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Beautifully Braided Challenge Stampers Anonymous

Stampers Anonymous Blog Hop #17: Colour Challenge

written by Kylie

Hi everyone and welcome to the Stampers Anonymous Blog Hop day! Thanks so much for hopping with us. The theme for today’s Blog Hop is a Colour Challenge. I love a good colour challenge but boy, sometimes I find them to be so difficult. This one was one of those extra challenging colour combos. We had to use Melon Mambo, Bermuda Bay, and Smoky Slate. They are gorgeous colours but I did have trouble making them work together.

Here’s our Challenge…

Here’s my card…

I used the really pretty Beautifully Braided stamp set. I realise the ginkgo leaves are supposed be green but I really love it in Melon Mambo. For me, I found the easiest way to use the three colours was to use a lot of white space.

Let’s continue on the hop…

You might have come here from Nikki Stalker’s blog. Next up, please hop along to Kerry Bunting’s Blog.

Here’s a list of all the participants:

Nikki Stalker

Kylie Page (You Are Here)

Thanks for hopping with us. It’s always so fun to participate in these blog hops. They really inspire me. If we have inspired you to play along, please share your creations with us. We’d love to see!

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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.

April 14, 2020 10 comments

Beautifully Braided Thank you

Thank You (Beautifully Braided)

written by Kylie

Hi everyone, do you ever have one of those times when everything you create just doesn’t seem to work? I’ve been trying to create a card for two days now. I’ve made about 5 different attempts but it just won’t get from my head onto the paper. I didn’t want the day to get away without sharing a card with you though so today’s card is one I made a little while ago. It’s actually another colour variation of the watercoloured Beautifully Braided card I shared a couple of days back. You can see a video about how to create a card like this here.

Here’s the Card…

I love this technique as you can probably tell. I’ve re-created this card a couple of times with different colourways featured. You can see them here, and here. It’s so easy and it looks so pretty.

Now, I’m off to see if I can make card attempt number 6 a winner! Wish me luck!

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February 22, 2020 2 comments

Beautifully Braided Thank you Video

Thank You (Beautifully Braided) (Video)

written by Kylie

Hi everyone, back in January 2020 I participated in a blog hop and shared two cards using the Beautifully Braided stamp set. I had a lot of requests to show how I created the cards. Today, that is exactly what I am doing. I’m still getting used to the whole video making thing but hopefully, you will enjoy seeing my process.

Here’s the Card…

Here’s the Video…

I hope you’ll give this card a try as it is so easy. Just remember the ink will dry much lighter than you expect. The lighter colours will be very pale. It’s fun to experiment though. Of course, the Beautifully Braided stamp set is so awesome to create with too. Enjoy!

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February 18, 2020 0 comment

Beautifully Braided

Kindness comes in many ways… (Beautifully Braided)

written by Kylie

Hi everyone, recently as part of the Stampers Anonymous blog hop I shared two cards which were, as I like to call them, the “same but different”. I often create cards where I only alter a few things because I want to see how they might look. Sometimes I change the colour, or the sentiment, the orientation or something similar. It’s amazing how different some cards can be just by changing one or two things.

Today’s card features the Beautifully Braided stamp set and is based on the two cards from the Blog Hop. I’ve substituted the Melon Mambo watercolour pencil for Granny Apple Green. It’s so pretty too. I finished off the design with a coat of Wink of Stella.

I used the Stamparatus to stamp the sentiment on vellum. As vellum has a slick surface it is possible to move the stamp as you press down and I find that using the Stamparatus minimises this possibility. The Black Memento ink also doesn’t dry quickly so I added some Clear Embossing Powder to set it and give it a shiny finish.

The card looked a little dark so I die cut a heart from the Stitched Labels die to give it a pop of colour. The final touch was to add some Rhinestones.

Here’s the card…

I have to say I really love this card too. It’s been such a fun style to stamp and recreate changing up a couple of details every time. I want to encourage you to do this sort of thing too. It’s how you work out what you like, what works or what doesn’t work. The recipients of your cards certainly won’t know that their card is similar to another. Just play and try things over and over. It’s fun!

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January 20, 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

Beautifully Braided Blog Hop Stampers Anonymous

Stampers Anonymous Blog Hop 14: Mini Catalogue Products

written by Kylie

Hi everyone and welcome to the Stampers Anonymous Blog Hop day! Thanks so much for hopping with us. The theme for today’s Blog Hop is Mini Catalogue Products. We could use any of the items from the recently released January to June 2020 Mini Catalogue.

Here’s our Challenge…

The only challenging thing about this particular challenge is picking which of the many wonderful items to use. The catalogue is filled to the brim with awesomeness. In the end, I decided to go with the Beautifully Braided stamp set. I repeatedly stamped the image over a piece of Shimmery White cardstock. I would have used Watercolour paper but I couldn’t find mine. I do find the Shimmery White cardstock is not too bad for basic watercolouring. I used the Watercolour Pencils to colour the image and then used my Basic Black Stampin’ Blends marker to fill in the background.

The design of the cards is one I actually do quite frequently but hadn’t done so in a while. I was recently inspired to return to it after seeing some cards by Yana Smakula. Yana isn’t a Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator but she is an amazingly talented cardmaker.

Here’s my first card…

I decided I needed to replicate this card but this time I didn’t fill in the background.

Here’s my second card…

Do you have a preference? I think I am currently favouring the white background but really…I like the both.

Let’s continue on the hop…

You might have come here from Kristy Davy’s blog. Next up, please hop along to Sharon Wilson’s blog.

Here’s a list of all the participants:

Nikki Stalker

Kristy Davy

Kylie Page (You Are Here)

Thanks for hopping with us. It’s been lots of fun. If you play along, I’d love to see what you’re creating so please share.

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January 14, 2020 10 comments

Beautifully Braided Blog Hop

Kylie’s Demonstrator Training Blog Hop – January 2020 (Beautifully Braided)

written by Kylie

Hi everyone and welcome to Kylie’s Stampin’ Up!® Demonstrator Training Monthly Team Blog Hop day! Thanks so much for hopping with us. We are a group of Stampin’ Up!® Demonstrators from around the world who are taking part in specialised training focusing on helping us grow a successful Stampin’ Up!® business. We all really appreciate your support.

You may be starting here or have come from another blog – either way you can find the link list at the bottom of this post so that you can see every blog post and idea today.

Today I am sharing two cards using the Beautifully Braided stamp set. I LOVE this set and cannot seem to put it down.

Here’s my first card…

Here’s my second card…

I love the watercolour look. It’s so easy to create gorgeous pieces – and you don’t have to be too precise either! The first colourway is Blueberry Bushel and the second is Old Olive but I think it would look amazing in just about any colour combination, or a mix of colours.

TIP: To get coordinating ribbon, I simply dyed the Crinkled Seam Binding Ribbon with the appropriate colour! So easy!

Here’s a list of all the participants:

Thanks for hopping with us. It was so fun to take part and I know you are going to love all of the creations by the rest of the Demo’s participating!

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

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January 14, 2020 46 comments