Tuesday Challenge #30

Hi everyone, sorry I am bit late today in posting my Tuesday Challenge Project.  I cannot believe that it is already week 30 of my little challenge that I set myself to make a card or project using products from the Annual Catalogue.

Stamp sets of choice this week are Piece of Cake and Artisan Textures.  I also used the matching Cake Builder Punch and the Stitched Rectangles for the sentiment.

I really like the Artisan Textures stamp set for creating backgrounds.  For this card I stamped the large solid image twice using Blushing Bride ink (stamped off once) and the dotted image twice using Smoky Slate ink (stamped off once).  I then added some little hearts from the Piece of Cake stamp set stamped with Blushing Bride ink.

The cake and cake stand were stamped using Black Memento ink and then coloured with Stampin' Blends Lovely Lipstick (light and dark), Mango Melody (dark), Old Olive (dark), Smoky Slate (light and dark) and Basic Black (light).  These images were then punched out using the Cake Builder punch.

The sentiment was White heat embossed before being cut out using one of the Stitched Rectangle dies.

Some Silver Metallic Thread and Rhinestones were added to finish the card.

If you live in Australia

you can get all the supplies you need

for this project from me.

You can place an order online or Contact Me and place an order. 

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Thank you for visiting.

Carolyn 

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Tuesday Challenge #30

Tuesday Challenge #29

Hi everyone, sharing my project for this week's Tuesday Challenge.  This is a little challenge I set my self to make a project using products from the annual catalogue.

My card this week uses the 'Floral Essence' stamp set.  I stamped the flowers using Gorgeous Grape and Daffodil Delight ink.  The smaller flowers I stamped off once to get the lighter shade.  The leaves were stamped using Pear Pizzazz ink and punched out using the Leaf Punch.

The sentiment is from the same stamp set and was stamped onto a Whisper White Stitched Nested Label before the flowers and leaves were added.

The gorgeous paper is from the Garden Lane Designer Series Paper pack.  I wrapped some Linen Thread around this piece before adhering it over the top of a piece of Pear Pizzazz cardstock using dimensionals.  This was then adhered to the Garden Green card base.

To finish the card I added the Linen Thread bow and some of the Glitter Enamel Dots.

If you live in Australia

you can get all the supplies you need

for this project from me.

You can place an order online or Contact Me and place an order. 

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Thank you for visiting.

Carolyn 

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Tuesday Challenge #29

Father's Day

Hi everyone, sharing another card I made for my card supplies at work for our Cancer Council Relay for Life Team fundraising.

This card uses the new Brightly Gleaming Specialty Designer Series Paper.  This paper is just gorgeous with copper foil accents on one side and all-purpose patterns on the other.  It can be used for Christmas or any other occasion just as I have done here.

I have used the 'Geared Up Garage' stamp set and the matching Garage Gears Dies.  The car was coloured using the dark and light Night of Navy Stampin' Blends.  You could colour this with the Night of Navy Stampin' Write Marker as an alternative.

If you live in Australia

you can get all the supplies you need

for this project from me.

You can place an order online or Contact Me and place an order. 

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Carolyn

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Father's Day

Free As A Bird

Hi everyone, sharing another project that the ladies made in last week's class.

Stamp set is 'Free As A Bird'.  The ladies really enjoyed making this card, watercolouring the image with Soft Suede, Crumb Cake, Blushing Bride, Rococo Rose, Crushed Curry and Old Olive ink and an Aquapainter.

The piece of Rococo Rose Designer Series Paper is from the 2019-2020 In Colours paper pack.  If you cut 2" strips you get 3 cards from one 6" x 6" piece of patterned paper.  

A strip of the gorgeous Rococo Rose Scalloped Linen Ribbon was adhered across the card front on top of the Designer Series Paper.  The layout for this card is quite simple and I really liked the finished card.  There is just something about browns and pinks together that I find quite pretty.

If you live in Australia

you can get all the supplies you need

for this project from me.

You can place an order online or Contact Me and place an order. 

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Carolyn 

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Free As A Bird

Tuesday Challenge #28

Hi everyone, I have gone with a Father's Day theme for my card for this week's Tuesday Challenge.  With Father's Day coming up I had to restock my supply of Father's Day cards at work.  I sell these as part of our fundraising efforts for our Cancer Council Relay For Life Team.

 

I have used two stamp sets on this week's card, 'Sailing Home' and 'Well Said'.

