I wanted to try playing with the words so that only some of the Flamingo was poking out from behind them. I cut my Whisper White and Flamingo cardstock the same size. When I punched out my words, I paid particular attention to their positioning on the cardstock, as I knew I wanted to use the negative space too. Then I punched a matching set of words from Silver foil to fit back into the white cardstock.

I offset them slightly to allow the pink to peak through. I added a butterfly to highlight the pink and a bit of bling to dress it up. Simple, quick but elegant.

Can’t wait to see what you create with this colour combination. Entries Midday next Saturday (AEST). Visit the Can You Case it website for all the details.

Until next time… Stamp Creatively,
Rose.

What I used to make this:

Hello You Thinlits Dies [137363]	Big Shot [143263]	Precision Base Plate [139684]	Bitty Butterfly Punch [129406]	Silver Foil Sheets [132178]
Whisper White Note Cards & Envelopes [131527]	Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549]	Flirty Flamingo A4 Cardstock [141421]	Rhinestone Basic Jewels Embellishments [119246]	SNAIL Permanent Adhesive [104332]
Fine-Tip Glue Pen [138309]	Glue Dots [103683]

Father’s Day Boxing Day

It’s the day after Fathers Day here in Australia, so now I can share with you the card my kids gave to their Dad. I thought I’d best wait until today, so I didn’t spoil the surprise!

We made this using the new Ombre ink pads from Stampin’ Up!’s Annual Catalogue. They come in three colours and here we used Bermuda Bay. The other two colours are Rich Razzleberry and Calypso Coral.

Here we inked up the Watercolour wash background stamp. The thing to remember when using these style ink pads with big stamps like this, is not ink up the background in the usual way of tapping the ink pad all over the stamp. Doing that will mean you will loose the Ombre effect.

Instead, we sectioned off the stamp in two. First inking up one half, by tapping the ink pad across the stamp horizontally until all the ink blends together and you don’t have any lines from edges of the pad. Then rotate the stamp to do the same inking motion with the second half.

 

Until next time… Stamp Creatively,
Rose.

What I used to make this:

Crazy About You Clear Bundle [139325]	Crazy About You Wood Bundle [139324]	Confetti Celebration Clear-Mount Stamp Set [142034]	Bunch Of Banners Framelits Dies [141488]	Big Shot [143263]
Classic Label Punch [141491]	Banner Triple Punch [138292]	Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549]	Basic Black A4 Card Stock [121688]	Card Stock A4 Bermuda Bay [131286]
Pop Of Pink Specialty Designer Series Paper [141648]	Whisper White C6 Envelopes [106588]	Bermuda Bay Ombre Stampin’ Pad [141608]	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708]	Silver Metallic Thread [138402]
Clear Block H [118490]	Clear Block C [118486]	Tear & Tape Adhesive [138995]	SNAIL Permanent Adhesive [104332]	Fine-Tip Glue Pen [138309]
Stampin’ Dimensionals [104430]

Sketch Challenge – CYCI #136

I love the Sketch over at Can You Case It? #136 this week – I use it all the time. I don’t mean to, I just love it, so naturally just do without thinking about it too much.

 

I think it’s a great way of adding interest by offsetting the layers to create all those extra angles and shapes without adding too much bulk to your card.

Here is my card for this week. So this card is special, I made it for my Stampin’ Up! upline to celebrate her recent promotion. She really is fantastic in so many way, so I really hope she likes it.

 

This card using one of the new stamps sets in Stampin’ Up!’s Holiday catalogue – It’s a Celebration! I love it as it’s not a specific Christmassy one. It’s about fireworks and sparklers for a celebrations – New Year cards or Engagement cards, anything that makes you want to crack open a bottle of bubbly! That’s what I wanted to do when I heard about her recent promotion.

I’ve used heat embossing to a give it metallic sparkle finish with copper and silver powders. I’ve also used the new yummy copper foil sheets and topped it off with some coordinating copper metallic thread.

