tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55002098830266658262024-03-13T19:03:25.354+10:00A Crafty CatCarol McCarron Independent Stampin' Up! (R) Demonstrator AustraliaA Crafty Cathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15862015992022524463noreply@blogger.comBlogger438125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5500209883026665826.post-56199114707041370172020-06-12T13:02:00.001+10:002020-09-27T10:42:40.990+10:00Stampin' Up! Colourful Seasons & Seasonal Layers diesHello A Crafty Cat followers,<br />
It is so nice to have your company and today I am so excited to share Colourful Seasons stamp set and Seasonal Layers dies. There is sooo much to love about this set...24 photopolymer stamps and 17 coordinating dies...<br />
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My customers had given me permission to share these creations with you...<br />
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There are so many pieces in this bundle - from relaxing beachy chairs to dainty peach flowers...<br />
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This set is certainly versatile and a must have in any stamp collection.<br />
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Thank you for stopping by, I look forward to your comments and company at my next post.<br />
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Yours in paper craft,<br />
<img src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-R3MppU_7hhA/UA_C2zM7T-I/AAAAAAAAAZs/RdM3ZlvzkOY/s800/signature.png" width="150" />A Crafty Cathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15862015992022524463noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5500209883026665826.post-59650575725352681502020-06-11T22:22:00.000+10:002020-06-11T22:22:01.592+10:00Stampin" Up! Butterfly Beauty Hello A Crafty Cat followers,<br />
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Stampin' Up! have a great set of butterfly dies in the annual catalogues. Most of us love butterflies and if you do, you will love this die set!!<br />
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This die set is two piece and can be used together or independently. Today I've chosen to compliment the dies with our Pigment sprinkles by<br />
Using the die cut out as a mask,<br />
Sprinkling the pigment very sparingly<br />
Spritzing the powder and moving the colour around within the mask<br />
Allowing the paper to dry<br />
Mounting the layers for the butterfly and mounting the card and chosen greeting<br />
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The results were stunning...<br />
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This is just one way to create with Butterfly Beauty!<br />
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Thank you for stopping by,<br />
Yours in paper craft,<br />
<img src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-R3MppU_7hhA/UA_C2zM7T-I/AAAAAAAAAZs/RdM3ZlvzkOY/s800/signature.png" width="150" />A Crafty Cathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15862015992022524463noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5500209883026665826.post-19555058977313261212019-06-10T12:18:00.000+10:002020-06-10T15:41:41.701+10:00Stampim' Up! Notes of KindnessHi A Crafty Cat followers,<br />
Today I want to share with you a look at a particular card kit offered by Stampin Up! in the 2019-2020 Annual Catalogue. The Notes of Kindness Kit is simply stunning and so easy to put together! They are a must have for those times where you just want to put a card together or take on a trip so you can keep your creative juices flowing...<br />
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Four very lovely cards and coordinating envelopes...<br />
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The base card is printed and all of the layers and embellishments supplied (I like to swap and add a bit of my own!) - you just have to stamp your greeting!<br />
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The kit contains thick paper stickers and ribbon...<br />
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But I played and added some of my own..<br />
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This is a lovely layout..<br />
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and I had to try different ribbons...<br />
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Thank you for stopping by and I look forward to your company again soon,<br />
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Yours in paper craft<br />
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The card is set on a base card, the card is a diagonal pocket fold, one arm is stamped and the other has the die cut of flowers on it...<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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The colours used were - Gorgeous Grape below, Highland heath above with Granny Apple ink - so delicious you just wanna eat it!! <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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One of the girls moved to a combination of Pacific point and Balmy Blue...<br />
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Cherry Cobbler is always stunning and this is too...<br />
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It is always fund to share class creations and today's post is no different - lovely work girls...<br />
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Yours in paper craft,<br />
