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26
Apr
2017

Colour INKspiration 08

categories: Birthday, Blog Hop, Cards, Challenges, Colour Inkspiration, Flowers, Techniques

Hello and welcome to Colour INKspiration Challenge #08!

At Colour INKspiration, we play and create using a different colour palette every fortnight. It’s a fantastic way to stretch your creativity and I encourage you to join in. We have a dedicated Facebook group where you can upload your own creation to right HERE.

I missed the last challenge, so I was determined NOT to miss this one! And boy is this a challenging one!

I love this picture but I must admit, I was a bit daunted initially with the colour palette – Delightful Dijon; Tip Top Taupe; Soft Suede; Early Espresso and Very Vanilla. But after a little pondering I realised what it reminded me of … the colours of a sepia photo …you know the ones … with just a hint of colour to highlight a certain area.

Once I had that idea in my head I knew exactly which stamp set to reach for – so I am giving you a little sneaky peak at one of our new upcoming sets from the Birthday Memories Suite. It is sooooooo adorable!

Isn’t she gorgeous! I used the masking technique for the addition of the flowers before lightly water colouring them with Delightful Dijon. I created the sepia effect by watercoloring around the image of the girl lightly with Soft Suede, then inside the image gradually building with small amounts of colour until I was happy with it. As this is on Very Vanilla Cardstock, I did have to make sure that my aqua painter was not very wet or it would ruin the card.

The flowers were created with the Succulent Flower Dies (retiring item) simply sponged in Delightful Dijon, curling the tips under and then layered on each other.

I absolutely love the vintage feel of this card! I hope you do too. And I know you are going to love the entire Birthday Memories Suite!

But don’t stop here!!! We have an absolutely amazing array of stunning projects from our Design Team lined up to inspire you for this hop! Get ready to be WOWED as you make your way around to everyone’s blogs!!!!!

Up next is the lovely Rebecca Scurr and her gorgeous creation!

Happy Crafting!

PSSSTTTTT – don’t forget you can shop for your items, especially those retiring products, right in the comfort of your own home, from anywhere in Australia!

Product List

Soft Suede A4 Card Stock

[119982]

$14.00

Soft Suede Classic Stampin’ Pad

[126978]

$11.50

Early Espresso A4 Card Stock

[121686]

$14.00

Early Espresso Classic Stampin’ Pad

[126974]

$11.50

Tip Top Taupe A4 Cardstock

[138343]

$14.00

Very Vanilla A4 Card Stock

[106550]

$15.75

Delightful Dijon A4 Cardstock

[138345]

$14.00

Delightful Dijon Classic Stampin’ Pad

[138327]

$11.50

Succulent Framelits Dies

[142757]

$56.00

Layering Ovals Framelits Dies

[141706]

$58.00

Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies

[145372]

$50.00

Stamping Sponges

[141337]

$6.00

Aqua Painters

[103954]

$20.00

Pearl Basic Jewels Embellishments

[119247]

$8.75

Basic Black Archival Stampin’ Pad

[140931]

$12.25

02
Apr
2017

CTC 122 – Falling in Love with So Detailed Thinlets!

categories: Blog Hop, Challenges, CTC, Flowers, Scrapbook Pages, Wedding

Hi everyone and welcome back to another CASEIng the Catty Challenge. This week is CTC 122 where we are focusing on the Falling in Love section of the Occasions Catalogue from pages 50 – 54.

There’s only a few pages to this section, but boy are there some lovely projects to CASE. I focused on this one ….

The pretty cluster of flowers caught my attention, set off with the gold leaf and the die. I actually hadn’t paid a whole heap of attention to the stamp set until I saw those flowers – now I need it – but you all know how that goes! Lol. I also didn’t want to make a card – but the idea of a scrapbook layout hit me (it doesn’t happen often – so when it does I make sure I act on it!)

