Stampin' Up! SAB Sky is the Limit

Masculine cards are made very easy to create with this fantastic stamp set by Stampin' Up! "Sky is the Limit"  It is a Sale-a-bration stamp set us girls kept going back to over the past two months and coupled with gorgeous grunge, this post showcases customer creations and just what you can do with it, so I hope you chose it as a SAB freebie...

A Crafty Cat: Stampin' Up! Sky is the Limit

Heather created this lovely card above, and I believe it was Mary? who made this card below?


A Crafty Cat: Stampin' Up! Sky is the Limit

Sherenne created this card...



A Crafty Cat: Stampin' Up! Sky is the Limit

All similar layouts, just different colours greetings and presentations.  This is Leanne's creation - a little stronger in colour...


A Crafty Cat: Stampin' Up! Sky is the Limit

 Love Love LOVE the Read Red heart smoke trail...

A Crafty Cat: Stampin' Up! Sky is the Limit

Jan Nottingham created this card... love splitting the plane over two colours...


A Crafty Cat: Stampin' Up! Sky is the Limit

 Leanne Slattery created this contrasting card...


A Crafty Cat: Stampin' Up! Sky is the Limit

 and there is that Real Red smoke trail again - gorgeous...


A Crafty Cat: Stampin' Up! Sky is the Limit

Just loved this SAB set and hope you do to,
Yours in paper craft,

Stampin' Up! SAB Sky is the Limit

Sky is the Limit, by Stampin' Up! an awesome stamp set for anyone who loves a plane.  This set is versatile and coupled with another of my favourite stamp sets, Gorgeous Grunge, I'm sure you will create a card you will love to give...

A Crafty Cat: Stampin' Up! Sky is the Limit

The following cards are creations of mine, Night of Navy on Smokey Slate...

A Crafty Cat: Stampin' Up! Sky is the Limit

A Crafty Cat: Stampin' Up! Sky is the Limit

The card layout can be created on the base card or mounted on a contrasting stronger colour as shown above...


A Crafty Cat: Stampin' Up! Sky is the Limit

 Real Red and Choc Chip; Old Olive and Soft Suede a great colour combination...

A Crafty Cat: Stampin' Up! Sky is the Limit

I tied a little twine on this one to dress it up just that little more, The plane is popped with Dimensionals...

A Crafty Cat: Stampin' Up! Sky is the Limit

Split colours, so you like the effect?
- stamp the plane on two pieces of card, cut the plane in same place and match the two pieces of card like a jigsaw or if you are not too great at cutting both images in the same place,
cut one and place it on the other, sliding the first image over the second image until it matches up.


A Crafty Cat: Stampin' Up! Sky is the Limit

I layered the banner just to get that hint of blue - Marina Mist and I achieved this by using the banner punch.

I layered the banner just to get that hint of blue - Marina Mist and I achieved this by using the banner punch.

The clouds are from the stamp set Sprinkles of Life and the scratchy lines are from the Gorgeous Grunge set all by Stampin' Up!

What fun!
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Stampin' Up! Rose Garden & Rose Wonder water coloured

Rose Wonder coupled with Rose Garden by Stampin' Up! has been my stamp of the week with me not being able to put the aqua pen down! but for something a little different - using the die cut out for a new look... First Rose Christian - a stunning watercolour and card presentation...


A Crafty Cat: Stampin' Up! Rose Garden & Rose Wonder

Rose used Blackberry bliss and Elegant Eggplant ink to create the colours in her beautiful creation and mounted the water colour on Elegant Plant but used Blackberry Bliss die cut for the Rose and Wisteria Wonder for the frame.  LOVE IT ! ! !


A Crafty Cat: Stampin' Up! Rose Garden & Rose Wonder

From me, two class samples, very basic - Rich Razzleberry and Old Olive water colouring, Rich Razzleberry die cuts. 

A Crafty Cat: Stampin' Up! Rose Garden & Rose Wonder

Rose Red and Wild Wisabi...

