My Paper Oasis - Page 6 of 28 - Mel Pagano Stampin Up Independent Demonstrator Berwick Victoria Australia

03
Oct
2017

Seaside Shore 3D Fish Tank Card

categories: 3D, AddINKtive Design Team, card in a box, Cards, Challenges, Fancy Folds, Paper Boxes

Hi Everyone.

I am so excited to share my Seaside Shore 3D Fish Tank Card with you all, that I honestly couldn’t wait and had to post about it TODAY!

Our Team – Eureka Stampers – has been set a challenge this week from our amazing leader.

She has challenged us to create SOMETHING every day for the first week of October. She sets a specific challenge everyday, and we create something according to tat challenge! You may have already seen one I have shared on my Facebook Page – My Paper Oasis.

Todays challenge was to create something using EVERY SINGLE STAMP in one set! Have you ever thought about such a task. I realised the difficulty I was facing when rummaging through my sets to decide which stamp set to use. So many actually have multiple sentiments that would make them tricky to use for this challenge. The more I looked, the more I realised just how tricky this was going to be!

After LOTS of consideration I decided to choose our Seaside Shore Stamp Set. It only had two sentiments and a host of stamps that coordinate really well together. But I really wanted to do something Fancy! So I started playing around with ideas in my head, and came up with using one of Bronwyn Eastley’s Tutorials for my design team project this month. The tutorial I used to create my fish tank was none other than her Spring Planter Box Card!

Huh? I hear you ask – pop over to her tutorial shop HERE and see her brilliant design for yourself!

I basically used her Box Base to create the base of my Fish Tank. Check it out –

I cannot tell you just how much fun this was to create! The most difficult part was photographing the Fish Tank! But I gave it a good try so you could see all the angles!

The sides:

And from the top :

And you are going to love the next bit … it even folds flat for postage! This one is in a 6″ x 6″ envelope. The top will need adjusting slightly – or you could make your own using our Envelope Punch Board.

Bronwyn’s tutorials really are versatile. I simply added Window Sheets at the same measurements as the box base (although I did have to trim a very small bit off one end for it to fit snuggly) and then filled it up with all the images from the stamp set as per our team challenge!

I truly hope you love it as much as I do! I would love to hear what you think – so feel free to leave me a comment 🙂

Happy Crafting!

Product List

Seaside Shore Clear-Mount Stamp Set

[141625]

$37.00

Seaside Shore Wood-Mount Stamp Set

[141622]

$50.00

Window Sheets

[142314]

$8.75

Liquid Multipurpose Glue

[110755]

$7.00

Fast Fuse Adhesive

[129026]

$13.00

01
Oct
2017

CTC 148 – Kits and Memories & More

categories: Blog Hop, Cards, CTC, kit projects

Hi everyone and welcome to this weeks CASEing the Catty Challenge.

CTC 148 is all about Kits and Memories and More – from either the Annual or Holiday catalogues.

I am a big fan of the kits that Stampin’ Up! produces. They come with absolutely everything you need – minus snail adhesive – to create stunning cards. Imagine creating 20 cards with everything at your fingertips – dimensionals, ribbons or twine, embellishments, stamp set, ink spots, even a basic clear block is included in selected kits. They are fully portable and packed in a gorgeous box, so you can even take them on holidays – its like having a travelling card class!

The kits have full colour pictures, easy directions and are perfect for the beginner card maker and the more advanced alike! The bonus for the beginner is that you have everything you need to begin creating right away! No one would ever know you have just started when you produce a card from one of these kits!

They’re also a great springboard to get your creativity flowing and give you ideas for creating more cards.

I decided this week to simply make up one of the kits I had sitting around in my craft room since I purchased it – The Soft Sayings Card Kit. I fell in love with the soft, watery backgrounds and gold embellishments, on page 10 of the Annual Catalogue.

I changed a few of the cards slightly when creating, but I mostly created them as they are supposed to be. Because sometimes even those of design teams like the creating to be done for them! Lol.

It only took 1 hour to create the 20 cards in this kit. Did you know you can even purchase a refill kit to make another 20 cards! I encourage you to give one a try!

Now its time to hop on over to Judy and see what has inspired her this week!

