Oct 11, 2020 | Blog Hops, Thank You |
Welcome to the Joy of Sets Blog Hop for October where we are showcasing projects featuring Harvest Time. I just love all the colours that this brings to my mind – the colours of Autumn. There’s something warm and homely about those shades of orange, yellow and rust brown.
I couldn’t go past the Stampin’ Up! Country Home stamp set which I just love and I don’t think I’ll ever get rid of. Those cans …… I find a use for them all the time. I coloured this can with a combination of Soft Suede, Cinnamon Cider and Bronze Stampin’ Blends. Being such a simple colouring medium to use, it’s easy to create a customized colour by blending different colours together.
To create the wheat, I started off by dabbing Cinnamon Cider and Bumblebee inks with a sponge on a piece of Very Vanilla cardstock. This gave a lovely speckled look. Then I die cut it using the Sunflowers Dies.
I loved the look of the striped sheet of paper in the Gilded Autumn Designer Series Paper but it didn’t quite match my card. So I set about creating my own using the brush tip of my Stampin’ Blends. I used Poppy Parade, Soft Suede, Cinnamon Cider and Just Jade and really loved how it turned out. Having coordinating colouring tools and inks makes the creative process so much easier.
Some fussy cut pumpkins and stamped images from the Beautiful Autumn stamp set add to the harvest bounty of this card.
I hope you have enjoyed the project I have shared with you today. You are currently visiting Rochelle Laird-Smith from Stamping Flair in Australia. Thank you for stopping by and I hope to see you back soon.
Click on the Next Blog button to visit Vicki Milyard for more inspiration.
Angie McKenzie
Annette Ball
Narelle Fasulo
Lisa Mackey
Fiona Whitehead
Mo Rootes
Tricia Butts
Gez Carpenter
JoAnn Pollock
Libby Fens
Rochelle Laird-Smith – you are here
Vicki Milyard
Susan Webster
Jill Chapman
Rebecca-Jo Unwin
Brenda Nelson
May 9, 2020 | Class in the Mail, Classes |
Join me from the comfort of your own home and create 12 cards using the Country Home stamp set. I love this stamp set with the beautiful flowers and those milk cans ….so pretty. I will prepare everything for you and mail it to your home so you can just get on with the fun stuff of creating.
What is Included?
Kit includes products to make 12 cards – 2 each of 6 designs
?Card bases and envelopes
?1/2 pack 12″x12″ Designer Series Paper
? Exclusive Facebook Group with unlimited access to video tutorial
Bookings required by 21st May
Orders will be shipped by 29th May (subject to postal delays)
? Order your kit BEFORE 16th May and receive a goodie bag of retiring products ?
You can create using stamp sets and inks you have. Should you wish to make the cards exactly how I have shown, you will need the following additional supplies. Images of these products are at the bottom of this post. Click on any to be taken direct to my online store.
Early Espresso and Pear Pizzazz ink pads
Crumb Cake, Old Olive, So Saffron and Balmy Blue Stampin’ Blends
Everything comes pre-cut except your Designer Series Paper. A Paper Trimmer #152392 is recommended for this purpose. This allows you to change your paper should you desire. I provide all the cardstock for you to stamp on.
I aim to provide products as shown in the photo. Should these products sell out and become unavailable, I will provide you with products of equal or greater value.
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If you have any queries or wish to place your order for the add on items, please don’t hesitate to call me on Ph: 0404 255 001.
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Mar 15, 2020 | Blog Hops, Easter |
Hi friend,
Welcome and I’m glad you have had a chance to visit me at my blog, Stamping Flair today. The Joy of Sets Blog Hop participants are showcasing Easter and Spring projects this month so I’m sure there’ll be lots of pastels, bunnies and other cute projects.
I combined both themes by creating flowers for spring with a sentiment for Easter.
The two-tone tulips from Timeless Tulips were created by inking up the stamp in Mango Melody. Then I used a sponge dauber to ink around the edges in Lovely Lipstick. The leaves used the same technique with Granny Apple Green and Call me Clover,
The Country Home stamp set is a favourite of mine and I think this tin can makes a really great vase for the tulips. I stamped the can in Smoky Slate and then coloured it in Smoky Slate Stampin’ Blends. A panel of black and white striped Honey Bee Sale Specialty DSP from the Sale-A-Bration range adds a nice contrast against the scalloped frame.
Extra texture was added by embossing the larger panel of Whisper White cardstock with the Tin Tile embossing folder. The Smaller panel was embossed with the Subtle folder. As I didn’t have any ribbon to match the colours on my card I created my own by colouring it with the Pool Party Stampin’ Blend. I stamped the sentiment from the Timeless Tulips stamp set and cut out the ‘Happy Easter’ section as the rest of the sentiment which said said ‘happy spring’ didn’t quite work for us Down Under!
Thanks for stopping by and I hope you have been inspired to share your creativity by giving out some Easter cards. Click on the Next button to be directed to Annette Ball’s blog to see what inspiration she has to share with you. Keep following the hop through for lots of creative ideas. 
