Thinking Stamping

Wednesday, 11 October 2023

Abundant Beauty for Around the World on Wednesday October

Welcome to a new hop with the crew at Around the World on Wednesday. On the second Wednesday of each month, the team put together a thematic hop to give you some inspiration for your own crafting. We love it when you try out something new or CAS(E) one of our projects. The team is truly international, with members from each time zone of the world that Stampin' Up! operates. You're with me, in New Zealand - the first place in the Stampin' Up! world to change the date. 😀

This month, we had a sketch to work with. We actually had a choice of two to pick from, one with a bow and one without and I've gone for the 'without' option.

At heart, I'm a simple girl, so I'm always going to choose texture over pattern. So for me, the strong vertical became an embossed panel. I'd been very keen to try out the new Abundant Beauty Decorative Masks and this sketch gave me the perfect opportunity. After using them, I can tell you, they're the best value $22.25 you'll find in the catalogue!

The stencils are so very easy to use, with notches to assist with line-up and numbering to help you get it right. They can be used to create a flat pattern on paper or, as I've done here, fussy cut and arranged in layers. Colour combinations are endless for a myriad of looks.

You can see for yourself just how easy it is to create beautiful sunflowers - and to make this card - on the video tutorial below.

You'll find further wonderful inspiration from Leonie Stuart, who is next up on the hop.

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 here, or on any of the products below.

If you get lost on the hop, or encounter a broken link, here's a list of participants and links to help you navigate.

Jan Clothier - NZ - You are here

Leonie Stuart - AU

Rochelle Laird-Smith - AU

Cheryll Miller - AU

Danielle Kassing - NL

Ximena Morales - DE

Aurélie Fabre - FR

Mikaela Titheridge - UK

Sharon Hashimoto Burkert - US

Product List

Abundant Beauty Decorative Masks

[162331]

$22.25

Something Fancy Bundle (English)

[160425]

$97.00

Basic White A4 Thick Cardstock

[159230]

$19.00

Basic White A4 Cardstock

[159228]

$22.25

Moody Mauve A4 Cardstock

[161732]

$21.00

2023–2025 In Color 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[161646]

$26.25

Bubble Bath Classic Stampin' Pad

[161664]

$19.00

Moody Mauve Classic Stampin' Pad

[161649]

$19.00

Lost Lagoon Classic Stampin' Pad

[161678]

$19.00

Soft Sea Foam Classic Stampin' Pad

[147102]

$19.00

Lemon Lolly Classic Stampin' Pad

[161666]

$19.00

Pebbled Path Classic Stampin' Pad

[161648]

$19.00

Blending Brushes

[153611]

$28.00

Exposed Brick 3 D Embossing Folder

[161600]

$23.25

2023–2025 In Color™ Dots

[161620]

$17.00

Abundant Beauty for Colour INKspiration 153

Welcome to the latest challenge at Colour INKspiration. This stylish palette was chosen for us by Crew Member, Vicki Boucher. Thank you to everyone who joined us for our last challenge. We hope you enjoy this one too. 😀

I have to tell you that this is one of the most beautiful graphics we've ever had, in my opinion. Not that being an avid reader, former English teacher and librarian plus papercrafter has anything to do with it!! I even think I've actually read, or at least encountered, all of these books! How about you?

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 Janette Goodall as 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 Daffodil Delight for Lemon Lolly. Black, White, Very Vanilla, Crumb Cake, Sahara Sand and metallics are free colours, as are flesh toned Stampin' Blends.

So despite loving the subject of the picture - ie books - I followed the floral path instead. I'd just finished a card using the Abundant Beauty Decorative Masks for another challenge and enjoyed using them so much that I used them again for this card.... probably should have checked as they both go live tonight!

First I stencilled the three flowers in Petal Pink and Moody Mauve, with Lemon Lolly and Early Espresso for the centres. Then a few leaves in Coastal Cabana and Lost Lagoon and fussy cut the lot to create the bouquet. You can see how easy these stencils are to use in the video tutorial for my other card today.

The sentiment is from Timeless Arrangements and the label banners from Nested Essentials dies.

We'd love to have you join in the challenge with us. Visit the Colour INKspiration page 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!

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 here, or on any of the products below.

Product List

Abundant Beauty Decorative Masks

[162331]

$22.25

Timeless Arrangements Photopolymer Stamp Set (English)

[161521]

$53.00

Nested Essentials Dies

[161597]

$72.00

Basic White A4 Cardstock

[159228]

$22.25

Moody Mauve A4 Cardstock

[161732]

$21.00

Card Stock A4 Coastal Cabana

[131302]

$21.00

Petal Pink Classic Stampin' Pad

[147108]

$19.00

Moody Mauve Classic Stampin' Pad

[161649]

$19.00

Lost Lagoon Classic Stampin' Pad

[161678]

$19.00

Coastal Cabana Classic Stampin' Pad

[147097]

$19.00

Lemon Lolly Classic Stampin' Pad

[161666]

$19.00

Early Espresso Classic Stampin' Pad

[147114]

$19.00

Basics 3 D Embossing Folders

[161598]

$63.00

Blending Brushes

[153611]

$28.00

2023–2025 In Color™ Dots

[161620]

$17.00

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

$9.00

Friday, 6 October 2023

Earthen Textures for AYSI 309

The second type of challenge on our rota at As You See It is a colour challenge. This time, it's my pleasure to have chosen the palette. While the Misty Moonlight, Copper Clay and white were pretty clear, I couldn't decide on choosing the green or the various caramels or grey in the graphic, so our team leader Heather decided to give us the choice! So you can include any neutral of your choice as the fourth colour.

I chose as my neutral Mossy Meadow, which is one of the colours in Stampin' Up!'s Neutrals family. The bundle I immediately thought of for this was Earthen Textures. This card pretty much made itself!

I used the sentiment from Artistically Inked as there are no birthday sentiments in Earthen Textures, but mixing and matching your sets is one of the pleasures of cardmaking!