So here is what I designed …

I used the flower from the Butterfly Basics stamp sets and just fussy cut a ‘few’ out to create the flower bunch. I stamped them in Sahara Sand and the sponged them lightly with Blushing Bride ink. I used the stunning Flower Die in the So Detailed Thinlets Dies instead of the heart one in the image. All teamed with the Falling in Love Designer Series Paper and a special touch of gold! I love the way it turned out – but my goodness – that photo makes me feel old! It seems like a lifetime ago!

Don’t forget to hop around and see everyone else’s creations for some extra inspiration, and then join in the fun by uploading your own project to the album CTC 122 on the Facebook Page right HERE!

Now it’s time to hop on over to the lovely Elizabeth Gross to see what she has created today!

Happy Crafting everyone!

Shop Supplies

Product List

So Detailed Thinlits Dies

[142751]

$56.00

Butterfly Basics Clear Stamp Set

[138816]

$63.00

Falling In Love Designer Series Paper

[142788]

$19.25

2015-2017 In Color 12″ X 12″ Cardstock

[138340]

$19.25

Whisper White 12″ X 12″ Card Stock

[124302]

$12.25

Card Stock A4 Blushing Bride

[131287]

$14.00

Very Vanilla 1/4″ (6.4 Mm) Satin Ribbon

[142794]

$10.00

Gold Glimmer Paper

[133719]

$8.75

Sunshine Wishes Thinlits Dies

[141489]

$45.00

Confetti Hearts Border Punch

[137415]

$37.00

Sahara Sand Classic Stampin’ Pad

[126976]

$11.50

Blushing Bride Classic Stampin’ Pad

[131172]

$11.50

22
Mar
2017

Colour INKspiration 6 – CI06

categories: Birthday, Blog Hop, Cards, Challenges, Colour Inkspiration, Flowers

Welcome to our next Colour INKspiration Challenge! Your entries have amazed us so far! So much talent and creativity out there – it’s a joy to see, but makes it very difficult to vote! Keep up the great work! You can join the fun on our Facebook Group HERE.

We have a beautiful colour swatch for you all this week. These colours work so well together. We have Night of Navy, Pool Party, Calypso Coral and Gold to work with. Even though the image says gold foil, it can be any gold you like.

There are some beautiful projects by the crew this week, so make sure you hop around to see them all, including from our guest designer – Kim Oliver. Welcome Kim!

I found these colours compliment each other so very nicely and had a bit of fun creating.

I thought today I would try my hand at water colouring my own background. There was a similar navy striped paper in our Floral Boutique DSP, but the lines were fine and quite dark. I really like the more subtle water coloured lines. They are super simple to create too – just pop some ink on your aqua painter and run it straight across your cardstock. It’s really that simple. I used our Shimmery White for this, because it holds the water so well and the subtle shimmer is just gorgeous!

I even splattered on some extra sparkle with gold glitter, by mixing a small amount of tombow with water, then flicking it across my card using an aqua painter. I have a specific aqua painter for this job, because it does get glue in the brush. Sprinkle your card with gold glitter and tap of the excess and leave to dry. It creates a beautiful effect on cards.

Well I do hope you have enjoyed my creation this week. Now it’s time to hop on over to the lovely Monique to see what she has created this week!

Happy Crafting

There are only a few short days until the end of Saleabration and Stampin’ Up! have released some new goodies for you to get your hands on!

Contact me to place your order or pop on over to my Online Store to take advantage of the bargains on offer!

Product List

Flourishing Phrases Clear-Mount Bundle

[142323]

$101.50

Night Of Navy A4 Card Stock

[106577]

$14.00

Night Of Navy Classic Stampin’ Pad

[126970]

$11.50

Night Of Navy Classic Stampin’ Ink Refill

[103033]

$5.50

Pool Party A4 Card Stock

[124391]

$14.00

Calypso Coral Classic Stampin’ Pad

[126983]

$11.50

Shimmery White A4 Card Stock

[121717]

$14.00

Gold Foil Sheets

[132622]

$7.00

Gold Stampin’ Glitter

[133457]

$7.00

White Perfect Accents

[138416]

$8.75

Liquid Multipurpose Glue

[110755]

$7.00

22
Feb
2017

Colour INKspiration CI04 – Botanical Blooms

categories: Birthday, Blog Hop, Cards, Challenges, Colour Inkspiration, Flowers

Hi everyone and welcome to another amazing Colour INKspiration! This week we have another amazing colour scheme for you play along with and spur your creativity. Every second and fourth Wednesday of the month the crew share with you our creations using the selected colour palette. You can join the fun too by posting your creation on our Facebook page – no blog required – just upload your photo!