Happy Crafting everyone! Don’t forget to hop on over and join the Challenge! Just click on the link below!

Product List

Soft Sayings Card Kit

[145466]

$61.00

Soft Sayings Card Kit Refill

[145387]

$37.00

17
Sep
2017

CTC 146 – Season of Glitz using Painted Harvest

categories: 3D, Blog Hop, Cards, Challenges, CTC, Flowers, Gift Cards

A big hello to everyone. Thank you for joining the CASEing the Catty Crew for Challenge Number 146.

This week we are focusing on the Season of Glitz Section in the holiday catalogue on pages 20 -27 of the new Holiday Catalogue.

This week I have decided to show you how to CASE (Copy and Share Everything or Copy and Selectively Edit) Season of Glitz to create Painted Harvest Mini Pizza Box Gift Cards.

I had held out for ages before getting this set…as in, it just arrived this week! But i could resist no more after seeing so many beautiful projects created with it.

I’m pretty time poor this weekend, so I took inspiration from the card on page 27 of the catalogue –

They looked cute, quick and catchy. When I pondered what set to use to base my design around, I knew I had to use the Painted Harvest stamp set!

The flower would make the perfect circle for the centre, and I really wanted to try out the new Mini Pizza Boxes – so I decided to create a little box of gift cards.

I couldn’t put the sentiment in the middle without obscuring the flower, so I stamped it on vellum and adhered to the bottom of the gift card. I then just popped my ribbon off to the side of the sentiment. My bling came by using the Wink of Stellar Glitter Brush, which is pretty difficult to see in pictures, but trust me – it’s there!

The colours for this set use Wisteria Wonder and Fresh Fig. The best part about the two step stamping for this set – there is no lining up! Yes thats right – no lining up required! I didn’t have the coordinating DSP to help decorate the Mini Pizza Box, so I created my own using the little acorns in the set! I fell in love with them. They are so adorable and took my back to the time I used to play on the oval at school and collet acorns and pop their little hats off!

Another great bonus using the mini pizza boxes – we now have 3″x3″ envelopes so making gift cards is super simple! And the boxes are food safe! So many things to love!!!!

I loved them so much in fact I created another colour sample –

This colour combination was Peekaboo Peach and Calypso Coral. It’s stunning!

CTC 146 Mini Pizza Box Gift cards using Painted Harvest by Stampin Up

CTC 146 Mini Pizza Box Gift Cards using Painted Harvest by Stampin Up by MY Paper Oasis

And the whole suite of what I created today.

I love how they turned out. So much so that my customers who place an order in September will be receiving one of these as a special thank you!

I hope you love them as much as I do!

Don’t forget to take the whole hop, and then pop on over to our Facebook page and upload your lovely creation by next Sunday night too!

Now it’s time to hop on over to the lovely Rebecca Scurr to see what she has created for you all.

Happy Crafting

Product List

Painted Harvest Photopolymer Bundle

[146021]

$58.50

Mini Pizza Boxes

[144645]

$10.00

Whisper White 3″ X 3″ (7.6 X 7.6 Cm) Envelopes

[145829]

$16.00

White Vellum A4 Card Stock

[106584]

$11.50

13
Sep
2017

Colour INKspiration 17

categories: 3D, AddINKtive Design Team, Blog Hop, Cards, Colour Inkspiration, Kids Cards

Hi everyone and welcome to Colour INKspiration 17!

Every second and fourth Wednesday of the month we get to play along to a gorgeous colour combination inspired from Pinterest Images. This week we have such a bright and fun colour palette to work with!

The colours this week are Pool Party; Lemon Lime Twist; Tempting Turquoise and Flirty Flamingo! They scream spring and summer to me, unfortunately in Melbourne there is very little sign of sun at all!

I was grateful for the bright cheery colours though this week. It’s my niece’s birthday this week and I needed to make her a birthday card, so I combined this colour Inspiration with a tutorial from the amazing Bronwyn Eastley at addINKtive Designs to create my project.

I used Bronwyn’s This Little Piggy Slider Card tutorial for the base of my project and switched out the colours to suit this challenge, as well as using my gorgeous Magical Mermaid Stamp.