A Crafty Cat: Stampin' Up! Rose Garden & Rose Wonder

 Leanne Cahill...Rose Red and Mossy Meadow


A Crafty Cat: Stampin' Up! Rose Garden & Rose Wonder

Leanne's card has the water colour image mounted onto Mossy Meadow and the Rose Red die cut mounted on top of the water coloured image.  This was stunning...the colours were amazing


A Crafty Cat: Stampin' Up! Rose Garden & Rose Wonder

 Another two from me - Rose Red, Pear Pizzaz on Blackberry Bliss and Blackberry Bliss die cut...

A Crafty Cat: Stampin' Up! Rose Garden & Rose Wonder

Rich Razzleberry and Old Olive...

A Crafty Cat: Stampin' Up! Rose Garden & Rose Wonder

Layering the die cut rose over the water coloured rose and leaf adds a very different look to the effect of water colouring.  What a great month featuring the Rose Garden thinlit die and Rose Wonder stamp set.  If I can help you with ordering your very own bundle please click on the shop on line link to the right or contact me by phone or e-mail. I'd love to serve you.

Yours in paper craft,

Stampin' Up! Rose Garden & Rose Wonder water coloured

Water colouring, and what better set to do this with than the beautiful Rose from Stampin' Up! Today's post features creations by myself and the A Crafty Cat team, as I rediscover the art of water colouring on water colour paper.  I am having a "thing" for Elegant Eggplant, I love Blackberry Bliss but I do LOVE Elegant Eggplant that much more...

A Crafty Cat: Stampin' Up! Rose Garden & Rose Wonder

I just had to do a Red Rose and now that I'm getting a little better at water colouring, this is what I created - a simple layered card highlighting the rose itself.

A Crafty Cat: Stampin' Up! Rose Garden & Rose Wonder

Jan Nottingham's first attempt at Water colouring, Yellows with Mossy Meadow and Elegant Eggplant.  What a stunning colour combination - a great effort.

A Crafty Cat: Stampin' Up! Rose Garden & Rose Wonder

Leanne Slattery created this gorgeous contrast of Elegant Eggplant and Mossy Meadow...


A Crafty Cat: Stampin' Up! Rose Garden & Rose Wonder

This was Leanne's first attempt at water colouring - well done I think!

A Crafty Cat: Stampin' Up! Rose Garden & Rose Wonder

OK I cheated on this one, I spritzed it first then went over it with the aqua pen - colours Old Olive and Pumpkin Pie...

A Crafty Cat: Stampin' Up! Rose Garden & Rose Wonder

Love these creations and have an itch in your fingers to water colour again - it is so easy,
ink up your stamp in desired colours - we used markers to do this
stamp your image on Stampin Up! water colour paper
run over the image within the lines with an aqua pen - half filled with water.
use the marker or ink pad to add ink to an acrylic block and use this as your "paint" to enhance colour
use the aqua pen to pick up ink from the acrylic block and layer your image, concentrating on where the darker areas or shadows would be.  Use scribble motions to that there are no definite lines
finally add you detail with coordinating markers again use sketchy rough lines, not precise one line outlines.

I hope to see you in class as we will be using this technique a lot more,

Yours in paper craft,

Stampin' Up! Rose Garden Thinlits Die

This month I will be focusing on the beautiful rose thinlit die "Rose Garden" by Stampin' Up!  I've seen so many colour themes used with this die, I have been very eager to try it out!  First a basic layout, with complimentary frame... Elegant Eggplant and Wisteria Wonder with a contrasting Whisper White rose cut out...


A Crafty Cat: Stampin' Up! Rose Garden

to Blushing Bride, Crumb Cake cut out and Whisper White frame...Greeting stamped in Soft Suede to give a golden look...


A Crafty Cat: Stampin' Up! Rose Garden

little texture with DSP - designer series paper... Crumb Cake and Whisper White...


A Crafty Cat: Stampin' Up! Rose Garden

Now for a BIG play - Wisteria Wonder base card and rose cut out, Elegant Eggplant mat and stamping with Gorgeous Grunge splatter stamp; Daffodil Delight half mat and banner for greeting.

A Crafty Cat: Stampin' Up! Rose Garden

Can you see the Wink of Stella on the leaves? and the deep enamel look of the rose petals was created by carefully filling each petal with crystal effects...


A Crafty Cat: Stampin' Up! Rose Garden

Now that is stepping it up! the card, the rose looks amazing in the flesh - my favourite card using this gorgeous Rose die to date.  Which one is your favourite?



Yours in paper craft,