Stampin' Up! World of Dreams

World of Dreams by Stampin' Up! is a stunning silhouette stamp set that looks fantastic when powder embossed.  Heather created two looks with the stamp set and has allowed me to show case her beautiful creations.  The first is a evening silhouette of the birds nest...

A Crafty Cat: Stampin' Up! World of Dreams x Heather Payne

This beautiful card was created in Blackberry Bliss and Perfect Plum card stock.  The sentiment was also embossed to add to the dimension of the card.

A Crafty Cat: Stampin' Up! World of Dreams x Heather Payne

The background was sponged in a wonderful blend of yellow to orange to Real Red.


A Crafty Cat: Stampin' Up! World of Dreams x Heather Payne

From a silhouette card to colouring the stamp and using it as a picture, Heather coloured the detail on to the stamp with Stampin Markers and created a wonderful background with torn paper and sponging...

A Crafty Cat: Stampin' Up! World of Dreams x Heather Payne

The card is nothing short of stunning...

A Crafty Cat: Stampin' Up! World of Dreams x Heather Payne

Thank you Heather for allowing me to show case your beautiful creations.

Thank you for joining me today and I look forward to your company at the next post,
Yours in paper craft,

Stampin' Up! Bloom with Hope paper shaping

Learning to paper shape in class has been very popular and with a beautiful stamp set like Stampin' Up! Bloom with Hope, my A Crafty Cat team could only but succeed in this class.

A Crafty Cat: Stampin' Up! Bloom with Hope paper shaping class

 Crumb Cake with Pink Pirouette with a highlight of Strawberry Crush makes for a stunning card.

A Crafty Cat: Stampin' Up! Bloom with Hope paper shaping class

 The paper shaping on this card was exceptional - a purrrfect presentation...


A Crafty Cat: Stampin' Up! Bloom with Hope paper shaping class

 Old Olive, Calypso Coral and Rich Razzleberry makes for a very striking card...


A Crafty Cat: Stampin' Up! Bloom with Hope paper shaping class

 love the Crisp Cantaloupe cord...the bow sets the highlights off in the flowers beautifully...


A Crafty Cat: Stampin' Up! Bloom with Hope paper shaping class

 Perfect Plum is a favourite colour of mine...

A Crafty Cat: Stampin' Up! Bloom with Hope paper shaping class

 and it coordinates beautifully with Pool Party and I love that ribbon and bow - Lost Lagoon


A Crafty Cat: Stampin' Up! Bloom with Hope paper shaping class

Love the individuality of each card - one class :-)  The A Crafty Cat team did me proud in this class.

Yours in paper craft,

Stampin' Up! Holiday Home

Holiday Home by Stampin' Up was available in the 2014-15 Holiday Catalogue and has matching dies.  This set is brilliant for new address notification, house warming or to simply have fun and create a scene with.  Today's post is a customer focus on Heather Payne and two of her beautiful creations, using Holiday Home...

A Crafty Cat: Stampin' Up! Holiday Home x Heather Payne

From a moving card to a beautifully artistic card...


A Crafty Cat: Stampin' Up! Holiday Home x Heather Payne

A side on view shows the houses are popped with Dimensionals...

A Crafty Cat: Stampin' Up! Holiday Home x Heather Payne

The beautiful creation from the angle...

A Crafty Cat: Stampin' Up! Holiday Home x Heather Payne

Thank you for stopping by, Heather is such a talented artist and I thank her dearly for allowing me to showcase her beautiful creations.

Yours in paper craft

Stampin' Up! Flower Pot Card using "Flower Shop" & "Petite Petals" 3

Today's post is part three of show casing beautiful flower pot cards created by a special group of ladies in celebratory class...


A Crafty Cat: Stampin' Up! Flower Shop & Petite Petals

Tempting Turquoise and Rich Razzleberry flowers, with lovely pearl accents make for a lovely presentation on this pot...


A Crafty Cat: Stampin' Up! Flower Shop & Petite Petals

Burnt Sugar cardstock for the pot created a wonderful look for the flowers cascading down it in this creation...


A Crafty Cat: Stampin' Up! Flower Shop & Petite Petals

Daffodil Delight with Real Red is nothing short of stunning in this bouquet...


A Crafty Cat: Stampin' Up! Flower Shop & Petite Petals

A big thank  you to all those that came to the celebration and for allowing me to showcase the creations on my blog.  The cards are simple and lots of fun to create. If you would like more information , please contact me.

Yours in paper craft,

Stampin' Up! Flower Pot Card using "Flower Shop" & "Petite Petals" 2

Today's post is part two of showcasing the lovely cards created by a wonderful group of ladies in a celebration workshop.  These flower pot cards are so beautiful...Yellow, Blue and Brown with accents of white is nothing short of stunning...


A Crafty Cat: Stampin' Up! Flower Shop & Boho Punch

Another lovely creation...


