Designer Paper Challenge, Fancy Friday Blog Hop

This month's Fancy Friday blog hop is all about pretty designer paper!  Today I'm sharing a sketch that could easily be tweaked to suit any busy pattern in your stash.  It's so simple, quick to put together and versatile!  Just cut a bold butterfly shape from your choice of pattern, add a textured cardstock background in a tone to match, and dress with a little faux stitching, loops of twine and of course a small sentiment of your choice!

Here is a video tutorial so you can make it along with me!  Prefer to view your videos over on YouTube?  Click here (PS, while you are there don't forget to subscribe to my channel to catch other tutorials as they are released!)

Follow the link below for more inspiring ideas for playing with patterned papers.  Next up on our Fancy Friday hop my talented and very lovely Krista Frattin from Canada. 

Supplies Used
Stamps:  Picture Perfect Birthday

Card: Whisper White, Melon Mambo, Basic Black

Paper: Painted with Love Specialty Designer Series Paper

Ink: VersaMark

Accessories & Tools: Simple Stripes Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, White Embossing Powder, Heat Tool, Classic Label Punch, Big Shot, Bold Butterfly Framelits, Gold Thread, Paper-Piercing Tool, Journaling Pen

Adhesives: SNAIL or double sided tape, Stampin' Dimensionals

CRAFTY CARROT CO, APRIL ONLINE CLASS SERIES

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Designer Paper Challenge, Fancy Friday Blog Hop

March 30, 2018

His and Hers, Let's Get Hopping Round #6

It's all about romance this month with Valentines just around the corner.  What says 'couple in love' more than a 'his and hers' set?  Today the Let's Get Hopping team are having a bit of fun with this theme and featuring two cards, both using the same layout - one for him and one for her!

I hear it time and time again from fellow cardmakers, male cards are tricky to design.  But I have a design tip for you to try.  Make a card in your favourite style, then CASE it with a more masculine twist.

I am just smitten with how this feminine design, featuring the Butterfly Basics stamp set, turned out.  

For the masculine version I chose one of my favourite birthday stamp sets, Confetti Celebration.  I kept the sketch and the colours mostly the same, just making little adjustments to better suit the different genders.

Follow the link below to see what 'his and hers' inspiration my 10 hopping friends have to share with you!   Next up is my team leader Teresa!

 

Supplies Used:
HERS
Stamps: Butterfly Basics, Confetti Celebration
Inks: Night of Navy, Emerald Envy, Smoky Slate, StazOn Black, Real Red, VersaMark
Papers: Whisper White, Night of Navy, Smoky Slate
Accessories/Tools: Big Shot, Layering Circle Framelit Dies, White Embossing Powder, Heat Tool, Classic Label Punch, Aqua Painter, Silver Thread

HIS
Stamps: Confetti Celebration
Inks: Bermuda Bay, Smoky Slate, Real Red, VersaMark
Papers: Whisper White, Night of Navy, Silver Glitter
Accessories/Tools: Big Shot, Layering Circle Framelit Dies, White Embossing Powder, Heat Tool, Classic Label Punch, Silver Sequin Trim, Texture Embossing Paste, Stencils

BLOG POST PLANNER, PAPERCRAFT EDITION

I put together a handy blog post planner, especially for paper-crafters! With this printable bundle, you can make sure that every blog post you write is brought together smoothly and is working hard to serve you and your audience well. Learn more *HERE*

His and Hers, Let's Get Hopping Round #6

February 1, 2018

Small Stamps, Let's Get Hopping Round #4

The Tabs for Everything stamp set has a massive 53 stamps - a mix of fun little words and pictures.  At less than 0.60c a stamp, that's amazing value!  That is, of course, if you know the best way to put small stamps to good use!

Little stamps can be tricky to design with but there are lots of ways they can be used to be the star of your project!  The Let's Get Hopping team are coming to you today with creative ideas to give the smallest stamps in your collection a chance to shine!

