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Colour Creations Stampin’ Up! Cajun Craze

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This week on the Colour Creations Blog Hop, we are featuring Cajun Craze.
I have mostly used Cajun Craze as a fantastic colour for masculine cards, so today I am doing something a little different with it.
I have used the Colorful Kaleidoscope Kit, and paired some of the kit elements with some Cajun Craze. I think it really helps the colours in the kit to pop.
The Colorful Kaleidoscope Kit contains some gorgeous die cut layers, and I have used one of these on the reverse side, as a mask, which I have sponged through to create a subtle tone on tone background in Cajun Craze for both my cards.
For the first card, I have then used the die cut mask on the front of my card.
Behind the die cut panel is some white cardstock which has been sponged in Cajun Craze, Calypso Coral and Petal Pink to create an ombre effect.

The second card uses some of the beautiful, colourful inside of one of the envelopes included in the kit.

The sentiment on both cards are from the stamp set included in the Colorful Kaleidoscope kit.

Next along on our blog hop is the talented . Hop along to see what Sharon Davern is sharing to inspire you with today.

If at any time you find a broken link, please go to the blog of our Colour Creations host, Catherine Proctor, who will have a list of all of the participants in the Blog Hop.

Thanks for stopping by.
Happy stamping, and happy hopping,
Chris

For the month of August, you can get 30% off Stampin’ Up! kits, they are so much fun, great if you are time poor, a novice cardmaker or if you just want to create without having to cut and prepare the pieces.
Click here to go to my online store, or scan the QR Code on the image below with your device.

Product List
Colorful Kaleidoscope Kit (English)
$41.00
Blending Brushes
$23.00
Cajun Craze Classic Stampin' Pad
$15.75
Cajun Craze A4 Card Stock
$17.50
Calypso Coral Classic Stampin' Pad
$15.75

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Heart of Christmas 2023

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Welcome to the very first Heart of Christmas blog hop for 2023.
My project for you today is a Christmas Card, and alternative project using the Stampin’ Up! Colorful Kaleidoscope Kit.

I have taken one of the die cut pieces from the kit and layered it over some of the Gold Celebrations Specialty Designer Series Paper, then adhered it with dimensionals to the white cardbase.
The Christmas sentiment comes from the Cottage Wreaths stamp set, and has been heat embossed on some Gold Foil Sheet before die cutting with the banner from the Gorgeously Made Dies.
It really is quite a simple card to make and the gold and white combination is favourite of mine for Christmas.

Next along on our Christmas Blog Hop is the lovely and very talented Christine Blain, make sure you hop over to her blog for more inspiration and ideas.

If the next button link is not working or you’d like to see the entire list of participants, go to Sharon Davern’s blog.

Did you know that all Stampin’ Up! kits are on sale in August? You can get the Colorful Kaeidoscope kit at 30% off. It’s such a gorgeous kit and I will be sharing some more alternative ideas through the coming week for this kit.
Thanks for stopping by.
Happy stamping, and happy hopping,
Chris

Product List
Colorful Kaleidoscope Kit (English)
$41.00
Gold Celebrations 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Designer Series Paper
$15.75
Festive Pearls
$12.25
Gold Foil Sheets
$8.75
Basics Embossing Powders
$32.00

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Stampin’ Up! Softly Sketched Online Card Class

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This morning’s Facebook Live is now also available to watch on YouTube.
The cards I made during the Live feature the Softly Sketched stamp set and the Faux Tile Technique.
If you are in Australia and would like the card kits posted to you for free, all you need to do is to place an order at this link, of $30 or over of product (shipping costs are extra) before midnight on Sunday 6th August.
Feel free to leave a comment or send me an email if you have any questions.
Enjoy!
Happy Stamping,
Chris

Product List
Softly Sketched Cling Stamp Set (English)
$42.00
Scalloped Contours Dies
$61.00
Painted Texture 3 D Embossing Folder
$17.50

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Colour Creations Stampin’ Up! Blackberry Bliss

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This week’s Colour Creations Blog Hop is featuring my favourite of all the Stampin’ Up! colours, Blackberry Bliss.
My card this week features the Gorgeously Made Dies, combined with the Aspen Tree Dies.

I have used the Foursquare Decorative Masks to blend a very light layer of Blackberry Bliss ink onto the background, and have also used the blender brushes to colour the leaves from the Aspen Tree Dies, using Blackberry Bliss, Real Red and Mossy Meadow inks.

Next on our Blog Hop is the very talented Tina Gillespie.

If at any time you find a broken link, please go to the blog of our Colour Creations host, Catherine Proctor, who will have a list of all of the participants in the Blog Hop.

