Artisan Design Team - Creative Project

 

Hello! My name is Vicki Boucher, and I am from Melbourne, Australia. Today I'll be sharing with you two different card ideas using the Season of Chic Stamp Set and a variety of different tools using Stampin' Up! products.

When it comes to creating my projects, I love to show a variety of different techniques and add lots of layers. Playing with different colour palettes is always fun! I wanted to show you by using a stamp set you already have and turn it into new projects by using some of the new Stampin' Up! colours and returning colours.

I've added the list of products at the bottom of my blog they are available on my online store.

Happy Birthday 50th Card

To create my first card, I stamped the images in VersaMark onto a panel of Basic White Cardstock added White Stampin' Emboss Powder and heat embossed with the Heat Tool. Then I added colour with the Blending Brush using Boho Blue, Misty Moonlight, Copper Clay and Pecan Pie to the panel.

To create a white, frosted look for your projects, apply VersaMark ink to the edges of the cardstock; then, dip the cardstock into white Stampin’ Emboss Powder and brush off the excess with a brush. Heat set the ink using the Heat Tool.

The images from the Chic Dies have been die-cut with the different tools to create a leafy background for my card, I added colour to the images with the Blending Brush or Sponge Dauber for more detail. I just love the Nested Essentials Dies they form a basic shape to your projects.

I always love trying to unravel trim or ribbon into tiny strands for my projects. Here I used Boho Blue and Copper Clay 2023–2025 In Color Jute Trim and placed them under the die-cut Nested Essentials label.

I've used Boho Blue for the card base, the numbers from Alphabet à La Mode Dies and heat embossed the sentiment onto Boho Blue cardstock and die-cut using the label die from Something Fancy Dies.

Let's Celebrate 18th Card

This next card is for my daughter who'll be turning 18 later this year and I wanted to create a pretty card but also add some blues to balance out the tone of the pinks.

To create the background panel, I wanted to add some sparkle to my card, so to do this technique follow these steps: For a shimmery, watercolor background, add a few drops of Clear Wink of Stella and water to the Classic Stampin’ Pad’s inside cover. Then, apply glitter ink using the Water Painter’s large, flat brush tip to Fluid 100 Watercolor Paper; let the ink dry. The colours I've used are Bubble Bath and Moody Mauve.

I like to combine different elements from different stamp sets and dies for my projects, so mixing them up together is always fun. Here I've combined Sentimental Park with Season of Chic Stamp Sets together stamped the flowers in Moody Mauve and coloured them in with Bubble Bath ink. 

To bring my card together I added Night of Navy by using cardstock for the card base, the numbers from the Alphabet à La Mode Dies, stamped images in Night of Navy onto the pretty label die in Basic White Cardstock and did some heat embossing on Boho Blue cardstock for the sentiment and die-cut out using the label die from Something Fancy Dies. I added Boho Blue Jute Trim and tied it into a bow to finish off the card.

Thank you for visiting my blog today, I would so love to hear your thoughts on my project by leaving a comment below.

Please email me if you would like a copy of the 2023-2024 Stampin' Up! Annual Catalogue send an email to me here. 

Here are the products you will need:

Season of Chic Stamp Set (158810)
Sentimental Park Stamp Set (160561)
Chic Dies (158815)
Sentimental Park Dies (160566)
Alphabet à La Mode Dies (160750)
Nested Essentials Dies (161597)
Something Fancy Dies (160424)
Boho Blue Classic Stampin’ Pad (161650)
Misty Moonlight Classic Stampin’ Pad (153118)
Night of Navy Classic Stampin’ Pad (147110)
Bubble Bath Classic Stampin’ Pad (161664)
Moody Mauve Classic Stampin’ Pad (161649)
Pecan Pie Classic Stampin’ Pad (161665)
Copper Clay Classic Stampin’ Pad (161647)
Boho Blue Cardstock (161724)
Night of Navy Cardstock (100867)
Basic White Cardstock (159276)
Fluid 100 Watercolor Paper (149612)
Basics Stampin’ Emboss Powders (155554)
Heat Tool (129053)
Embossing Additions Tool Kit (159971)
VersaMark Pad (102283)
Blending Brushes (153611)
Small Blending Brushes (160518)
Water Painters (151298)
Wink of Stella Clear Glitter Brush (141897)
Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430)
Tear & Tape Adhesive (154031)
Multipurpose Liquid Glue (110755)
Tinsel Gems Four Pack (161624)
Neutrals Adhesive-Backed Sequins (161627)
2023–2025 In Color Jute Trim (161637)

