Kintsugi Inspirations

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Kintsugi Inspirations is the name of the patterned paper I have used for my card today.

Kintsugi Inspirations is on Page 59 of the Stampin’ Up! Annual catalogue. I love all the gorgeous blues and pretty florals.
I have adhered the background layer onto a card base of Misty Moonlight cardstock, and the retired Scallop Contours Dies have been used to cut a layer using Cloud Cover cardstock – one of this year’s In Colors. The vase on my card has been fussy cut from the paper.

My card is based on the sketch which is one of the challenges this month with Craftin’ Round the World Challenges.

You can join in with our challenges at our Facebook group here, and we are also on Instagram.

Happy Stamping!
Chris

New Mini Catalogue is Live!!

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I am a couple of days late, but the new Mini Catalogue is now live for you to order some of the gorgeous Christmas goodies.

There are so many lovely things in this mini catalogue, I think my favourite for Christmas is called the Traditions of Christmas Suite.

And I also love (and already own!!) the Lights of Aurora Suite, which is sure to get a lot of use.

But that’s not all, a new Online Exclusive list was also released, and again there are a lot of Christmas goodies. If you are not into traditional Christmas colours and would like something bold and modern, try the Modern Christmas Suite.

I think it’s fair to say that there is something for everyone in these releases.
Time to get started on your Christmas cards? It’s always good to be prepared, and there’s a lot of inspiration here.

Happy stamping, and happy shopping!
Chris

Sunrise Sailing

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Hi there!
Well, it has certainly been a long time between posts. I am still here and still crafting, and feeling like I am starting again from scratch with cardmaking and blog posts. But sometimes, that’s how life goes.
While I have been doing a fair bit of crafting, I haven’t been doing any cardmaking, there’s been a lot of crochet, journal making and pyrography, and I might start sharing some of those here as well as my papercrafting.

Despite all of the challenges I have been facing over the last few months, I am still a member of the lovely Design Team for Craftin’ Round The World Challenges. And today’s card is using the Sunrise Sailing stamp set and coordinating embossing folder, along with some of the Peaceful Garden Designer Series Paper which will be available in the upcoming mini catalogue, available on the 3rd September, and which also contains a lot of gorgeous Christmas goodies!

That’s it for today, thanks for reading along.
Happy stamping,
Chris

You can shop for your own Stampin’ Up! supplies in Australia by scanning the QR Code below….

Sketch Saturday #765

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Welcome back to another Sketch Saturday challenge.

For this fortnight’s challenge we are choosing a sketch from the Archives, and there are heaps of great sketches there to choose from. The challenge this time is to use a sketch from 2014, which I have.

Here is the sketch I have chosen, only I have turned it on it’s side.

I have chosen to use some of the Winter Meadow Designer Series Paper as a focus for my card today, with distressed edges and heaps of sponging.

This DSP definitely has a winter feel to it, unlike out weather here in Australia, it has been so hot, and only just the start of summer. I think it’s going to be a long, hot summer, but that means lots of time at the beach!

You can find the rest of the Design Team’s ideas for this challenge on the Sketch Saturday blog.
Why not join us and share your projects inspired by our sketch? We love to see what you have been creating.

Hope you have a crafty weekend.
Happy stamping,
Chris

Sketch Saturday #764

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Welcome back to another Sketch Saturday challenge.

Here is the new sketch for your inspiration, and this fortnight we are adding the additional challenge of putting some distressing on to your project.
I generally love adding distressed edges to my projects however I felt that the pretty papers that I featured look better with clean edges.

For my card I have used some of the patterned papers from the Secret Garden Scrapbooking kit, which is available to purchase. The kit contains heaps of gorgeous items including stamps, dies, stickers and of course, these gorgeous papers.

The flowers are all cut from the patterned papers. So pretty!

You can find the rest of the Design Team’s ideas for this challenge on the Sketch Saturday blog.
Why not join us and share your projects inspired by our sketch? We love to see what you have been creating.

Hope you have a crafty weekend.
Happy stamping,
Chris

Sketch Saturday #763

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Welcome back to another Sketch Saturday challenge.

I’ve been missing in action for the last couple of sketch challenges as both my son and I were down with a very nasty flu which has been going around here. It certainly was nasty and laid us both low for a few weeks. But we are both well again and enjoying the beautiful spring weather.

