Are you ready to “Step It Up”? Don’t worry, it’s just a craft workout today! Welcome, to wintry Melbourne. Our Around the World on Wednesday blog hop this month is designed for EVERYONE no matter what stage of crafting you are at. If you’re not at any stage of crafting, the Beginner projects are ideal for you to experience how much fun papercrafting is.
You will see projects designed for the Beginner crafter and then stepped-up for the Casual crafter with a bit extra for the Avid crafter.
Here’s our talented team and we are located all over the world. When this blog hop goes live, it’s sometime Wednesday wherever we are. Enjoy your travels!
I have chosen the You’re a Peach Suite for my trio of cards today.
Beginner
Being a Distinktive stamp set, the images offer shading, giving immediate results when stamped and is perfect for a beginner stamper. Some simple stamping with some layering creates this quick card.
Measurements
Basic White Thick Card Base – 21cm x 14.8cm (scored in half)
Basic White Cardstock – 6cm x 7.5cm
Pale Papaya Cardstock – 6.6cm x 9.5cm
Designer Series Paper – 6cm x 14.8cm
Casual
I added some die cut labels for stamping my images on to step-up this card for the Casual crafter. The peaches were inked up in Pale Papaya and using a sponge dauber, I went around the edges with Calypso Coral to give a two-tone look.
On the base of the card I added some Pear Pizzazz with a Blending Brush using one of our new Masks to give the effect of a doily.
Avid
To add extra detail and interest for the Avid crafter, I watercoloured some Shimmery White cardstock with Pear Pizzazz and die cut the leaves. This along with the die cut peaches was mounted on the embossed background. I just love that Bark embossing folder for some beautiful texture.
Next on our hop is the lovely Cazz Boylan. Please click on the button below to follow through to her blog.
Rochelle Laird-Smith – AU (you are here)
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Wow! Béguin Bleu brings a certain violence to creation. It is a very present blue but it brings a nice contrast with Papaya! Really, very nice projects, well done!
Great creations
Beautiful cards!! I think I like your beginner one as well as all of them! Great job!
Such bright and happy cards!
Great cards Rochelle, and I love just those little step ups all the way through to the total wow card! xxx
What an amazing cards! Love them
Such lovely inspiration for stampers of all levels, Rochelle! Love how you used the same products and layout for each card stepping each one up a bit… I must say, I had to do a double take on the fun stenciling that you added for the doily. Love it! Thanks for hopping with us. xx
Lovely cards, Rochelle! I like the way you showed such a clear progression of both products and techniques in your step-it-up tour.