Thinking Stamping

Thursday, 10 October 2019

Sip, Sip Hooray for FMS 406

I was inspired today by the sketch at Freshly Made Sketches to use Sip, Sip Hooray. This is a new set to me - first outing today - but is from the 2019 Holiday Catalogue.

My second inspiration came from the wine cellar. There's more than a little rose in there and it makes a fine bubbly too. Hence the use of Petal Pink as the starting colour of this card. 😀

I was very impressed with how easy it was to fill the champagne glasses with the watercolour filler stamp. Given the variety of glasses and accessories and how easy it is to line the elements up, this set will be getting a lot more use.

I used the Stitched Rectangle dies to make a Petal Pink frame to outline the centre panel which I made by embossing a panel of Basic Black with the Scripty folder, then highlighting the text with some Golden Glitz pigment ink.

The gold is picked up in the layered circles behind the glasses and the coloured rhinestones - coloured with a dark Daffodil Delight Stampin' Blend.

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

Sip Sip Hooray Bundle (En)

[153045]

$90.75

Itty Bitty Greetings Cling-Mount Stamp Set

[151331]

$76.00

Basic Black A4 Card Stock

[121688]

$18.50

Petal Pink A4 Cardstock

[147009]

$18.50

Whisper White A4 Card Stock

[106549]

$20.50

Gold Foil Sheets

[132622]

$10.50

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

[132708]

$12.00

Petal Pink Classic Stampin' Pad

[147108]

$15.75

Golden Glitz Delicata Metallic Ink Pad

[150711]

$23.00

Sponge Daubers

[133773]

$11.00

Stitched Rectangle Dies

[148551]

$74.00

Stitched Shapes Dies

[145372]

$60.00

Layering Circles Dies

[141705]

$69.00

Scripty 3D Embossing Folder

[149634]

$20.00

Rhinestone Basic Jewels

[144220]

$10.50

Daffodil Delight Dark Stampin' Blends Marker

[144585]

$9.50

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

$7.25

Wednesday, 9 October 2019

Colour INKspiration 65 Crew Card

Welcome to a new challenge at Colour INKspiration!

If you haven't played with us before, we're a group of Australian and New Zealand Stampin' Up Demonstrators. You can play with us by joining in our Facebook group here which will let you play along, comment and vote for your favourite from the top 5 selected by the crew.

In addition to the challenge colours, you can freely use Whisper White, Very Vanilla, Basic Black, Crumb Cake, metallics and skin-tone blends. If you don't have the exact challenge colours, you can substitute with your nearest-to colours.

Isn't this an intriguing colour palette to work with?

I've been away on holiday for the last month with my husband - so no crafting has been happening. As it got closer to home time, I began thinking about what I'd do with these colours. Once the suitcases were empty and the washing line full, I got to work to see whether the ideas I'd had would work out in practice. A few tweaks to the idea were necessary but otherwise, it's as I imagined it.

I really wanted the card to be WITH sympathy but as wonderful as the Well Said bundle is, it didn't have a 'WITH'. Seaside Notions came to the rescue as it includes a 'With gratitude' stamp, in just the right font.

The sponged broken frame is done with Merry Merlot and Blackberry Bliss, fading out to nothing in opposite corners.

We'd love to see what you do with these gorgeous colours. You have a fortnight to play along with us.

For more inspiration, keep hopping along. Next up is the fabulous Nikki Spencer.

Product List
NB - Faceted Dots are retired items.

Very Versailles Cling Stamp Set

[149275]

$48.00

Well Said Cling Stamp Set

[148796]

$95.00

Seaside Notions Cling Stamp Set

[149278]

$48.00

Well Written Dies

[148534]

$84.00

Blackberry Bliss A4 Cardstock

[133682]

$18.50

Gray Granite A4 Cardstock

[147008]

$18.50

Whisper White A4 Card Stock

[106549]

$20.50

Blackberry Bliss Classic Stampin' Pad

[147092]

$15.75

Merry Merlot Classic Stampin' Pad

[147112]

$15.75

Gray Granite Classic Stampin' Pad

[147118]

$15.75

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

[132708]

$12.00

Mini Stampin' Dimensionals

[144108]

$7.25

Faceted Dots

[146910]

$12.50

Stamping Sponges

[141337]

$8.50

Tuesday, 8 October 2019

Retro Rubber 121 - Design Team Card

I enjoy a Tic Tac Toe Challenge and that's what we've got for you this week at Retro Rubber Challenge. Extra special for me, as I got to make it up! I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.

Of course, since this is RETRO Rubber, there's still the condition in play that you must use at least one stamp that's a year or more old AND give us an approximate age for it.

I've used Animal Outing, which first appeared in the 2018-19 Annual Catalogue, for this baby card. I set out to play the centre horizontal: Baby - Embossing folder - Ribbon. I have - but I've also accidentally played the left hand vertical: Pastel Colours - Baby - Die Cut.

I opted for a gender-neutral palette based around Purple Posy.

To see what the rest of the team have done with this sketch, and to link up your entry, pop over to the Retro Rubber Challenge site.

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