This card design is extra fun because it’s interactive. You can actually move the mermaid along the card, so a bit of extra fun for my niece! If you would like to make a card like this then just pop on over to the AddINKtive Designs Tutorial Shop where you can purchase the tutorial and create your own design 🙂

Now it’s time to hop on over to the lovely Simone Bartrum and see what beautiful project she has for you all.

Happy Crafting!

Product List

Magical Mermaid Clear-Mount Stamp Set

[144017]

$35.00

Pool Party A4 Card Stock

[124391]

$14.00

Tempting Turquoise A4 Card Stock

[108598]

$14.00

Marbled Wood-Mount Stamp Set

[143755]

$35.00

Lemon Lime Twist A4 Cardstock

[144250]

$14.00

Lemon Lime Twist Classic Stampin’ Pad

[144086]

$11.50

Flirty Flamingo Classic Stampin’ Pad

[141397]

$11.50

Iridescent Sequin Assortment

[144212]

$8.75

Versamark Pad

[102283]

$15.00

Gold Stampin’ Emboss Powder

[109129]

$8.75

10
Sep
2017

CTC 145 – Merry Little Christmas with Tags and Trimmings

categories: 3D, 3D; Christmas, Blog Hop, card in a box, Cards, Christmas, CTC, Gift Box, Paper Boxes

Hi everyone.

Welcome to this weeks CASEing the Catty Blog Hop. You may have hopped across from Jackie or be starting right here, but I encourage you to take the full tour of this weeks hop all about the Merry Little Christmas Section on pages 10 – 19 of the New Holiday Catalogue!

So I have to ask….have you got a copy of the new catalogue yet? Have you downloaded a copy for yourself? What do you think? Is there just too much loveliness to choose from! Well hopefully we can help you as you tour around and see what everyone has showcased tonight!

There are a lot of beautiful ideas in these pages of the catalogue. But if you have been following me for a while, you will have an idea that I am a sucker for little boxes. I have NEVER sold off any of my little box dies once they have retired, I just can’t bear to part with them!

Because of that, this weeks selection was an easy choice for me. I created A Merry Little Christmas with the Tags and Trimmings Bundle!

I used the little pillow box to the right (you can make both the pillow box and the stocking with these dies) and turned it into a little gift stocking, because the stockings are what I truly fell in love with when I saw this set!

The gift tag die is what you use to create the back of the stocking, so the little stocking is actually 3D and stuffable too, making it ideal for a gift card, or cash or a few little treats! Who wouldn’t love to get this for Christmas. You could personalise with a name and hang on the tree ready to hand out.

I also thought they would be great as a table place setting, with the cutlery tucked neatly inside! That way you can colour coordinate them to suit your decor for the day! You pop on the guests names to indicate seating arrangements!

And finally I wanted to point out, that just because their primary purpose is for 3D items, doesn’t necessarily mean that is the only way to use them! Don’t add the backing to the stocking, trim off the top and you can quickly and easily create a Christmas Card!

So there you have it! A Merry Little Christmas with Tags and Trimmings!!!

I do hope you have enjoyed my projects today. Now it’s time to continue the hop and head on over to the lovely Monique and see what she has created for you all!

Happy Crafting!

Product List

Tags & Trimmings Clear-Mount Bundle

[146062]

$92.50

Merry Music Specialty Designer Series Paper

[144623]

$22.75

Crumb Cake A4 Card Stock

[121685]

$14.00

Old Olive A4 Card Stock

[106576]

$14.00

Real Red A4 Card Stock

[106578]

$14.00

Dazzling Diamonds Glimmer Paper

[135315]

$8.75

Gold Foil Sheets

[132622]

$7.00

Versamark Pad

[102283]

$15.00

White Stampin’ Emboss Powder

[109132]

$8.75

Shimmery White A4 Card Stock

[121717]

$14.00

Fresh Fig A4 Cardstock

[144248]

$14.00

03
Sep
2017

CTC 144 – Quilted Christmas

categories: 3D; Christmas, Blog Hop, Cards, Christmas, CTC, Fancy Folds

Hi everyone and welcome to CASEing the Catty Challenge 144!

I am SUPER excited about this weeks challenge because we are getting to CASE (Copy and Share Everything or Copy and Selectively Edit) from our

BRAND NEW HOLIDAY CATALOGUE!!!!!!

