Crazy Crafters Blog Hop with Cathy Caines

Hi!

Welcome to the Crazy Crafters Blog Hop with special guest Cathy Caines.   Cathy is a member of the Stampin' Up! 2018 Artisan Design Team and is so talented.  It's a real pleasure to hop along with her today!

I was going to be organised and create my card earlier in the month but I had a lot of trouble deciding which of Cathy's creations to CASE (Copy and Selectively Edit) as they're all so amazing,.  When this card popped up recently though, I fell in love with the layout and knew straight away what I wanted to do.

I'm usually drawn to floral stamps but I wanted to try something a bit different this time and create with a stamp set I haven't used yet, so I decided to use the We Must Celebrate stamp set.

I stamped the critters onto a piece of Whisper White cardstock and coloured them using Stampin' Blends in Smoky Slate, Crumb Cake and Pink Pirouette.  I also used the confetti stamp to create a same tone background using Pink Pirouette cardstock and ink.

I layered these panels together using a piece of Smoky Slate cardstock and then adhered it to a Whisper White card base.  I also used a sentiment from the A Little Wild stamp set.

The little critters are so cute!  I'll definitely be using them again, particularly as they're so quick and easy to colour.

That's all from my today.  Thanks so much for stopping by.  I'd love to hear from you so please feel free to leave a comment.

The rest of the blog hop lineup is listed below so don't forget to take a look at the amazing creations everyone's put together!

Sarah

Crazy Crafters Blog Hop with Janet Wakeland

Hi!

Welcome back to another Crazy Crafters Blog Hop.  Today we are joined by the amazing Janet Wakeland.

I've been following Janet's work for a long time so it's very exciting to have the opportunity to hop along with her and CASE (Copy and Selectively Edit) one of her designs.

The card I chose to case today is this one.  I love how the embossed background frames and showcases the image.

To create my card, I decided to use the same layout and just change up a few elements.  For my focal image, I used the lavender stamp from the Lots of Lavender photopolymer stamp set.  I stamped this using Tuxedo Black, Sweet Sugarplum, Pear Pizzazz and Crumb Cake inks.

Next up, I created a window and frame using the 2 largest dies from the Layering Ovals Framelits Dies and then embossed the cardstock using the Quilt Top Textured Impressions Embossing Folder.  I then adhered the window panel over the stamped image.

The complete the card, I used the Celebrate You Thinlit Dies to die cut the word 'amazing' from Sweet Sugarplum and Whisper White cardstock which I then layered together to create some depth and make it stand out more.

That's it from me.  Thanks for stopping by.  I'd love to hear from you so please feel free to leave a comment.

And don't forget to check out the rest of the blog hop.  The full lineup is below.  I promise you won't be disappointed!

Sarah