I’m feeling a little tired and in need of some down time, so I will take a break from the sketches for a day or two, but I will be finishing off the rest of the sketches.
In the meantime, don’t forget the awesome sale on gorgeous papers, for the rest of August, or until sold out.
If you live in Australia and would like to make the most of this sale, you can shop online here.
Happy stamping,
Chris
It’s been a very busy few days in our house with two different markets in different towns, along with all the preparation and travel that goes along with that, it makes for quite an exhausting few days.
We began doing market stalls as a way to sell my son’s beautiful woodturned items, and since I had to be there (as designated driver, since he hasn’t got his driver’s licence yet), and like to be there to support him, I thought I would try selling some of my own items.
And these covered notebooks have been the most popular items.
These notebooks have been covered with the Delightfully Eclectic Designer Series Paper, the large flowers fussy cut from it using my trusy Paper Snips, and that has been paired with some retired Dainty Flowers Designer Series Paper.
They are a great way to use up retired DSP as well as bits and pieces of all sorts of things, and they make lovely and useful gifts – great for customer gifts, there’s plenty of room for a long Wish List!
I hope you are having a lovely relaxing weekend, and getting some crafting time.
Happy stamping,
Chris
Delightfully Eclectic Designer Series Paper is on sale right now, and you can find it in my online store here.
You can browse the rest of the store here.
And don’t forget the fantastic special available if you would like to join Stampin’ Up! as a demonstrator.
If you prefer to scan a QR Code with your device, here they are……
A simple card can have just as much impact as one that we have spent hours creating, and can give the receiver just as much joy.
This particular card took me quite literally five minutes to make from scratch.
Admittedly, Stampin’ Up! does make this very easy. My card features a strip of the beautiful Masterfully Made Designer Series, mounted it onto a piece of Pretty Peacock cardstock, and then onto a Basic White cardbase. So simple.
This is one of the Designer Series Papers that you can get at 15% off in June, so make the most of that.
Hope you are having a crafty day,
Chris
Happy New Year to each and every one of you. I have, once again, been very quiet on the crafting and blogging front, but with so many gorgeous new Stampin’ Up! goodies, I couldn’t resist having a play today.
And since we are about to have a heat wave in this part of Australia, it may well be a good time to stay inside, in the cool, and do some stamping and creating.
One of the things I decided I would like to share with you this year, is that you don’t need a lot of products to make gorgeous cards. Many of us have financial challenges right now, and it’s always good to find ways to make the most of what we already have.
And I also want to show how to take a simple card, and to dress it up in various ways.
So, my first card for 2021 uses the gorgeous new Designer Series Paper called True Love DSP, I can see myself using this a lot. This was at the top of my list from all of the beautiful new things in the January – June Mini Catalogue.
I started out with just a black and white card – elegant and quite easy to make, and all you need is the True Love Designer Series Paper, some white and some black cardstock.
The flowers have been cut from the Designer Series Paper using paper snips.
So then to make it different, I coloured the flowers using Stampin’ Blends in Rococo Rose colour, with Old Olive for the leaf.
It’s lovely just like that, but I have some of the Forever Gold Laser Cut accents that were calling out to be used, so I have added one behind the flowers.
The gold accent adds some lovely depth and texture to the card.
I felt it needed a little more Old Olive, and had some spare leaves from another project, which I have added in, and I am happy with the end result. I’m sure there is more that could be added but I like as it is.
It looks like a gorgeous, cheerful bunch of flowers to brighten your day!
Here is the same card with the flowers coloured in Rich Razzleberry.
The words come from the Posted For You stamp set (but you could use anything that you already have), and the lovely curved edge is the Curvy Dies.
I hope the weather is not too extreme wherever you are in the world. And I hope you are able to get in some crafting time, just for yourself.
Happy stamping!
💜 Chris
I recently took part in a card swap with a group of ladies who are all Australian Stampin’ Up! demonstrators, and I thought it was time I shared what I had made for them.
I have used the Attic Boutique DSP and Rue Des Fleurs stamp set. To make the dress, I have stamped the bodice part straight onto the Very Vanilla Top Note and heat embossed then coloured it. I have then cut the V part using a craft knife. I have then stamped and embossed the Umbrella from this stamp set onto a different piece of card stock, cut it out without the handle and watches which come off the bottom, and then popped it under the V of the bodice, creating a dress. The dress was heat embossed using Soft Suede and Versamark ink with clear embossing powder, and has been coloured using a blender pen and very light shadings of Poppy Parade ink, with just a touch of Daffodil Delight and Pool Party on the flowers at the top of the bodice.
