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World Card Making Day

Hello (Free As a Bird) and the Stampin’ Up! World Card Making Day Challenge

written by Kylie

Hi everyone, on World Card Making Day this past Saturday (05 October), Stampin’ Up! set a challenge for all the Demonstrators to actually SEND the cards we make. You can see all the cards people are making and sending if you search #worldcardsendingweek. They also arranged for people to sign up to send to and receive a card from other Demonstrators. I signed up to participate. Today I am sharing two examples of the one card design that I am sending to my fellow Demonstrators.

To create my cards I have used the lovely Free As A Bird stamp set. I have really been enjoying colouring in the birds in this set. I started out with the card design below.

Here’s the Card…

So then I thought I’d love to make a few more cards like this. I stamped, coloured and die cut out multiples of the birds and then I went to my paper bin to grab cardstock to make the card bases. Lo and behold – I’m OUT of Rococo Rose cardstock. Noooooo!!! Needless to say, I have now ordered some replacement cardstock.

Well, necessity is the mother of invention or in this case, flexibility so I grabbed a coloured cardstock which I thought would compliment my coloured panel. I’m so happy with how the Garden Green cardstock looks as the background. I love this green too. Okay, let’s be real, I love pretty much ALL of the colours offered by Stampin’ Up! 🙂

Here’s the Card...

Do you know what else might have looked really good? I think a really soft line of Pool Party around the image! It would have been a little more fiddly but I could have also masked the entire image and then sponged a very LIGHT layer of Pacific Point. Think I’ll have to add both of these to my to-try list.

I really hope the recipients love the card. I’ve mailed them out today because there’s no point making cards if you don’t send (or give them in person) to people. I think a handmade card can really brighten up someone’s day. It certainly brightens my day whenever I receive one.

I’d like to challenge you all to make a card AND send out a card this week. If you do, please let me know as I’ll notify Stampin’ Up! Together we will definitely reach their goal of sending 50,000 cards this week!

Thanks so much for stopping by! Hope you have a great day!

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Supplies Used:

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 8, 2019 0 comment

Promotions Sale World Card Making Day

Last day of the World Card Making Day Promotion

written by Kylie

Hi everyone, just a quick reminder the World Cardmaking Day promotion ends tonight. If you love a bargain, check out the sale now on in my online store.

Thanks so much for stopping by! Hope you have a great day!

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Supplies Used:

Listed below are the supplies used to create the above project. If the stamp set comes in different types (such as clear mount and wood mount) or as a bundle, I link to all.

October 7, 2018 0 comment

Birthdays Painted Glass World Card Making Day

World Card Making Day 2018 (Painted Glass)

written by Kylie

Hi everyone, I hope you are all enjoying World Card Making Day! I actually created a card today! YAY! This card is heavily inspired by one of the cards in the Annual Catalogue (page 164) and features the really lovely Painted Glass Bundle and the coordinating Graceful Glass vellum.

Here’s the card…

It’s quite different from my usual style but it was so fun to experiment. I love the Painted Glass line!

One tip I have is that I colour on the back side of the vellum with my Stampin’ Blends so you couldn’t tell if I ‘went over the lines’. The black line of the printed disguises it.

Another tip is to use the fine-tip glue pen to adhere the vellum to the cardstock. I have found that if you apply a small amount and then smooth it out with your finger you don’t really see the adhesive. Love this!

World Card Making Day Promotion

Don’t forget, Stampin’ Up! has a great promotion for World Card Making Day. Selected items are on sale in my online store until October 7, 2018.

Thanks so much for stopping by! Hope you have a great day!

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Supplies Used:

Listed below are the supplies used to create the above project. If the stamp set comes in different types (such as clear mount and wood mount) or as a bundle, I link to all.

October 6, 2018 0 comment

Promotions Sale Specials World Card Making Day

World Card Making Day Promotion – October 1 – 7, 2018

written by Kylie

Hi everyone, in honour of World Cardmaking Day on October 6, Stampin’ Up! has a great promotion for some of our fabulous products, and some of our great staples too. These items are on sale in my online store until October 7, 2018.

Thanks so much for stopping by! Hope you have a great day!

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Supplies Used:

Listed below are the supplies used to create the above project. If the stamp set comes in different types (such as clear mount and wood mount) or as a bundle, I link to all.

