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My Thoughts are with You (Prized Peony / CASE the Catalogue)

written by Kylie

Hi everyone, have you seen the new Peony Garden suite? It’s GORGEOUS! I love the whole suite and it was one of the first items I purchased from the new catalogue. I’ve been equally enamoured with the samples for this suite as I have been with the products themselves.

The first card I am sharing is a faithful replication of one of the cards on page 82 of the 2020-2021 Annual Catalogue. I loved everything about this card from the colour combination to the added stamped texture on the background, and the overall design. It’s so pretty!

Here’s the first card…

Isn’t it lovely? I thought I’d recreate the card again but this time add a bit more “Kylie” into the design. You all know (if you’ve been reading my blog for any length of time) that I love texture on the base cardstock. I decided to use the Dainty Diamonds 3D Embossing Folder to add this texture. I still wanted the white stamped look so grabbed a soft cloth and dabbed it in the Whisper White Craft Ink. Gently, I dabbed and swiped the ink over the embossed cardstock. It looks so good!

The final step was to add a little more oomph to the peony. I still used the Granny Apple Green Stampin’ Blends for the leaves and stem but for the flower itself, I used Petal Pink, Flirty Flamingo and just a touch of Light Poppy Parade too. I love how it turned out.

Here’s the second card…

So which one do you prefer? Truthfully, I think I kind of prefer my version (mainly because of the texture and the colours of the peony)…BUT I would never have designed a card like this so I am so incredibly pleased to have been introduced to it through the new catalogue. If you give it a go and add your own style to the design, please let me know. I’d love to see your version!

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Supplies Used:

Listed below are the supplies used to create the above project. If the stamp set, die set, etc, also comes a part of a bundle or suite, I link to all so that you have choices. I also link refills and basic supplies like adhesives which correspond with items used to make my projects.

June 24, 2020 2 comments

Best Year Birthdays CASE the Catalogue

Happy Birthday To You (Best Year Bundle / CASE the Catalogue)

written by Kylie

Hi everyone, a couple of days ago I shared two cards CASEd (Copy And Share Everything) from the new 2020-2021 Annual Catalogue. The cards featured the Best Year Bundle which is a great stamp and die set bundle (but you can also purchase the stamps and dies separately).

I decided I wanted to create a couple more cards using this design but decided to make Birthday cards instead. I also decided to use flowers from some of the other designs in the Flowers for Every Season 6″ x 6″ Designer Series Paper Pack. Once I picked out the flower design I chose my cardstock and ink to match them.

Don’t forget – Adhesive Sheets are the BEST thing when die-cutting the Best Plaid Builder Dies. It makes it so easy to get those skinny end bits to stick down perfectly.

Here’s the first card…

For the first card, I used the really lovely new InColour ink and cardstock called Bumblebee. It’s a lovely yellow.

Here’s the second card…

The colour for the second card is also a new InColour called Misty Moonlight. It’s a really great blue (it is lighter than it appears in this photo – more of a kind of denim blue). I matched the cardstock, ink and used the Stampin’ Blends to colour my ribbon too.

Here’s the third card…

For the third card, I used the pretty Poppy Parade and once again matched the ink, cardstock and Stampin’ Blends to colour the ribbon to match.

This was a really fun trio of cards to create. I really enjoyed it. I hope you’ll give it a go too.

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June 18, 2020 2 comments

Best Year CASE the Catalogue Thank you

Thank You (Best Year Bundle / CASE the Catalogue)

written by Kylie

Hi everyone, today I’m sharing two cards which I CASEd (Copy And Share Everything) from the new 2020-2021 Annual Catalogue. As soon as I saw this card, the Best Year Bundle jumped on to my “must-have” list. I had to recreate it fairly faithfully too as it was such a gorgeous design. If you have the catalogue, you can see the original card in question on page 133.

I wasn’t 100% sure of all the items they used to create the card, and I did switch out the sentiment (as I needed some Thank You cards) but it is otherwise a fairly faithful recreation.

My biggest tip for creating this card is to put Adhesive Sheets on the back of the paper which is die-cut with the Best Plaid Builder Dies. It is SO much easier to get all the ends to stick perfectly. If you don’t want to add it to the bottom part, at least do it for the part which goes on the top- you won’t regret it!

I used paper from the Peony Garden Designer Series Paper to create the background. The flowers were fussy cut from paper in the Flowers for Every Season 6″ x 6″ Designer Series Paper Pack. It really didn’t take too long to cut the flowers on. Just crank up some music, or put a show on TV and you’ll get through it in no time.