The Designer Series Paper is from the 'Come Sail Away' paper pack.  When I started to design this card I really did not have a layout in mind. I had these strips left over from previous projects which I was wanting to use so I played around a bit and this is what I came up with.  I was really pleased with the end result and a big plus was that I used up some of my scrap bits of Designer Series Paper.

The rectangles were cut using the Stitched Rectangle Dies, I then stamped the lighthouse image using Night of Navy ink.  I coloured this by just colouring using the Blender Pen with no additional ink added, it picks up the colour from the stamped image.

A few die cut elements, an anchor from the 'Sail Away' elements and the stamped sentiment were added to finish my card.

If you live in Australia

you can get all the supplies you need

for this project from me.

You can place an order online or Contact Me and place an order. 

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Thank you for visiting.

Carolyn 

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Tuesday Challenge #28

Deck the Halls Gift Box

Hi everyone, sharing one of the projects the ladies are making in class today.  It is my first Christmas Project for the season, I cannot believe that I am making Christmas Projects already.

This is a great quick and easy project to make, it took me a while as I had a few false starts with measurements, but once that was all sorted out it came together really quickly.

I have used the Toile Tidings Designer Series Paper, Real Red and Very Vanilla cardstock, Gold Foil Sheet and the Leaf Ribbon on this project.

To make this project you will need:

• Cardstock 16.5cm x 15cm
• Cut 2 Stitched Nested Labels using 3^rd largest die
• Cut 2 Designer Series Paper Stitched Nested Labels using the 4^th largest die
• Cut 2 pieces Designer Series Paper 4.5cm x 4.5cm
• Cut a piece of cardstock 21cm x 1.5cm (handle)
• Very Vanilla for Stitched Shaped Circle using 2nd smallest die
• Gold Foil Sheet for the Starburst Circle

Technique

Score the 16.5cm x 15cm piece of cardstock at 5cm on all four sides.

Snip on the lines as indicated in the picture.  You may want to snip off a small section of the flap that you are folding in so it is not as bulky.  Adhere the sides together to form the box base.

Adhere the Designer Series Paper Stitched Nested Labels to the cardstock Stitched Nested Labels and adhere these to the box sides. 

Add the handle and staple in place, take note that the staple closing fold is on the outside of the box as this is covered by the Designer Series Paper.  Adhere the 4.5cm x 4.5cm pieces of Designer Series Paper to the sides of the box.

Stamp the image using Real Red ink on the piece of Very Vanilla cardstock and cut out using the Stitched Shaped Circle.  Punch out a Starburst Circle from the Gold Foil Sheet using the large Starburst Circle Punch.  Adhere these together and then make a small hole in the top to thread a piece of Linen Thread through so that you can tie it to the Gussetted Cellophane 7.6cm x 15.2cm bag, with your treats of choice inside (I have Minities in my bag), which has been tied with a piece of Leaf Ribbon.

Do you want a larger basket, no problems!

For a larger size basket cut a piece of cardstock 20cm x 18cm and score on all four sides at 6cm.  Use the largest and 2nd largest Stitched Nested Label dies and cut the handle at 21cm x 2cm.  The Designer Series Paper for the box sides is cut at 5.5cm x 5.5cm. Just follow the same directions for the smaller basket to put it together.  This size basket would be great for homemade shortbread or other Christmas goodies that you make.

You could personalize these little baskets with people's names and have them as place settings for your festive celebrations.

Thank you for visiting.

Carolyn

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Deck the Halls Gift Box

Tuesday Challenge #27

Hi everyone, sorry for being a day late in posting my Tuesday Challenge project.  I had a few issues with my computer yesterday but I got it all sorted today.

My card is quick and easy to make using the Daisy Lane stamp set along with the Daisy Punch and Medium Daisy Punch.   The vellum leaves were punched using the Leaf Punch.

The Designer Series Paper is from the Woven Threads paper pack, it has such a gorgeous colour palette which I have teamed with a Sahara Sand cardbase.

I thought that the sentiment 'Smile' could suit a lot of occasions. You can just right your message inside the card for the appropriate occasion.

If you live in Australia

you can get all the supplies you need

for this project from me.

You can place an order online or Contact Me and place an order. 

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Thank you for visiting.
Carolyn

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Tuesday Challenge #27

Tuesday Challenge #26

Hi everyone, sharing my project this week for my Tuesday Challenge.  I have tried something a little different this week by using one of the Copper Dotted Treat bags on my cards.