Doesn’t it make you just want to travel back 100 years so that you wear one just like it?
Happy stamping.
Chris
I have recently been commissioned by a florist, to make some gift tags. These are some of the ones she wasn’t interested in 🙂 but I thought I would share them with you anyway. I have a few of these that were experiments until we found exactly what she was looking for. I will have these for sale at the Marion Indoor Markets tomorrow, along with lots of goodies for Mother’s Day.
Not sure about you but I absolutely adore these little die cut butterflies! They get used for a whole heap of things around our house, in particular some of my son’s craft activities! 🙂
Happy Mother’s Day, to all the Mum’s out there for tomorrow. Hope you have a very special day.
Happy stamping.
Chris
Rich Razzleberry is my absolute favourite of all the Stampin’ Up! colours but it has been a little neglected of late, so I decided it was time to make up for that!! The card is based on this week’s Freshly Made Sketch challenges, and uses Simply Soft stamp set (hostess set) which I have stamped with Stazon and then water coloured using a blender pen. The DSP I have used is another much neglected one, called Pocketful of Posies. I have dragged out the very last (sob…) of my precious Rich Razzleberry satin ribbon (retired) and matching button. The greeting comes from Field Flowers stamp set and I have popped some half back pearls on either side for a little added bling. I thought I would put this card in for the latest Just Add Ink challenge as well, which is to create something for Mother’s Day. As many of you would know, my beloved Mum passed away just over two years ago, so I can’t send this card to her, but I know she would love it if she were still here. She is the person who encouraged me to be creative and enjoy my crafts, so this one is for you Mum. xx.
I like this particular sketch, so just had to make a second card! 🙂 
This one is in a completely different style, with lovely bright, cheery colours. It uses the gorgeous Sweet Shop DSP from the Autumn / Winter catalogue along with Sweet Cake stamp set. Just loving these colours too, Calypso Coral, Pool Party and Wisteria Wonder. I have stamped the image onto Shimmer White card stock which has given it that really lovely motley sort of look (not sure how to explain that one! 🙂 but I like how it turn out ) Oh, and don’t forget that cute brad, also available from the Autumn / Winter catalogue. I’ll be back shortly with some exciting offers from Stampin’ Up!. Hope you have a crafty weekend! Happy stamping! Chris
Yes, I have been making lots of boxes with the scoring tool. Can’t help myself… the tool makes it all so easy!
I have made this slider box to hold four tealight candles, and used the new Framelits to create a clear window so that you can see the candles inside. I am going to make a stack of these to sell at the next markets stall in a couple of weeks time, they would make a lovely Mother’s Day gift.
Cheerful Treat is the name of the DSP, and I have combined it with Concord Crush cardstock. You could add more decoration to this, of course, perhaps a flower and a tag, or a lovely piece of matching ribbon around the box.
Happy stamping!
Chris
I received some new goodies in the post yesterday and couldn’t wait to use them! I think this stamp set is just gorgeous and had to ink it up straight away. It’s a hostess set called Pedal Presents, which I have stamped in Black Stazon ink, and then coloured with markers.
The DSP are new from the now current Autumn / Winter mini catalogue, and is called Sweet Shop – lots of ice cream and cake designs, but I have gone with some of the reverse sides of these because I just love the colours and the hearts.
The layout for this card is inspired by this week’s Freshly Made Sketches challenge, but I have turned the sketch on it’s side.
Happy stamping!
Chris
Warning: This post contains materials that may prove to be highly addictive!
On the 1st of April the new Autumn / Winter Mini Catalogue from Stampin’ Up! will be released here in Australia, and I can tell you that it contains some of the most beautiful things ever! So I thought I would give you a bit of a sneak peek.
The card is also my entry for this weeks Mojo Monday sketch.
The stamp set is called Apothecary Art. I have coloured the images using a combination of markers and blender pen.
I have also used the new Twitterpated DSP and Buttons. I have put one of the mini brads through the button to give the flower a centre, and have used some of the Seam Binding Ribbon. The other new item that I have used here is one of the set of Framelits Dies, also available on the 1st April. Gorgeous, gorgeous, gorgeous – I want it all! 🙂 But you have to wait…… unless you are a Stampin’ Up! demonstrator of course.
But feel free to contact me if you live in the Adelaide area and you would like to learn how to use the tools and gorgeous products I have shown you today.
Happy Stamping!
Chris
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