Thinking Stamping: Curvy Christmas

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Wednesday, 11 November 2020

Gift Wrapped for CI 89

Welcome to a new challenge at Colour Inkspiration. This new challenge has a hint of Christmas about it but of course, let it take you in any direction that you like.

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 two 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.

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

These colours did get me into the Christmas swing and I've added some touches of gold to the mix as well.

The star act of the card is the Gift Wrapped bundle but Curvy Christmas is definitely a strong supporting act.

I stamped the pine bough from Curvy Christmas in Gray Granite to begin with. I added in some foliage in Just Jade and Shaded Spruce from the Curvy dies. The Just Jade stars are from Gift Wrapped. Together, these elements form a backdrop for the gold and Poppy Parade bow.

Once the stamping was complete, but before adding the die cuts, I embossed the Whisper White card front with the Dainty Diamonds embossing folder.

I gold embossed two of the large bows from Gift Wrapped onto Shimmery White card. Then I water-coloured them using Poppy Parade ink and the fine tipped Water Painter, punched them out and layered them slightly askew to give the bow more substance.

The sentiment is also gold embossed and popped up on dimensionals, like the top bow. Finally, I added in three Gilded Gems to carry on the gold touches.

We'd love to see what you make of these colours. You can add your project, see the other entries and look at the Design Team inspiration by clicking here.

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 clicking on any of products below.

Product List

Remember - Curvy Christmas is only available while stocks last or until the end of December so order it today.

Gift Wrapped Bundle (English)

[155155]

$66.50

Curvy Christmas Photopolymer Stamp Set

[155364]

$44.00

Curvy Dies

[154319]

$61.00

Poppy Parade A4 Cardstock

[121694]

$18.50

Gray Granite A4 Cardstock

[147008]

$18.50

Shaded Spruce A4 Cardstock

[147006]

$18.50

Just Jade A4 Cardstock

[153084]

$18.50

Whisper White A4 Card Stock

[106549]

$20.50

Shimmery White A4 Card Stock

[121717]

$21.00

Poppy Parade Classic Stampin' Pad

[147050]

$15.75

Gray Granite Classic Stampin' Pad

[147118]

$15.75

Shaded Spruce Classic Stampin' Pad

[147088]

$15.75

Just Jade Classic Stampin' Pad

[153115]

$15.75

Versamark Pad

[102283]

$20.00

Gold Stampin' Emboss Powder

[109129]

$12.50

Water Painters

[151298]

$25.25

Heat Tool

[129056]

$60.00

Dainty Diamonds 3D Embossing Folder

[152702]

$19.00

Gilded Gems

[152478]

$14.75

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

$7.25

Monday, 26 October 2020

Playing Around with Curvy Celebration

Demonstrators around the world have been able to order the Curvy Celebration bundle since the beginning of October. Did you know that one of the advantages of signing up as a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator is early access to new products? If you're interested in finding out more about joining my team, message me or click on the Join My Team tab at the top of the page.

Next week, starting on 3 November anyone can order this bundle. You can order all of it or parts of it.

There's the Quite Curvy bundle. This is an early release from the January-June Mini Catalogue.

Especially for your Christmas crafting pleasure, there is the limited edition Curvy Christmas - which also coordinates with the Curvy dies.

And... there's also this awesome Classic Christmas 15cmx15cm DSP stack in the luscious Cherry Cobbler, Shaded Spruce and Sahara Sand.

The Stampin' Up Artisan Design team hopped using items from Curvy Celebrations and if you missed it, you can join in with me right here.

Today, I'm sharing with you a couple of other cards I've made using these products.

Curvy Christmas

First up, here's a simple Christmas Card made with the Curvy Christmas set, Curvy dies and Classic Christmas DSP. There's nothing magic here - just the stamps, dies and DSP working together perfectly, as they were intended to do.

I've cut the white paper into a curvy swoosh, using my favourite die: the eyelet edge. I've slipped a piece of coordinating DSP in the gap.

Then I've simple stamped the sentiment and star swoosh stamps in Tuxedo Black, added in a couple of small Cherry Cobbler stars around the sentiment and used a dark Cherry Cobbler Stampin' Blend to colour some of the stars in the star swoosh.

Don't you love it when a simple card looks as though you've lavished hours on it?