Here’s the first card…

For the first card, I thought the Concept Artist may have used Gray Granite for the sentiment (which is from the Best Year stamp set) so that is what I used. For the second card, I’ve used Basic Gray. Which do you prefer? I prefer the darker Basic Gray ink.

Here’s the second card…

They are such pretty cards! I really enjoyed making the cards too. They look even better in real life.

The Best Year Bundle is awesome, isn’t it?! It is also something you might choose to get for FREE (yes, that’s right – FREE) if you decided to sign up with Stampin’ Up! before 30 June 2020. There’s no pressure to run a business but if you want to get your products at a discounted price – now’s the time to sign up. All new Demonstrators get their choice of a Stamp and Die Bundle or a Stamp and Punch Bundle – for FREE! How fantastic is that?!

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June 18, 2020 2 comments

CASE the Catalogue Forever Blossoms Forever Fern

Always and Forever (Forever Blossoms / Forever Fern)

written by Kylie

Hi everyone, the Forever Greenery suite is fast becoming one of my favourite things in the new catalogue (and yay, only a week to go before it launches!). I love everything in the suite, including the samples shared in the catalogue. Making an anniversary card for my parents was on my agenda so when I saw one of the samples I thought I would use it as inspiration for a sweet anniversary card. The basic design is the same as the catalogue sample but I have changed a few things. Most of the items I used for this card come from the Forever Greenery suite but I have paired it with a sentiment from the Forever Blossoms stamp set as it seemed perfect for an anniversary card.

If you’ve followed my blog for any length of time you’d know that I love my card bases to have a little texture. One of my favourite ways to add texture is by using an Embossing Folder. The Subtle 3D Embossing folder is a long time favourite of mine, however, offering some competition is the new Tasteful Textile 3D Embossing folder. This texture is gorgeous! If you are like me, you will want to add this to your Wish List and pick it up on 3 June 2020.

Here’s the Card…

TIP: If you don’t have the right colour ribbon or twine to match your project, all you need to do is dye it. I added some Pear Pizzazz ink and water to a large acrylic block then mixed it. I then added my ribbon to the ink and once it was coloured, I removed the excess liquid and hung my piece up to dry. It’s such a great technique.

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May 28, 2020 0 comment

CASE the Catalogue Hello

Hello (Forever Fern)

written by Kylie

Hi everyone, when you get your copy of the new 2020-2021 Annual Catalogue you will find yourself drawn to certain projects. They will inspire you to want to create. Some projects you will want to CASE (Copy And Share Everything) because they are just that good. That’s what happened to me – numerous times – as I flicked through the catalogue, but specifically when I reached pages 108-109. There are so many fabulous projects on these pages and when I couldn’t sleep last night I decided to try my hand at recreating one of them.

This project features all new products from the Forever Greenery suite. It’s GORGEOUS!! For this project, I recommend you have Glue Dots on hand. I have used them for everything from anchoring the ribbon, the gold hoop, and the twine as well as the gold leaf embellishments (from the Forever Gold Laser-cut Specialty Paper). It’s a great adhesive for this type of project.

Here’s the Card…

I *love* this card. The original designer is amazingly talented and it was so fun to recreate it. This suite will be available in my online store from 3 June 2020.

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May 26, 2020 0 comment

Beautifully Braided CASE the Catalogue

Kindness comes in many ways but always from the heart (Beautifully Braided)

written by Kylie

Hi everyone, after sharing a CASEd (Copy And Share Everything) card the other day using the So Sentimental Bundle, I decided to CASE another of the awesome card designs from the new January to June 2020 Mini Catalogue. The card uses stamps from one of my favourite stamp sets, Beautifully Braided. One of the reasons I loved the card I am sharing is because the image is stamped directly on to Tropical Oasis Designer Series Paper. I rarely think to do this. It is always fun to stamp on Designer Series Paper but I usually do it when I am paper piecing, for example, stamping on paper to create clothing, etc. This card does things differently and it looks so good! You could, of course, just stamp the image on white and cut it out but it would be super fiddly.

Here’s the card…

It looks great and it is so easy too. When you do something like this, make sure the patterned paper you choose isn’t too dark. You don’t want it to compete with your stamping.

Another tip is to use your Stampin’ Blends to colour the Rhinestone Basic Jewels so that they match with your project. Here I’ve used the Dark Pumpkin Pie Stampin’ Blends marker so that the Rhinestones coordinate with the colour scheme.

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January 18, 2020 0 comment

CASE the Catalogue So Sentimental Thank you

I Can’t Thank You Enough (So Sentimental)

written by Kylie

Hi everyone, today’s card is a direct CASE (Copy And Share Everything) of a card featured in the new January to June 2020 Mini Catalogue. When I first saw this design, I was like, “oh, I haven’t done anything like that in AGES”. The technique immediately went onto my to-do list. I actually love the whole design of the card that I’ve recreated it very faithfully. It’s so fun! So, what is the idea? The idea is to use die cuts to create a cool background. (You can also use punches).

