Oh What Fun – 30 Day Christmas Cardmaking Challenge

I struggled with this theme even though everything about Christmas is fun and a theme of Oh What Fun should have been a breeze. Sometimes, inspiration can take it’s time! In my mind, This gingerbread man came popping into my mind as I mulled over this theme for the #30DayChristmasCardmakingChallenge . So I went with it and opted for some fun pastel colours to create this card.

I had a negative laying on my desk from a die cut Deckled Rectangle and used it as a stencil to create an unorthodox background. I laid the mask here and there so it created a random pattern. Then I die cut it using the retired Stitched Rectangles dies which I’m sure many of you would have kept in your stash. This was layered on a panel of Specialty Cardstock which provided a lovely textured Fresh Freesia layer.

For the matte base layer, I watercoloured a panel of Fluid 100 Cardstock with Pool Party ink refills and a Water Painter creating a heavy wash. Once dry, this was embossed with the retired, Oh My Stars embossing folder.

The sentiment is from the Oh What Fun stamp set which is a retired sentiment set and this also provided me with the little baubles that adorned the stockings.

I just love this gingerbread man and the stocking layered together which provide such a fun focal point for this card.

Purchase the Sending Cheer stamps and dies while available in our Last Chance sale. These are heavily discounted so if you love them get a great deal on them right now. Make sure you don’t purchase the bundle as this will be more expensive but instead purchase the individual items.

Purchase a Starter Kit for $169 and choose $235 of product shipped free to you.

Join Stampin’ Up! during Sale-A-Bration and you can build your Starter Kit by choosing $235 of product for only $169 (that includes shipping).

PLUS you will get to choose one of the two FREE BONUS OPTIONS below to add to your Starter Kit.

BONUS OPTION 1: Your choice of TWO Marker sets from our Stampin’ Write Marker Assortments (Brights, Neutrals, Regals, Subtles) PLUS a beautiful stamp .Total value $162

BONUS OPTION 2: Your choice of an additional $51 in FREE products

SHOP WITH ME

2025 Sale-A-Bration Header

7TH JANUARY – 28TH FEBRUARY

Earn a FREE Sale-A-Bration product with every $100 you spend in store.

Spend $500 and receive an additional $50 in Stampin’ Rewards.

Plus receive the following as gifts from me.

  • Create with Us Tutorial Bundle valued at $25
  • Cardmaking kit to make 4 cards for my class of the month (January Class – Storybook Moments) valued at $45

Shop in Australia with me Online or by contacting me

Rochelle Ph: 0404 255 001 or email: rochelle@stampingflair.com

CUSTOMER APPRECIATION GIFTS

All orders receive a handmade Thank You card and a gift from me.

Place an order of $100 by 16th February and receive a kit to make 4 cards using the To the Point Label punch from my Card Creations series. Increase your order to $200 and receive the March kit as well, featuring the Mixed Media Florals suite.

Please use Host Code for all orders under $250. If your order is over $250 then don’t use the Host Code as you will get your own Stampin’ Rewards.

HOST CODE: HK2K6XSN

Product List

Crafty Collaborations Technique Tuesday Blog Hop – Masking

Crafty Collaborations Technique Tuesday Blog Hop Header

Welcome to Technique Tuesday Blog Hop where we are sharing Masking Techniques with you. Don’t get confused by the title of this blog hop, it is indeed early hours of Wednesday morning in Melbourne!

There are so many Masking Techniques and I’m sure you are going to see a lovely variety through our hop today. I’ve chosen to use our Artistic Decorative Masks for my project. Masks (or stencils) are a great way to add depth without adding bulk to a project.

To create this background, I ink blended a Basic White Cardstock panel with Flirty Flamingo, Parakeet Party and Balmy Blue. Then I laid the mask over and reapplied the same colours through the mask which created this fun background.

This is a bit of a ‘twist’ for a Valentine’s Day card which you could make for next week using the Nothing’s Better Than stamp set. Take your pick of Cocktails, Cookies or Chocolates and add the coordinating images for a cute card.

I die cut the word ‘cocktails’ 3 times from White Cardstock gluing them all together. Then I die cut another from Black Cardstock gluing it slightly offset to form a shadow effect.

Thanks for stopping by my blog today. I hope this gives you inspiration for creating with Masks. Please follow the hop through for more fun ideas.