The stamp sets I have used are To A Wild Rose, Merry Christmas to All, Beautiful Bouquet and Piece of Cake.

I cut the sides and bottom off the bag and then cut away the seam where the bag joined on the back.  This left me with a large strip that I have used on my first card.  I flagged one end and put a piece of Copper Foil Sheet behind.

My second card uses the large front piece from the bag that I have cut down to fit my card front. You will be left with a long strip that I have used to decorate the inside of the card.

My final card uses the other strip from the back of the bag, I have cut this in half so you get two of these cards from this strip.

The colours used on the flowers are Merry Merlot and Rococo Rose with Mossy Meadow for the leaves.

Hope you enjoy my creations for this week.

Thank you for visiting.

Carolyn

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Tuesday Challenge #26

Tuesday Challenge #25

Hi everyone, sharing my card for my Tuesday Challenge #25.  I have created quite a simple card, just a bit of stamping, watercolouring, fussy cutting and embossing.  Did I say quite simple, it sounds complicated!

I stamped the image from the Free As A Bird stamp set using Black StazOn on some Shimmery White cardstock before watercolouring with Crumb Cake, Soft Suede, Rococo Rose, Blushing Bride, Crushed Curry and Mossy Meadow.

This card did involve a bit of fussy cutting, as I cut the image out and raised it up on dimensionals on the piece of Whisper White cardstock that I embossed with the Subtles Embossing Folder.  

I stamped the sentiment from the Free As A Bird stamp set using Black StazOn. I stamped this last and I was not sure how this would stamp over the embossed card but no problem.  I added a few Rhinestones before adhering the finished piece to the Crumb Cake card base using dimensionals.

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Carolyn

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Tuesday Challenge #25

CAS(E) this Sketch #333

Hi everyone, I am playing along with the challenge this week at CAS(E) this Sketch.

I turned the sketch from portrait to landscape for my card as the elements that I wanted to use did not fit across the card in portrait.

The centre panel was embossed using the Subtle 3D Embossing Folder.

My stamp set of choice is 'Free As a Bird'.  I stamped the flowers, leaves and bird on Shimmery White Cardstock before watercolouring the images and fussy cutting them.

The flowers were coloured with Merry Merlot, the leaves with Mossy Meadow and the bird with Rococo Rose, Blushing Bride, Crumb Cake, Soft Suede and Crushed Curry.  The bird is doing a good job of camouflaging itself amongst the flowers.

The strip of Designer Series Paper is from the Neutrals Paper Pack.

Did you notice the longer sentiment panel?  I cut two of the Stitched Rectangle pieces and cut a piece off one and joined the two together, the join is behind the bird, you would be none the wiser if you did not know.  The sentiment was stamped using Soft Suede ink.

To finish the card I added some Glitter Enamel Dots.

Thank you for visting.

Carolyn

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CAS(E) this Sketch #333

Just Add Ink #468 ... Just Add 'C'

Hi everyone, I am playing along with this week's challenge at Just Add Ink - Just Add 'C'. 

My 'C' element is 'Cork', I have added some cork leaves, flowers and a tag to my creation.  I did ponder a bit on what my 'C' element would be and then I spied the Magnolia Lane Cork Embellishments in my stash, problem solved.

I decided to decorate a little Kraft Pillow Box to match my card.  Perfect for a small thank you gift and the packaging matches the card.

My stamp set of choice is 'Daisy Lane', I love the flowers that can be made with this stamp set and the matching Daisy and Medium Daisy Punches.

I am a bit of a sucker for the neutral colour palette, there is just something about this colour combination that I find eye catching.  

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Carolyn

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Just Add Ink #468 ... Just Add 'C'

'Z' Fold - To a Wild Rose

Hi everyone sharing the final project that the ladies made at last Sunday's Class.  This is a 'Z' fold card made using the To a Wild Rose stamp set, the matching Wild Rose dies and the gorgeous Magnolia Lane Designer Series Paper.

We used the Stamparatus in class to stamp the flower using Terracotta Tile and Petal Pink inks.  The ladies were amazed at how easy it was to stamp the 3 images that make up the flower and they lined up perfectly.  They also love that if you missed stamped then you could just stamp the image again and you would never know that you had missed stamped.

Have you noticed that I have used the To a Wild Rose stamp set a lot lately, this is because I just love it.  I have even left it set up on my Stamparatus as I know that I am going to want to use it again soon, I love it that much.