If you live in Australia and don't have a demonstrator, you can purchase any of the Stampin' Up! products by shopping with me at my Stampin' Up! online store here.

Make sure you follow me on social media via Facebook, Instagram and Pinterest.

Stampin' Up! May 2023 to April 2024 Annual Catalogue

Happy Stamping

Vicki Boucher

Boho Blue 2023 25 AWH Colour Creations

 

Hello and welcome,

My name is Vicki Boucher and I'm from Melbourne, Australia. Today, I'll be sharing with you the first of many blog hops. It's Week 1 of Colour Creations with the Art With Heart Team in Australia. It's been a while since my last Colour Creation and I'm so excited to be joining the team. 

The first colour is Boho Blue which is part of the In Color Collection for 2023 - 2025 and Stampin' Up! sure know how to create some beautiful new colors for us to play with! I would have to say it's my favourite out of the five.

New colours means new Stampin' Up! products to try out from the Annual 2023 - 2024 Catalogue and I'll be showing you the Textured Floral bundle 161232 which is on page 65 of the catalogue. 

Textured Floral Bundle 161232

The stamp images are distinktive and I just love the boldness of the flowers. Purchase as a bundle and save 10% off the price of buying the stamp set and tool separately. Plus, bundles will help you quickly cut out stamped images for a single project or create multiples of the same project with ease. I could see these flowers used for a Mother's Day card which I think I might need to do very soon.

The colours I've used for my card are Boho Blue, Misty Moonlight, Crumb Cake and Sweet Sorbet the flower images are stamped onto Basic White Cardstock. I like to start with the largest image in Boho Blue then Misty Moonlight, Crumb Cake for the leaves and Sweet Sorbet for the smaller flowers. I added tinier, flower stamped images in Boho Blue. To finish off the background panel I applied Boho Blue ink with the Blending Brush and added colour around the edge of the cardstock.

One thing I like to do when I receive new ribbon is pull apart the ribbon, so you get more strands to play with for your projects. Here I've wrapped the thin strands around the cardstock and then layered the flowers and foliage with adhesive. I then added a few more strands to the card, plus Boho Blue Solid Gems and finished off with the sentiment.

Thank you for visiting my blog today, I would so love to hear your thoughts on my projects by leaving a comment below.

Now for the next blog please visit the very talented Kathryn Ruddick on the link below.

If the next button link is not working or you'd like to see the entire list of participants go to Catherine Proctor's blog.

Please email me if you would like a copy of the new 2023-2024 Annual Catalogue, please contact me here. 

If you live in Australia and don't have a demonstrator, you can purchase any of the Stampin' Up! products by shopping with me at my online store here. 

Make sure you follow me on social media via Facebook, Instagram and Pinterest.

Happy Stamping

Vicki Boucher

Artisan Design Team - By The Bay Suite

 

Hello and welcome,

My name is Vicki Boucher and I'm from Melbourne, Australia. Today, I'll be sharing with you three projects I created for Stampin' Up! earlier this month for my Monthly Artisan Assignment using the By The Bay Suite which was shared on Stampin' Up! socials. The design team did such an amazing job on their projects so make sure you check out their creations. I'll have the link at the bottom on my blog.

By The Bay Suite Collection 160450

The By the Bay Suite is in the Mini Jan - April Catalogue 2023 and is only available until supplies last or until the 1st of May 2023. The Seaside Bay Stamp Set 160436, Seaside Bay Dies 160444, Balmy Blue & White Variegated Ribbon 160448 and Flat Adhesive Backed Pearls 160449 will all be carrying over into the Stampin' Up! 2023 - 24 Annual Catalogue. The only item retiring will be the gorgeous By The Bay 6" x 6" Specialty Designer Series Paper 160434 I'm so glad I have this DSP in my stash! I'll certainly will be using it for future cards and gift tags. 