If you like the look of these, order as soon as you can. They are only available while stocks last.

Quite Curvy Bundle

This card did take a little more time because of the colouring of the vine and the birds as well as the building up of the background. However, since those things were both fun and relaxing, it didn't matter at all and the card itself is simply put together.

The vine is coloured with Stampin' Blends in Just Jade, Shaded Spruce and Granny Apple Green with some touches of Crumb Cake. Isn't is fantastic that such a pretty image can be die-cut so easily and popped up on dimensionals?

The background is really very easy. I simply sponged Daffodil Delight, Granny Apple Green and a touch of Shaded Spruce on Shimmery White Card, starting with lightest in the middle and working to the darkest. Then I gave it a very fine misting of water using a Stampin' Spritzer and left it for a few seconds so that some of the colour lifted before drying it off with the Heat Tool.

Product List

Quite Curvy Bundle

Curvy Christmas

Classic Christmas DSP

Available to order 3 November 2020

Cherry Cobbler A4 Card Stock

[121681]

$18.50

Whisper White A4 Card Stock

[106549]

$20.50

Shaded Spruce A4 Cardstock

[147006]

$18.50

Shimmery White A4 Card Stock

[121717]

$21.00

Cherry Cobbler Classic Stampin' Pad

[147083]

$15.75

Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin' Pad

[147094]

$15.75

Granny Apple Green Stampin' Pad

[147095]

$15.75

Shaded Spruce Classic Stampin' Pad

[147088]

$15.75

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

[132708]

$12.00

Stamping Sponges

[141337]

$8.50

Stampin' Spritzer

[126185]

$6.00

Stitched So Sweetly Dies

[151690]

$67.00

Friday, 2 October 2020

Stampin' Up! Artisan Design Team Curvy Celebrations

It's great to be able to share with you a sneak peek at the Curvy Celebration products, which Demonstrators can pre-order from 1 October-2 November, with customer ordering opening after that.

The Curvy Celebrations promotion features two early-release products from the January-June 2021 Mini Catalogue, plus two exclusive products available for a limited time only. This promotion offers customers a first glance at the look and feel of the new catalogue, a chance to purchase early and some exclusive products perfect for Christmas crafting.

Today, I'm sharing with you a Christmas card utilising the limited time Curvy Christmas stamp set and Classic Christmas DSP along with the Curvy dies.

Unlike many stamp sets that feature a large focal image, Curvy Christmas is an eclectic selection of small Christmas motifs and sentiments, some of which match the curve of the dies. It lends itself to collage and repeat stamping.

For this card, I started by repeat stamping the 'Merry Christmas' in Sahara Sand in a left to right diagonal across the Whisper White panel. I added in some of the stars (there are two sizes in the set) in Cherry Cobbler.

I like the colours in the Classic Christmas DSP: Sahara Sand, Cherry Cobbler and Shaded Spruce. One side of each of the 15cmx15cm pieces is a subtle Christmas theme (like the stars) but the other side is more generic (such as the dots) which extends the life of this paper stack well beyond the Christmas season. I cut three narrow curved strips, using one of the Curvy dies and stacked them. I like the sense of movement the curves create and I thought the eyelet edge was adorable.

I cut a star from Stitched Stars using Brushed Gold foil, popped it on dimensionals and added in some foliage from the Curvy dies in Shaded Spruce and a touch of Brushed Gold foil. I gold-embossed the same 'Merry Christmas' stamp onto Cherry Cobbler and trimmed it into two words and popped it up on mini-dimensionals.

The finishing touch was a gold bow, using the gold cord from the Wonder of the Season Ribbon combo pack.

This card is easily achievable by all levels of crafter. There are die-cuts aplenty to keep the most avid crafter happy but the design is easily achievable by a beginner with access to the necessary equipment.

As a Demonstrator, you get early access to the Curvy Celebrations products from 1 October-2 November. Customer ordering begins on 3 November.

During pre-order, products are limited to one of each stamp set and dies (whether purchased separately or as part of the Quite Curvy Variety Bundle) and three packs of Designer Series paper.

As this is a limited-time, early release don't delay getting your order in. The sooner you order, the sooner you have it to play with and share with your customers.

For more inspiration, keep hopping around the Artisan Design Team. Next up is the wonderful Lauren Alarid, aka The Crafty Peach.