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Stampers Anonymous Blog Hop #34: Sketch Challenge

by Kylie September 14, 2021

written by Kylie

Hi, welcome to the Stampers Anonymous Blog Hop day! Thanks so much for hopping with us this month. The theme for our September 2021 Blog Hop is a Sketch Challenge. You can see the sketch below.

Here’s the Challenge…

Sketch challenges are always so fun. Sometimes they can be super challenging as you have to think outside of your regular design process. Other times again, you see a sketch and immediately you know what you are going to do. This card was a little bit of both. Once I decided upon my centre panel, the rest of the card came together quite quickly. I played around with patterned papers from different packs but in the end, I decided to go for quite a neutral, simple design.

I started by stamping the dahlia from the Delicate Dahlias stamp set on Crumb Cake cardstock in Early Espresso ink. Next, I coloured the images with White, Flirty Flamingo and Pumpkin Pie watercolour pencils. Over the top, I applied a light coating of Wink of Stella. TIP: Don’t be too heavy-handed with the Wink of Stella as it may cause your ink to bleed. Once I had finished this step I thought the design needed something else so I lightly applied some Early Espresso Watercolour Pencil to the edge of the dahlias and then blended it out with a Blender Pen. This helped the flowers to pop a little more.

I layered this coloured piece on a panel of Be Dazzling Specialty Designer Paper – such a pretty paper. This was then layered on a piece of Early Espresso cardstock which had been embossed with the Bark 3D Embossing Folder. I mounted this directly onto an Early Espresso card base.

The sentiment was chosen from the Artistically Inked stamp set. I gold heat embossed this on some Early Espresso cardstock and then die cut it using the Messages die. It was then popped up on the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals. The finishing touches were to add a few Gilded Gems and a gold bow.

Here’s the card…

This card is actually so much prettier in real life. The Be Dazzling Specialty Paper is just so pretty! It’s a great way to add that little extra something special. I had such fun colouring the dahlias too. I hadn’t used the Watercolour Pencils in such a long time.

Let’s continue on the hop…

You might have come here from Olivia Liew’s blog. Next up, please hop along to Nikki Stalker’s blog. Here’s a list of all the participants:

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Thanks for hopping along with us. Please continue on the hop and see the wonderful projects by the rest of the Stampers Anonymous ladies. They are always so inspiring!

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September 14, 2021 9 comments

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Create pretty cards with the Pretty Flowers Embossing Folder – Facebook Live Replay

by Kylie August 8, 2021

written by Kylie

Hi everyone, a few weeks ago I shared a couple of cards that generated a bit of interest including some requests to show how I created the top panel. The card features the gorgeous Pretty Flowers Embossing Folder and it is perfect for the technique I am going to share today. I know you are going to love it! I think you might even become as addicted to making cards like this as much as I am. It really is super easy and the result is so lovely!

I’m also sharing some new examples of these cards as I did a Facebook Live this week (my first one where I’ve made a card live! – that’s not AT ALL nerve-wracking. haha) to show exactly how I made this style of card. I’ve now uploaded the replay to YouTube because I know it can be so hard to find a Facebook Live after the event. Please note, this video hasn’t been edited so you’ll see all warts and all, and it does run for nearly 35 minutes.

Take your Pretty Flowers Embossing Folder, add some Basic White cardstock and run it through your Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine. I’d suggest making a few panels at this time because trust me, you won’t stop at one. Next, take your Stampin’ Blends and colour the embossed (raised) part of the design. The ink from the Stampin’ Blends will naturally bleed into the cardstock so use a gentle hand but don’t worry too much if it does bleed. The overall effect will still wow!

Finish off the card by adhering the panel to a card base and adding your sentiment and any bling you might like.

Here’s the card from the Facebook Live…

Here’s the Facebook Live Replay…

Here are the other sample cards…

They are just the prettiest of cards, aren’t they? I cannot stop making them. I find it really relaxing and I love how pretty they turn out. So much fun!

If the Pretty Flowers Embossing Folder is now on your wish list too, you can purchase it from my online store.

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August 8, 2021 0 comment

Artistically Inked Birthdays Creative Prompts Designer Series Paper

August Creative Prompt: Happy Birthday (Artistically Inked)

by Kylie August 1, 2021

written by Kylie

Hi everyone, welcome to our Creative Prompt for August 2021. I’d love for you to play along with me.

How to join in…

I’ve created a thread on my Stampers Workshop Facebook page (it is pinned to the top of the page so you can always find it). I’d like to invite anyone who wants to share their take on the challenge to do so in the comments section of that post. You don’t need your own blog, just upload a photograph of your card directly into the comments. Please upload photographs only. Do not link to other blogs or websites. Regrettably, these will be removed. My hope is these Creative Prompts will inspire and challenge us all to create. I also hope that by sharing we can comment, support and encourage each other. I do hope you’ll join me.

Here’s the Creative Prompt…

The first thing I thought about this sketch was that it would be an awesome way to highlight some of the gorgeous Stampin’ Up!® Designer Series Paper (selected designs are still on Sale for one more day!). I chose to use papers from the Expressions In Ink Designer Series Paper. I love the gorgeous colours in this set and the gold foiling really adds that extra bit of wow! It then made it a really easy decision to use the coordinating Artisically Inked stamp set for the sentiment. I stamped it in Versamark Ink and heat embossed it with Gold Embossing Powder so that it coordinated with the papers I had chosen.