Now for my projects I created a slimline card, standard size card and gift tag using all of the products from the suite. I just love anything blue so that was my go-to when deciding which colours to use.

For the slimline card I created a under the sea blended background using Basic White cardstock, Blending Brushes and the following colours - Balmy Blue, Nighth of Navy, Starry Sky, Orchid Oasis, Pool Party and Coastal Cabana. I like to leave a corner of white cardstock as well as create light and dark with the different shades of blues. Then my go to at the moment is using my fingers and flicking water onto the ink blended background. This is so much fun!

To create the different layers of seashells, grass, crab I used inked up watercolor paper, stamped images and DSP. I also like to add color using either a Sponge Dauber or Blending Brush to the images. Adding different ribbons and accessories adds texture and sparkle to your project.

I used a lot of By The Bay Specialty Designer Series Paper for the standard size card to create layers and elements to the card. The addition of rippled ribbon layered under the strip of DSP and Gold Elegant Trim tied in a bow.

I used the Stampin' Write Markers to colour in the birds and stamp the images onto Basic White Cardstock and die-cut the birds out using the Seaside Bay Dies. Then using the By The Bay Specialty Designer Series Paper and Balmy Blue Cardstock to die-cut out using Stylish Shapes Dies for the gift tag.  

Thank you for visiting my blog today, I would so love to hear your thoughts on my projects by leaving a comment below. Make sure you pop over onto Stampin' Up! Facebook page or Stampin' Up! Instagram page for lots of inspiration using the By The Bay Suite Collection. You will just need to go back a couple of weeks to view their projects.

If you would like a copy of the Stampin' Up! Annual Catalogue 2023 - 2024 please contact me here. 

If you live in Australia and don't have a demonstrator, you can purchase any of the Stampin' Up! products by shopping with me at my online store here.

Happy Stamping

Vicki Boucher

Colour INKspiration Challenge #CI142

Hello and welcome, 

My name is Vicki Boucher, and I am from Melbourne, Australia. Tonight, is the latest Colour INKspiration Challenge #CI142 this photo was chosen by Bronwyn Eastley.

The chosen colour combination for #CI142 is Soft Succulent, Shaded Spruce and Smoky Slate. As well as the chosen colours you may also like to add Basic White, Very Vanilla, Basic Black, Crumb Cake and metallics to your project. We also allow 'Ivory', 'Bronze' and 'Natural Tones' in the Stampin' Blends. If you don't have all the colour palette, feel free to use the closest SU substitute (ie: Lost Lagoon instead of Soft Succulent .... you get the drift).

The challenge will run for almost 2 weeks until 7pm (AEST) on Monday 8th May 2023 details to follow at the end of my blog.

For today's card I've used a brand new bundle from the Stampin' Up! 2023 - 24 Annual Catalogue and it's called Cheerful Daisies stamp set and dies. I went for a softer look with the challenge colours using Blending Brushes and Sponge Daubers. The Cheerful Daisies are actually on the front of the new catalogue and they will be available to customers as of the 2nd of May 2023.

There are lots of different detailed elements and I used Basic White Cardstock to die-cut the daisies and foliage out. Then with the Sponge Dauber I added Shaded Spruce ink to the center of the daisies and Soft Succulent ink with the Blending Brush for the bottom layer of the daisies. The leaves and fine twigs I used a mix of both Shaded Spruce and Soft Succulent.

Tip: To create the soft panel underneath the daisies, I used a stencil by die-cutting the fine twig die and placed it over the cardstock then with the Blending Brush I added Soft Succulent ink to the panel a couple of times. I also used Smoky Slate ink stamped some of the leaves and daisies so they would peek through, and this would create another layer to the card. 