<a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-R3MppU_7hhA/UA_C2zM7T-I/AAAAAAAAAZs/RdM3ZlvzkOY/s1600/signature.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-R3MppU_7hhA/UA_C2zM7T-I/AAAAAAAAAZs/RdM3ZlvzkOY/s800/signature.png" width="150" /></a>A Crafty Cathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15862015992022524463noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5500209883026665826.post-25591259559305843092018-06-11T16:40:00.000+10:002019-06-29T17:54:04.092+10:00Stampin' Up! Animal Friends DSP Double Z Fold Card for a babyHello and welcome to another post - a special post for a lovely lady and her baby. I love the Animal Friends DSP, stamp and coordinating thinlit die set and though it would be purrrfect to congratulate Mum and welcome the little one.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A Crafty Cat: Stampin' Up! Animal Friends DSP</td></tr>
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I fussy cut out each animal and lay them out on the leafy DSP...<br />
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This is so cute!!!<br />
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I love the quality of Stampin' Up! Designer Series Paper and so many of them are so very versatile, and all the Stampin' Up! offerings compliment stamp sets and colours. Everything matches purrrfectly when you purchase Stampin' Up! products; ink, cardstock, embelishments and DSP.<br />
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Yours in papercraft,<br />
<img src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-R3MppU_7hhA/UA_C2zM7T-I/AAAAAAAAAZs/RdM3ZlvzkOY/s800/signature.png" width="150" />A Crafty Cathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15862015992022524463noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5500209883026665826.post-7662409682382317062018-06-04T16:59:00.000+10:002019-06-29T17:53:40.867+10:00Stampin' Up! Birthday - Double Z Fold Card Hello and welcome to another post, today again showcasing the really cool double z fold card.<br />
I just love this fold - and all of the things you can do with it... Today's post showcases one of the girl's creations in class<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A Crafty Cat: Stampin' Up! Double Z Fold Card</td></tr>
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A pretty use of colours on a background of Designer Series Paper, I just love this creation...<br />
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Have you made and embellished a Double Z-Fold Card as yet? They are so much fun, no matter what the occasion!<br />
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Yours in paper craft,<br />
<img src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-R3MppU_7hhA/UA_C2zM7T-I/AAAAAAAAAZs/RdM3ZlvzkOY/s800/signature.png" width="150" />A Crafty Cathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15862015992022524463noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5500209883026665826.post-87098030825762749462018-01-08T18:26:00.000+10:002019-06-29T18:30:24.817+10:00Stampin' Up! Double Z Fold Card - Daisy DelightHello A Crafty Cats, How are you today? Welcome and I can't wait to show you today's beautiful card creations using the Double Z Fold card fold and the Daisy Delight stamp and punch, combined with the crate oh I love this crate die!<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A Crafty Cat: Stampin' Up! Daisy Delight</td></tr>
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Once again beautiful Stampin' Up! DSP was chosen for the project, papers that embraced the colours of the Daisies...<br />
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A peak of the crate (Wood Crate framelits- 143730) and the label - so cute!!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A Crafty Cat: Stampin' Up! Daisy Delight</td></tr>
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Love this Daisy DSP - and it has been sooooo popular...everyone has loved it!<br />
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The card opens exploding the Daisies out in a crate - such a fun and beautiful card, a gift in its own.<br />
Don't forget to visit my shop to get your supplies to beautiful card creations today,<br />
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Yours in paper craft, <br />
<img src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-R3MppU_7hhA/UA_C2zM7T-I/AAAAAAAAAZs/RdM3ZlvzkOY/s800/signature.png" width="150" />A Crafty Cathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15862015992022524463noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5500209883026665826.post-78168728309027707192018-01-07T15:58:00.000+10:002019-07-01T22:31:11.341+10:00Stampin' Up! Basic Flower Punch ArtPunch Art is so much fun and with Stampin' Up! builder punches, you can create all sorts of flowers. This is a chart we made in a recent techniques class... The tree from the Tree Builder can be used as a branch and the flowers can be used flat or shaped to create blossoms... the more you work the centre of the blossom, the smaller and tighter it becomes so you can make a centre!<br />
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The blossom builder is another versatile punch. The petals if done in green can be leaves and the leaves if done in red/oranges can be make into a flower... The 5 petal star can be a flower, stamen or the petiole for the base of a flower if looking sideways...<br />
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The pansy punch is a long favourite of mine for paper flower making, and it can be used flat layered, or scrunched, stamped or not. The Daisy punch is just as versatile in that the colour of the flower and how it is shaped leads to the type of Aster that is created. The four yellow flowers are created out of the Daisy Punch, not Pansy punch as written.<br />
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Need a punch? Stampin' Up! had a great selection of quality punches. Contact me or visit my online shop to see what we have available for purchase.<br />