You may be starting the hop here or come across from Kim’s blog. Either way – hop around, be inspired and leave some blog love by commenting on the posts to encourage us!

I love colour challenges that take you out of your comfort zone and really get you thinking! The challenge this time was no different! I had to play with ideas in my head for a while before I finally sat down to stamp!

This week we are playing with the colours Delightful Dijon; Elegant Eggplant; Whisper White and Crushed Curry. What a colour palette to work with. These colours look stunning in the images above. This is another colour selection that I would never have naturally put together, so it was fun to play with! I built the idea of the card in my head well before I inked up a stamp, so was very happy when it came together!

I created the stamped raised frame by Stamping on the white card front before cutting four of the frame outlines with the stitched shapes and Layering Square Framelits. I then adhered them together and popped them back in their original position. I used the stamp off method for the spots and flowers, so the colours weren’t overpowering the entire card. I then decorated with a range of flowers from the Botanical Blooms Framelits. That gorgeous sentiment is from the Designer Tee stamp set which you can redeem for FREE during Saleabration!

Here’s a little peek at the inside of my card! I cannot get enough of those STITCHED SHAPE framelits!!!!!

Well I hope you enjoyed my creation and are encouraged to continue around the hop to see all the other amazing projects!!!

Hop on over now to the lovely Monique to see what project she has created using this colour suite!

Happy Crafting!

Product List

Botanical Builder Framelits Dies

[140625]

$56.00

Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies

[145372]

$50.00

Layering Squares Framelits Dies

[141708]

$58.00

Designer Tee Clear-Mount Stamp Set

[143359]

$0.00

Elegant Eggplant A4 Card Stock

[108614]

$14.00

Elegant Eggplant Classic Stampin’ Pad

[126969]

$11.50

Delightful Dijon A4 Cardstock

[138345]

$14.00

Delightful Dijon Classic Stampin’ Pad

[138327]

$11.50

Card Stock A4 Crushed Curry

[131288]

$14.00

Crushed Curry Classic Stampin’ Pad

[131173]

$11.50

Whisper White A4 Card Stock

[106549]

$15.75

Rhinestone Basic Jewels Embellishments

[119246]

$8.75

Liquid Multipurpose Glue

[110755]

$7.00

19
Feb
2017

CTC #116 – Botanical Builder Inspirational Frame

categories: 3D, Blog Hop, Challenges, CTC, Flowers, Off the Page

Hi everyone. Welcome back to another week of CASEing the Catty.

I do hope you are enjoying the projects of the crew and being inspired to create. You may have come straight here today, or popped over from Kathryn’s blog. Either way, I hope you hop around and see all the lovely projects and then play along!

This week we are using images from pages 20 – 31 of the Occasions Catalogue to create our projects.

This was a tough week because there is just so much goodness to choose from in those pages! I loved so much of it, but what caught my eye the most was that clock with the Oh so Succulent Suite. Now I don’t have that suite (yet…) but I have a frame that I have been wanting to create for oh so long!

I was initially inspired by a picture I saw from Debbie Blake at www.nutshellcreations.com – I used the same frame, but I wanted to use the Project Life cards to make an inspirational frame full of quotes to encourage me each day!

Now its very tricky to get a good picture of how good this frame looks with a little bit of decorating using the Botanical Builder Framelit Dies, but it sits on my wall directly opposite to wear I create and I really do read it every day. I’m so excited to have finally finished it for this weeks CASEing the Catty Challenge. Although just secretly…I think I may add a few more bits and pieces over time!

The phrases on the Hello Lovely Project Life Collection was absolutely perfect for this project!

Well, it’s time to hop over to the lovely Simone Bartrum to see what she has created this week.

