Showing posts with label Waves of Inspiration. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Waves of Inspiration. Show all posts

Friday, 25 August 2023

Waves of Inspiration for AYSI 306

 


It's theme week at As You See It and our theme this week is 'At the Beach'. Now that the days are lengthening again, it's not impossible to imagine some long, hot days at the beach so this challenge is timely. All you have to do to join in is to create something new with a beach theme.

I wanted to create something quite clean and simple this time around, so I turned to a tag format.  The tag all by itself seemed a little too bland, so more elaborate measures were undertaken in the form of a die cut wave.

First, I stamped the wave on Basic White using Boho Blue, Tahitian Tide and Starry Sky. After cutting out the tags, using the Tailor Made Tag dies, I sponged in some Daffodil Delight to give the impression of sunshine.


I cut out two waves, one in Basic White and the other with some retired Silver Foil. I added the silver foil over the wave tag, added the white one to the base and did my best to line them up!


I split off one strand of Boho Blue jute to tie onto the tag. I liked the natural fibre because it fitted in better with the beach theme.

At As You See It, we love to see how YOU see our challenge. Go on over to the As You See It page, see what the rest of the team have done and link up your own entry while you're there!

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Wednesday, 8 February 2023

Waves of Inspiration for Around the World on Wednesday



Thank you for joining in with the latest hop from the crew at Around the World on Wednesday. If you haven't hopped with us before, we're a group of Stampin' Up! Demonstrators from every time zone in the world where Stampin' Up! operates. We share with you on the first Wednesday of each month. You're here with me, in New Zealand.

Each month we present a different theme to inspire you to create.

This month, our theme is Embossing. We could choose to use any form of embossing, and I've gone for resist embossing.

I have enjoyed the Waves of Inspiration set and for this challenge, have revisited a card I made using ink layers and substituted resist embossing to see what happened. You can see the original card here.

I started with a piece of Basic White card and white embossed the big wave image onto it. Using blending brushes, I added Balmy Blue, Tahitian Tide and Starry Sky into the wave and some Tahitian Tide and Starry Sky to the skyline. Then, I added in some Daffodil Delight, taking card not to mix too much and create a green sky by mistake! I stamped in a single seabird.


After wiping over with a tissue to remove any excess ink from the embossed area, I cut the panel into strips: 3 x 3cm, 1 x 2cm and 1 x 1.5 and adhered them to a piece of Basic White.

That was mounted on a matte of Tahitian Tide. The ribbon and sentiment were added before adhering to the Starry Sky card base. I added a trio of Basic Rhinestones for a touch of bling.

Next up on our Technique: Embossing Inspiration Hop is the ever-creative Leonie Stuart.




If you get lost along the hop, or encounter a broken link, you can get back on track by using the links below.

Jan Clothier - NZ (You are here)  

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

Tina Zinck-MacDonald - CA

Annette Ball - CA

Angie McKenzie - US

Wendy Lee - US

Shel Anderson - CA

Chris Smith - US

Tricia Butts - US


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Wednesday, 7 September 2022

Waves of Inspiration for Stampin' Fancy Friday

Today I'm sharing with you the card I made for this month's Instagram Inspiration for Stampin' Fancy Friday. The Stampin' Fancy Friday crew is made up of past and current Stampin' Up! Artisan Design Team members and, each month, we have an inspiration topic that we share projects on throughout the month on Instagram. If you don't already follow @stampinfancyfriday, then go do it so you don't miss any of the team's great ideas.

Our theme this month is 'Boys to Men' - so masculine projects.

I've used the Artistic Mix Decorative Masks and the Waves of Inspiration bundle for my project.


The colours I've used are Starry Sky, Balmy Blue and Soft Sea Foam with some touches of silver. 


You can see how I made it in this video tutorial.


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 on any of the products below.

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