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Yours in Paper Craft,<br />
<img src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-R3MppU_7hhA/UA_C2zM7T-I/AAAAAAAAAZs/RdM3ZlvzkOY/s800/signature.png" width="150" />A Crafty Cathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15862015992022524463noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5500209883026665826.post-79159256879230335502017-12-18T22:36:00.000+10:002019-06-26T22:41:24.742+10:00Stampin' Up! Cookie Cutter ChristmasCookie Cutter Christmas and a KISS Keep it Simple Sweetheart layout so you can make heaps of them to send to your friends for Christmas!<br />
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Garden Green and the Gingerbread man with the card base / background embossed to give each card individual character.<br />
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In any colour the cards look great and you can mix it up with different embossing folders - Garden Trellis (143741) in the centre, Sparkle (141468) at each end...<br />
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The scalloped Oval Thinlit die was used and to layer the background of the Gingerbread man with Pretty Label (143715) used to cut out the Designer Series Paper...<br />
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Embellish the Gingerbread man with different ties and buttons and your sure to have a hit...<br />
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Merry Christmas and I hope you are having fun creating individualised cards for your friends and family. I look forward to sharing more ideas with you tomorrow.<br />
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Yours in paper craft,<br />
<img src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-R3MppU_7hhA/UA_C2zM7T-I/AAAAAAAAAZs/RdM3ZlvzkOY/s800/signature.png" width="150" />A Crafty Cathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15862015992022524463noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5500209883026665826.post-27594944658426965572017-12-15T17:19:00.000+10:002018-01-29T17:20:12.916+10:00Stampin Up! Christmas - Seasons of WhimsyFussy cutting a decorative edge is a classy way to make a card look great! and coupled with Seasons of Whimsy, I LOVE these cards the girls created in our Christmas Card making class...<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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Love stamping with Basic Grey and coordinating it with Smokey Slate... <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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Fussy cutting out the ornaments add and extra edge of class to the cards...<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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Love the strip of DSP to add to the highlighting of the fussy cutting...<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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This is a hostess stamp set, available only for the life of the Holiday Catalogue. If you want one contact me and I can tell you how you can how you can earn your set for free.<br />
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Yours in paper craft, <br />
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A Crafty Cathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15862015992022524463noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5500209883026665826.post-79088548512541978182017-12-14T16:46:00.000+10:002018-01-29T16:49:17.345+10:00Stampin' Up! Santa's Suit and Santa Builder FramelitsStampin' Up! Santa's Suite and Santa Builder Framelits are so much fun and so versatile! <br />
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Looks like Santa got the boot above!<br />
and Santa grabbing his clothes from the line - love it!<br />
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Santa using his sleigh to collect his clothes off the line, so cute!!<br />
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Such a versatile set and what fun it is to create with!<br />
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Yours in paper craft, <br />
<a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-R3MppU_7hhA/UA_C2zM7T-I/AAAAAAAAAZs/RdM3ZlvzkOY/s1600/signature.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-R3MppU_7hhA/UA_C2zM7T-I/AAAAAAAAAZs/RdM3ZlvzkOY/s800/signature.png" width="150" /></a>A Crafty Cathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15862015992022524463noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5500209883026665826.post-75022020705252172202017-12-13T16:33:00.000+10:002018-01-29T16:33:57.429+10:00Stampin' Up! Santa's Suit and Builder FramelitsStampin' Up! Santa's Suit and Builder framelits are so easy and fun to use to create a fun suite of cards for Christmas...<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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On a base of Crumb Cake, a strip of randomly stamped images was mounted on Pear Pizzaz and used as a highlighting strip on which a stitched circle was randomly stamped with the greeting.<br />
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Santa in the washing machine - Love it CN...<br />
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Santa mounted on a tag, love this layout...<br />
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Such a fun way of creating cards for your family and friends at Christmas. Stay posted for more Christmas ideas...<br />
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with love at Christmas<br />
yours in paper craft, <br />