The Stitched So Sweetly Dies have some great scalloped rectangle dies but they also have four other really fun shapes as well. I originally only thought about these shapes as being used with sentiments but when I saw the example it opened up a whole new design world.

For the card below, I repeatedly die cut one of the shapes and then layered it over the card base to create a pretty pattern. Another option would be to use an embossing mat with your die cut machine and simply emboss the shape but I really wanted that textured look.

To finish off the card I used my Stamparatus to stamp the sentiment using a stamp from the So Sentimental stamp set. It is so easy to stamp multiple colours using the Stamparatus. Then die cut the sentiment out. The floral images are actually preprinted die cuts from the Peaceful Poppies Elements pack. The leaves are also from this pack. The interesting thing about the leaves is that they have white printing on a watercolour paper and you add your desired colour. It’s very cool!

Here’s the card…

It’s a really cool effect isn’t it?! It also looks really good with word dies too. It doesn’t just have to be basic shapes. I hope you’ll give it a try.

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January 16, 2020 0 comment

CASE the Catalogue Designer Series Paper Painted Poppies Peaceful Moments

Thinking of you with all my heart (Peaceful Poppies DSP / Peaceful Moments)

written by Kylie

Hi everyone, sometimes life gets super busy and it is hard to be as creative as you might like. In times like this, I might turn to the Stampin’ Up! catalogue for inspiration, and sometimes I just flat out CASE a card. (CASE means Copy And Share Everything). You can copy the card faithfully or try and change it up a bit. For today’s card, I have copied the card quite faithfully from the catalogue.

The main feature of the card is a gorgeous piece of patterned paper from the Peaceful Poppies Designer Series Paper. The beauty of this particular printed design is that you can cut the paper into 6 pieces and you will end up with 6 beautiful, really easy to make, cards.

Do you love the look of the multi-coloured sentiment? I used the Stamparatus to create it. I’m all for making things simple so I usually ink up my stamp in the lighter colour first. Stamp the image. Then I clean the stamp (and make sure it is clean AND dry) and ink up the words I want in a darker shade. I then stamp again. This makes the process so much faster when you have a very dark ink going over the top,

Here’s the card…

Isn’t the paper gorgeous? I really love this whole suite.

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January 10, 2020 0 comment

Birthdays Bonanza Buddies CASE the Catalogue

Happy Birthday (Birthday Bonanza Suite / CASE the Catalogue)

written by Kylie

Hi everyone, for a lot of people December is all about Christmas. It certainly takes up a lot of my focus too. However, for me, some of my favourite people were born this month including my one and only sister. She’s the most incredible and generous person I know. I really wanted to make a cute and fun card to celebrate her. When I saw this example in the new January to June 2020 Mini Catalogue I thought it was fun, playful and extra special…and that I was going to CASE (Copy And Share Everything) it for my sisters birthday.

This card features items from the Birthday Bonanza Suite, including the Bonanza Buddies Bundle, Birthday Bonanza Designer Series Paper, and the Assorted Pom Poms.

Here’s the Card…

It’s so fun, isn’t it?! I know you are going to love this suite and I hope my sister will love this card too!

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Listed below are the supplies used to create the above project. If the stamp set also comes a part of a bundle or suite, I link to all.

December 24, 2019 0 comment

CASE the Catalogue Christmas Christmas Gleaming

Merry Christmas & Be Jolly This Season (Christmas Gleaming)

written by Kylie

Hi everyone, today’s card features items from the Brightly Gleaming suite. I have CASEd another of my favourite cards from the 2019 Holiday Catalogue. This card pretty much sold me on the suite (not that I needed much convincing as it is gorgeous!). I love everything about it.

The card looks pretty fancy but it really is simple to make. There are a few steps but it isn’t too time-consuming. I coloured the holly leaves and berries with Stampin’ Blends. After cutting them out I used my new favourite technique of applying some Wink of Stella to the berries and then covering them with a coat of the Shimmery Crystal Effects. Such a pretty finish!

Here’s the Card…

Isn’t it pretty?! I love the small strip of patterned paper across the embossed foil paper. It looks so good. Have you started on your Christmas cards yet? I haven’t but Christmas is rapidly approaching so I am thinking I should start soon. Then again, I always say that. 🙂

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Listed below are the supplies used to create the above project. If the stamp set also comes a part of a bundle, I link to all.

October 22, 2019 2 comments

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