Stamping Sunday Blog Hop - Last Dance

 

 Hello and welcome,

It's Stamping 2nd Sunday latest blog hop for April and the theme is Last Dance for the Design Team. Our hop is a little bit different for this month instead of the list of names you can hop around by either going forwards or going backwards. To see Jay Soriano who is before me please click on his name and for Tami Hewlett who is after me. Please click on her name at the end of my blog.

Today you'll be seeing products that will be retiring as of the 3rd of May 2021 or unless SOLD OUT beforehand. Some of the products I've used have already finished like the Purple Posy Stampin' Blends and Cardstock they always seem first to go. You can visit my online store at the end of my blog to purchase any of the products that are available.

The In Colors for 2019 - 2021 are retiring and in particular Purple Posy is one of my favourite In Colors and I'm so sad to see it go. In fact all of them are so beautiful, I will miss them.

I've used the Bloom & Grow Stamp Set 149229 and Budding Blooms Dies 149548 for the main focus for my handmade thank you card and 3D project. I've always loved this stamp set as there are different flower images to colour in with I've chosen to colour them in with Purple Posy 154896 and Mango Melody 154888 Stampin' Blends. I'm really loving shades of yellows and mauves together they just brighten up my day! 

Using Purple Posy Cardstock 150887 a half sheet folded in half as my card base, adding a panel of In Color 6" x 6" DSP 153071 in Purple Posy measures at 10.5cm by 12cm. Layering the stamp images of the flowers around the Stitched Nested Labels Dies 149638 in medium size 9.5cm x 5cm in Shimmery White Cardstock and lightly sponging So Saffron Ink onto the piece of Cardstock.

To match with the Gold Mini Pizza Box I've added a couple of the delicate gold pieces from the Forever Gold Laser-cut Specialty Paper 152493 to the card. 

Another set retiring is the Beauty Abounds Stamp Set 148726 and the coordinating Butterfly Beauty Dies 151819. The smaller butterfly is in So Saffron and Gold foil for the die cut butterfly image. 

The sentiment is from the Bloom & Grow Stamp Set, it's stamped in Versamark Ink onto Basic Black Cardstock with White Stampin' Emboss Powder and heat set with the Heat Tool. I've fussy cut out the Thank You. 

The Gold Mini Pizza Box 152068 coordinates with the card by using the same colours throughout the project. I've rapped around the box using the Vanilla Ribbon from the Forever Greenery Trim Combo Pack 152475 and tied it in a bow. 

Using a square piece of DSP in Daffodil Delight which is from the Brights 6" x 6" DSP 152487 to form the base for the added layers. 

The gold pieces from the Forever Gold Laser-cut Specialty Paper, Bloom & Grow Stamp Set and the Stitched Nested Labels Dies using a smaller die cut for the sentiment. I added a So Saffron Butterfly to finish off the box.

Thank you for visiting my blog today. To see all of the amazing projects at Stamping Sunday Design Team please now click on Tami Hewitt to see her stunning creations.

To purchase any of the above mentioned Stampin' Up! products, please visit my online store here.

Happy Stamping

Vicki Boucher

Colour INKspiration #73 Challenge

Tonight, is the latest Colour INKspiration Challenge #73 and this beautiful photo is our inspiration. The colours for the challenge are Highland Heather, So Saffron and Mossy Meadow. How stunning is the field of lavender and sunset in the photo? You can also add Basic Black, Whisper White, Very Vanilla and metallics.

The challenge runs for almost 2 weeks and will end at 7pm (AEST) on 23^rd March 2020. I hope you’ll enter into the Colour INKspiration Challenge we would love to see your creation. 



Now for my card I’ve created which is a Mother’s Day Card and I’ve used the Beautiful Friendship Stamp Set. I’ve only recently purchased this set and I now know why everyone loves it so much. It’s a Distinktive stamp set which means less ink on your ink pad and stamp the better the image will look. 