Here is the new sketch for your inspiration, and this fortnight we are adding the additional challenge of making a sympathy card, however I have chosen to make a Christmas card.

I have combined some of the Country Woods Designer Series Paper with the beautiful Sentimental Christmas Designer Series Paper for my card today.

You can find the rest of the Design Team’s ideas for this challenge on the Sketch Saturday blog.
Why not join us and share your projects inspired by our sketch? We love to see what you have been creating.

Hope you have a crafty weekend.
Happy stamping,
Chris

Sketch Saturday #760

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Welcome back to another Sketch Saturday challenge.
Here is the new sketch for your inspiration, and this fortnight we are adding the additional challenge of making a masculine card.

I have combined some of the Country Woods Designer Series Paper with the Trucking Along stamp set for my card today.

You can find the rest of the Design Team’s ideas for this challenge on the Sketch Saturday blog.
Why not join us and share your projects inspired by our sketch? We love to see what you have been creating.

Hope you have a crafty weekend.
Happy stamping,
Chris

Heart of Christmas Blog Hop 2024 Week 6

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Welcome back to the Art with Heart team’s Heart of Christmas blog hops, where we hope you will find some Christmas inspiration to help you get started on your Christmas projects.

Today I have pulled out some of the new A Little Bit Festive Mix and Match Specialty Designer Series Paper which I have paired with the Painted Trees Embossing Folder.
This “mix and match” paper set, includes Christmas images which have been die cut, along with some Christmas themed Designer Series Paper, making it easy to combine different elements to create a variety of projects.

Next along on our blog hop is the amazing Vicki Boucher.

If the next button link is not working or you’d like to see the entire list of participants in our Blog Hop today, you can head over to Sharon Davern’s blog.

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you enjoy hopping along through all the Christmas inspiration.
Happy stamping,
Chris

Sketch Saturday #759

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Hi and welcome back for the next Sketch Saturday sketch inspiration. Here is the new sketch.

I’m on a mission to get a heap of Christmas cards made this year, so for my Design Team card I have used some of the new A Little Bit Festive Mix and Match Specialty Designer Series Paper which includes some cute die cut images as well as the Christmas papers.

I have started with a cardbase in Cherry Cobbler cardstock, then a layer of Basic White Cardstock before adding the two different patterned papers, which are actually the same sheet of paper reversed. And the images are some of the die cuts that come with the papers, so this is a really quick and easy card to make.
The sentiment comes from the Trucking Along stamp set, which was stamped with Cherry Cobbler ink, and then die cut with some of the Stylish Shapes Dies.
I have used a Corner Rounder punch which retired a long time ago, but I like to use still.

We love to see your take on our sketches so please share your projects with us on the Sketch Saturday blog.
Happy stamping,
Chris

Heart of Christmas Blog Hop

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Hi and welcome.
Today is the first time this year that I am taking part in the Heart of Christmas Blog Hop.
Each week some of the members of the Art with Heart Team share their talent and ideas with some wonderful Christmas inspiration.

My card today uses some of the Sentiment Christmas Suite, including the gorgeous Sentimental Christmas Designer Series Paper. So yummy!!
These are in the Mini Catalogue which goes live in just two days time, on the 4th September, 2024.

The stocking image is stamped with Stazon ink onto Fluid 100 Watercolour Paper, and watercoloured with inks and a Water Painter.
Over the top of the white areas of the stocking, I have added some silver Metallic Enamel Effects which I have brushed on.
The layer of Sentimental Christmas Designer Series Paper has been distressed around the edges and sponged with some Crumb Cake ink, and then adhered to a Pretty Peacock cardbase. Before I added the stocking, I lightly flicked some white craft ink onto the paper but it doesn’t show up well in the photo. I have also added some dots of gold Metallic Enamel Effects onto the paper and also a couple on the stocking image and the bow.

Next along on our Blog Hop is the lovely Christine Blain.

If the next button link is not working or you’d like to see the entire list of participants in our Blog Hop today, you can head over to Sharon Davern’s blog.

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you enjoy hopping along through all the Christmas inspiration.
Happy stamping,
Chris

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