Hooray for Surprises for The Paper Players 699

We've got a great challenge for you this week at The Paper Players. As always after a colour challenge comes a CAS challenge. This time, Joanne has given us a Happy Birthday theme to play with. 

I started out my crafting journey very much a CAS crafter. Turns out that when I was working on this challenge, it seems things have moved on a bit for me! I had to make a real effort to pare back the layers, keep a lot of clean space, keep away from too much texture and to keep embellishments discrete! 

I think I got to CAS in the end though....

I used the wonderful Hooray for Surprises stamps and dies for this one, although I resisted adding in any hidden panels or messages - which is the true beauty of these products. Instead I made a rainbow of birthday cakes: Poppy Parade, Daffodil Delight, Granny Apple Green, Azure Afternoon and Gorgeous Grape and a little flower of each colour too.

After die cutting the cakes and working out where they would be in the final arrangement, I went in and stamped a candle on the card front. I decided to pop all the cakes up on dimensionals, although originally I'd intended to make a mix heights.  Then I added in the small flowers as decoration and popped a small Basic Rhinestone Jewel in the centres.

The card base is Azure Afternoon and the sentiment is stamped in that colour too. 

Don't get so carried away with the idea of a Birthday Theme that you forget about the CAS part of the challenge: Keep it Clean And Simple. 

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.

Here's a quick recap of our challenge rules:

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, including ours
5. 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.

Jaydee

LeAnne Pugliese

Claire Broadwater

Joanne James

Anne Marie Hile

Ann Schach

Jan Clothier - You are here

Stef Perry

Eliz Stewart

Cynthia Stevenson

Jolanda Johnstone

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 here.

Hooray for Surprises for AYSI 318

Welcome to a new challenge at As You See It. After recipe week, it's always theme week. Joanne has chosen Easter as the theme for this challenge. It's fast coming up too, being so early this year.

I don't generally make Easter cards but I do often give Easter Eggs, so I thought I'd share some packaging with you.

I used half a piece of one of the designs from the Delightfully Eclectic pack to create the bag itself.

Then I decorated it using the Hooray for Surprises bundle. Although that bundle does have dies that allow you to create secret messages and hidden compartments you can, of course, use it straight. That's what I've done here. I stamped a sentiment in Garden Green and used one of the heart dies to cut it out. The foliage and flowers are all from the Hooray for Surprises die set.

I used the Stylish Shapes dies to cut a circle from the Silver Glimmer paper, then arranged the sentiment and floral bits around it. 

The White Seam binding ribbon is from my stash, but I'm sure many people have a supply or, if not, something else just as pretty for the tie. To jazz it up a little bit more, and to tie in with the silver glimmer circle, I used a second bow in silver from the Simply Elegant Trim pack. 

These bags are so easy to make. Watch out for the video to see how easy it is and to see how to customise the size.

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.

Earn a Free Gift

Purchase either the Gorgeous Garden dies or the Hooray for Surprises bundle from me and you'll receive FOUR PDF Join in with Joanne and Jan tutorials matching the purchase: two by me and two by UK Demonstrator Joanne James aka The Crafty Owl. 

Product List

Hooray For Surprises Bundle (English)

[162858]

$99.00

Delightfully Eclectic 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[161640]

$63.00

Silver & Gold 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Adhesive Backed Glimmer Paper

[162288]

$14.75

Basic White A4 Cardstock

[159228]

$22.25

Bubble Bath A4 Cardstock

[161727]

$21.00

Real Red A4 Card Stock

[106578]

$21.00

Garden Green A4 Card Stock

[108605]

$21.00

Garden Green Classic Stampin' Pad

[147089]

$19.00

Simply Elegant Trim

[155766]

$15.75

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

$9.00

Hooray for Surprises for AYSI 314

Welcome to the first  As You See It challenge of 2024. I hope you have all enjoyed a happy holiday season and are looking forward to an exciting new year. Our team leader, Heather C, kicks off the year with a sketch challenge. Isn't it lovely?

I thought the sketch would be a good way to show off the very sweet hidden message from the new Hooray for Surprises bundle from the January-April 2024 Mini Catalogue.

I turned the sketch on the side to accommodate the hidden sentiment. The sweet little cakes with their floral decorations are also from the stamp set.

When the tab is pulled up, the perforations tear and allow the recipient to see the hidden message. Cute, isn't it?

If you'd like to see how I made this card, here is video tutorial for you. 

Make sure you visit the As You See It Challenge site so you can see what the rest of the team have done with the sketch and to enter your own project into the challenge.

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. If you would like a copy of the catalogue, please message me.

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

Here's a sneak peek of the project I've made to be part of the Creativity Abounds December Tutorial package.

It's available from me free with any purchase of $90 or more. If you don't live in New Zealand and can't purchase from me, you will receive the package if you purchase from a team member who is operating in your country. I'm happy to put you in touch with them.

Here's a sneak peek of the whole tutorial package