If you live in Australia

you can get all the supplies you need

for this project from me.

You can place an order online or Contact Me and place an order. 

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Carolyn

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'Z' Fold - To a Wild Rose

Tuesday Challenge #24

Hi everyone, sharing my project for week 24 of my Tuesday Challenge.  I had a bit of a creative block so I went looking for inspiration and came across this week's sketch at The Paper Players which I really like so I have used this to create my card. 

I had the Stitched Nested Label dies still on my craft table from Sunday's class so I cased my own centre panel creation from one of my class projects as it went so well with the card sketch and the design of my card.  Why re-invent the wheel, right!

The Designer Series Paper is from the Woven Threads Designer Series Paper Pack and the stamp set of choice is Daisy Lane with the matching Daisy and Medium Daisy punches.  

I really like the colour scheme of Sahara Sand, Seaside Spray, Whisper White and Terracotta Tile.  This is not a colour scheme that I would have thought to put together but I drew inspiration from the colours in the paper pack.

I will be posting this card on The Paper Players challenge page also as I have not played along with this challenge for quite a while and I thought that this would be a great opportunity.

Hope you enjoy my creation.

Thank you for visiting.

Carolyn

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Tuesday Challenge #24

A Little Gift Box

Hi everyone, sharing another of the projects that the ladies made at yesterday's class.

This little box is 4 3/4" high x 1 3/4" wide x 1" deep.  It holds a 30g tube of handcream or whatever you would like to put in it.  I gave the ladies a Thursday Planation 30g tube of Aloe Vera Gel to put in the box.  This would make a great little thank you gift.

To make this little box you will need the following:
Garden Green cardstock 7 ¼” x 6”

Designer Series Paper

-  2 pieces 1 5/8” x 4 5/8”

-  2 pieces 7/8” x 4 5/8” 
-  1 piece 7/8” x 1 5/8”

Score the Garden Green cardstock piece

- on the 7 ¼” edge at 1”, 5 ¾” & 6 ¾”

- on the 6” edge at 1 ¾”, 2 ¾”, 4 ½” & 5 ½”

Fold and burnish all the score lines.

Cut as per the diagram, taking note that the yellow areas are to be cut away.

 

You cut along the dotted line _.._.._ making sure to stop where the solid line commences.

Once you have finished the cutting, round the corners of the piece that folds down to close the box.

Using the 1” circle punch cut a small half circle on the front top.  This is so you can open the box easily.

Adhere the DSP in place, taking note to re-punch the small half circle.  This is punched twice as the punch will not punch through the cardstock and the DSP when they are layered together.

I will admit that I have never been a big fan of the colour Garden Green, but the new Garden Lane Designer Series Paper has Garden Green as one of the colours and now I cannot seem to get enough of it.  I have purchased two packs of cardstock in the last month and before that I think I had only purchased one pack in the last two years.  Who would have thought that this gorgeous paper would change my outlook on the colour Garden Green, it now seems to be one of my favourites.

If you live in Australia

you can get all the supplies you need

for this project from me.

You can place an order online or Contact Me and place an order. 

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Carolyn

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A Little Gift Box

Butterflies ...

Hi everyone, sharing one of the cards the ladies will be making in today's class.  The Baby Wipe Background I cased from Courtney Reisig using the Beauty Abounds stamp set.

I used the colours Blackberry Bliss, Pretty Peacock and Grapefruit Grove on the baby wipe technique background.   This is a fun technique and a great way to create backgrounds for your cards.  You could use any colour combination.

For the centre panel I cut one large Pretty Peacock, one small Pretty Peacock and one small Whisper White Stitched Nested Label.  I cut the small Pretty Peacock label in half and layered it behind the large Pretty Peacock label using dimensionals. 

The butterflies are stamped using Blackberry Bliss ink and punched using the Butterfly Duet Punch.  The butterfly image is from the Butterfly Wishes stamp set.

If you live in Australia

you can get all the supplies you need

for this project from me.

You can place an order online or Contact Me and place an order. 

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Carolyn

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Butterflies ...

Come Sail Away Memories & More Card Pack

Hi everyone, sharing the last of my cards (for now) using the Come Sail Away Memories & More Card Pack and other products from the Come Sail Away Suite.

For this card I stamped the background strip with the anchors using Soft Suede ink as I wanted to keep the colour scheme as monochromatic as I could.  I added a little bit of black as it just makes everything pop.