And don’t forget to play along too by joining our Challenge Page on Facebook

Happy Creating!

Product List

Hello Lovely Project Life Card Collection

[141668]

$28.00

Botanical Builder Framelits Dies

[140625]

$56.00

Old Olive A4 Card Stock

[106576]

$14.00

Card Stock A4 Soft Sky

[131292]

$14.00

Peekaboo Peach A4 Cardstock

[141422]

$14.00

Calypso Coral A4 Card Stock

[124392]

$14.00

Rhinestone Basic Jewels Embellishments

[119246]

$8.75

15
Feb
2017

Have you seen our Card Kits – Oh Happy Day!

categories: Birthday, Cards, Fancy Folds, Flowers, kit projects

A big hello to all my crafty friends!

I thought this week it was about time I introduced you to our amazing card kits!

Perfect for an avid crafter who needs a quick card on the go!

Perfect to build your card stash!

Perfect for a beginner stamper who needs some supplies and somewhere to start!

Our Oh Happy Day Card Kit is stunning with it’s bright colours, funky folds and a heap of sentiments to personalise your cards, with the exclusive stamp set that you can only get in the kit!

If you prefer a more a traditional card then the Watercolour Wishes Card Kit may be just right for you. Beautiful watercolour washed card bases with floral and wooden embellishments in soft subtle colours!

Whatever you prefer, these kits are fantastic value and include everything you need to get started – card bases, envelopes, embellishments; tags; ribbons / twine; a basic stamp block; stamps and ink spot/s and dimensionals. All you need is basic adhesive and you’re set to go.

For the Month of FEBRUARY, if you purchase one of these card kits through me, I will also send you a pack of Mini Glue Dots OR a bottle of Multi Liquid Glue (Tombow) for FREE to make your assembly even easier!

Take a look at my You Tube Video over at My Paper Oasis to see just how great these kits are!

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Happy Crafting

Product List

Oh Happy Day Card Kit

[142725]

$61.00

Watercolor Wishes Card Kit

[140406]

$61.00

SNAIL Permanent Adhesive

[104332]

$10.00

Glue Dots

[103683]

$8.00

Liquid Multipurpose Glue

[110755]

$7.00

08
Feb
2017

Colour INKspiration #3 – CI03

categories: Birthday, Blog Hop, Cards, Challenges, Colour Inkspiration, Flowers, Techniques

Welcome to our third Colour INKspiration Challenge! And WOW do we have a colour challenge for you this week!

You may have come from Elizabeth Gross and here stunning project, or you may be starting here. So hop around to get some inspiration and ideas for this unusual colour combo, and then pop in to our Facebook page and play along with your very own creation!

We are using 5 colours for this INKspiration challenge – Marina Mist; Peekaboo Peach; Soft Suede; Whisper White and Soft Sky.

A gorgeous, but I’m not going to lie, a bit of a tricky challenge. I really enjoy colour challenges to stretch me out of my comfort colour zone, but I had to play with this one in my head for a few days before I decided what products I wanted to use for this combination. I was quite happy with the end result.

A simple watercolored background was the base for this card. I used the Stamp Off technique to soften the colours of soft suede and peekaboo peach, with a full coloured flower behind the stamped off one.

I love removing the white background on the White Perfect Accents and then using them on watercolour backgrounds. I also added the little ‘leaf’ shape pieces that I cut in vellum from the long border framelit to create a bit more interest on the background.

Don’t forget to keep hopping around to see what everyone else has created with this challenge! Next on the hop is Paula Dobson with her amazing project!

Play along too by Joining our Facebook Challenge Page HERE.

