OnStage November Swap

Posted on November 18, 2019 by sharon

At OnStage we also swap with other fellow demos and I decided to use a couple of kits that I had from previous classes. I used the Tropical Chic stamp set. I love the colours that I’ve used. Granny Apple Green, Soft Sea Foam, Call Me Clover and a touch of pink with Rococo Rose. I have always loved pink and green together which is probably why I love this card so much.

The below photo is my work in progress. I love taking these types of photos as it shows the all the creativity that goes into making the cards.

Product List

Call Me Clover Stampin' Pad [147139] $13.00	Call Me Clover A4 Cardstock [146992] $15.25	Granny Apple Green Stampin' Pad [147095] $13.00	Granny Apple Green A4 Cardstock [147014] $15.25	Soft Sea Foam Classic Stampin' Pad [147102] $13.00
Soft Sea Foam A4 Cardstock [147012] $15.25	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $10.00	Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549] $17.00	Rococo Rose Classic Stampin’ Pad [150080] $13.00	Bone Folder [102300] $12.00
Paper Snips [103579] $17.00	Paper Trimmer [152392] $44.00	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $6.00	Snail Adhesive [104332] $11.50	Snail Adhesive Refill [104331] $8.00

OnStage Team Swap

Posted on November 16, 2019 by sharon

This past weekend we have had out local Onstage event and our Stampers Anonymous team are doing a Swap. A Swap is where we make a set number of the same card for swap it with the others participating. There are 28 people participating this year which is fabulous. I really don’t mind making the same of the one type of card. I think that is the Administrator in me.

I chose to create a fancy fold card but it is a simple fancy fold. I used the Butterfly Wishes stamp set and the Woven Threads Designer Paper. I’ve used the In Colors as the card base and a coordinating colour for stamping.

Product List

Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549] $17.00	Rococo Rose A4 Cardstock [150888] $15.25	Terracotta Tile A4 Cardstock [150890] $15.25	Purple Posy A4 Cardstock [150887] $15.25	Seaside Spray A4 Cardstock [150889] $15.25
Rococo Rose Classic Stampin’ Pad [150080] $13.00	Terracotta Tile Classic Stampin’ Pad [150086] $13.00	Purple Posy Classic Stampin’ Pad [150084] $13.00	Seaside Spray Classic Stampin’ Pad [150085] $13.00	Soft Suede Classic Stampin' Pad [147115] $13.00
Bone Folder [102300] $12.00	Butterfly Wishes Cling Stamp Set [149346] $40.00	Paper Snips [103579] $17.00	Paper Trimmer [152392] $44.00	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $6.00
Snail Adhesive [104332] $11.50	Snail Adhesive Refill [104331] $8.00

Blog Hop #12

Posted on November 14, 2019 by sharon

Welcome to the November Stampers Anonymous Blog Hop #12. If you’ve joined me from Melissa’s blog then welcome and keep hopping along with us.
If you get lost along the way you can click any of the names below to get back on track.
We’ve been hopping for 12 months now. I’m so excited to share these cards with you this month. The colours are so lovely by themselves. I chose the Beautiful You stamp set to work with and I love how the cards have turned out.

This first card I saw on Pinterest and changed it up. I loved the idea of using the daisy punch for the skirt. I stamped the daisy stamp from Daisy Delight in Granny Apple Green and then sponged on some Lovely Lipstick in the centre and sponged some Granny Apple Green at the tips of the leaves to blend the colours. I then cut up the petals into pairs and overlayed them into the shape of the skirt. I used the Happiness Blooms Enamel Dots around her waist to hide where I’ve stuck the petals. I used the blends to colour in the rest of her dress blending the two colours together. I used Night of Navy on the ground so it looks like she’s dancing on water. The colour was a bit too dark so I used the Color Lifter to remove some of the intensity of the Navy. I then added some Shimmery Crystal Effects onto the petals and on the water.

