Thinking Stamping: Cheerful Daisies

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Sunday, 9 February 2025

Cheerful Daisies for Paper Players 724

I really enjoyed last week's gallery, looking at all those lovely romantically themed cards. This week, LeAnne has a bright colour challenge for us to play with.

Of course, three colours including a green and my mind went straight to florals! Predictable, I know - but when the colours are so pretty, what can you do but go with it!

What I did do though was to get out a set I hadn't used for a while and that was Cheerful Daisies. I used this one so much when it first came out but not so much lately, so I felt it was due a turn.

I wanted to tone down the colours a notch so I made all my die cuts in Basic White then added colour with Blending Brushes.

I cut my front panel into three and embossed the strips using the Starstruck embossing folder. If you want one of these, you'll have to be quick as it is one of the free items you can earn with a qualifying purchases during Sale-a-Bration - which finishes at the end of February. You can see all the free items here.

I've always been fond of this sentiment and the matching label in the Cheerful Daisies stamps and dies. It looks good stamped in Summer Splash. I finished off with three Summer Splash gems.

We'd all love to see what you do with LeAnne's colours. You can see what the rest of the design team have done, and link up your entry, at The Paper Players page.

Here's a quick recap of our challenge rules:

Create a new paper-craft project specifically for this challenge.
Upload your creation to your blog with a link back to us.
Please provide a direct link to the post featuring your challenge entry.
Please link your card to no more than four challenges, TOTAL, including ours
Have fun, and thank you for playing with us!

Don't forget to check out the great inspiration from the rest of the design team.

Jan Clothier - You are here

Stef Perry

Eliz Stewart

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Friday, 27 September 2024

Cheerful Daisies for AYSI 333

Welcome to the latest challenge at As You See It. After each sketch challenge, we have a colour challenge. This colour palette was chosen by design team member, Deborah. Lots of possibilities with these bright colours!

I've gone floral for this challenge. I got out a set that's been a bit neglected of late - Cheerful Daisies stamps and dies. The dies are so gorgeous that I had a bit of a field day cutting and layering daisies and leaves to create the bouquet. The centres of the bottom layers were sponged with Granny Apple Green.

I sponged some Azure Afternoon onto the card base with a blending brush to create a sense of sky or a summery day. Now that spring has sprung, summer can't be far away!

I used my favourite Distressed Tile 3D embossing folder for the card front, then layered it onto a piece of Azure Afternoon. The card base is Thick Basic White.

The sentiment is stamped in Azure Afternoon using the label die that is part of the set but I added in an Azure Afternoon banner cut using the Stylish Shapes dies (another go-to in my craft room).

The finishing touch was the addition of three blue gems from the Tinsel Gem Pack.

The team and I would love to see how you see these vibrant colours. Visit the As You See It page to see what the rest of the team have done and to link up your entry. You can join in the challenge until Wednesday October 9, 11.59pm PST.

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Sunday, 28 July 2024

Cheerful Daisies for The Paper Players 700

Welcome to the latest challenge at The Paper Players. LeAnne has created a sketch for us to play with this week. Isn't it great? Lots of possibilities for this one!

Unusually for me, I started with the colours I wanted to use then looked for a set to go with it. After initially not being very impressed with this year's In Colors, I've ended up loving them! I wanted to use Pretty in Pink and Summer Splash. After looking over my current sets shelf, I settled on a long neglected set: Cheerful Daisies.

The flowers represent the circular elements of the sketch. I used the Cheerful Daisies dies to cut several flowers of different sizes and some foliage, all in Basic White card. Then, using blending brushes, I coloured them with Pretty in Pink, Summer Splash and Daffodil Delight inks. After that, I layered them up to make each flower head.

The background is embossed with the Distressed Tile 3D embossing folder, which had some splatters in Summer Splash added with the tiny splatter stamp from Spotlight on Nature.

The sentiment is stamped in Basic Gray. Both it, and the label, are from Cheerful Daisies. A trio of In Color Shimmer Gems finished it off.

You can pop over to The Paper Players page to see what the rest of the design team have done and to add in your own entry. We'd love to see what you do with this great sketch!

Here's a quick recap of our challenge rules:

Create a new paper-craft project specifically for this challenge.
Upload your creation to your blog with a link back to us.
Please provide a direct link to the post featuring your challenge entry.
Please link your card to no more than four challenges, TOTAL, including ours
Have fun, and thank you for playing with us!

Don't forget to check out the great inspiration from the rest of the design team.

Jan Clothier - You are here

You can shop with me from anywhere in New Zealand here.

Saturday, 12 August 2023

Cheerful Daisies for Stampin' Fancy Friday August

Hi everyone,

Just a quick post to share with you my latest project for Stampin' Fancy Friday, the Instagram Inspiration brought to you by a group of past and current Stampin' Up! Artisan team members.

Our challenge this month use this fabulous sketch created by Jenn Frost.

Every day, there's a new inspiration for you so if you haven't already, make sure to follow @stampinfancyfriday.

In the softer circles of the background, I saw a field of daises, so I die cut several in Basic White and added them to the card front.

For the daisy at the focal point I had fun cutting out several different die cuts in various shades of purple and created the layered up daisy. One of the great things about Stampin' Up!'s colour refresh is the creation of some gorgeous gradations of colour. For this daisy, I've used Bubble Bath, Fresh Freesia, Highland Heather and Gorgeous Grape.