<img src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-R3MppU_7hhA/UA_C2zM7T-I/AAAAAAAAAZs/RdM3ZlvzkOY/s800/signature.png" width="150" />A Crafty Cathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15862015992022524463noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5500209883026665826.post-78000053703827881932017-12-12T16:13:00.000+10:002018-01-29T16:14:05.438+10:00Stampin' Up! Night in BethlehemI love the set "Night in Bethlehem" WM144809/CM145282 and the coordinating Edgelits Dies (144676) as released by Stampin' Up! I made an order of 20 cards, different colours, and added Mary and Joseph on half of them....<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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The scene of Bethlehem was stamped in Smokey Slate...Mary and Joseph were stamped in Early Expresso above and Soft Suede below.<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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The other half I added the wise men from "Wise Men from Afar" WM144872/CM144875.<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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To break the starkness of the background I sponged the background of the cards...<br />
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with Marina Mist and Soft Suede...<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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Such an elegant set to create a lovely card set!<br />
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Thank you for stopping by and I look forward to your visit at the next post.<br />
Yours in paper craft, <br />
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A Crafty Cathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15862015992022524463noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5500209883026665826.post-69839400906648464332017-12-11T19:29:00.001+10:002017-12-11T19:29:18.562+10:00Stampin' Up! Santa's Suit and Builder framelitsLet's start December with a card of fun - Stampin' Up! Santa's Suit and Builder Framelit dies allow one to create fun, cheeky cards...<br />
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A simple layout this was cased from pinterest... love it and those cute little pegs ;-) <br />
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Michelle created this cute card!<br />
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ha love the idea of the line attached to the tree and the clothes on the tree!<br />
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So as you can see, lots of fun can be had with this set...</div>
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But wait there is more you can do with it, so stay posted for more fun with Santa's Suit and Santa Builder Framelits Dies...<br />
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Thanks for stopping by<br />
yours in paper craft,<br />
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On an embossed Cherry Cobbler base card, the feature piece of Very Vanilla, is stamped in Soft Suede using "Music Sheet". Over the top of that, the greeting "Carols of Christmas" is stamped in Real Red... The mat was then cut using the frame die from the "Card front builder" die set...<br />
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The trees were cut out of Pear Pizzaz and Tranquil Tide, sponged in Old Olive for contrast and depth.<br />
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But it looks amazing if you keep it simple - no sponging and no embossing but a coordinating ribbon...<br />
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the trees were raised using Dimensionals... <br />
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embossed background, Ribbon and no trees...<br />
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Creating cards for Christmas is so much fun, make sure you join me on my next post.<br />
Yours in paper craft, <br />
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Above the feature stamp was Flurry of Wishes and below the ever fun Cookie Cutter Christmas<br />
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The main image/s were stamped then masked and the rest of the images stamped over the masking...<br />
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The edge of the stamping was then fussy cut - optional as to if you leave a border or not...<br />
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and that reveals the DSP used on the inside of the card - tooo awesome!!!<br />
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The girls had so much fun creating these cards for Christmas, join us creating your own...<br />
Yours in paper craft, <br />
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<br />A Crafty Cathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15862015992022524463noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5500209883026665826.post-74062181267985142602017-12-05T18:03:00.000+10:002018-01-29T18:04:04.157+10:00Stampin' Up! Carols of ChristmasCarols of Christmas is a versatile rubber stamp and thinlits die set, that coordinates purrrfectly to create elegant cards for Christmas.<br />
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The greeting is in such an elegant font - I just LOVE it...<br />
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Different layers give such a different effect...<br />
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and popping the ornaments at differing heights gives such depth to the card...<br />
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I just love creating different Christmas cards, to give to my customer and friends :-)<br />
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Yours in paper craft,<br />