Happy Crafting

Product List

Flourishing Phrases Clear-Mount Stamp Set

[141534]

$64.00

Soft Suede A4 Card Stock

[119982]

$14.00

Soft Suede Classic Stampin’ Pad

[126978]

$11.50

Marina Mist A4 Card Stock

[121682]

$14.00

Marina Mist Classic Stampin’ Pad

[126962]

$11.50

Marina Mist Classic Stampin’ Ink Refill

[119787]

$5.50

Card Stock A4 Soft Sky

[131292]

$14.00

Soft Sky Classic Stampin’ Ink Refill

[131161]

$5.50

Peekaboo Peach Classic Stampin’ Pad

[141398]

$11.50

Shimmery White A4 Card Stock

[121717]

$14.00

White Perfect Accents

[138416]

$8.75

Whisper White 5/8″ Organza Ribbon

[114319]

$10.50

25
Jan
2017

Colour INKspiration Challenge #02 – Jar of Love

categories: Birthday, Blog Hop, Cards, Challenges, Colour Inkspiration, Fancy Folds, Flowers, Techniques

Welcome to our second Colour INKspiration Challenge! We had some amazing entries to our first challenge – thank you all for playing along! It’s truly hard to choose a winner with so much talent to choose from! The top 5 for the first challenge will be listed on the Facebook Page so make sure you pop on over and take a look!

If you missed last week – here’s all the information –

The Colour INKspiration Crew consists of a team of talented Aussie and NZ Stampin’ Up! ® Demonstrators that create projects based on Pinterest inspired colour swatches.

There’s also a Facebook group for Stampin’ Up! ® enthusiasts who would like to share their paper craft projects using the colour combinations.

Here’s the deal – Every second and fourth Wednesday of the month at 7 pm (AEDT), a new colour swatch will be uploaded to the Facebook Colour INKspiration Group and the Colour INKspiration Crew will get the ball rolling by providing inspiration for each challenge with a blog hop.

Members of the group have the option to join the Colour INKspiration ‘Challenge’ by uploading photos of their projects and can link back to their personal blog if they wish to.
Make sure you click on the link below and ask to join Colour INKspiration, add the group to your favourites and share it with your crafty friends so they can join in with the challenges too.

Hope to see you there!

This week we have another gorgeous colour combination. I love how images can be the inspiration for our colour choices – it inspires us to use colour combinations we may never have thought of! This weeks colours combine Wisteria Wonder, Soft Sky, Mint Macaron, Whisper White and Garden Green – and does that image remind you of anything! Just our succulent set in the Occasions Catalogue!

I don’t have the succulent set myself – but I had an upcoming class using the Jar of Love Bundle – so I thought these colours would be perfect to inspire my class project!

I used the Stamp Off method to create my flowers, giving the appearance of two different colours so they had more depth. Its such a great method to use when you have a limited supply of colours – or only have certain colours to work with – like a colour challenge! The class ladies loved it too!

Hop on over to the amazing Simone Bartrum to see what gorgeous project she has created for this challenge by clicking on the image below!

And don’t forget – you can easily play along too without a blog – just post your pic over on the Colour INKspiration Facebook Page – HERE. We are looking forward to seeing your amazing creations.

You can purchase all your supplies in my online store anytime and have it delivered directly to your door! Don’t forget to take advantage of the fabulous Saleabration rewards on offer for every $90 you spend!

Product List

Jar Of Love Photopolymer Bundle

[142342]

$92.50

Wisteria Wonder A4 Card Stock

[124389]

$14.00

Mint Macaron A4 Cardstock

[138344]

$14.00

Whisper White A4 Card Stock

[106549]

$15.75

2015-2017 In Color Designer Series Paper Stack

[138432]

$38.50

Wisteria Wonder Classic Stampin’ Pad

[126985]

$11.50

Mint Macaron Classic Stampin’ Pad

[138326]

$11.50

Garden Green Classic Stampin’ Pad

[126973]

$11.50

Soft Sky Classic Stampin’ Pad

[131181]

$11.50

Basic Black Archival Stampin’ Pad

[140931]

$12.25

Stampin’ Dimensionals

[104430]

$6.00

Linen Thread

[104199]

$8.00

25
Oct
2016

Quick and Simple Window Cards

categories: Birthday, Cards, Christmas, Flowers, Kids Cards, Male, Techniques

Hi everyone!

I am back from my Stamp It Sunday live video broadcast! I am having so much fun doing these – I hope you are enjoying them as much as I do!