The next bit was a little bit of a harder for me to make a decision as to what to do. I could have gone with an actual circle like on the sketch and layered something on it. I also thought about replacing the circe with a couple of the floral images from the Artistically Inked stamp set. In the end I went with that gorgeous floral die from the coordinating Artistic die set. I added Foam Adhesive to the Basic White cardstock before I die cut the image so that it would have that extra dimension.

Now you could add some rhinestones, gems or even ribbon to finish off the card but I decided that since it was quite busy already to leave those off this time.

Here’s the card…

If you are inspired by this Creative Prompt please pop on over to my Facebook page and share your card in the comment thread. I’ve pinned the prompt at the top of the page so it is easy to find. I respectfully ask that you only post a picture of your card and do not post to external sites.

If you love paper as much as I do, don’t forget to take advantage of the Designer Series Paper sale. It ends tomorrow (2 August 2021). Click here for all the details and to get your favourite papers at a 15% discount.

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August 1, 2021 0 comment

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Stampin’ Creative Global Blog Hop – June 2021 – In-Color Inspiration

by Kylie June 24, 2021

written by Kylie

Hello and welcome to the Stampin’ Creative Global Blog Hop! Currently, you’re visiting the blog of Kylie at Stampers Workshop! It’s my first hop with these talented stampers and I’m so thrilled to be participating. Thanks so much for hopping with us this month. To see the rest of the blogs in the hop, there’s a list below.

The theme for our June 2021 Blog Hop is In-Color Inspiration. We were asked to create a card using any, or a combination of the In-Colours on our project. How fun!

Here’s the card…

I love all the new 2021-2023 InColours so this is where I chose to start when creating my card. I’ve also been wanting to use the fabulous floral die from the Artistic dies set so it seemed like a match made in heaven to combine the two. I die cut this image twice from Basic White Cardstock. My big tip here is to apply Adhesive Sheets to your Basic White cardstock before running it through your Stampin’ Cut and Emboss Machine. This makes it so much easier to adhere the fiddly die cut!

After I had my two die-cut pieces, I simply sponged them with the different ink colours before positioning them where I thought they’d look good on my card panel. I trimmed off the overhanging pieces and then layered this onto a sheet of Pale Papaya cardstock. This panel was then adhered to a Soft Succulent cardstock base (after I added some extra texture with the Tasteful Textile 3D Embossing Folder). Yes, this is definitely my new go-to embossing folder since the Subtles Embossing Folder retired.

The final touches to the card was to add a sentiment from the coordinating Artistically Inked stamp set and some rhinestones. It’s quite a simple card and it really was easy to make. I think you’ll enjoy making it too.

Let’s continue on the hop…

Thank you for visiting my blog. To continue on the hop here is a list of all the participants.

Thanks again for hopping along with us. I hope you will play along with us too. Be sure to visit all the other blogs as I know you are going to be so inspired by all the wonderful creations!

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June 24, 2021 4 comments

Artistically Inked Birthdays

Happy Birthday (Artistically Inked)

by Kylie May 20, 2021

written by Kylie

Hi everyone, the new Expressions in Ink suite is amazing! It’s quite different from anything I’ve been aware of Stampin’ Up!® doing in the past. The Expressions In Ink Specialty Designer Series Paper, in particular, is really quite stunning – it has gorgeous gold foiling on one side of the papers. Divine!

I couldn’t wait to start creating with the suite and I wanted to make the gorgeous patterned paper the focus of my cards. This led me to design a really simple card and it is one you could easily replicate. In fact, I couldn’t stop with one – so I am sharing two cards today.

All you need to do is select the paper you want to use and pick a coordinating sheet of cardstock for the card base. For the first card I’ve used Polished Pink, and for the second I’ve chosen Just Jade. I trimmed the patterned paper to 12.4cm x 8cm and matted it on a mat of Basic White (12.8cm x 8.4cm). You could pop this panel up with Stampin’ Dimensionals if you wanted. I decided to add it directly to the card base.

The next step was to die cut the beautiful leaves from the Artistic die set. As it is quite a delicate die, I used Adhesive Sheets and applied it to the Basic White cardstock before I ran it through the Stampin’ Cut and Emboss machine. It makes it easier to adhere the die-cut to your card.

For the sentiment, I stamped Happy Birthday (from the Artistically Inked stamp set) in Versamark and then embossed in Gold. So pretty! I die cut this sentiment using one of the dies from the Stitched Rectangles die set. As the dies weren’t the perfect size I positioned the die over the sentiment and then made sure the part I didn’t want cut was kind of hanging off the edge of the cutting platform. This meant that when I ran it through the die-cutting machine only half of the sentiment was cut out. I then moved the die so it would cut the other end of the sentiment strip. Once again, I placed the die in the machine so the part I didn’t want cut was hanging off the edge of the cutting platform. This technique enables you to extend the use of your dies.

The final touch was to add a bow of gold trim from the Simply Elegant Trim pack. I adhered the bow with a Glue Dot.