To finish off the card I used White Baker's Twine and added White Classic Matte Dots. The sentiment is stamped in Soft Succulent ink onto Basic White Cardstock and die cut using the label die.

I hope I've inspired you with the latest challenge and I do hope you'll join in. We so look forward to seeing a variety of projects using the challenge colours. Please ensure that your project is new and made specifically for this challenge.

Upload only one picture per entry straight to the discussion wall and not in an album

Colour INKspiration Challenge #CI142 will run until 7pm (ADET) on Monday 8th May 2023.

To get your creative ideas flowing, make sure you check out the Crew's Project in the CI142 Album.

Please click on the link here to join the challenge.

Thank you for visiting my blog today, I would so love to hear your thoughts on my project by leaving a comment below.

Please email me if you would like a copy of the 2023-2024 Stampin' Up! Annual Catalogue send an email to me here. 

Stampin' Up! 2023 - 2024 Annual Catalogue 

If you live in Australia and don't have a demonstrator, you can purchase any of the Stampin' Up! products by shopping with me at my Stampin' Up! online store here.

Make sure you follow me on social media via Facebook, Instagram and Pinterest.

Happy Stamping

Vicki Boucher

Colour INKspiration Challenge #CI141

 Hello and welcome,

My name is Vicki Boucher, and I am from Melbourne, Australia. Tonight, is the latest Colour INKspiration Challenge #CI141 this photo was chosen by Jan Clothier.

The chosen colour combination for #CI141 is Very Vanilla, Basic Black, Gold and your favourite from 2021-23 In Color Collection. As well as the chosen colours you may also like to add Basic White, Very Vanilla, Basic Black, Crumb Cake, Sahara Sand and metallics to your project. We also allow 'Ivory', 'Bronze' and 'Natural Tones' in the Stampin' Blends. If you don't have all the colour palette, feel free to use the closest SU substitute (ie: Polished Pink instead of Melon Mambo .... you get the drift).

The challenge will run for almost 2 weeks until 7pm (AEST) on Monday 24th April 2023 details to follow at the end of my blog.

The In Color I have chosen is Polished Pink I think this is the perfect colour to go with the other three challenge colours. Pink, gold with vanilla is elegant and I've used Basic Black for the sentiment. Simple but very effective. What do you think? 

I decided to use Two-Tone Flora bundle which includes the stamp set and Dies from the Jan- April 2023 Mini Catalogue and I'm so happy to say this will be carrying over into the new Stampin' Up! Annual Catalogue 2023 - 2024. The stamps are two-step and I've just stamped some of the images off onto scrap paper first before stamping onto Very Vanilla Cardstock. I just love the colour of Polished Pink stamped onto Very Vanilla Cardstock. It's so pretty!

The gold leaves are heat embossed with Gilded Leafing. First stamp the leaves in Versamark Ink then add Heat & Stick Powder, heat with the Heat Tool, then quickly add the Gold Gilded Leafing and brush off any loose bits with your fingers or a brush. I also added Gilded Leafing to the edge of the Very Vanilla Cardstock panel. This time I lightly used Multipurpose Glue applied to the edge of the paper, dry with the Heat Tool and added Gilded Leafing.

The other gold elements are Pastel Adhesive Backed Sequins, Gold Simply Elegant Trim and Gold Shimmer Ribbon which is on sale now and will be retiring soon. The sentiment is from Go-To Greetings Stamp Set and this will be carrying over into the new Annual Catalogue. 

I hope I've inspired you with the latest challenge and I do hope you'll join in. We so look forward to seeing a variety of projects using the challenge colours. Please ensure that your project is new and made specifically for this challenge.

Upload only one picture per entry straight to the discussion wall and not in an album

Colour INKspiration Challenge #CI141 will run until 7pm (ADET) on Monday 24th April 2023.

To get your creative ideas flowing, make sure you check out the Crew's Project in the CI141 Album.

Please click on the link here to join the challenge.

Thank you for visiting my blog today, I would so love to hear your thoughts on my project by leaving a comment below.

Please email me if you would like a copy of the 2023-2024 Stampin' Up! Annual Catalogue send an email to me here. 