For my card today, I chose to draw attention to the small Tabs for Everything crown by centring it in a shaker.  I've also stamped both the outline and solid crown images repeatedly around it for a matching background.

I made this card for my friend Susan Wong.  She was not only appointed to the 2018 Stampin' Up! Artisan design team, but also has the role of Team Liaison.  It's a huge honour in our Stampin' World and I'm so proud and happy for her!

Susan and I are on the Crafty Carrot Collective team together with some wonderfully talented demo friends from around the world.  Throughout January we will be sharing a bunch of fun ideas for the Tabs for Everything stamp set in an exclusive Facebook group.  We'd love for you to come and play along!!  Learn more *HERE*

In the meantime, click the 'next' link below and let the Let's Get Hopping team inspire you to make the smallest of your stamps the hero of your next card!

 

Supplies Used:
Stamps: Tabs for Everything, Confetti Celebration
Inks: Memento Black, Pacific Point
Papers: Whisper White, Pacific Point, Shimmery White, So Saffron, Pumpkin Pie
Accessories/Tools: Watercolor Pencils, Stitched Shapes Framelits, Sequins (Pretty Pink Posh)


BLOG POST PLANNER, PAPERCRAFT EDITION
I put together a handy blog post planner, especially for paper-crafters! With this printable bundle, you can make sure that every blog post you write is brought together smoothly and is working hard to serve you and your audience well. Learn more *HERE*

Small Stamps, Let's Get Hopping Round #4

December 21, 2017

In Color Card Strip Background

One of the first things my customers all want to see when a new Stampin' Up! catalogue is released, are the latest in-colours!  I designed this project for my first 2017-2018 annual catalogue class this year.  It allowed participants to play with each of the five newest tones!

It's a quick and easy layout to put together, but don't take my word for it!  View the video tutorial *HERE*.

Keep this layout in mind for the next time you have a heap of card offcuts to use up!

A big thank you to the talented Steffi Helmschrott for the inspiration for this project, please do see her original creations *HERE* for more ideas.

Supplies Used:
Stamps: Confetti Celebration, Birthday Blooms
Inks: Berry Burst, Fresh Fig, Powder Pink, Lemon Lime Twist, Tranquil Tide, VersaMark
Papers: Berry Burst, Fresh Fig, Powder Pink, Lemon Lime Twist, Tranquil Tide, Whisper White, Crumb Cake, Basic Black
Accessories/Tools: Heat Tool, White Embossing Powder, Rhinestone Jewels

In Color Card Strip Background

July 19, 2017

Top 5 New Product Picks, Fancy Friday Blog Hop

Welcome to another Fancy Friday blog hop.  This month we are sharing our top 5 product picks from the new Annual Catalogue.  Yesterday, I shared a heap of photos from a collaborative New Catalogue Launch Party I co-hosted this past Saturday.  But what I didn't share was my display for the event.  It just so happens that I had a chance to play with all of my top 5 picks for this display.  If you follow my blog, then you will have already seen the gift tags and the card!  I'm excited to share with you the other coordinating projects and how it all came together.

Top 5 New Product Picks, Fancy Friday Blog Hop

June 30, 2017

Pieces & Patterns, Greeting Card

I'm excitedly preparing for my local 'new catalogue launch party' event coming up this Saturday.  As part of this event, my co-hosts and I are putting together some displays.  I'm creating a party themed display featuring, you guessed it, the brand new Pieces & Patterns stamp set.

The layout for this card was inspired by the current Global Design Project challenge.  It also happens to be a perfect fit for the TGIF Challenge "Let's here it for the boys" theme this week.

For those of you who follow my blog, you may have spotted that this project matches the party favour tags I shared last week as part of the Crafty Carrot Co July teaser blog hop.

I've got a few more projects in the works for this collection.  Can't wait to show you those soon!  In the meantime, check out this new video by the Crafty Carrot Collective!  It's a sneak peek looking behind the scenes of this month’s blog hop!

