Saturday 16 March 2024

Stash Busting Saturday - 6" x 6" Neutrals Designer Series Paper Assortment

Hi everyone, it is time for another 'Stash Busting' show and tell.

For this week's Stash Buster I have taken the 4 sheets of Early Espresso coloured patterned paper from the 6" x 6" Neutrals Designer Series Paper Assortment and cut them into 2" x 3" pieces which were then matted onto a piece of Basic White cardstock and this was matted onto a piece of Early Espresso cardstock. I embossed the front of the card to add a little more interest.


The pieces of patterned paper that had the white dots I did alter slightly by drawing lines at different angles in the white dots using an Early Espresso Stampin' Write Marker.


The Rose and Leaf image was coloured using Light and Dark Calpso Coral and Light and Dark Mossy Meadow Stampin' Blends.


I made 24 cards from the 4 sheets of 6" x 6" and I have used these for my swaps this weekend at OnStage in Melbourne.

I hope you enjoyed this week's Stash Buster cards.

If you live in Australia
    you can get all the supplies you need 
for this project from me.

You can place an order online or Contact Me and place an order. 


Thank you for visiting.
Carolyn

Thursday 14 March 2024

Notes of Nature Book Binding Z Fold

Hi everyone, sharing another Book Binding Z Fold card.  I have used the Notes of Nature stamp set and dies and the Lovely & Sweet Dies.

I created another cluster embellishment for this card.  I just love how these turned out on the set of 4 cards I posted last Sunday, you can find these here.

The centre panel was stamped using Pecan Pie ink stamped off once and then die cut on the one edge using the die from the Notes of Nature dies.  I distressed the edges of this piece and slightly offset it when I adhered it in place.

Some of the Adhesive Backed Cork Rounds were added to finish the card.

I love how all these elements come together on this card.

If you live in Australia
    you can get all the supplies you need 
for this project from me.

You can place an order online or Contact Me and place an order. 


Thank you for visting.
Carolyn

Tuesday 12 March 2024

Stippled Roses for a Happy Mother's Day

Hi everyone, sharing a card I made recently using the Softly Stippled 12" x 12" Designer Series Paper and the Stippled Roses stamp set and dies.

The Softly Stippled Designer Series Paper is no longer available as it was part of the recent Sale-A-Bration promotion which ended on the 29th February, however it still have a few sheets left in my paper pack which I am using up.


I really like how the stamping on the Designer Series Paper turned out.  It is not something I do very often but the light colour of the Designer Series Paper gave me the opportunity to try this out.  

I know that it is a bit early for Mother's Day cards here in Australia, but I am getting a head start for the cards I sell at work for the fundraising efforts of our Relay for Life Cancer Council Team.

I hope you enjoyed this project.

If you live in Australia
    you can get all the supplies you need 
for this project from me.

You can place an order online or Contact Me and place an order. 


Thank you for visiting.
Carolyn

Sunday 10 March 2024

Nature's Sweetness Suite

Hi everyone, sharing a set of cards I made using the Kraft Notecards and Envelopes and products from the Nature's Sweetness Suite.

I created embellishment clusters for each of my cards, they are very similar and I designed them this way to fit in the box that comes with the Kraft Notecards and Envelopes.  A perfect little gift.  All I have to do is tie a ribbon around the box and add a tag when I am ready to give this gift.


I stamped the backgrounds on the cards using Pecan Pie ink stamped off once to give a more subtle look.  I used a variety of stamps from the Notes of Nature stamp set.


The embellishment clusters were created using the Nature's Sweetness 12" x 12" Specialty Designer Series Paper.  The imagery on one of the sheets of paper have matching dies from the two die sets available in the Nature's Sweetness Suite.


The sentiment was stamped using Pebbled Path ink on Basic White cardstock and fussy cut. A touch of additional gold was added with the die cut leaf stem.  The patterned paper has gold foiling in it so I just enhanced this a bit by adding the Golf Foil Sheet die cut elements. 


Each card also had some of the Gold 1/8" Faux Leather Trim added.  I tied a small knot in each end of the trim just to add a little more interest.  To finish some of the Adhevsive Backed Cork Rounds were added.

I love all the stamping and texture going on in this set of cards.  I hope you enjoyed seeing them also.

If you live in Australia
    you can get all the supplies you need 
for this project from me.

You can place an order online or Contact Me and place an order. 