I’ve used a panel of Whisper White Cardstock, stamped the larger floral images first and I’ve covered up the roses by using the Masking technique with sticky notes. I would then add the smaller Highland Heather flower image and the Mossy Meadow leaves. This gives you the impression that some of the images are behind others. The Hydrangeas are first stamped off in Highland Heather and stamped on each of the four corners and sides. I’ve also added stamped off leaf images in Mossy Meadow where needed. I added a few of the smaller Highland Heather Rose images, by stamping on an extra piece of Whisper White Cardstock and fussy cut out the images. As well as a few more leaf images. 

The So Saffron Metallic Baker’s Twine is a freebie from the Saleabration Catalogue, when you purchase $90 worth of Stampin’ Up! products. There is also Bermuda Bay Twine and coordinating Sequins in the Combo Pack. I’ve wrapped the Twine around the floral panel and So Saffron panel, adding a little sparkle. 

The sentiment is from the Timeless Tulips Stamp Set, stamped in Highland Heather and die cut out using the Stitched So Sweetly Dies. I’ve added a few of the So Saffron Iridescent Sequins to the card and the card base is Highland Heather which finishes off the card nicely. 

Do you have this stamp set? I’m so glad I have it now and I can’t wait to try out other colours with the set.



Make sure you visit our Facebook group to enter the competition, we would love to see how you would use this latest colour challenge.



Click here at Colour INKSpiration Facebook group to take part and upload the photo of your creation. You don’t need a blog to enter either. Share with your crafty friends, so they can join in with the challenges too.



Hope to see you there!



Thank you for stopping by today.



Happy Crafting



Vicki Boucher



To purchase any of these products that I’ve  used today, you can click on my direct links above or visit my Online Store here.



Product List

Ink: Highland Heather, So Saffron and Mossy Meadow

Cardstock: Highland Heather, So Saffron and Whisper White

Stamp Set: Beautiful Friendship and Timeless Tulips

Dies: Stitched So Sweetly

Other Stampin’ Up! Products: Iridescent Sequin Assortment and Metallic Baker’s Twine

Art With Heart January 2020 Sale-A-Bration Blog Hop

Welcome to the first Art With Heart Blog Hop for 2020. This month we are featuring cards using the amazing products you can earn for free during our Sale-a-bration promotion.

Until the 31^st of March for every $90 you spend on Stampin’ Up! products you will earn free products from our Sale-a-bration brochure

Hostess’ earn bonuses too! When you host a party with sales above $500 you receive this Little Ladybug set in addition to the usual Hostess benefits.

Sale-a-bration also has a bonus for recruits joining during this promotion. For the joining fee of $169 you can choose your starter kit of products to the value of $235 plus  Mini Paper Cutter, 6" x 6" Designer Series Paper sampler and their choice of stamp set

Today I’ll be sharing with you two cards that I’ve created using Sale-a-bration items, I’ve combined the Happy Birthday To You 5 Cling Stamp Set and Golden Honey 12 Sheet 12”x 12” Specialty Designer Series Paper. Each of these products are free when you spend $90.

The first card I’ve created is using only Black and Gold giving the card an elegant look. Using the Black & Gold foil Specialty DSP as the starting point for my card and layered on Basic Black Cardstock for my card base. I’ve then followed this through using Gold Foil with the second largest Die from the Stitched Nested Labels.  

Using the cake stamp from the Happy Birthday To You Stamp Set, I’ve stamped the image in Versamark Ink, added Gold Stampin’ Emboss Powder and heat set with the Heat Tool. I also did this with the Happy Birthday greeting and the single flower image. The single flower is actually from the top flower that’s on the cake and I’ve fussy cut around the image.

There are coordinating Birthday Dies for this stamp set and will be available for customers as from February 4^th until March 31^st 2020. Demonstrators can order these items now. I’ve fussy cut around the embossed cake image, single flower and sentiment and attached to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals.