New Stampin' Up! Catalogue coming soon!

If you live in Australia and don't have a demonstrator, you can purchase any of the Stampin' Up! products by shopping with me at my Stampin' Up! online store here.

Make sure you follow me on social media via Facebook, Instagram and Pinterest.

Happy Stamping

Vicki Boucher

Stamping Sunday Blog Hop - From Little Seeds

  

Hello and welcome,

It's Stamping 2nd Sunday latest blog hop for April and for this month the design team will be showcasing the theme 'From Little Seeds' in our projects for either Spring or Autumn. Make sure you click on the list of participants which will be at the end of this blog.

As I don't really have any stamp sets with Autumn leaves in them, so i decided to use the Sweet Citrus Bundle and new Stampin' Up! products from the Annual Catalogue for 2023 to 2024. The Sweet Citrus Bundle is currently in the Mini Catalogue Jan - April 2023 and will be carrying over into the new catalogue. 

For my two projects I went with lemons and limes which are currently in abundance at the moment in Melbourne. They are so versatile when it comes to cooking or for adding to your drinks.

Here's the list of the new Stampin' Up! products which will be available to customers as of 2nd May 2023

Lemon Lolly Cardstock 161729, Lemon Lolly Classic Stampin' Pad 161666, Lemon Lime Twist Cardstock 144250, Lemon Lime Twist Classic Stampin' Pad 147145 and Nested Essentials Dies 161597 they are amazing! Lemon Lolly is a new color which is part of the Subtles Collection and we welcome back Lemon Lime Twist which is part of the Brights Collection.

Lemon Birthday Card

I just love the bright happy colours used for this card and I was so excited to try out Lemon Lolly with Daffodil Delight and Tahitian Tide for my colour palette. I think they go well together.

I embossed Lemon Lolly cardstock with the Sweet Citrus Hybrid Embossing Folder and added Daffodil Delight ink with the Blending Brush. First I stamped the lemon rinds in Lemon Lolly ink and added Daffodil Delight ink with the Sponge Dauber and stamped onto Basic White cardstock. I did the same technique with the lemon segments. Then die-cut the images out.

The flower images from the Sweet Citrus Stamp Set are gorgeous as in a stamped background or adding sweet flowers as embellishments in watercolor. I used two of the Nested Essentials Dies to form a layered look and give the card some dimension. I used the Good Feelings Stamp Set for the sentiment and layered over the lemons and surrounding watercolor flowers.

To finish off the card I added Tahitian Tide Baker's Twine layered with more lemons, flowers and leaves. The sentiment was fussy cut out and placed over the lemons.

Lime Thank You Card

Well, what can I say! Lemon Lime Twist is back and it's perfect for the lime Thank You card. To create the lime ombre background, I used Lemon Lime Twist cardstock started blending in with Garden Green, Parakeet Party and finished off with Lemon Lime Twist. Then I stamped the flower images using Parakeet Party ink. 

It's the same technique for the limes as above for the lemons. Starting with Parakeet Party for the rinds, adding a little of Garden Green and stamp onto Basic White cardstock. Then for the lime segments stamp in Lemon Lime Twist, add Parakeet Party and Garden Green ink.

I used the same technique for the sentiment, stamp the image in Lemon Lime Twist and add the other greens with the sponge Dauber. I used another new image from the Nested Essentials Dies and die-cut out in Basic White cardstock. Stamped the flowers in Lemon Lime Twist onto the cardstock.

To finish off the card I added the limes, watercolor flowers and Parakeet Party Baker's Twine.

Thank you for visiting my blog today, I would so love to hear your thoughts on my projects by leaving a comment below.

Please email me if you would like a copy of the new 2023-2024 Annual Catalogue, please contact me here. 

If you live in Australia and don't have a demonstrator, you can purchase any of the Stampin' Up! products by shopping with me at my online store here. 

Make sure you follow me on social media via Facebook, Instagram and Pinterest.

Happy Stamping

Vicki Boucher

To see all of the amazing projects by the Stamping Sunday Design Team please click on their names below.