The next three cards are fairly simple cards. I’ve always been a fan of simple cards.
On the dancing lady I’ve stamped the image onto Granny Apple Green and then cut the dress out and stuck it onto the stamped image and coloured the hat with blends.

I have included all the products that I’ve used in the product list below.

Product List

Granny Apple Green Stampin' Pad [147095] $13.00	Granny Apple Green A4 Cardstock [147014] $15.25	Granny Apple Green Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack [147274] $15.50	Granny Apple Green Dark Stampin' Blends Marker [146877] $7.75	Granny Apple Green Light Stampin' Blends Marker [146876] $7.75
Lovely Lipstick Classic Stampin' Pad [147140] $13.00	Lovely Lipstick A4 Cardstock [146993] $15.25	Lovely Lipstick Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack [147281] $15.50	Lovely Lipstick Dark Stampin' Blends Marker [147028] $7.75	Lovely Lipstick Light Stampin' Blends Marker [147026] $7.75
Night Of Navy Classic Stampin' Pad [147110] $13.00	Night Of Navy A4 Card Stock [106577] $15.25	Night Of Navy Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack [144040] $15.50	Night Of Navy Dark Stampin' Blends Marker [144039] $7.75	Night Of Navy Light Stampin' Blends Marker [144036] $7.75
Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549] $17.00	Whisper White A4 Thick Cardstock [140490] $14.25	Stampin' Blends Color Lifter [144608] $7.75	Shimmery Crystal Effects [150892] $8.75	Linen Thread [104199] $8.75
Daisy Punch [143713] $31.00	Daisy Delight Photopolymer Stamp Set [143669] $30.00	Beautiful You Cling-Mount Stamp Set [151412] $49.00	Bone Folder [102300] $12.00	Paper Snips [103579] $17.00
Paper Trimmer [152392] $44.00	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $6.00	Snail Adhesive [104332] $11.50	Snail Adhesive Refill [104331] $8.00	Happiness Blooms Enamel Dots [148805] $12.25

Above the Clouds

Posted on October 18, 2019 by sharon

One of my recent Stamp a Stack classes featured the “Above the Clouds” stamp set. I do love how these cards turned out. I wouldn’t normally use these colours together but with some encouragement from a couple of friends I went with the colours and they really work well together.

The original design was one I copied from my amazing talented upline, Marelle but I changed up the stamp set and colours and they are a whole new set of cards.

I chose different embossing folders to use in the background on the Bermuda Bay. When stamping the Hot Air Balloon I used full strength Bermuda Bay and then for the solid image in the balloon I stamped off in Bermuda Bay.

The small hot air balloons in the background are stamped off as well. What do you think? Would you like to make these cards? I have a few card kits available. If you order the Above the Clouds Bundle and three coloured Stamp Pads, I will give you a card kit to make the 5 cards. Just click on any of the images below to be taken to my shop and place your order. Don’t forget to use my hostess code at the top of this page.

Product List

Above The Clouds Photopolymer Stamp Set [149404] $38.00	Above The Clouds Bundle [151135] $62.00	Hot Air Balloon Punch [149520] $31.00	Stitched Rectangle Dies [148551] $61.00
Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549] $17.00	Night Of Navy A4 Card Stock [106577] $15.25	Seaside Spray A4 Cardstock [150889] $15.25	Card Stock A4 Bermuda Bay [131286] $15.25
Early Espresso Classic Stampin' Pad [147114] $13.00	Night Of Navy Classic Stampin' Pad [147110] $13.00	Seaside Spray Classic Stampin’ Pad [150085] $13.00	Bermuda Bay Classic Stampin' Pad [147096] $13.00
Brick & Mortar 3D Embossing Folder [149643] $17.00	Tin Tile 3D Embossing Folder [151801] $17.00	Pinewood Planks 3D Embossing Folder [152320] $17.00	Subtle 3D Embossing Folder [151775] $17.00
Stitched Shapes Dies [145372] $50.00	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $6.00	Mini Stampin' Dimensionals [144108] $6.00	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $7.00

All Geared Up to Celebrate

Posted on September 20, 2019 by sharon

My eldest daughter started high school this year and has made some lovely friends. She was invited to one of her friends birthdays last weekend. I made this card for her friend. I am hoping that he likes the card. I used the gears from the Garage Gears Dies to cut out in copper foil.

