CAS Colours and Sketches 310 and Inspire.Create.37

Since my husband went off to golf this afternoon, I felt no guilt at heading for the craft room. I've used two challenges as my inspiration.
The first was the sketch at
CAS Colours and Sketches and the second was the colours at Inspire Create Challenge.

The final result was perhaps a little less CAS than originally intended but I think I got a nice card out of it. 😀

There was a bit of technique involved in this card. First I hand-cut a mask that replicated the curve of one of the masks from the Pattern Party decorative mask set. I stamped over it using the Sheet Music background stamp then sponged it in Mint Macaron. Then I used the decorative pattern mask with embossing paste mixed with Stampin' Glitter.

The butterflies are coloured with Stampin' Blends in Mint Macaron, Pool Party and Daffodil Delight.

If you live in New Zealand and don't have a Stampin' Up demonstrator, I'd love to be yours and give you help, ideas and access to Stampin' Up products. You can reach me by clicking on the link to my Facebook page in the sidebar of this blog, or by leaving me a message in the comments.

If you'd like to buy any of the products here, you can message me or you can click on the picture below and it will take you to my on-line store.

Product List

Sheet Music Clear-Mount Stamp Set

[143970]

$31.00

Butterfly Gala Photopolymer Bundle

[150599]

$73.75

Pool Party A4 Card Stock

[124391]

$17.75

Daffodil Delight A4 Card Stock

[121680]

$17.75

Whisper White A4 Card Stock

[106549]

$20.50

Mint Macaron Classic Stampin' Pad

[147106]

$15.75

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

[132708]

$12.00

Pool Party Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack

[144605]

$19.00

Mint Macaron Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack

[147283]

$19.00

Daffodil Delight Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack

[144603]

$19.00

Embossing Paste

[141979]

$14.00

Dazzling Diamonds Stampin' Glitter

[102023]

$9.75

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

$7.25

Just Add Ink 425

Such a beautiful inspiration photo this week at Just Add Ink!

For this card, I took the brick path as the first inspiration. I mixed up some Dazzling Diamonds glitter with embossing paste and used the Pattern Party stencil to create a brick pathway.

The second inspiration was the colours: pretty pinks, greens and white. I stamped the flowers in the vase then partially die cut around the vase.

The pink flowers in the background have had some white gel centres added in.

The final touch was to add in three rhinestones, coloured pink with a Flirty Flamingo Stampin' Blend.

Product List

Varied Vases Photopolymer Stamp Set

[146644]

$55.00

Tranquil Tide A4 Cardstock

[144252]

$17.75

Whisper White A4 Card Stock

[106549]

$20.50

Tranquil Tide Classic Stampin' Pad

[147146]

$15.75

Mint Macaron Classic Stampin' Pad

[147106]

$15.75

Flirty Flamingo Classic Stampin' Pad

[147052]

$15.75

Blushing Bride Classic Stampin' Pad

[147100]

$15.75

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

[132708]

$12.00

Embossing Paste

[141979]

$14.00

Dazzling Diamonds Stampin' Glitter

[133751]

$10.75

Pattern Party Decorative Masks

[144103]

$12.00

Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies

[145372]

$60.00

Rhinestone Basic Jewels

[144220]

$10.50

Dark Flirty Flamingo Stampin' Blends Marker

[147032]

$9.50

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

$7.25

The Paper Players 368 - Design Team card

It's time for a new challenge at The Paper Players and this week it's a Tic-Tac-Toe challenge from Jaydee. I had so many favourites from last week's sketch challenge that I had a hard time picking just one to be A Cut Above, so I'm really looking forward to seeing what everyone does with this.

To play, choose any line and make sure you include each element of the line in your creation.  Since I'd only recently made a tree-Christmas-gold card, this time I went for birthday-die-cut/punch-butterfly.

This card didn't really end up how I thought it would. I had in mind the masked and stamped Lemon-Lime Twist background, then stencilled over with glittery embossing paste. Sitting on that would be a pink die-cut butterfly with some foliage but after that... the vision was a bit vague.

The rest... evolved. Since I had the new in-colours out on my desk along with a spool of glorious crinkle Berry Burst ribbon, I suppose it was a case of natural selection.

In this photo, it is possible to see the lovely shimmer that mixing embossing paste with Diamond Dazzle glitter gives to the background. The outer part of the butterfly's wings have a coat of clear Wink of Stella.

We'd love to have you play along with us this week. If you do, there's a couple of things to keep in mind.

1. Create a NEW paper-craft project specifically for this challenge.
2. Upload your creation to your blog with a link back to us.
3. Please provide a direct link to the post featuring your challenge entry.
4. Please link your card to no more than four challenges, total. Entries linked to more than 4 challenges, including ours, will be deleted without notification.
5. Have fun!

If you live anywhere in New Zealand and don't have a Stampin' Up demonstrator, I'd love to help you with ideas and Stampin' Up products. Please message me through my Facebook page, linked in the sidebar of this blog or leave a comment below.

Ingredients - All Products Stampin' Up

Card: Berry Burst, Whisper White, Powder Pink

Stamps: Big on Birthdays, Sheet Music, Oh So Eclectic

Inks: Lemon-Lime Twist, Tranquil Tide, Berry Burst

Other: Eclectic Layers framelits, Butterfly framelits, embossing paste, Dazzling Diamond glitter, palette knife, mini-dimensionals, clear Wink of Stella, clear faceted gems, rhinestones, Berry Burst Crinkle ribbon, linen twine, sponges, daubers.