Thanks for stopping by.
Happy stamping, and happy hopping,
Chris

Product List
Gorgeously Made Dies
[161202]
$56.00
Aspen Trees Dies
[163102]
$63.00
Layering Leaves Photopolymer Stamp Set (English)
[161277]
$42.00
Blending Brushes
[153611]
$23.00
Blackberry Bliss A4 Cardstock
[133682]
$17.50
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Stampin’ Up! Cottage Wreaths Cards

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This morning’s Facebook Live is now available to watch both on Facebook and YouTube.

As you can see, the Cottage Wreaths stamp set and matching dies are great for cards of all occasions, as well as Christmas.
I hope you enjoy watching the video, although I have to apologise for being quite distracted towards the end, one of my cats could hear me talking but couldn’t work out where I was and was getting quite vocal. Cheeky little rascal.

The kits to make the three cards are available for free to anyone who places a $30 order in my online store before midnight this coming Sunday 30th July (shipping extra). The kits will be sent out separately to your order.
And just a reminder that due to Stampin’ Up! policy, I am unable to stamp images to include in the kits – that means you get to do the fun stuff!
Don’t have the Cottage Wreaths stamp set? Try the cards with a different stamp set, that’s part of making creativity fun. Alternatively, you can order the stamp set and dies by clicking on the images below.
Happy stamping,
Chris

Product List
Cottage Wreaths Photopolymer Stamp Set (English)
[159652]
$34.00
Country Wreaths Dies
[160238]
$68.00
Inked Botanicals 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper
[161157]
$21.75
One Horse Open Sleigh 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper
[162118]
$21.75
Blending Brushes
[153611]
$23.00
Add All to Cart

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Stampin’ Up! Night of Flight

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This morning’s Facebook Live online class featured this absolutely divine stamp set, called Night of Flight. You might have missed this one, it on Page 172 and is a Host set.
You can find the video here on YouTube, or on my Facebook Page.

The class kits are now available for this class, simply place an order of $30 or over from my online store this week (before midnight on Sunday 23rd July) and you will receive the precut cards in the mail. (Australia only).
Disclaimer: Stampin’ Up! policy means that I am unable to stamp any of the images.

If you need a little more incentive to place an order this week, tomorrow (Wednesday 19th July 2023) Stampin’ Up! have a one day promotion where you can receive 15% off any stamp set in the Annual Catalogue (not including the host sets).

AND, on top of all of that, there is the Bonus Days promotion. Tomorrow will be a very good day to order some stamp sets!


Happy stamping,
Chris

Product List
Night Of Flight Host Photopolymer Stamp Set
[161281]
$25.00
Layering Leaves Photopolymer Stamp Set (English)
[161277]
$42.00
Foursquare Decorative Masks
[161285]
$17.50
Blending Brushes
[153611]
$23.00
Whisper White A4 Thick Cardstock
[140490]
$14.25
Add All to Cart

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Colour Creations Stampin’ Up! Basic Gray

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This week’s Colour Creations featured colour is Basic Gray, a colour I often overlook but which is such a versatile colour. And I love it with Fresh Freesia, which I have used for my cards today.

My first card is very simple, with the tree image from Happy Hedgehogs stamp set, stamped in Basic Gray and the butterfly in Fresh Freesia.

I’ve then stepped the card up by colouring the tree with Stampin’ Blends. Yes, you can colour with Stampin’ Blends when the outline image is stamped with a waterbased ink, as long as you don’t blend the outline ink. I don’t use the brush end of the Stampin’ Blends for this, and keep the colouring very simple.

I have used Stampin’ Blends in Fresh Freesia, Daffodil Delight (for the flower centres) and Shaded Spruce. I’ve also added a strip of Masterfully Made Designer Series Paper in Fresh Freesia behind the main panel, and added some silver dots for some bling.

My second card also features the Happy Hedgehogs stamp set, this time the cute little birdie.

The card base is Basic Gray again for this card, and for the background, I have used one of the Artistic Mix Decorative Masks and a Blending Brush and Basic Gray ink, very lightly brushed on to create a subtle background.
The bird is stamped in Basic Gray and coloured in the same way as the second card. The circles were Die cut using the unfortunately retired Stitched Shapes Dies.

We made these cards today in my monthly Card Class, which was a lot of fun.

Next along in our Blog Hop is the talented Tina Gillespie.

If at any time you find a broken link, please go to the blog of our Colour Creations host, Catherine Proctor, who will have a list of all of the participants in the Blog Hop.

Thanks for stopping by.
Happy stamping, and happy hopping,
Chris

If you live in Australia and would like to purchase the items used to make my card today, you can click on the indiviual items listed below to go straight to my online store, or click here.
Alternatively, you can use your device to scan the QR code below. And don’t forget the fantastic July Promotion, spend $90 (before shipping) and receive a voucher to spend next month. I always love this promo, it’s the best!!