How I made this:

• Using a standard A6 card base in landscape orientation (210mm x 148.5mm scored at 105mm)
• I cut two layers at the same size – 90 x 130mm in both Copper foil sheet and whisper white
• I adhered the copper foil sheet to the base card in an offset manner  – like the sketch!
• I embossed the whisper white card stock with alternating copper and silver embossing powders using the different sparkler stamps in the set
• I adhere this over the top of the copper foil sheet in the opposite direction.
• I embossed the sentiment in silver powder on whisper white cardstock (25mm x 90mm) and used the triple banner punch to cut flags to both ends
• I cut a strip of copper foil sheet (10mm x 130mm) and hand cut flags to both ends
• I adhered the two banners together and fixed dimensionals to the back
• Winding the copper thread around in a circle motion to finish of the sentiment and adhered this to the front of my card.
• Lastly, I stamped sparkler images to the envelope to coordinate.

It’s a fun sketch design, so I can’t wait to see what you create with it. Be sure to link your creation by Midday next Saturday (AEST) for your chance to be in this weeks winning picks.

Until next time…. Stamp Creatively,
Rose.

What I used to make this:

It’s A Celebration Wood-Mount Stamp Set [142192]	It’s A Celebration Clear-Mount Stamp Set [142880]	Floral Phrases Clear-Mount Stamp Set [141767]	Whisper White A4 Thick Cardstock [140490]	Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549]
Whisper White C6 Envelopes [106588]	Clear Block D [118485]	Clear Block C [118486]	Banner Triple Punch [138292]	Heat Tool [129056]
Embossing Buddy [103083]	Versamark Pad [102283]	Copper Stampin’ Emboss Powder [141636]	Silver Stampin’ Emboss Powder [109131]	Copper Metallic Thread [141696]
Copper Foil Sheets [142020]	Stampin’ Dimensionals [104430]	SNAIL Permanent Adhesive [104332]	Tear & Tape Adhesive [138995]

It’s Father’s Day this weekend

I love the challenge of creating for our male folk. It is a challenge isn’t it? No flowers, no ribbon (well most of the time!), no pink…. and so I love it! It makes me think about what I have in my craft stash and how can I use it differently.

Here is the card I have created for my Dad for this weekend’s Fathers day celebration.

The colours and the style of stamps I have used all scream – MAN. I even threw in a bit of ribbon there – aaahh – but I think it works, the pin stripe is a very male pattern, thus giving the card masculine feel.

The badge stamp in the middle of the layers is heat embossed using the new copper embossing powder, it works so well with the mint. I coordinated some copper metallic thread too.

Anyway, I love this one and my girls who attended my male themed class last month did too.

Until next time… Stamp Creatively,
Rose.

What I used to make this:

Badges & Banners Wood-Mount Bundle [142333]	Badges & Banners Clear-Mount Bundle [142334]	Banners For You Photopolymer Bundle [142335]	Thoughtful Banners Photopolymer Bundle [142330]	Hardwood Clear-Mount Stamp Set [133035]
1-3/8″ Circle Punch [119860]	Big Shot [143263]	Big Shot Magnetic Platform [130658]	Sahara Sand A4 Card Stock [121695]	Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549]
Mint Macaron A4 Cardstock [138344]	Whisper White C6 Envelopes [106588]	Soft Suede Classic Stampin’ Pad [126978]	Mint Macaron Classic Stampin’ Pad [138326]	Emerald Envy Classic Stampin’ Pad [141396]
Clear Block D [118485]	Clear Block E [118484]	Heat Tool [129056]	Embossing Buddy [103083]	Versamark Pad [102283]
Copper Stampin’ Emboss Powder [141636]	Copper Metallic Thread [141696]	Mint Macaron 5/8″ (1.6 Cm) Mini Striped Ribbon [141431]	Stampin’ Dimensionals [104430]	SNAIL Permanent Adhesive [104332]
Tear & Tape Adhesive [138995]

School colours – CYCI#135

While we have been shivering though what seems like the coldest winter yet, it’s back to school week over in the Northern hemisphere after their long summer break.

This week is all about school, over at Can You Case it #135

Here, in the Southern Hemisphere, we are almost to the end of term three. I’m sure I will blink and the year will be over. We don’t officially have school pride colours either, so I thought I would focus on our uniform colours.

We had a light and dark blue checked dress with a Maroon jumper.

Today, I’ve created my card in those colours. I’ve used Cherry Cobbler, Dapper Denim and Soft sky to represent the colours.

I borrowed the “you are” from one of the stamps in the Sunshine sayings stamp set and I think it works well. I love how the badge could look like a school emblem. This card can be used for many different purposes including teacher thanks or even for Fathers Day.

So what were your school colours? Let’s see what you can create with them.

Until next time… Stamp creatively,
Rose.