<img src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-R3MppU_7hhA/UA_C2zM7T-I/AAAAAAAAAZs/RdM3ZlvzkOY/s800/signature.png" width="150" />A Crafty Cathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15862015992022524463noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5500209883026665826.post-59269030226243083502017-10-20T22:12:00.000+10:002017-12-11T22:29:17.338+10:00Stampin' Up! 70th Birthday Swing EaselI love creating one-on-one with friends on a special project and incorporating ideas to embrace character, and individuality. This is a swing easel card for a lady turning 70....<br />
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The card is created with a base of Rich Razzleberry with Designer Series Paper from "Petal Garden DSP stack (144168) and flowers die cut from Bloomin' Heart Thinlits (140621). The Happy Birthday is Gold heat embossed from the Stampin' Up! Photopolymer stamp set "Big on Birthdays" (142877) and the 70 is die cut (from a retired set of Stampin' Up! dies) out of Gold Foil Paper (132622).<br />
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Pearls in the flower centres look sooooo pretty.. and the card uses the flowers as a stop to create the easel.<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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Isn't it just beautiful! I love it and hope the receiver loved it as much too. For the dimensions of the card please visit <a href="http://www.thecraftyspark.co.uk/2016/01/its-my-party-fancy-fold-swing-easel-card.html" target="_blank">the crafty spark</a>, she has a video too!<br />
Thank you for stopping by,<br />
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Yours in paper craft,<br />
<img src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-R3MppU_7hhA/UA_C2zM7T-I/AAAAAAAAAZs/RdM3ZlvzkOY/s800/signature.png" width="150" />A Crafty Cathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15862015992022524463noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5500209883026665826.post-28686267547029667252017-10-18T22:22:00.000+10:002017-10-18T22:22:04.513+10:00Stampin' Up! Masculine Swirly ScribblesSwirly Scribbles is a die set released by Stampin' Up! and it is AMAZING!!! Today I wanted to showcase the versatility of the die cuts with a masculine card layout that was the feature of the class...<br />
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The swirls - 3 sizes were cut out in different colours to coordinate with the base card and the DSP strip coordinates with the base card as well...<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Bermuda Bay is a beautiful colour for a base card as is Soft Suede and Early Expresso...</div>
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It is always lovely to get a different slant in class, the above card was created my an A Crafty Cat attendee...<br />
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If I can help you with a technique or project or Stampin' Up! product, please contact me or shop online at my shop.<br />
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Yours in paper craft,<br />
<img src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-R3MppU_7hhA/UA_C2zM7T-I/AAAAAAAAAZs/RdM3ZlvzkOY/s800/signature.png" width="150" />A Crafty Cathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15862015992022524463noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5500209883026665826.post-7810241157081335102017-10-18T22:03:00.000+10:002019-06-26T22:17:49.743+10:00Stampin' Up! Window CardsHello, thank you for joining me today. I have something a little different to share with you today!<br />
Have you made a Window card? This is a window card and I love creating them...<br />
Three layers of cardstock joined at the sides and bowed to create a three layer effect...<br />
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I ran a class and these are the cards the girls created. The photos are not crash hot because I had to use a flash so you can see the detail in the window...<br />
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This is literally a Window card - peek through the window to see a lady dancing in front of a seat of cushions...<br />
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The background layer.. Below we used "Sitting Here" but "Mediterranean Moments" is another excellent choice<br />
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The second layer (which is the middle layer) is adorned with the image of the lady from the "Beautiful You" set, and lace to dress the window ...<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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The top layer or card face highlighting the window frame...<br />
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This card was created by one of my beautiful ladies - June for her sister Val. It uses a combination of Stampin' Up! products and other products (silver stickers) to create a stunning 80th Birthday card.<br />
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The cards are created from varying sized rectangles, taped at the edges - we used the dimensional strips, to give more depth.<br />
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<img src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-R3MppU_7hhA/UA_C2zM7T-I/AAAAAAAAAZs/RdM3ZlvzkOY/s800/signature.png" width="150" />A Crafty Cathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15862015992022524463noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5500209883026665826.post-26326285972054015852017-09-25T21:38:00.000+10:002017-09-25T21:38:38.415+10:00Stampin' Up! SpongingThe technique of sponging is a wonderful way of creating backgrounds and coupled with Jar of Love and Butterfly Basics, one can have a whole lot of fun creating....<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A Crafty Cat: Stampin' Up! Jar of Love </td></tr>