Product List
Happy Hedgehogs Photopolymer Stamp Set (English)
[157983]
$32.00
Masterfully Made 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper
[161192]
$21.75
Artistic Mix Decorative Masks
[159178]
$17.50
Basic Gray A4 Card Stock
[121689]
$17.50
Basic Gray Classic Stampin' Pad
[149165]
$15.75
Add All to Cart

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Stampin’ Up! Happy Hedgehogs Online Class

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Here are the three cute cards I made during this morning’s Facebook Live Online Class on my business page. I kept the cards fairly simple and the video isn’t too long. I get frustrated with watching long vids, so I’ll be keeping mine as short as possible.
If you missed it, the live video is here.

The precut and organised card kits are available free to anyone who places an order of $45 or more (shipping extra) on this link before midnight on Sunday 16th July 2023 (Australian orders only). Stampin’ Up! policy does not allow me to add any stamped images, but as you can see, these would work with almost any stamp set you have in your stash. And since everything is cut and ready to go, all you have to do is stamp and put your cards together.

Along with the items listed below, I have used Pecan Pie and Night of Navy ink, however I think you could use almost any colour to stamp your images.
I hope you enjoy the creativity of making cards without having to do all the cutting and measuring.

Please contact me if there is anything you would like more information about, and please make sure you using the Host Code YGQHMWSB when you place your order. Also don’t forget the Earn and Redeem promotion, with details below.
Happy stamping,
Chris

Product List
Happy Hedgehogs Photopolymer Stamp Set (English)
[157983]
$32.00
Bright & Beautiful 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper
[161449]
$21.75
Delightfully Eclectic 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper
[161640]
$53.00
Whisper White A4 Thick Cardstock
[140490]
$14.25
Night Of Navy A4 Card Stock
[106577]
$17.50
Add All to Cart

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Stampin’ Up! Happy Hedgehogs Panelled Card

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My card today is one of three that I will be making during tomorrow’s Facebook Live, which is happening on my Facebook Business page at 11am AEST (Sydney, Australia time).
I will be making this card and two other’s featuring the Happy Hedgehogs stamp set, which is my featured stamp set for this week.
This is the first of an ongoing series of online events which I plan to do every week at the same time, each week featuring a different stamp set. And because it’s the first time I am running it this way, I am feeling a little anxious and nervous.
You will also have the opportunity to get the card kits to make these three cards, along with three more of the same (so 6 cards in all) as a free gift when you spend $45 or more using this link to my online store.
The six card kits will be sent out to you by early next week, and all the kits are precut and organised so that all you have to do is the fun part!
You can always come back and watch the Facebook live again once you have received your kits, to see how I made the cards.
If you don’t have this stamp set, you can use what you already have, or use the link above purchase it.
I will also post up the three cards late tomorrow with a list of the items I have used to make them.

I do hope you will join me live tomorrow morning.
Happy Stamping,
Chris

Disclaimer: Stampin’ Up! policy means that I am unable to provide stamped images in card kits.

Stampin’ Up! Wild and Sweet for Crafty Addicts

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This month for the Crafty Addicts Design Team, I have again used the gorgeous Koala image from the Wild and Sweet stamp set. I just love it, it’s soooo cute! But I promise to start sharing some cards using the rest of images from the set soon.

The background on my card is a piece of Pecan Pie cardstock which has been embossed with the Timber 3D Embossing Folder.
The koala has been stamped with some Early Espresso Ink, and very gently coloured with Blender pens in Mossy Meadow, Pecan Pie, Early Espresso and some white Craft ink.

I did make a youTube video of creating this card, the lighting is not great but hopefully you can get an idea of how I have made it. And I’ve been working on fixing the lighting situation, I’m going to try that out shortly.

Make sure you check out what the rest of the Crafty Addicts Design Team have made this month, and please feel free to share your creations with us, we love to see what you have been making.
Happy stamping!
Chris

If you live in Australia, and would like to order the items used in the card I have made, you can click on the images below. Alternatively, you can use your device to scan the QR Code below to go straight to my online store. Don’t forget the fantastic July Promotion, spend $90 of product and receive a $9 coupon to spend next month. My favourite promotion! That’s the equivalent of getting 10% discount on your gorgeous Stampin’ Up! products. Love, love, love!!

Product List
Timber 3 D Embossing Folder
[163094]
$17.50
Wild & Sweet Cling Stamp Set
[158775]
$42.00
Blender Pens
[102845]
$23.00
Uninked Stampin’ Craft Pad & Whisper White Refill
[147277]
$18.50
Early Espresso Classic Stampin' Pad
[147114]
$15.75
Add All to Cart

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