It is 55 pages of absolutely stunning Holiday Projects and Ideas! You won’t be disappointed with what’s on offer, so click the image to download your very own copy – and make sure you contact your local demonstrator to get your very own paper copy!!!!!

We are starting our hop CASEing the Quilted Christmas Section on Pages 4 – 9.

SO I FINALLY GOT MY CHRISTMAS ON !!!!

Now my most Favourite Bundle in the WHOLE catalogue is in this section! It’s the Ready for Christmas Bundle. I knew as soon as I saw it that I HAD to have it and it went straight to the top of my list! You can see why from the pictures below taken from page 6 –

It’s such a fun bundle with 20 stamps and 20 dies that I just couldn’t resist it.

To really show it off today I took inspiration from all of the projects that you see here and combined them into ONE card! I haven’t made this type of Tri Fold Card before, so I was excited to give it a go with this bundle. I thought the layout would work perfectly for what I wanted to create and I am really, really happy with how it turned out.

Here is the front of the card. It’s a bit more bulky than a normal card, so I used some of our Gold Ribbon to loosely secure the card, so that it can slip on and off to open the card.

Once you slip off the ribbon you open the stair section of the card to reveal the Christmas Tree. I love the way you can stamp this tree then cut the shape with the framelits, or cut the tree shape in coloured card and then cut and attach the leaves for a fabulous 3D look that jumps off the card!

The baubles are stamped and cut in the set of three, so much easier and less time consuming than doing them individually, which I love!!! Combine the gold embossed baubles with a gold star and a bit of gold metallic thread wrapped around and your tree is all dressed up! The panel behind the stairs was the perfect place for a Christmas Sentiment! Don’t you love that font!!!!

Open up the entire card and here is what you find! A whole house scene! This set really does have so many possibilities and is so much fun to create with!!!! I bet it will become one of your favourites too!

Here’s a clearer look at the front panel of the card.

I hope you enjoyed my project for today, because I had LOADS of fun creating it! I may even make a tutorial for this project! What do you think?

Now it’s time to continue the tour and hop on over to the amazing Simone Bartrum! She has made some brilliant cards using this bundle and was also my inspiration for this card – so click the link and see what she has created for you this week!!!!

Happy Crafting!!!!!

Product List

Ready For Christmas Photopolymer Bundle

[146056]

$103.50

Watercolor Pencils

[141709]

$27.75

Tranquil Tide A4 Cardstock

[144252]

$14.00

Tranquil Tide Classic Stampin’ Pad

[144085]

$11.50

Fresh Florals Designer Series Paper Stack

[144131]

$38.50

Gold Foil Sheets

[132622]

$7.00

Gold Metallic Thread

[138401]

$5.25

Whisper White A4 Thick Cardstock

[140490]

$12.25

Soft Suede A4 Card Stock

[119982]

$14.00

Wood Textures Designer Series Paper Stack

[144177]

$17.50

Real Red Classic Stampin’ Pad

[126949]

$11.50

Blender Pens

[102845]

$21.00

27
Aug
2017

CTC 143 Pocket Full Of Sunshine Gift Card

categories: Birthday, Blog Hop, Cards, Challenges, CTC, Gift Cards, Kids Cards

Hi everyone and welcome to CASEing the Catty Challenge 143. This week we are taking inspiration for the Artistic Expression Section of the Annual Catalogue on Pages 132 -181.

So take the hop all the way around, be inspired, flick through the pages in the catalogue, create your own CASE (Copy and Share Everything or Copy and Selectively Edit) and then upload your own creation directly to our Facebook Page HERE. You have until next Sunday night to complete the challenge!

I had to create a birthday card this week for my son’s friend. I knew which stamp set I wanted to use, so I looked for some inspiration in what type of layout.

I chose to CASE the Flamingo design on Page 164 to create my Pocketful of Sunshine Gift Card.

I thought the layout would work really well, and I was wondering what to do on the background of my card to jazz it up a bit, so this card inspired me to use my recently purchased Marbled stamp set.