Sue Allen
Gez Carpenter
Tricia Butts
Libby Fens
Fiona Whitehead
Rebecca Jo Unwin
Brenda Nelson
Jill Chapman
JoAnn Pollock
Rochelle Laird-Smith
Annette Ball
Susan Webster
Angie McKenzie
Jennifer Arent
Alejandra Gomez
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Look forward to seeing you back here soon.
Jul 9, 2019 | Challenges, Other |
My card today has been inspired by the colour challenge at TGIF Challenges. The challenge was to use Purple Posy, Rococo Rose and Seaside Spray which are 3 of the 5 new In-Colours. I chose the Country Home stamp which is one my favourites as it encompasses a warm homely feel with it’s rustic cans, country tile and wild flowers.
I started off by stamping a 14.8cm x 10.5cm piece of Whisper White cardstock with the Buffalo Check stamp in Rococo Rose. Using my Stamparatus, I stamped it over the entire piece. As it is a large stamp, the use of the Stamparatus gave me the ability to re-stamp the image if parts of it didn’t stamp through the first time.
Tip:
Using a larger piece of cardstock with the Stamparatus gives you space to place your magnets and to get full coverage with your stamped image.
Then I cut this piece of cardstock down to 5.2cm x 13.2cm and punched the end with the Delightful Tag Topper punch. I used the balance piece to decorate my envelope.
The can has been coloured in Seaside Spray Stampin’ Blends and the flowers in Rococo Rose and Purple Posy. The leaves have been coloured with Crumb Cake to add a neutral tone to blend in with the colour scheme.
I have layered the sentiment on a doily cut out of the Botanical Tags dies and sponged with Rococo Rose. Then I added a strip of Whisper White cardstock stamped with one my new favourite texture stamps – Very Versailles. The sentiment is also from this stamp set and I love the font. I stamped this on Crumb Cake cardstock to bring in the leaves from the coloured image.
The Botanical Bliss stamp set was used with the Stamparatus to create a border for the inside of the card.
Click on the image below to see all the other entries incorporating this colour palette.
Cardstock Dimensions:
- Seaside Spray 21cm x 14.8cm scored in half
- Whisper White 10.5cm x 14.8cm (for Buffalo Check), Stitched Rectangles panel, 9.9cm x 14.2cm (for inside panel) and some scraps
- Crumb Cake scrap
This month is Bonus Days so for every $90 you spend you get a $9 voucher to spend in August. All supplies used to make this card are listed below. Click on any of the product images to be taken direct to my Online store to place your order.
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Sep 9, 2018 | Friendship, Step-It-Up Sunday |
Hi Friends,
So nice to have you here today. I really value your support and visits. I also have a Facebook and Instagram account in which I post a few different items so would love for you to stop by there and have a look.
How has your week been? They seem to be going really fast for me. Less than 4 months for Christmas – how fast did that come around? Timely that our Holiday catalog is here and we can get a headstart on all our Christmas preparations.
Today’s Step-it-Up Sunday is featuring one of my favourite stamp sets in the Holiday Catalog – Country Home. Are you getting a bit of an idea that I like ‘country’ things? It has a couple of options with flowers and cans so you can mix and match I used the Frosted Floral Designer Series Paper layered on Tranquil Tide and Crumb Cake card stock to form the base for my card.
Basic
This is a very quick card to make but effective. Stamp the can and flowers in Crumb Cake on Whisper White cardstock and layers on to a Tranquil Tide panel. The ribbon has been attached with Tear & Tape adhesive.
Intermediate
To step this card up, colour in the can with Crumb Cake Stampin’ Blends. The flowers have been coloured in with Stampin’ Write markers – Tranquil Tide, Pear Pizzazz, Mango Melody, Blackberry Bliss and Powder Pink. Add a section of Chicken Wire behind the can. I really like the rustic look of the Chicken Wire elements. As it’s silver on one side and white on the other, you can colour it to suit any project.
The sentiment has been inked up in Versamark ink, then immediately in Blackberry Bliss ink and then stamped. Pour Clear Embossing Powder over and heat emboss.
Advanced
For the next card, I created a panel of Tarnished foil with Blackberry Bliss ink. I loved how the rich tones of the Blackberry Bliss ink work with this beautiful Tin Tile Embossing Folder. This is a really popular Embossing Folder. I saw another demonstrator had embossed their Thanksgiving serviettes with it. It looked amazing. So there’s another use for your embossing folders.
These are the steps to achieve the look. You need to heat emboss between each step.
- Run the Stazon ink pad down the Champagne foil cardstock. Do this from both ends. Use heat setting 1 to dry it.
- Emboss in the Tin Tile embossing folder
- Apply Versamark to sections of the cardstock and add Copper embossing powder
- Repeat Step 4 using Silver embossing powder instead
- Add Blackberry Bliss ink to sections of the cardstock and pour Clear embossing powder over the panel. This seals in the Blackberry Bliss ink.
- Repeat Step 1
I love this technique and the colour just adds a little bit extra to tie in the rest of the project.
To complete add a bit of tulle ribbon using Tear & Tape.
If you would like to get these products and have a look at the rest of the Holiday Catalog, please contact me. I will send one out to you. I would love to help you in your creative journey.
Have a lovely week and keep on crafting.
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