The second card is the exact same layout and the same Sale-a-bration products but I’ve used different colours, DSP and Ink.

The card base is Thick Whisper White, layered with the Black and White striped DSP and Whisper White Cardstock die cut out with the Stitched Nested Labels. I’ve then sponged So Saffron Ink with the Sponge Dauber onto the die cut piece.

The stamped cake image is stamped in Black Memento Ink and I’ve only coloured in the flowers using Stampin’ Blends in Daffodil Delight & Mango Melody. This makes the flowers pop away from the cake and I only wanted one colour with the Black & White card. The single flower has also been stamped in Black Ink and coloured with the Stampin’ Blends.

The sentiment is stamped in Versamark Ink onto Basic Black Cardstock, adding White Stampin’ Emboss Powder Cardstock and heat set with the Heat Tool.


All three items have been fussy cut out and attached to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals.

The next demonstrator to share their Sale-a-bration inspiration with you is Tina Gillespie

If you have a broken link or have come to this blog hop midway, you can view all the participants below



Rebecca Jacovou

Vicki Boucher

Tina Gillespie

Rachel Palmieri

Kimberly Hern

Kate Morgan

Sharon Davern

Rachel Woollard

Ros Davidson

Christina Barnes

Sujatha Harding

Andrea Sargent

Catherine Proctor

Michele Taylor





Thanks so much for stopping by!



Happy Stamping!



Vicki Boucher



Live in Australia? I would love to be your demonstrator and you can purchase any of these products I’ve used today you can click on my direct links above or visit my Online Store here.



Product List

Stamps: Happy Birthday To You
Paper/Cardstock: Golden Honey Specialty DSP, Whisper White Cardstock, Basic Black Cardstock and Gold Foil
Ink: So Saffron and Black Memento
Colouring Tools: Stampin’ Blends – Light & Dark Daffodil Delight and Light & Dark Mango Melody, Gold Stampin’ Emboss Powder, White Stampin’ Emboss Powder, Versamark Ink, Embossing Buddy and Heat Tool
Dies: Stitched Nested Labels Dies

Stampin' Up! Week 47 Art With Heart Colour Creations Blog Hop

Hello and welcome back to my blog with the lovely ladies from Art With Heart Colour Creations Blog Hop.

Today is week 47 and we are playing along with So Saffron which is one of the Subtles Collection Colours. 

So Saffron is a lighter colour for the yellow family. I decided to use the Beauty Abounds bundle for a dear friend of mine who’s birthday is coming up soon.

The So Saffron Cardstock was used for two of the butterflies and the Decorative Ribbon Border Punch. I love this punch and you can do so much with it, so once punched out I decided to attach it to a strip of Shimmery White Cardstock. The stripe effect was created by using So Saffron ink and an Aqua Painter, so simple and effective.

I used Whisper White Thick Cardstock for the card base. I find this is best as it’s stronger than normal White Cardstock. I also used White Cardstock for one of the butterflies. I lightly sponged over the butterfly with a Dauber and So Saffron ink to give it a delicate soft look.

The Beauty Abounds Cling Stamp Set was used for the background of the card. I just stamped off before stamping on the card with So Saffron Classic Stampin’ Pad.

The Happy Birthday! is from the Amazing Life Stamp Set which is retiring soon. I heat embossed it using White Embossing Powder on So Saffron Cardstock. 

To finish off the card I used the Whisper White Flax Ribbon and Iridescent Sequin in So Saffron.

Please visit Catherine’s blog where you’ll find the links to the other participants.

Thank you for visiting mine.

Product List

Stamps: Beauty Abounds and Amazing Life

Thinlits Dies: Butterfly Beauty

Cardstock: Whisper White, So Saffron and Shimmery White.

Ink: So Saffron and Versamark

Tools and Accessories: Aqua Painter, Big Shot, Decorative Ribbon Border Punch, White Embossing Powder, Whisper White Flax Ribbon and Iridescent Sequin in So Saffron.