What I used to make this:

Playful Backgrounds Photopolymer Stamp Set [141920]	Badges & Banners Wood-Mount Stamp Set [141605]	Badges & Banners Clear-Mount Stamp Set [141610]	Best Badge Punch [140633]	Badges & Banners Wood-Mount Bundle [142333]
Badges & Banners Clear-Mount Bundle [142334]	Sunshine Sayings Clear-Mount Stamp Set [141594]	Duet Banner Punch [141483]	1-3/8″ Circle Punch [119860]	Cherry Cobbler Classic Stampin’ Pad [126966]
Dapper Denim Classic Stampin’ Pad [141394]	Soft Sky Classic Stampin’ Pad [131181]	Whisper White A4 Thick Cardstock [140490]	Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549]	Cherry Cobbler A4 Card Stock [121681]
Card Stock A4 Soft Sky [131292]	Whisper White C6 Envelopes [106588]	Stampin’ Dimensionals [104430]	SNAIL Permanent Adhesive [104332]	Clear Block D [118485]

It’s Pet week – CYCI#134

… and who doesn’t like pets?! We’re celebrating pets over at Can You Case it? #134 for this week’s challenge.

You can follow the sketch in the graphic or you can freestyle your design, either way it just needs to celebrate your Pet!

I must admit, I don’t actually own a pet – eek!. We would like to, but our lifestyle at the moment is too busy and I don’t think that is very fair to a four-legged family member. So it’s just us for now.

 

But if I did have a pet, I would choose a cat. I think this is because they reflect my personality in some ways – independent and self sufficient.  Here is my pet for this week…

Using my trusty Foxy Friends stamp set and Fox builder punch, I created my little ginger friend.

How I made this:

• The card base is A6 size (148.5mm x 210mm) scored in half to create a portrait card. The colour is Calypso Coral.
• The Designer Series Paper – is the coordinating A Little Foxy paper stack. I cut a piece 70mm x 100mm.
• The top layer is Whisper White (100mm x 142mm). I first punch the Oval, centering it horizontally, but more toward the top of the card font.
• Next I stamped the vine along the sides of the punch line. This stamp come in a circle shape, so l laid my clear block over the top of the edge of oval punch and used this as a template to bend my stamp to match the oval shape. The flexibility of photopolymer stamps is great feature! The colour is Smokey Slate.
• Then I stamped my mushrooms at the bottom. The colour is Calypso Coral.
• I began building the card by positioning my layer piece over the cardstock, so that I could get a visual on where to stick my pattern paper piece underneath. I stuck the patterned paper down flat, first. Then used Dimensionals to stick the White layer piece over the top.
• Next I cut a strip of Whisper White (25mm x 110mm) and punch a flag end to one side.
• I stamped my sentiment. The colour is Pool Party. I adhered this to my card towards the bottom of the oval.
• Next I created my little ginger friend, by using the individual stamp pieces to stamp and punch out. The colour is Calypso Coral.
• I used Memento Black ink to stamp the facial features.
• I adhered the body and tail at the same time, positioning them so that the tail tucked behind the body but the tip over-lapped the oval.
• I used dimensionals to adhere the head.
• The ribbon detail is the 3.2mm Stitched Ribbon. The colour is Smokey Slate. I tied a simple bow and used glue dots to adhere.
• Finishing off with a coordinated envelope, I stamped one of the full body animal stamps in Smokey Slate and added cat features in Memento Black.

I’m really looking forward to seeing your pet creations this week, when you play along with us at Can You Case It?

Until next time…. Stamp Creatively,
Rose.
What I used to make this:

Foxy Friends Photopolymer Bundle [142326]	Foxy Friends Photopolymer Stamp Set [141549]	Fox Builder Punch [141470]	A Little Foxy Designer Series Paper Stack [141637]	Smoky Slate Classic Stampin’ Pad [131179]
Calypso Coral Classic Stampin’ Pad [126983]	Pool Party Classic Stampin’ Pad [126982]	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708]	Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549]	Calypso Coral A4 Card Stock [124392]
Whisper White C6 Envelopes [106588]	Smoky Slate 1/8″ (3.2 Mm) Stitched Ribbon [141687]	Stampin’ Dimensionals [104430]	SNAIL Permanent Adhesive [104332]	Glue Dots [103683]
Clear Block A [118487]	Clear Block D [118485]	Clear Block H [118490]