Thank you for visiting.
Carolyn

Saturday 9 March 2024

Stash Busting Saturday - Zoo Crew 12" x 12" Designer Series Paper

Hi everyone, it is time for another 'Stash Busting Saturday' show and tell.

For this week's Stash Buster I have chosen the Zoo Crew 12" x 12" Designer Series Paper.  I have been having difficulty in using this Designer Series Paper as I have not been thrilled with anything that I have designed. I found the inspiration and card layouts for these cards at Inge Groot's website here.  

I ended up cutting out the images on one of the sheets of patterned paper and colouring them with Stampin' Blends if they needed it.  I also coloured one of the sheets with Stampin' Write Markers to add some more colour to the patterned paper which I have used as the background layer.

The stamp set and dies are Zany Zoo.  This is a bundle that you can get for 10% Bundle Saving in the current Annual Catalogue.


I created 4 very similar card designs and I made multiples of each, using up the images from the patterned paper.  The small off cuts I punched out circles and also cut small strips to use on the cards.





I hope you enjoyed these 'Stash Busting Saturday' cards.

If you live in Australia
    you can get all the supplies you need 
for this project from me.

You can place an order online or Contact Me and place an order. 


Thank you for visiting.
Carolyn

Thursday 7 March 2024

February Card Class Project 3

Hi everyone, sharing the little Easter Egg bag project from my February card class.

When I started out designing this I realised that I did not have any current Easter stamps, Yikes!  So I had to adapt to what I had in my stash.  I have used the bunny from the Playing in the Rain stamp set, stamped with Black Memento ink and coloured using Light and Dark Calypso Coral, Dark Petal Pink and Light and Dark Crumb Cake Stampin' Blends. 


The Designer Series Paper is from the "A Little Latte" 12" x 12" Designer Series Paper which is available as an Online Exclusive.


The little tag was created using the Tailor Made Tags dies and the 'Happy Easter' is from Teeny Tiny Sentiments stamp set that has been retired for quite sometime (told you I had to adapt to use what I had, lol).  This stamp set was the first stamp set that I purchased from Stampin' Up! and I still use it in my card making to this day.

To make this Easter Egg basket you will need:

Measurements

Lemon Lolly cardstock 2 3/4" x 2"
Lemon Lolly cardstock 2 1/2" x 6"
Lemon Lolly cardstock 1/2" x 5" (this is for the handle)
Designer Series Paper 1 3/4" x 6"

Technique

Score the 2 1/4" x 2" piece of Lemon Lolly cardstock on all sides at 1/2"  Snip on the lines as detailed in the diagram below


Fold and burnish all the score lines.  Fold the corners in place to form the bag base (it will be a rectangle box like base) and adhere in place.

Take the 2 1/2" x 6" piece of Lemon Lolly cardstock and die cut the very top using the Zig Zag die from the Basic Border Dies.

Adhere the piece of Designer Series Paper to the Lemon Lolly cardstock die cut piece, leaving a small 1/8" gap at the bottom.  I did use my one folder to slightly curl this piece and the handle as it makes it easier to form them into place.

Put Tear and Tape or Stampin' Seal+ on the reverse side of the Designer Series Paper on the bottom edge and one side edge.  Adhere to the bag base, starting in the middle of one of the long edges.  If you start on the corner it will keep popping open which you do not want.  Adhere the handle in place.
 
Add you coloured and die cut Bunny and the tag to finish. Oh do not forget the Easter Eggs.  This little bag holds 4 small sold eggs and 2 slightly larger eggs which have the carmel or turkish delight filling.

I hope you enjoyed this little Easter project.

If you live in Australia
    you can get all the supplies you need 
for this project from me.

You can place an order online or Contact Me and place an order. 


Thank you for visiting.
Carolyn

Wednesday 6 March 2024

February Card Class Project 2

Hi everyone, sharing another project from my February Card Class.

This card uses the Softly Stippled 12" x 12" Designer Series Paper and the Stippled Roses stamp set and dies.  The Softy Stippled 12" x 12" Designer Series Paper is no longer available as it was one of the free times in the reent Sale-A-Bration promotion.  The Stippled Roses stamp set and dies are still available in the January-April 2024 Mini Catalogue.


I hope you enjoyed seeing this project.

If you live in Australia
    you can get all the supplies you need 
for this project from me.

You can place an order online or Contact Me and place an order. 


Thank you for visiting.
Carolyn