Sunday 22 October 2017

Crazy Crafters Blog Hop with Jenny Hall


Hi and welcome to the Crazy Crafters Blog Hop with Special Guest Jenny Hall

I absolutely love Jenny's creations so it's very exciting to be taking part in a blog hop with her and CASEing (Copy and Selectively Edit) one of her cards.

The card I chose to CASE today is this amazing Christmas card.  I love the embossed background and how it adds something special to an already fantastic card.


For my card I decided to use many of the same elements, an embossed background, colour palate and the Christmas theme.

For my background I used the diamond/square pattern mask from the Pattern Party Decorative Masks and applied the Embossing Paste directly to a Basic Black card front.

While the embossed panel dried, I stamped one of the large greetings from the Carols of Christmas stamp set onto a piece of Whisper White cardstock using Basic Black ink.  I also added some holly images by colouring the stamp with Cherry Cobbler and Garden Green markers.  I then placed this panel onto the embossed card front using Stampin' Dimensionals before adhering the completed panel onto a Basic Black card base.


This was a really quick and easy card to make and I'll definitely be using the embossing paste more in my projects.

Don't forget to take a look through the rest of the blog hop.  The full lineup is listed below.

Thanks for stopping by.   I would love to hear from you so please feel free to leave a comment!

Sarah

Saturday 21 October 2017

October craft kit now available

October Craft Kit Available!


October's craft kit is now available, and just in time for Christmas as it features the Stampin' Up!® Be Merry suite! 


A4 or 12"x12" size craft kits are available and are $35, including tracked postage. 

Multiple kits are available with first orders to be posted by Thursday 26 October. Additional kits will be ordered as needed.

All kits include: 
6 Boxwood Wreaths Embellishments
Metallic Enamel Shapes (40 pieces in total in gold and silver foil)
1.5 metres of Cherry Cobbler 1/4" Double Stitched Riboon
1.5 metres of Whisper White 1/8" Sheer Ribbon
2 metres of Gold Metallic Thread
3 embossed card stock panels (1 each in Whisper White, Cherry Cobbler and Garden Green)
Some inspiration (i.e. ideas on how to use the kit)

A4 size craft kit also includes:
12 sheets of 6"x12" double sided designer series paper
9 sheets of A4 cardstock (3 each of Whisper White, Cherry Cobbler and Garden Green)
8x Whisper White envelopes

12"x12" size craft kit includes:
6 sheets of 12"x12" double sided designer series paper
8 sheets of 12"x12"cardstock (2 each of Cherry Cobbler and Garden Green and 4 of Whisper White)
Note: envelopes are not included in the 12"x12" pack but can be added for 30c each if requested.
If you are interested in purchasing this craft kit, or a previous one, please complete this form or contact me via my Facebook page.

There is no minimum sign up required and no obligation to purchase a kit every month.  Just opt in for the kit you are interested in.

Thanks for stopping by!

Sarah

Sunday 8 October 2017

Crazy Crafters Blog Hop


Hi!

I'm joining the Crazy Crafters for another blog hop this week today I thought I'd show you another Christmas card!

For this card, I started off by creating a watercolour background using Dapper Denim and Pool Party ink.  Next, I stamped a sentiment from the Snowflake Sentiments stamp set using Basic Black ink and cut it out using one of the circle dies from the Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies.  

I then die cut some small snowflakes out of Whisper White cardstock using the Swirly Snowflakes Thinlits Dies and placed them around the card.



To complete the card, I created a little banner by using 2 strips of Dapper Denim cardstock and the Classic Label Punch - I cut out the top layer of the banner by using the punch as it was designed, and the bottom layer I made a little longer and only cut the ends by slipping them into the punch from the side to create the banner.

I also added some sparkle to the card by using Clear Wink of Stella on the snowflakes and some Glitter Enamel Dots.


I'm really happy with how this card turned out and I hope you've enjoyed reading about the process I went through to create it!

As always, I'd love to hear from you so please feel free to leave a comment.  Also, don't forget to take a look at the rest of the blog hop as there's plenty of amazing projects to see!

Thanks for stopping by.  

Sarah