JOIN ME TONIGHT AT 7:30PM AEDT FOR A FREE BIRTHDAY CARD CLASS

2023 Online Birthday Card Class Series

Product List

ORDERING

Orders can be placed online or by contacting me

Contact Rochelle Ph: 0404 255 001 or email: rochelle@stampingflair.com

CUSTOMER APPRECIATION GIFTS

Shop with me and receive a handmade card and a sample pack of goodies. Orders over $90 will qualify for a free tutorial bundle for February with 44 tutorials.

Crafty Collaborations, 2023 February Tutorial Bundle

Please use Host Code for all orders under $250. If your order is over $250 then don’t use the Host Code as you will get your own Stampin’ Rewards.

HOST CODE: RSH6HSA6

BEST VALUE

Until 28th February the Stampin’ Up! Starter Kit gives you 3 options to select from and also gives you $80 more product than the standard Starter Kit. Find out more about this amazing offer HERE. You can also add early release products to this Starter Kit.

2023 Sale-A-Bration join offers

Click on the button below to order the Starter Kit.

Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop – New Catalogue Sneak Peek

Hello,

How exciting to share this time with you as I get to show you a sneaky peek at some products from the new Stampin’ Up! catalogue which becomes available to customers on the 3rd of June. Welcome to my blog and I really hope you enjoy the project I have for you today. 

Selecting products to showcase is always a bit hard when it comes to a new catalogue. Only because I want to showcase everything but I made my choice today purely on the beautiful texture in the In Good Taste suite. The Designer Series Paper has background images of wood texture, brick, tiles and more. It’s just so beautiful and lovely to work with. 

I started off by stamping the background tiles in Rococo Rose and the stems in Gray Granite, Then I added Versamark through a mask to the top section of my card. This was heat embossed in Clear Embossing Powder. Using sponge daubers, I added colour over the embossing in Rococo Rose and Gray Granite. 

Tasteful Touches Bundle by Stampin' Up! full of textured effects

I coloured the flower with a combination of Rococo Rose, Flirty Flamingo and Petal Pink Stampin’ Blends. When you combine Stampin’ Blend colours it adds even greater depth to the image. The combination of Gray Granite, Rococo Rose and all the texture really worked so well. Colour coordination is easy – just look at the paper and be inspired.

Tasteful Touches flower coloured with Stampin' Blends

The In Good Taste Elements add that natural wood look to create even more texture on this card. 

Stampin' Up! In Good Taste suite

You are currently visiting Rochelle Laird-Smith in Australia. I hope your interest has been piqued and the In Good Taste suite is already on your Wish List! Please leave me a comment if you have enjoyed this card.

There is lots more inspiration on this blog hop so make sure you go visit everyone and give them some love too. Next on our hop is Michelle Bryant. Click on the Next button to follow onto her blog. 

Laura Mackie

Sue McDonald

Dana Sullivan

Stacey Marsh

Cindy Mitchell-Clark

Melissa Tennison

Tricia Butts

Rebecca-Jo Unwin

Rochelle Laird-Smithyou are here

Michelle Bryant

Jo Blackman

Gez Carpenter

Kristie Meeker Wilson

Sue Allen

Annette Elias

Jill Chapman

REQUEST CATALOGUES

NEWSLETTER SIGN UP

If you live in Australia and don’t already have a Stampin’ Up! demonstrator, I would love to help you with your crafting needs. Please call me on Ph: 0404 255 001 or email me at rochelle@stampingflair.com 

The new catalogue will be going live on 3rd June and you will be able to order from it then. Retiring items are only available until 2nd June or while stocks last. Click on the image below to shop the Retiring Products. 

2020 Annual Catalogue Last Chance Products

I am having an Online Catalogue Launch on the 13th of June and you are invited to attend. There will be lots of products samples, displays and special offers on the day. Join the party below. 

ONLINE CATALOGUE LAUNCH PARTY


LOYALTY POINTS
Earn a loyalty for every $50 spent in store. Once you get 10 points you can select $40 of products from my Onlince Store. Details here.

HOST CODE
K9N47VJB

PURCHASE A STARTER KIT
Choose $235 worth of products for just $169. Receive your kit – FREE shipping. Get more details here

 

Product List

Heat Tool

$50.00