I embossed the Gray Granite card base with the Brick & Mortar folder and then using a dauber I inked around the edge of the card and on some of the bricks.

I cut out the Basic Gray card stock using the Stitched Rectangle dies and stamped the sentiment on there in Tuxedo Black Momento. I adhered everything with my tombow glue rather than dimensionals.

Product List

Garage Gears Dies [148521] $57.00	Geared Up Garage Cling Stamp Set [148590] $37.00	Brick & Mortar 3D Embossing Folder [149643] $17.00	Copper Foil Sheets [142020] $8.75
Gray Granite Classic Stampin' Pad [147118] $13.00	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $10.00	Sponge Daubers [133773] $9.00	Stitched Rectangle Dies [148551] $61.00
Basic Gray A4 Card Stock [121689] $15.25	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $7.00	Gray Granite A4 Cardstock [147008] $15.25	Clear Block H [118490] $14.00

Tropical Chic Floating Frame

Posted on September 18, 2019 by sharon

When the floating frame technique came out I wasn’t really interested in doing the technique as the main thing to create the technique was very hard to acquire in Australia, but when I found the Press & Seal at Costco I just had to try it out.

I created this card using the Tropical Chic stamp set which I really loved playing with the stamps and dies. I love the colours as well. I used Granny Apple Green & a new In Color Rococo Rose.

The technique I believe was originally created by Jennifer McGuire. This really is a fun technique to play with and I want to try it again but just haven’t had the time. I plan to run it as a class soon too.

Here is a close up of the outside frame

I love that you can get two cards with one technique. Here is the inside part of the frame which creates another lovely card to send to someone dear in your life.

Don’t you just love the green and pink together? I just love these colours.

What do you think? Would you like to try out this technique?

Product List

Tropical Chic Cling-Mount Stamp Set [148226] $38.00	Tropical Dies [146831] $47.00	Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549] $17.00	Rococo Rose Classic Stampin’ Pad [150080] $13.00
Granny Apple Green Stampin' Pad [147095] $13.00	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $6.00	Stitched Rectangle Dies [148551] $61.00

Birthday Chupa Chups

Posted on September 16, 2019 by sharon

It was my youngest daughter’s 10th birthday this week and it is encouraged to take something to school to share with the class. I used to make cupcakes for the class but changed it up a few years ago as I knew I was going to be very time poor just before their birthdays so I started making a little something for them to hand out to the class.

This year I used some chupa chups and made these cute little lollypop holders. I found the idea on pinterest and found this gorgeous idea, however it was in italian so had to use some tech skills to translate some of the measurements and I was then able to figure it out.
I finished off the edge of card stock with the story label punch.
I have used a retired punch for this as it was just perfect. I used a retired hand held punch to make a hole in the top and then tied some twine to hold it on and used a dimensional to hold it in place.

You can purchase any of these products, apart from the retired items, from my online store by clicking on any of the links below.

Product List

Pumpkin Pie Classic Stampin' Pad [147086] $13.00	Blueberry Bushel Classic Stampin' Pad [147138] $13.00	Flirty Flamingo Classic Stampin' Pad [147052] $13.00	Pumpkin Pie A4 Card Stock [108601] $15.25	Blueberry Bushel A4 Cardstock [146991] $15.25
Flirty Flamingo A4 Cardstock [141421] $15.25	Early Espresso A4 Card Stock [121686] $15.25	Night Of Navy/Sahara Sand Baker's Twine [149483] $7.00	Story Label Punch [150076] $31.00	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $6.00