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Wednesday, 12 July 2023

Cheerful Daisies for AWOW July

It's already time for another Inspiration Hop with 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, our inspiration was to CASE another member of the team. But it wasn't as simple as just looking through the team and finding someone whose work I loved. Our team leader, Angie, likes to organise things to that the team get to know each other a little better along the way. She held a live draw where we were paired up with someone else on the team. Even then, that was not the end. The pairs were not to CASE each other but to talk together and find a third member of the team that neither of us had CASEd before, agree on one of their cards ... and then, agree on a colour we would both use. PHEW! A mission all on it's own - and I hadn't even crafted anything yet!

I was lucky enough to be drawn with the delightful Angie herself. Our first mission was to find a time we could zoom, given that the time difference between us meant there were only a few hours each day when we'd both be awake! But find one we did and we spent a pleasant hour chatting and working out who we might CASE. Several message threads later, we decided on the wonderful Cheryll Miller from Australia and a few more threads later, which of her many marvellous creations we would each CASE. 😀

Here's Cheryll's card that Angie and I have CASEd. Isn't it a beauty?

In my case, I preserved many of the elements of Cheryll's card: a square format, an embossed background with a matted horizontal panel, a mat around the main panel, a floral bouquet to the left side that breaks the strip, a sentiment stamped on the panel to the right and a mix of stamped images and raised elements.

I think the parentage is clear! The colour that Angie and I agree we would both use was Soft Sea Foam.

So while you're hopping, watch our for Angie's case of the Cheryll's original and of course, more magic from Cheryll herself.

Cheerful Daisies is a great bundle to have in your stash. If you live in New Zealand it's a great time to remind you that if you purchase this bundle from me as you'll receive the tutorial package put together by me and my friend, Joanne James (aka The Crafty Owl). If you live in the UK, the same applies if you buy from her. You'll not only get the tutorial package but access to a our private Facebook Group too. All the details are here.

Next up on the hop is Tatiana Tobin. I'm sure she will have some great CASE inspiration for you!

If you get lost on the hop, or want to do a quick revisit, here's the links to all the participants.

Jan Clothier - NZ - You are here

Tatiana Tobin - AU

Leonie Stuart - AU

Rochelle Laird-Smith - AU

Cheryll Miller - AU

Melissa Gifford - AU

Danielle Kassing - NL

Ximena Morales - DE

Aurélie Fabre - FR

Mikaela Titheridge - UK

Sharon Hashimoto Burkert - US

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

Cheerful Daisies Bundle (English)

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$112.50

Soft Sea Foam A4 Cardstock

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$21.00

Lemon Lolly A4 Cardstock

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$21.00

Basic White A4 Cardstock

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$22.25

Soft Sea Foam Classic Stampin' Pad

[147102]

$19.00

Lemon Lolly Classic Stampin' Pad

[161666]

$19.00

Basic Gray Classic Stampin' Pad

[149165]

$19.00

Fern 3 D Embossing Folder

[158804]

$21.00

Brushed Brass Butterflies

[158136]

$21.00

Small Blending Brushes

[160518]

$25.25

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

$9.00

Saturday, 1 July 2023

Two Great Reasons to Shop with Joanne and Jan

Hi everyone,

Exciting news! Welcome to Join in with Joanne and Jan!

My friend Joanne James, aka The Crafty Owl, and I are working together to reward our customers with some extra special perks.

Every two months, Joanne and I will be putting together a set of four tutorials featuring a bundle or suite Simply purchase the suite or bundle from us and we'll email you the tutorials in PDF format for you to make at home. If you already have the suite or bundle, simply purchase something else of equivalent value and we'll email the tutorial package to you.

The four tutorials (two from each of us) will really show you different ways to make the most of your purchase because you'll get the benefit of both our ways of thinking and both our styles. There will be a range of project levels, from casual to avid. You won't find these projects in any of our other social media platforms. We've designed them just for you - our customers.

In addition to the tutorials, you'll also be offered access to an exclusive private Facebook Group where you'll be able to share your projects, and ask us questions. You'll also find little extras there from us such as extra projects, tips or even the occasional video or Facebook Live. You just never know!

So there you have it. Two great reasons to shop with us: a package of four exclusive designs AND access to a private Facebook Group so you can pick our brains and share your work with us.

We’re kicking off with the Cheerful Daisies bundle from the 2023-2024 Annual Catalogue. There's a sneak peek of the projects here for you too.

You can shop with me right here if you live in New Zealand.

You can shop with Joanne, The Crafty Owl, if you live in the United Kingdom or those parts of Europe where Stampin' Up! operates.

Here's the Cheerful Daisies bundle. You can look at it in more detail in my online store.

Just purchase the bundle, or one of equivalent value, and we'll send you the tutorial PDF and access to the private Facebook Group. Don't forget to let us know you've purchased. 😀

We're looking forward to meeting up with you in the private Facebook Group.

Watch out for a new tutorial package at the end of July.

Thursday, 29 June 2023

Cheerful Daisies for PP646

I was delighted to be able to get a bit of quiet time today to play along with one of my favourite challenges, The Paper Players.

As soon as I saw the sketch, I knew right away how I wanted to play it: just one lovely layered daisy over foliage and some textures strips. I used the Exposed Brick 3D Embossing folder for the narrow strips.