Thinking Stamping: January 2022

Friday 28 January 2022

Nature's Harvest for As You See It 267

The last fortnight has raced by and it's already time for a new challenge at As You See It. As always, the sketch challenge is followed by a colour challenge and isn't it a pretty one?

The trouble with having lots of lovely new things from a newly released catalogue is that some of the gorgeous older things get pushed aside. Nature's Harvest was just too pretty to let that happen to! And I'm still in love with the Timeworn Type 3D embossing folder. It was great to have them both out again.

I used Stampin' Blends to colour the flowers, mixing both greens into the stem and saving the Calypso Coral and Crumb Cake for the flowers.

The sentiment is from Best Year. One of the great things about sentiment only sets like that one is how they can extend the value of all your other image sets by multiplying the options.

You can see how I put it together and get the tips in this video from my Thinking Stamping You Tube Channel.

You can see what the rest of the Design Team have done with this colour combo and link up your own entry at the As You See It Challenge site.

If you live in New Zealand and don't have a Stampin' Up Demonstrator, I'd love to be yours. I can help you with ideas, get you catalogues and provide you with Stampin' Up products. You can leave a message in the comments or contact me using any of the methods listed in the Contact Me tab at the top of the page. You can shop with me from anywhere in New Zealand by clicking on the SHOP NOW button in the sidebar or on any of the products below.

Product List

Nature's Harvest Bundle (English)

[156813]

$111.50

Best Year Cling Stamp Set (English)

[152568]

$42.00

Crumb Cake A4 Card Stock

[121685]

$18.50

Soft Succulent A4 Cardstock

[155777]

$18.50

Basic White A4 Cardstock

[159228]

$20.50

Crumb Cake Classic Stampin' Pad

[147116]

$15.75

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

[132708]

$12.00

Crumb Cake Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

[154882]

$19.00

Soft Succulent Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

[155521]

$19.00

Evening Evergreen Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

[155517]

$19.00

Calypso Coral Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

[154881]

$19.00

Timeworn Type 3 D Embossing Folder

[156505]

$21.00

Painted Labels Dies

[151605]

$74.00

Linen Thread

[104199]

$10.50

2021–2023 In Color Jewels

[155571]

$14.75

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

$7.25

Wednesday 26 January 2022

On the Horizon for Paper Players 575

I do love a sketch challenge. In fact, they're probably my favourite kind of challenge. The sketch at The Paper Players is a great one - so open and versatile. I think I'll tuck it away for future use.

Here in New Zealand, the New Horizons DSP has been unorderable since pre-order opened, so I've had to get a little creative to make the most of the fantastic On the Horizon bundle.

I started by watercolouring a background in Mossy Meadow and Misty Moonlight on the top section of watercolour paper. This was the bare bones of the landscape.

I stamped in some grasses in Mossy Meadow. I die cut some grass in Mossy Meadow card and from a piece of card watercoloured in Mossy Meadow.

The picket fence was cut from a timber pattern in the In Good Taste DSP pack and sponged it a little with Crumb Cake. I stamped the sentiment onto a piece of the same paper.

I added the twine and bow and a small grey stone to the sentiment - and resisted the urge to add more. 😀

Update: Delighted to be A Cut Above at The Paper Players.

Product List

On The Horizon Bundle (English)

[157779]

$106.00

Misty Moonlight A4 Cardstock

[153086]

$18.50

Mossy Meadow A4 Cardstock

[133683]

$18.50

Fluid 100 Watercolor Paper

[149612]

$19.00

In Good Taste Designer Series Paper

[152494]

$44.00

Mossy Meadow Classic Stampin' Pad

[147111]

$15.75

Misty Moonlight Classic Stampin' Pad

[153118]

$15.75

Crumb Cake Classic Stampin' Pad

[147116]

$15.75

Water Painters

[151298]

$25.25

Linen Thread

[104199]

$10.50

Pebbles Enamel Shapes

[158141]

$15.75

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

$7.25

Monday 24 January 2022

See me on You Tube

Hello all! It's a different kind of post today.

