Thinking Stamping

Friday, 10 February 2023

Dainty Delight for AYSI268

It's Fill in the Blank week at As You See It this week. What's your favourite thing about Spring?

The return of flowers is the obvious and most beautiful thing but I decided that I wanted to do the return of the butterflies instead. It turns out that it's pretty much impossible to do butterflies without including at least some blossom as well! 😀

I had two in-person classes yesterday so my craft things were spread out between my craft room and my teaching space. I decided to use the things I had out in for classes and only had to go fetch the Butterfly Brilliance dies, the Bricks & Mortar embossing folder and some inks.

After some ink-smooshing and some die-cutting, this is where I ended up.

The sentiment and die is from the Something Fancy bundle. The embellishments are Iridescent Rhinestones.

If you'd like to see how I made this - and maybe CAS(e) one of your own - watch this tutorial. I've included some tips and tricks to make it even easier.

Don't forget to visit the As You See It page to see what the rest of the team have done with this sketch and to share your own take on the sketch. We'd love to see how YOU see it.

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.

Product List

Dainty Delight Dies

[160674]

$76.00

Something Fancy Bundle (English)

[160425]

$97.00

Basic White A4 Thick Cardstock

[159230]

$18.50

Basic White A4 Cardstock

[159228]

$21.75

Fluid 100 Watercolor Paper

[149612]

$19.00

Mint Macaron Classic Stampin' Pad

[147106]

$17.00

Pear Pizzazz Classic Stampin' Pad

[147104]

$17.00

Blushing Bride Classic Stampin' Pad

[147100]

$17.00

Flirty Flamingo Classic Stampin' Pad

[147052]

$17.00

Basic Gray Classic Stampin' Pad

[126981]

$11.95

Deckled Rectangles Dies

[159173]

$63.00

Brick & Mortar 3D Embossing Folder

[149643]

$21.00

Iridescent Rhinestones Basic Jewels

[158130]

$15.75

Mini Stampin' Dimensionals

[144108]

$9.00

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

Product List

Waves Of Inspiration Bundle (English)

[158841]

$108.75

Starry Sky A4 Cardstock

[159264]

$19.50

Tahitian Tide A4 Cardstock

[159262]

$19.50

Basic White A4 Cardstock

[159228]

$21.75

Versamark Pad

[102283]

$20.00

Basics Embossing Powders

[155554]

$38.00

Balmy Blue Classic Stampin' Pad

[147105]

$17.00

Tahitian Tide Classic Stampin' Pad

[159210]

$17.00

Starry Sky Classic Stampin' Pad

[159212]

$17.00

Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin' Pad

[147094]

$17.00

Blending Brushes

[153611]

$26.25

Heat Tool

[129056]

$63.00

Starry Sky 1/8'' (3.2 Mm) Metallic Woven Ribbon

[159198]

$19.00

Rhinestone Basic Jewels

[144220]

$12.75

Sea Turtle for CI#137

Welcome back for our second challenge for 2023. Now that summer holidays are over and school is back, our challenges will appear regularly on the second and fourth Wednesday of the month.

And to celebrate summer, we have a vibrant palette for you, chosen by Crew Member, Lou Kitzelman.

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 three 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. We welcome Rochelle Laird-Smith as our Guest Designer for this challenge.

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

So, where to take this colour combination? With some bright colours and a green, florals is always on the cards but instead, I've gone for an ocean theme.

I'm having a bit of a love affair with Sea Turtle at the moment. It's a sweet little set from the January-April 2023 Mini. If you're interested, you can see it at my online store here. Don't forget that Sale-a-Bration is running until the end of February, so you can earn a free gift with each $110 you spend.

These colours gave me a chance to get out one of my favourite techniques, Faux Torn Paper.

If you'd like to see how easy this is to do, you can watch me make this card in the tutorial below.

We'd love to have you join in the challenge with us. Visit the Colour INKspiration site to check out the album of Crew Cards for inspiration. You can also add your entry there. We all enjoy seeing what you do with our colour palettes, so join in!

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