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Butterflies to fire flies...<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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The velum makes the jar look real and off set the images to make them look like they are fluttering...<br />
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CN created this lovely card...<br />
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The ribbon add to the effect of the jar<br />
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Sponging a background to go with your project is easy - just ink up a sponge off your ink pad or marker, run it in circular motions on a piece of plastic to get the ink evenly distributed and then circular motion, starting off the page an onto your paper - starting with your lightest colour first...<br />
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So much fun in what you can create! But practice is the key and stamping after your have sponged adds to the crisp images in the forefront.<br />
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Yours in paper craft,<br />
<img src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-R3MppU_7hhA/UA_C2zM7T-I/AAAAAAAAAZs/RdM3ZlvzkOY/s800/signature.png" width="150" />A Crafty Cathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15862015992022524463noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5500209883026665826.post-77110057644744569742017-09-14T20:05:00.000+10:002017-09-14T20:05:10.566+10:00Stampin' Up! Squash Fold CardMasking focal images and stamping background images over them became a night of playing and with such beautiful works of art, I just had to combine the finished with an easy but cute card fold. Pinterest to the rescue! and a big thanks to <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4s5NN0y-W-Q&feature=youtu.be" target="_blank">DOstamping</a> and her demonstration of a squash fold card.<br />
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The background is stamped in Marina Mist and Old Olive (lily pads) mounted on Daffodil Delight and a base of Basic Grey and a Basic Black highlighting strip which was carried over to the inside of the card on the trail of Dragonflies...<br />
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The inside is highlighted lined with Smoky Slate and a focal piece of Daffodil Delight - in keeping with the cover. This beautiful creation was cooperatively made with Terese...<br />
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Colleen created this gorgeous card on a base of Old Olive, Black Matting and Whisper White to stamp on. Colleen used the set Butterfly Basics - that fern leaf is perfect for so many cards! and with a little sponging the card was admired by all...<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A Crafty Cat: Stampin' Up! Butterfly Basics "Squash Card" x Colleen</td></tr>
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The inside was stamped randomly and lined with sponged Whisper White and again stamped with the fern leaf from Butterfly Basics (137154 - Also Available in WM and CM)<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A Crafty Cat: Stampin' Up! Butterfly Basics "Squash Card" x Colleen</td></tr>
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The card is held together with ribbon and this ribbon 1cm Shimmer Ribbon in Pear Pizzazz (144158) was a purrrfect finish to the card.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A Crafty Cat: Stampin' Up! Butterfly Basics "Squash Card" x Colleen</td></tr>
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The card is purrrfect for any occasion...<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A Crafty Cat: Stampin' Up! Butterfly Basics "Squash Card" x Colleen</td></tr>
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Just two of the beautiful creations from class, stay close, I have another two cards to showcase...<br />
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Yours in paper craft,<br />
<img src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-R3MppU_7hhA/UA_C2zM7T-I/AAAAAAAAAZs/RdM3ZlvzkOY/s800/signature.png" width="150" />A Crafty Cathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15862015992022524463noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5500209883026665826.post-36510573453000166782017-09-13T12:00:00.000+10:002017-09-13T12:00:00.159+10:00Stampin' Up! Masking with Remarkable YouStampin' Up! have near a dozen background stamps and I LOVE them. This week our class focused on the practicing the technique of masking a focal image and then stamping a Stampin' Up! background image over the masked stamps to create these beautiful cards using Remarkable you.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A Crafty Cat: Stampin' Up! Remarkable You, masking then stamp over with background</td></tr>
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Marion and June incorporated a little paper toll on the flower/leaflets to make them pop. Using the leaf and a little shaping and colouring with the Stampin' Up! markers...<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A Crafty Cat: Stampin' Up! Remarkable You, masking then stamp over with background</td></tr>
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Stamps used - Remarkable You; background is from You've Got This; greeting is from Butterfly Basics...<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A Crafty Cat: Stampin' Up! Remarkable You, masking then stamp over with background</td></tr>
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Michelle created this is a beautiful card in Rich Razzleberry and Daffodil Delight, using Remarkable You; background is from You've Got This; greeting is from One Big Meaning<br />