I'm sharing with you the launch of my You Tube Channel, Thinking Stamping.

There's only four videos up at the moment, to give you a taste of what's to come.

I plan on three playlists.

Starting Stamping is basic information you need to start your hobby. It's based on hearing lots of my class people saying that they just don't know where to get started when they look at the catalogue.

Simple Stamping will be cards that are quick, easy and don't require you to have a Stampin' Cut and Emboss Machine or similar. These cards might show you, or remind you, of some techniques but will be able to be done quickly and without expensive gear.

The Tutorials series will be for the avid crafter. These cards may well include more advanced techniques as well as heavy-hitting equipment.😀

I'm aiming to add something new each week, so if you like what you see, don't forget to subscribe so you don't miss any new videos.

As a taster, here's my tutorial on a card I made for Colour INKspiration, using the Artistically Layered bundle with an ink blended and over-stamped background. I hope you enjoy it!

Saturday 22 January 2022

Flowing Flowers for CAS Colours and Sketches 453

I'm loving the new Flowing Flowers stamp set. The bright Spring colours along with the emphasis on a clean and simple styling at CAS Colours and Sketches gave me a chance to try it out in a different way.

I made more of a feature of the Granny Apple Green card base by using it to create a wider frame around two sides of the panel rather than the more usual centred with a narrow border.

Stamped directly on the Basic White panel is a large flower in Daffodil Delight. The Mango Melody flower and leaves are fussy cut. I've stamped a second set of leaves and fussy cut them to build up the cluster.

The sentiment is die cut using Tailor Made Tags. I've added in some more flowers in Daffodil Delight on the tag and added a second tag in Daffodil Delight peeking out behind.

Although the gems are technically Pale Papaya, when used against Mango Melody they take on that colour. Or at least, so I think. 😀

At first, I wasn't so fussed about this sentiment but as I've used the set, it's really grown on me. I think it would work for a birthday, as well as any situation requiring congratulations. I really like the mix of fonts used here too.

Update: Delighted to be a Weekly Winner at CAS Colours and Sketches.

Product List

Flowing Flowers Cling Stamp Set

[157880]

$53.00

Granny Apple Green A4 Cardstock

[147014]

$18.50

Daffodil Delight A4 Card Stock

[121680]

$18.50

Basic White A4 Cardstock

[159228]

$20.50

Granny Apple Green Stampin' Pad

[147095]

$15.75

Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin' Pad

[147094]

$15.75

Mango Melody Classic Stampin' Pad

[147093]

$15.75

Tailor Made Tags Dies

[155563]

$46.00

2021–2023 In Color Jewels

[155571]

$14.75

Baker's Twine Essentials Pack

[155475]

$23.00

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

$7.25

Sponge Daubers

[133773]

$11.00

Friday 21 January 2022

For the Record for Sunday Stamps

Between Christmas, the birth of a grandchild, setting up a You Tube channel and summer holidays my craft room has been much neglected. Sitting on my desk since before Christmas was the brand new set, For the Record. When I bought it, I thought it had lots of scope for that difficult beast - the Masculine Card.

Today I made it through the door and got the set opened up. Inspiration came from the sketch at Sunday Stamps.

Although the sketch allowed for any shape, I wanted to use the vinyl record stamp from the set so stuck with the circle shape. I used the brick pattern paper from the In Good Taste DSP set because I had in mind that the record would look like a piece of art on an apartment wall. I'd intended to use the diagonal stripes stamp from the set to create the horizontal in the sketch but instead went for the asymmetric wooden strips. Isn't is funny how sometimes a card just gets a mind of its own?

To accentuate the vinyl record look, I stamped the image in Versamark on Basic Black and embossed it with Black embossing powder. From this picture, it would seem that there might be some foreign specks of white or silver in the mix somewhere! The record stamp coordinates with the Layering Circle Dies.