Here’s what I created…

I am really liking this set, and the fact that a gift card fits perfectly inside the little pocket. It really makes it super simple to make a quick card for the recipient! I added the notes behind the gift card, so the pocket still has something in it once he uses his gift card. I loved how quickly this card came together by simply taking a flick through the catalogue to get inspired, but still looks very different to the original!

I hope you enjoyed my creation this week. Now it’s time to hop on over to Monique’s Blog and see what she has created this week!

HAPPY CRAFTING!

Product List

Pocketful Of Sunshine Photopolymer Bundle

[145345]

$63.75

Marbled Wood-Mount Stamp Set

[143755]

$35.00

Crumb Cake A4 Card Stock

[121685]

$14.00

Crumb Cake Classic Stampin’ Pad

[126975]

$11.50

Dapper Denim A4 Cardstock

[141419]

$14.00

Dapper Denim Classic Stampin’ Pad

[141394]

$11.50

Real Red A4 Card Stock

[106578]

$14.00

Daffodil Delight A4 Card Stock

[121680]

$14.00

Whisper White A4 Card Stock

[106549]

$15.75

Emerald Envy Classic Stampin’ Pad

[141396]

$11.50

Basic Black Archival Stampin’ Pad

[140931]

$12.25

Basic Black Baker’s Twine

[134576]

$5.25

25
Aug
2017

This Little Piggy Z Fold Card

categories: AddINKtive Design Team, Cards, Fancy Folds

Hi everyone!

I am super excited to announce that I have been chosen to be part of the addINKtive Design Team. Each month I will be showcasing one of the tutorials by the amazing Bronwyn Eastley.

To kick off my first month I decided to use Bronwyn’s One Wild Ride Z-Fold Card Tutorial with its special slider feature. Bronwyn’s instructions are very clear and simple to follow, so you can adapt her designs to create your very own…like I did for my version!

Bronwyn’s design is a masculine card, but I changed mine up for just a bit of fun and created my This Little Piggy Z Fold Card … he he he…

When I saw her design the idea of a little piggy running along a fence just bounced into my head, so of course I had to create it!

I created the background using the ombre papers from the Colour Theory Designer Series Paper Stack. Simply use Bronwyn’s measurements and lay a Blue piece on top of a Green Piece, then cut the rolling hills. Seperate them and then match your bottom green piece to your top blue piece and voila – instant rolling hills with shades of blue and green! The only thing I did do was mark where I needed to begin cutting the next pieces so my ‘hills’ would meet.

I pulled out the much neglected (in my craft room anyway) Sprinkles of Life stamp set and punch to create the trees, apples, birds and flowers. I had truly forgotten how versatile this amazing stamp set can be! Did you know it also makes cupcakes, ice creams, clouds, baskets and bunches of flowers!

I did change up the slider section slightly as I wanted it to look more like a fence, so I created two strips rather than one, and used a couple of the punched pieces for fence posts at the start and end of the slider.

Some embossing paste for fluffy clouds and the cute little piggies and I was finished! It’s just a bit cute and fun to slide that piggy along the fence! Lol. And the best bit – these cards fold flat for posting!

If you love this and would like to know how to create your own – just pop over to the AddINKtive Designs Tutorial shop HERE and purchase the tutorial. Simple 🙂

And you can shop your supplies by simply clicking on the images below.

Happy Crafting!

Product List

This Little Piggy Clear-Mount Stamp Set

[143922]

$35.00

Sprinkles Of Life Photopolymer Stamp Set

[139971]

$37.00

Hardwood Wood-Mount Stamp Set

[133032]

$35.00

Tree Builder Punch

[138295]

$31.00

Color Theory Designer Series Paper Stack

[144193]

$17.50

Crumb Cake A4 Card Stock

[121685]

$14.00

Garden Green A4 Card Stock

[108605]

$14.00

Garden Green Classic Stampin’ Pad

[126973]

$11.50

Embossing Paste

[141979]

$11.50

Pattern Party Decorative Masks

[144103]

$10.00

Powder Pink A4 Cardstock

[144251]

$14.00

Early Espresso A4 Card Stock

[121686]

$14.00

Early Espresso Classic Stampin’ Pad

[126974]

$11.50

Real Red A4 Card Stock

[106578]

$14.00

23
Aug
2017

Colour INKspiration 16 – Just Add Colour

categories: 3D, Birthday, Blog Hop, Cards, Challenges, Colour Inkspiration, Fancy Folds, Off the Page

It’s the second Wednesday of the month, so that means it’s time for another Colour INKspiration Challenge.