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The Stampin' Up! Textured Impressions Embossing Folder used on the Daffodil Delight panel is Garden Trellis (143741)<br />
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Michelle created this card as well in Marina Mist and Wisteria Wonder using Remarkable You; background is from You've Got This; greeting is from Blooms and Wishes...<br />
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The technique is stunning, so much so a couple of special cards were made - but you will have to check out my next post; be sure to subscribe to my blog (add e-mail to the subscription box) or follow me.<br />
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Yours in paper craft,<br />
<img src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-R3MppU_7hhA/UA_C2zM7T-I/AAAAAAAAAZs/RdM3ZlvzkOY/s800/signature.png" width="150" />A Crafty Cathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15862015992022524463noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5500209883026665826.post-425415626700246862017-09-11T19:46:00.000+10:002017-09-11T19:46:06.076+10:00Stampin' Up! Lovely as a Tree - double layer stampingWelcome to another post showcasing the wonderfully versatile Stampin' Up! Lovely as a Tree (WM128655/CM127793) one of those "must have" Stampin' Up! Stamp Sets the is so versatile it is Stampin' Up!'s best seller. Today it is used on its own with parts of the tree highlighted using the double layer stamping method which incorporates mating of the stamped image.<br />
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Woodland Embossing folder (139673) is magic, and looks great when the ink pad is run over it, to accentuate the trees.<br />
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The technique is easily achieved. <br />
1. Cut out the desired featured shapes and place on the card stock you are going to stamp on - in this case Very Vanilla on Very Vanilla, with the stitched squares held in place with a dot of double sided tape.<br />
2. Ink your Stamp (Lovely as a Tree, in this case) and stamp heavily on your Very Vanilla card stock with positioned stitched squares.<br />
3. You will notice a halo around each stitched square - that is where the mat comes into place. Cut coordinating mats and adhere to the stitched squares.<br />
4. Position the above assembly and adhere in place. <br />
5. Sponge, water colour, accent your card as you wish and complete with a base card and greeting.<br />
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You can see the stitched squares over lapped a bit but that only added to the effect...<br />
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Love these cards, great for any male occasion, can be decorated for Christmas and even simplified for a Sympathy card. To complete the post, one in Marina Mist...<br />
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If I can help you unleash your creativity, contact me, I'm more than happy to help you. If you live in Australia and you are looking for a Demonstrator, please choose me :-). I have regular classes in Toowoomba and you can shop 24/7 on my online shop.<br />
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Yours in paper craft,<br />
<img src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-R3MppU_7hhA/UA_C2zM7T-I/AAAAAAAAAZs/RdM3ZlvzkOY/s800/signature.png" width="150" />A Crafty Cathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15862015992022524463noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5500209883026665826.post-19923828382138762132017-09-06T19:09:00.000+10:002017-09-06T19:09:02.367+10:00Stampin' Up! Lovely as a Tree - double mount stampingStampin' Up! Lovely as a Tree (WM128655/CM127793) is one of those "must have" Stampin' Up! Stamp Sets and will be an all time favourite and "go to" for Christmas, scenery and those more difficult cards like sympathy and masculine. It is timeless and can be used for anything from a focal point or a background image. Today it is used on its own with parts of the tree highlighted using the double mount stamping method. The card in its basic format...<br />
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The card is stamped and brushed over with an Aqua pen. To dress it up, restamp the image on coordinating paper and die cut (stitched shapes) and position over the original image. <br />
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It is easy to line the images up on the original stamping - sponge the original with ink, add a contrasting ribbon, and mount on a base card. In this example I added a panel of embossed and sponged Pinewood Planks (143708)...<br />
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From stitched squares to stitched circles and a colour swap - Wild Wasabi on the stamped panel, Very Vanilla for the focal points...<br />
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The images were stamped in Old Olive and the base card embossed in Pinewood planks (143708) and inked over directly off the pad.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A Crafty Cat: Stampin' Up! Lovely as a Tree</td></tr>
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The double mount stamping technique looks great! And can be created using any colour combination.<br />
I hope you are inspired to dust off your Lovely as a Tree and start stamping - don't own one but would like too? If you live in Australia, please contact me and I'd love to help you, or you can shop on my online shop 24/7. Your custom would be appreciated.<br />
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Yours in paper craft,<br />
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