This week we took a look at making quick and simple window cards using our Stampin Up Designer Papers and a simple stamp or two! So easy everyone! I would love you to play along and create a card or two and pop the pictures in the comments!

Here’s what I created this week –

This card features our Blooms and Bliss Designer Paper and our Grateful Bunch stamp and coordinating punch. I love this stamp and punch set as you get three flowers from one stamp and punch. So easy!

By using the Designer Paper and creating a small focal point, you create stunning cards with minimal effort. These cards are a fantastic way to build your stash or make a lot of one design – such as Christmas cards.

Here’s one for the boys!

How cool is that Designer Series Paper for the background! And that little blue fish….cut from the designer paper too! You could make a whole aquarium cutting out those fish!

And just a Christmas Idea too!!!

Well I hope you have enjoyed these cards and you get to making some of your own.

Here is the video link at My Paper Oasis on Youtube so you can see how it’s done.

The measurements for this one are very simple:

Card Base (A4 card stock cut on short side at 4 1/8″, folded in half).
Designer Paper piece measuring 5 5/8″ x 3 7/8″.
Whisper White Card stock measuring 5 1/2′ x 3 3/4″.
2″ circle punch or any punch or frame lit of your choice.
Coordinating Ribbon and stamps.

Don’t forget that you still have a few days left to take advantage of our Designer Paper Sale. 3 packs for the price of 4 = $19.25 saving! You can use my ‘Shop’ button in the right hand side bar to take you straight there 🙂

Happy Creating

Mel xx

Product List

Blooms & Bliss Designer Series Paper

[141654]

$19.25

Sweet Sugarplum A4 Cardstock

[141423]

$14.00

Grateful Bunch Photopolymer Stamp Set

[140691]

$37.00

Blossom Bunch Punch

[140612]

$31.00

Flirty Flamingo 3/8″ (1 Cm) Ruched Ribbon

[141426]

$14.00

Rich Razzlebberry Classic Stampin’ Pad

[126950]

$11.50

Flirty Flamingo Classic Stampin’ Pad

[141397]

$11.50

By The Shore Designer Series Paper

[141640]

$19.25

Seaside Shore Clear-Mount Stamp Set

[141625]

$37.00

Dapper Denim A4 Cardstock

[141419]

$14.00

Dapper Denim 3/8″ (1 Cm) Ruched Ribbon

[141424]

$14.00

Calypso Coral Classic Stampin’ Pad

[126983]

$11.50

Mint Macaron Classic Stampin’ Pad

[138326]

$11.50

2″ Circle Punch

[133782]

$31.00

Whisper White A4 Card Stock

[106549]

$15.75

Stampin’ Dimensionals

[104430]

$6.00

22
Jun
2016

Gorgeous Rose Garden Silhouette #GDP041

categories: Cards, Challenges, Flowers, GDP

One of my lovely team members alerted me to this weeks Global Design Project Challenge. It has been a while since I have participated in a GDP, but when she let me know what it was, I had to have a go!

This GDP challenge is a colour challenge – of sweet sugarplum, whisper white and night of navy! What a challenge!!!! I love these type of challenges because they really get you thinking. As I mulled over the colours in my head a picture started forming of the card I wanted to create. I love using the rose garden thinlets and have been wanting to create a silhouette from the petals for a while now – so I thought this challenge would be perfect for that! So here’s what I came up with –

I created a soft background using the timeless textures stamp set, and stamped off my images before stamping onto the whisper white. I then adhered the rose by making sure that all the pieces were cut through properly, I placed a dot or two of tombow on the back of each petal piece and placed the thinlet directly onto the card, before gently rubbing each individual petal to attach it to the card. By gently lifting off the thinlet, all the petal pieces remained in position. Easy!!! And very effective if I do say so myself! 😉 I also applied clear wink of stella over the rose petals, but its a bit hard to tell in the pic!

If you are in a bit of a slump, or even if you’re not – I really encourage you to participate in a few challenges to kickstart your engine! You can see all the GDP entries here.

Happy crafting

Mel xx

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