Every second and fourth Wednesday of the month the design team create projects using Colour Schemes inspired by Pinterest. You can take the hop, see everyone’s projects and then play along by uploading your work of art on our Facebook Page HERE.

This week we have a very cool colour palette to play along to. Our colour selection is Whisper White; Dapper Denim; Sahara Sand and Basic Grey!

These are great masculine colours to play with to create cards just in time for Father’s Day here in Australia, but you might say I went in completely the opposite direction 🙂

As I mulled over the colours in my head, I thought about how pretty the blue and white would be to create the look of Wedgewood China pieces. Then I had a lightbulb moment where I realised that our new Just Add Colour Speciality Designer Series Paper had some images of Teapots and cups, so I knew that is what I would use. When thinking about incorporating the rest of the colours an image just evolved in my head about the look i wanted to achieve. I have seen some stunning U-Fold cards and more recently a ‘Bench Fold Card’ by The Craft Spa – take a look at her work HERE. Here work is lovely, so I wanted to have a try at my own.

My card doesn’t fold flat for posting, but I thought it would be lovely as a gift to welcome someone to their new home, or for Mother’s Day. And it was truly such a fun card to make once I had played around with some measurements!

I would have loved to have added a vase with flowers, but alas – I couldn’t make it work with the selected colours for this challenge.

I hope you enjoyed my project today.

Now it’s time to hop on over to the lovely Jacque Williams and see her stunning project!

Happy Crafting!!!!

Product List

Just Add Color Specialty Designer Series Paper

[144180]

$21.00

Dapper Denim A4 Cardstock

[141419]

$14.00

Dapper Denim Classic Stampin’ Pad

[141394]

$11.50

Sahara Sand A4 Card Stock

[121695]

$14.00

Sahara Sand Classic Stampin’ Pad

[126976]

$11.50

Basic Gray A4 Card Stock

[121689]

$14.00

Hardwood Wood-Mount Stamp Set

[133032]

$35.00

Delicate White Doilies

[141701]

$5.25

Metallic Enamel Shapes

[141678]

$12.25

Blender Pens

[102845]

$21.00

Hearth & Home Thinlits Dies

[139666]

$35.00

Color Theory Designer Series Paper Stack

[144193]

$17.50

20
Aug
2017

CTC 142 – Love and Sympathy and Brightly Lit Christmas

categories: 3D; Christmas, Cards, Challenges, Christmas, CTC

Hi everyone. Welcome to CTC 142 – Love and Sympathy and Brightly Lit Christmas!

Wait what??????

Yes, this week we are taking a look at the Love and Sympathy Section on pages 86 – 101 of the Annual Catalogue.

And I finally did it….I finally chose to do a little christmas with my card making using the – you guessed it – Brightly Lit Christmas Bundle.

I haven’t seen that bundle I hear you say – you would be right again! It’s one of our Brand New products in the upcoming Holiday Catalogue. And I’m just a sucker for a good framelit – so it was in my ‘must have’ lists (one of the great perks of being a demo is playing with the new stuff before anyone else!)

The base for my card design this week was using the Tranquil Tide card image on the bottom right of page 94 of the catalogue –

It was a bit different for a Christmas Card, and I must admit – I decided not to make a traditional Christmas Card either. You see, I have a few friends that like ‘non-traditional’ cards and Christmas is no exception. So I chose Black and White and silver!

It was a bit tricky to get a good pic of this card, but I layered up the lamppost by cutting the framelits 3 times in Basic Black before adding the last layer of Silver Foil. The Fine Tip Glue Pen works really well when applying this technique. Doing this really makes the Lamppost pop right off the card and give it a 3D effect.

And did you know our Merry Music DSP is actually the music for the Christmas Carols! I have a little musician in the house, so we thought that was a pretty cool touch to add to the Designer Paper!

I am a pretty traditional girl myself, so I can’t say I’m 100% sure about the non traditional look! What do you think?

Now it’s time to hop over to Kathryn’s blog and take a look at what she has created this week!

Happy Creating!

Product List