A Crafty Cat: Stampin' Up! Flower Shop & Petite Petals

Another combination of Yellow, Blue and White...


A Crafty Cat: Stampin' Up! Flower Shop & Petite Petals

Striking Red and Yellow with White highlights set the Cajun Craze pot of beautifully...


A Crafty Cat: Stampin' Up! Flower Shop & Petite Petals

There are still 4 more cards to showcase, so thanks for stopping by and be sure to check out part three of this post.

Yours in paper craft,
with love,

Stampin' Up! Flower Pot Card using "Flower Shop" & "Petite Petals" 1

Every once in a while, each one of us is lucky to have someone very special enter our lives.  I have been fortunate to have many enter and stay, some enter and go.  I wanted to celebrate two of these wonderful women that are currently in my life, with a workshop hosted for them so they could attract the freebies.  The theme a Pot of flowers that never die - very fitting... These are the creations of those that attended the celebration.

A Crafty Cat: Flower Pot

A Crafty Cat: Flower Pot

A Crafty Cat: Flower Pot

A Crafty Cat: Flower Pot

We had 12 attend the celebration so I've divided the postings into 3, so see you at the next post!

Yours in paper craft,

Stampin' Up! Paper Shaping / Paper Sculpting

Paper shaping or paper sculpting is a beautiful way to add dimension to your card.  Cecile Ortiz has mastered the technique like no one else I've ever seen.  It is from her inspirational creations that my class attendees continue to ask to have another workshop with paper shaping.  Enjoy these two beautiful creations...


A Crafty Cat: Stampin' Up! Blended Bloom x Rose Christian

Rose continues to excel with her creations; this is stunning with the Blended Bloom flower coloured with Rich Razzleberry blendabilities then fussy cut and layered. She has created beautiful dimension to this very beautiful flower image...


A Crafty Cat: Stampin' Up! Blended Bloom x Rose Christian

A nice clean simple layout for CN, her very first paper sculpting card... using "I Like You"...


A Crafty Cat: Stampin' Up! I Like You x CN



A Crafty Cat: Stampin' Up! I Like You x CN



A Crafty Cat: Stampin' Up! I Like You x CN

Paper shaping is very easy to do but a technique that needs to be practiced to master.  Along with shading techniques with your choice of colouring tool, coupled together, you can create the most amazing cards anyone would be proud to receive.

Thank you for joining me
Yours in paper craft,

Blendabilities, Stampin' Up! Indescribable Gift

Indescribable Gift (WM137180/CM138575) is the name of an Easter themed stamp set by Stampin' Up!  This set has a beautiful blossom branch on it and it is a great image to colour with blendabilities or markers and to do some paper shaping with.  This is Rose's creation...

A Crafty Cat - Rose Christian: Stampin' Up! Indescribable Gift

The flowers were coloured with the Rich Razzleberry Blendabilities and finished off with a pearl


A Crafty Cat - Rose Christian: Stampin' Up! Indescribable Gift

 The paper shaping and layering add depth to this beautiful presentation...


A Crafty Cat - Rose Christian: Stampin' Up! Indescribable Gift

Another example by A Crafty Cat, this time the blossoms are coloured in Calypso Coral...

A Crafty Cat: Stampin' Up! Indescribable Gift

The flower centres being yellow highlight the stamen...

A Crafty Cat: Stampin' Up! Indescribable Gift

Love paper shaping - a big thank you to Cecile Ortiz for her inspirational creations which continually lead to this class

A Crafty Cat: Stampin' Up! Indescribable Gift

This is a beautiful blossom, available for a limited time only in the 2015 Occasions Catalogue.  Please contact me if you would like to purchase this set.

I look forward to you company at the next post,
Yours in paper craft,

Blendabilities Stampin' Up! "Bloom with Hope"

Bloom with Hope is another of the gorgeous Hostess Stamps sets Stampin' Up! has on offer to hostess. This is a large set of 11 stamps and it is well worth hosting a workshop just so you can purchase the set with your hostess dollars/rewards.


A Crafty Cat: Stampin' Up! "Bloom with Hope"

I featured Calypso Coral and Wisteria Wonder on Whisper White for a simply stunning card.  I then ran a line of Sticky Strip and scrunched up the Seam Binding as much as I could and gathered it along the tape to give the effect of a ruffled ribbon - to tie in the Wisteria wonder highlighting around the flowers.

A Crafty Cat: Stampin' Up! "Bloom with Hope"



I added colour to the same lay out and changed the format of the ribbon...

A Crafty Cat: Stampin' Up! "Bloom with Hope"
 

The bow - simply a loop with two tails and a pearl highlight...

A Crafty Cat: Stampin' Up! "Bloom with Hope"

Kris recreated my card in a reverse colour format...very stunning...

A Crafty Cat: Stampin' Up! "Bloom with Hope" x Kris

Simply beautiful cards that any lady would be grateful to receive.
I look forward to your company at the next post
Yours in paper craft,