Thinking Stamping: Abundant Beauty Decorative Masks

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Wednesday, 8 November 2023

Abundant Beauty Masks for Around the World on Wednesday

Welcome to a new hop with the crew at Around the World on Wednesday. On the second Wednesday of each month, the team put together a thematic hop to give you some inspiration for your own crafting. We love it when you try out something new or CAS(E) one of our projects. The team is truly international, with members from each time zone of the world that Stampin' Up! operates. You're with me, in New Zealand - the first place in the Stampin' Up! world to change the date. 😀

This month, we have a colour challenge to share with you. Our team leader, Angie, has given us this picture to inspire us. Isn't it a lovely graphic? Having been to Paris in the autumn, this brought back many happy memories.

I've been playing around a bit lately with the Abundant Beauty Decorative Masks from the September-December Mini Catalogue. One of the masks is a mix of small leaves so it seemed a perfect fit for the autumnal colours of our image.

I stencilled select images from the mask onto the page using four different autumnal inks and then created a sky for them to fall through.

You can see how I did it here.

Continue around the hop to see more wonderful inspiration from the team. Next up is the ever-wonderful Leonie Stuart from Australia.

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 here.

Free Gifts with Orders

Any order of $90 will receive the Creativity Abounds Tutorial Bundle, with 13 projects based around the September - December Mini Catalogue, as a thank you gift.

And if you purchase the Joy of Noel bundle, you'll also receive a project bundle from 'Join in with Joanne and Jan' which will give you two project tutorials from me and two from my buddy Joanne James, aka The Crafty Owl.

If you get lost around the hop, here's a list of participants to help you find your way.

Jan Clothier - NZ - You are here.

Leonie Stuart - AU

Rochelle Laird-Smith - AU

Cazz Boylan - AU

Cheryll Miller - AU

Danielle Kassing - NL

Aurélie Fabre - FR

Mikaela Titheridge - UK

Wednesday, 11 October 2023

Abundant Beauty for Around the World on Wednesday October

This month, we had a sketch to work with. We actually had a choice of two to pick from, one with a bow and one without and I've gone for the 'without' option.

At heart, I'm a simple girl, so I'm always going to choose texture over pattern. So for me, the strong vertical became an embossed panel. I'd been very keen to try out the new Abundant Beauty Decorative Masks and this sketch gave me the perfect opportunity. After using them, I can tell you, they're the best value $22.25 you'll find in the catalogue!

The stencils are so very easy to use, with notches to assist with line-up and numbering to help you get it right. They can be used to create a flat pattern on paper or, as I've done here, fussy cut and arranged in layers. Colour combinations are endless for a myriad of looks.

You can see for yourself just how easy it is to create beautiful sunflowers - and to make this card - on the video tutorial below.

You'll find further wonderful inspiration from Leonie Stuart, who is next up on the hop.

You can shop with me from anywhere in New Zealand by clicking here, or on any of the products below.

If you get lost on the hop, or encounter a broken link, here's a list of participants and links to help you navigate.

Jan Clothier - NZ - You are here

Leonie Stuart - AU

Rochelle Laird-Smith - AU

Cheryll Miller - AU

Danielle Kassing - NL

Ximena Morales - DE

Aurélie Fabre - FR

Mikaela Titheridge - UK

Sharon Hashimoto Burkert - US

Product List

Abundant Beauty Decorative Masks

[162331]

$22.25

Something Fancy Bundle (English)

[160425]

$97.00

Basic White A4 Thick Cardstock

[159230]

$19.00

Basic White A4 Cardstock

[159228]

$22.25

Moody Mauve A4 Cardstock

[161732]

$21.00

2023–2025 In Color 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[161646]

$26.25

Bubble Bath Classic Stampin' Pad

[161664]

$19.00

Moody Mauve Classic Stampin' Pad

[161649]

$19.00

Lost Lagoon Classic Stampin' Pad

[161678]

$19.00

Soft Sea Foam Classic Stampin' Pad

[147102]

$19.00

Lemon Lolly Classic Stampin' Pad

[161666]

$19.00

Pebbled Path Classic Stampin' Pad

[161648]

$19.00

Blending Brushes

[153611]

$28.00

Exposed Brick 3 D Embossing Folder

[161600]

$23.25

2023–2025 In Color™ Dots

[161620]

$17.00

Abundant Beauty for Colour INKspiration 153

Welcome to the latest challenge at Colour INKspiration. This stylish palette was chosen for us by Crew Member, Vicki Boucher. Thank you to everyone who joined us for our last challenge. We hope you enjoy this one too. 😀

I have to tell you that this is one of the most beautiful graphics we've ever had, in my opinion. Not that being an avid reader, former English teacher and librarian plus papercrafter has anything to do with it!! I even think I've actually read, or at least encountered, all of these books! How about you?

If you haven't played with us before, we are a group of Stampin' Up Demonstrators from the South Pacific. Challenges are shown and entered via our Facebook Group page. If you don't belong, and would like to, click here. Don't forget to answer the three easy questions you'll be asked when you ask to join the group.

Each challenge, Top Picks and a winner are chosen by the crew and the winner offered a chance to Guest Design with us for a future challenge. We welcome Janette Goodall as Guest Designer for this challenge.

If you don't have an exact challenge colour, feel free to replace it with whatever you have that's closest, for example Daffodil Delight for Lemon Lolly. Black, White, Very Vanilla, Crumb Cake, Sahara Sand and metallics are free colours, as are flesh toned Stampin' Blends.

So despite loving the subject of the picture - ie books - I followed the floral path instead. I'd just finished a card using the Abundant Beauty Decorative Masks for another challenge and enjoyed using them so much that I used them again for this card.... probably should have checked as they both go live tonight!

First I stencilled the three flowers in Petal Pink and Moody Mauve, with Lemon Lolly and Early Espresso for the centres. Then a few leaves in Coastal Cabana and Lost Lagoon and fussy cut the lot to create the bouquet. You can see how easy these stencils are to use in the video tutorial for my other card today.

The sentiment is from Timeless Arrangements and the label banners from Nested Essentials dies.

We'd love to have you join in the challenge with us. Visit the Colour INKspiration page to check out the album of Crew Cards for inspiration. You can also add your entry there. We all enjoy seeing what you do with our colour palettes, so join in!

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 here, or on any of the products below.

Product List

Abundant Beauty Decorative Masks

[162331]

$22.25