October 2, 2018 0 comment

Holiday Catalogue Painted Harvest World Card Making Day

Thoughts for You (Painted Harvest)

written by Kylie

Happy World Card Making Day! Don’t you just love that we have a day especially for us! A time to celebrate our hobby for it really is an amazing one. We get to be creative, no matter our skill level (or rather, our perception of our artistic abilities), and we get to share something we have made with our own hands (and made with love), with those around us. I love it!

Today, I have another of my Painted Harvest cards to share. I thought I should share a card which was created with a more traditional sunflower colour combination. I didn’t quite get there but since I’ve used shades of orange, I am getting closer!

You’ll notice the card background is quite busy and bold so I needed to find a way to make the centre sunflower pop up against it. The stitched square (from the Stitched Shapes Framelits set) was the perfect way to put some separation between the background and the flower. I then used Stampin’ Dimensionals (either size will do) to pop up the flower. It is a busy card but I think this helps pull it together. You could also place a sheet of vellum over the background to really soften it if you still think the background is too much.

Here’s the card…

What are you all doing for World Card Making Day? I am experimenting with the new Stampin’ Blends (currently only available to Demonstrators until October 15, 2017 so if you want to be one of the first to use these fabulous new markers, please consider joining my team). I hope to start sharing some projects using the markers soon. Unfortunately, no general release date has been announced as yet but hopefully, it won’t be too long!

And with that, I am off to create! 🙂 Thanks so much for stopping by today. Hope you all have a fabulous World Card Making Day!

Oh wait, don’t forget the fabulous World Card Making Day specials which are still available until October 10, 2017 as well as the Designer Series Paper special which is running until the end of the month.

Have a great day and thanks so much for stopping by!

Happy Stamping!

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Supplies Used:

Listed below are the supplies used to create the above project. If the stamp set comes in different types (such as clear mount or wood mount) or as a bundle, I link to them both.

October 7, 2017 0 comment

Specials World Card Making Day

Celebrate World Cardmaking Day

written by Kylie

Hi! So many good things are happening this month and I cannot wait to share it all with you! It’s a long post but worth the read!

World Card Making Day

World Cardmaking Day is coming up soon (October 7, 2017) and Stampin’ Up! has decided to kick off the celebrations early! To start with, from October 1 to 10, Stampin’ Up! is offering 15% off selected essential card making supplies! Yay!

You can download your own copy of the specials here.

Please note, the specials are for the stamp sets ONLY and not the bundles. Please consider whether you would like the bundle as this offers an even greater saving!

One of the BEST specials this month is that of the Fast Fuse! Buy any Fast Fuse Adhesive or Fast Fuse Refills and get TWO Refills FREE! I LOVE this adhesive and will definitely be taking advantage of this special. This adhesive is recommended by Stampin’ Up! for use on cardstock and paper, large embellishments, ribbon, and 3D objects and accents.

IMPORTANT: The free refills, should automatically be added to your order once you’ve added the Fast Fuse to your order (item 129026). The price listed will show $0.00 for the two free refills.

Designer Series Paper SALE

Buy 3, Get 1 FREE

If you love using beautiful pattern paper in your crafting, you are going to LOVE the Designer Series Paper Sale which runs for the entire month of October. There’s no limit to how many free packets of paper you can earn, so now is the PERFECT time to stock up on your favourites. (And many of the papers coordinate with the World Card Making Day stamp sets! So good!)

Here are the paper packets which are part of the promotion. You can download a copy of the list here.

Of course, we are heading into peak Christmas card creation time. If you use patterned paper on your cards, then this is definitely the time to stock up on all you’ll need to get you through the holiday season.

Stampin’ Blends

Possibly the most exciting news is that coming SOON is a brand new product – Stampin’ Blends! If you love colouring, and you are a fan of alcohol markers, this may be of interest to you. Stampin’ Blends are artist-quality alcohol markers in 12 exclusive Stampin’ Up! colours. As a demonstrator, I will be able to order them from October 1. I cannot wait to try them out. (And don’t forget, if you would like to have access to products early too, then please consider joining my team)!

So much awesomeness coming our way this month! I hope you take advantage of some of the fantastic specials. Don’t we all love a great bargain!

Thanks so much for stopping by today!

Happy Stamping!

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Supplies Used:

Listed below are the supplies used to create the above project. If the stamp set comes in different types (such as clear mount or wood mount), I link to them both. At the end, I have also linked to other ‘staple’ items you might need to finish the project (such as adhesive and a paper trimmer).

October 1, 2017 0 comment