The centre panel is one of the cards from the Come Sail Away Memories & More Card Pack which I matted onto Basic Black cardstock.  The boats and lighthouse were stamped using Soft Suede ink and then a blender pen was used to colour the image, picking up the colour from the stamped image.  These were die cut along with a few other elements and arranged on the centre panel along with a piece of Copper Trim which I teased apart.

The sentiment is from the sticker sheet and again I matted this onto a piece of Soft Suede cardstock.  Matting these stickers onto the cardstock gives them more stability.  Did you notice the couple of pieces of Vellum die cut sea grass tucked behind the centre panel?

If you live in Australia

you can get all the supplies you need

for this project from me.

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Carolyn

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Come Sail Away Memories & More Card Pack

Come Sail Away Memories & More Card Pack

Hi everyone, sharing one more of my cards made using the Come Sail Away Memories & More Card Pack.

This is the card I made using the other half of the laser cut specialty card and one of the cards from the Come Sail Away Memories & More Card Pack.   I used the same layout and pieces as the first card, just a different centre panel.

I stamp the birds next to the lighthouse using Night of Navy ink before adding the die cut elements and the sentiment which is from the sticker sheet in the pack.  This was matted onto a piece of Night of Navy cardstock before being adhered in place using dimensionals.

After I had mounted this onto a Sahara Sand cardbase I wished I had put in on a Seaside Spray cardbase.  The finished card looks okay but I think it would have been better on the light blue cardbase.

If you live in Australia

you can get all the supplies you need

for this project from me.

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Carolyn

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Come Sail Away Memories & More Card Pack

Group Swap

Hi everyone, as promised a card with a flower on it.  This is the card I made for our Stamparoos Group Swap using the To a Wild Rose stamp set and the matching Wild Rose dies.

The sketch I have used was created by Dawn Griffith, I just made the 3 pieces behind the stitched rectangles a little bit wider.

The colours I have used on the flower are Blushing Bride and Rococo Rose, with Mossy Meadow being used for the leaves.  Please note that I stamped off once for the centre of the leaves.

The cardbase is Basic Gray, the 3 strips Gray Granite with the stitched rectangles being Blushing Bride and Whisper White.

If you live in Australia

you can get all the supplies you need

for this project from me.

You can place an order online or Contact Me and place an order. 

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Carolyn

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Group Swap

Come Sail Away Memories & More Card Pack

Hi everyone, sharing another of the cards I made using the Come Sail Away Memories & More Card Pack. 

I really liked this Happy Father's Day card from the Come Sail Away Memories & More Card Pack.  I matched it with the Mossy Meadow patterned paper from the Come Sail Away Designer Series Paper and a Mossy Meadow card base.  This combination was rather a little to much green for me so I added some Whipser White and Crumb Cake cardstock and a few die cut elements and a trinket to mix it up a bit.

Hope you are not tired of me posting these cards made using the Come Sail Away Memories & More Card Pack as I have two more to share in the next couple of days.

If you live in Australia

you can get all the supplies you need

for this project from me.

You can place an order online or Contact Me and place an order. 

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Thank you for visiting.

Carolyn

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Come Sail Away Memories & More Card Pack

Tuesday Challenge #23

Hi everyone, the card for this week's Tuesday's Challenge uses the Piece of Cake stamp set and the Cake Builder punch.

I seem to be on a masculine themed card making kick the last few weeks, I promise that I will have a card with some flowers on Thursday.

The background I stamped using Seaside Spray ink and the dotted image from the Artisan Textures stamp set.  I felt that the background behind the cake and stand needed a little something to take away from the stark white, so a little stamping and some Silver Metallic Thread solved this.  I stamped the sentiment on the bottom of the Stitched Rectangle using Black Memento ink.

The stand and cake were stamped using Black Memento ink and coloured using Night of Navy light and dark, Smoky Slate light and dark and Basic Black light Stampin' Blends.  These were then punched using the Cake Builder punch and adhered to the Stitched Rectangle piece using dimensionals.  The top of the cake was stamped and coloured the same as the cake and fussy cut.

The decorated Stitched Rectangle was then adhered to a Smoky Slate Stitched Rectangle before being adhered to the Night of Navy cardbase using dimensionals.

A few Rhinestones were added to finish the card.

If you live in Australia

you can get all the supplies you need

for this project from me.

You can place an order online or Contact Me and place an order. 

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Thank you for visiting.

Carolyn

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Tuesday Challenge #23