The card I’m sharing today was created for the Keep Christ in Christmas Insta Hop which I participated in for the first time last week. We share faith-inspired projects focusing on Jesus – the reason for the season – each Saturday at 5pm EST. I have used the Shepherd’s Care stamp set for my card.
This stamp set has several images and sentiments which can be used for Christmas and other occasions. Everytime I see this image I want to sing the carol ‘While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks by Night’.
I’ve used the sketch from Freshly Made Sketches FMS663 as my starting point, using Designer Series Papers to create some of those layers.
For the front square, I wanted to create a small landscape so I free handed a mountain from the Delightful Floral Designer Series Paper then I die cut it using the same square die. The sky was blended with Balmy Blue ink.
The shepherd’s garb was paper-pieced using the Iconic Celebrations Designer Series Paper. I also added some extra shading with Watercolour Pencils. The rest of the shepherd image was coloured with Stampin’ Blends.
The Pearls coordinated perfectly for this card with the Linen Thread just finishing the sentiment off nicely.
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Lost Lagoon is our colour in focus for the Crafty Collaborations Monochromatic Insta Hop this week. This is such a beautiful colour and can switch between a blue and a green for me depending on the design. Did you know that Lost Lagoon used to be an In-Color some years ago? It came into our core colour range last year and is such a great addition.
Although my card is filled with layers, it’s very quick to put together. I used the die cuts from the Frames & Flowers Specialty Designer Series Paper to create my focal point.
As the base of my floral arrangement, I added the large die cut leaf the Thoughtful Wishes dies. The embossed background really makes these die cuts stand out.
My card has been inspired by this sketch at Sunday Stamps challenge .
To complete my card, I added some of the Riverside Irregular Pearls and Lost Lagoon cording from the Otterly Adorable suite.
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Welcome to this week’s Monochromatic challenge with the Crafty Collaborations team. Some of you would probably know that when Lemon Lime Twist was an In-Color a few years back, I had an avid dislike of the colour and was so glad when it’s 2 year tenure came to an end! And here’s the twist (pun intended): it seems that the saying “absence makes the heart grow fonder” holds some truth! This time around I have a bit of a fondness for this colour.
Going through my stamp sets, working out what I wanted to use for this colour, I pulled out the Chantilly Lace set. I purchased this set solely for the lace image it had and I wanted to feature it on this card. As I wasn’t sure how I was going to use it, I took a 1/4 sheet of White Cardstock and stamped 2 of the lace images in Lemon Lime Twist ink. Then I splattered some dots with the Dark Black Stampin’ Blend.
My next idea was to use the Perennial Postage die to cut out some squares. After cutting 4 out, I opted for 3 with this fun sketch and layered them on White and then Black Cardstock for dimension.
I chose a line art floral image from the Fully Flowering Ephera pack, adding fussy cut and die cut leaves to create an arrangement around it.
I layered the Happy Birthday sentiment from the Saying Something Mix & Match Ephemera Pack onto Crumb Cake Cardstock. Having tried Basic Black as a matte layer, I felt the card, as a whole, was too stark and harsh for my style. By adding the Crumb Cake layer and some Linen Thread, it softened the look.
This is a really quick card to put together with the pre-designed pieces in our ephemera packs making it extra quick. Order the products to make this card in my Online Store or contact me to place your order.
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Hi friends, Welcome to this week’s CASEing the Catty Sunday Challenge. For CTC494 we are CASEing a sketch from the beautiful Splendid Autumn suite in the Stampin’ Up! September-December Mini Catalogue.
The crew are CASEing the sketch on the Wild Wheat card on the right. Don’t forget to share your cards you create using this sketch, on our FB group.
New product alert!
I got some new goodies this week and I thought I’d use them for the first time on this card. The Happy Hibiscus bundle will be available for purchase on the 5th of November as part of our Online Exclusives range. Demonstrators had the opportunity to purchase this a month earlier in pre-order.
This bundle includes a stamp set and a hybrid die set and embossing folder. It’s simply beautiful.
The stamp set is a two-step stamp set which means that you can stamp the outline and then there is a separate stamp to fill-in the inside with colour. This makes colouring an image very quick. What I found with this particular set was that it was extra easy to line up those images as well.
Now, if you are a colouring enthusiast, like me, you can choose to colour those images as well. However, in this case, I went with stamping. I did add some extra detail on the flowers and the leaves with Watercolour Pencils which adds some lovely highlights.
To form the rectangle part of the sketch, I die cut a label from the Flowering Zinnias Designer Series Paper using the Radiating Stitches dies and trimmed off part of the die cut. Then I layered the flowers and leaves on top of it. The sentiment was die cut with the label die which comes in the bundle and layered on a couple of strips of paper from the same pack.
I embellished my card with some Twisted Gold Thread (another new product you will LOVE) and sequins in multiple colours.
If you would like to order this product on the 5th, you can do so Online or let me know and I can put through an order for you. Thank you for stopping by and I hope you’ve loved this sneak peek of the Happy Hibiscus bundle. My newsletter subscribers will receive a tutorial for this card. If you would like to receive a weekly tutorial please subscribe to my newsletter below.
Next on our hop is Julia Quinn. Please check out all the crews’ projects for some fabulous inspiration.
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Welcome to another week at the CASEing the Catty Challenge. We are CASEing a bundle from pages 39-50 of the Stampin’ Up! September-December Mini Catalogue for CTC489.
WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO CASE?
To CASE is to Copy and Selectively Edit and when you CASE you can be copy the project directly or be inspired by elements of it to make it your own.
I’m CASEing this card from Page 47 which uses the Sweetest Star bundle and I loved the simple layout of this card with the ribbon forming 2 strips for the focal element to lay on.
I have created a similar look by adding a strip of Country Lace Designer Series Paper and layering ribbon on top of it.
I chose the cute house from the Humble Home bundle as my focal image and coloured it with Stampin’ Blends. As I placed it over my vertical strip I felt the image got a bit lost so I layered it on top of a punched Heartfelt Hexagon. This created a fuller focal point against the rest of my card.
On the matte layer of Summer Splash Cardstock, I heat embossed the snowflakes from the Frozen Edges stamp set and then blended Summer Splash ink over it for a contrast against the card base. Some Melon Mambo candy canes add a touch of brightness along with the glimmer star which I coloured over with the Melon Mambo Stampin’ Blend. A few Tinsel Gems sprinkled over the snowflakes complete this card.
Join me on my FB page tonight at 7:30 pm as I share with you an alternate version of this card and give you tips for recreating it.
Thank you for stopping by and I hope this inspires you to try creating your own Designer Series Paper. Please follow through to Rachel Palmieri’s blog to see what technique she is CASEing today.
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Today’s Crafty Collaborations Monochromatic Insta Hop features Soft Sea Foam. This green is one of my favourite colours and is from our Subtles Collection. Resisting the obvious choice of going leaves, I went with creating my own Christmas gifts for this challenge.
Using the Reindeer Dies and Merriest Trees dies, I die cut the presents and bows from Designer Series Paper and Specialty Paper.
I created 2 panels from embossed Cardstock to form my sketch and layered the gifts on top. The varying textures of White Cardstock create an elegant combination with the ‘wrapped’ presents.
The sentiment was stamped in Basic Gray as I liked the softer look of this instead of Black and felt it worked nicely with the Soft Sea Foam. A few Drusy embellishments complete this monochromatic card.
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