Supplies Used:

Stamps: Pieces & Patterns, Confetti Celebration, Better Together, Diagonal Stripe

Inks: Pool Party, Lemon Lime Twist, Memento Black, Daffodil Delight, Real Red,

Papers: Whisper White, Pool Party, Lemon Lime Twist, Sahara Sand, Basic Black

Accessories/Tools: 1 3/4" Circle Punch

Pieces & Patterns, Greeting Card

June 21, 2017

Pieces & Patterns, The Crafty Carrot Co Blog Hop

The Pieces & Patterns stamp set was one of the first brand new products to catch my eye in the just released 2017-2019 annual Stampin' Up! catalogue. I'm so glad the Crafty Carrot Co team choose this playful set as the product focus for the July rewards program.  It's got such delightful imagery - perfect for fun-loving children or adults alike!

Throughout June, qualifying Crafty Carrot Co customers will be rewarded with free access to a full program of tutorials, challenges, and inspiration featuring this stamp set.  Of course, we couldn't wait til July to get creative this cute product. So today, we are having a team blog hop to tempt you with this set!

At the moment, I'm excitedly preparing for my local 'new catalogue launch party' event.  As part of this event, my co-hosts and I are putting together some displays.  I'm creating a party themed display featuring, you guessed it, the Pieces & Patterns stamp set.  These party favour gift tags will set the tone for the rest of the party suite.  I look forward to sharing the other elements with you soon!

In the meantime, be sure to click the link below and see what the amazing Krista Frattin has to share today!

Supplies Used:
Stamps: Pieces & Patterns, Confetti Celebration, Better Together, Diagonal Stripe
Inks: Pool Party, Lemon Lime Twist, Memento Black, Daffodil Delight, Real Red,
Papers: Whisper White, Pool Party, Lemon Lime Twist, Sahara Sand, Basic Black
Accessories/Tools: 1/2"Circle Punch, Hole Punch, 1 3/4" Circle Punch, Lots of Labels Framelits Dies, Bakers Twine, Watercolour pencils, Blender Pen

Pieces & Patterns, The Crafty Carrot Co Blog Hop

June 15, 2017

Pieces of the Story, Cake Crazy

 
I love to bake!  Cakes are my absolute weakness, especially chocolate ones.  And birthday's are, of course, the perfect excuse to whip up a batch!  Which is exactly what I did here in the featured photo for this scrapbook layout of my son's birthday.  I was inspired to scrapbook this occasion thanks to the Global Design Project "Cooking, Baking & Making" theme this week.

I used the Cake Crazy stamp set to make this little stamped cake embellishment.  The layering in this set is fun to play with and makes creating multi-coloured images so easy!  I used soft suede for the 'chocolate' cake base and coloured the spots directly on the stamp of the overlapping layering piece with Stampin' Write markers to mimic the look of the m&m's decorating my cupcakes in the included photo.

 
I'm a big fan of creating your own background papers.  This decorative circle was made by stamping the Cake Crazy sentiment over and over again on a whisper white circle (cut using the largest from the layering circles framelits).

Just a little reminder that the Cake Crazy stamp set is currently on sale in Stampin' Up!'s Retiring List promotion.  It will no longer be available after May 31st so if you are falling in love with it, now is the time to pick it up!!  Of course, if you want to see more of this fun set definitely pick up the exclusive Cake Crazy Tutorial Bundle!  Newly released this month, the Crafty Carrot Co Cake Crazy bundle includes five easy to follow tutorials presented in both written and video format - so easy to follow!  And with a design team made up solely of Artisan award winners, you know the projects are bound to be inspirational!  Click the link on the image below to secure your bundle today!

Supplies Used:
Stamps: Cake Crazy, Confetti Celebration
Inks: Memento Black, Pacific Point, Real Red, Soft Suede, Daffodil Delight, Pumpkin Pie, Cucumber Crush
Papers: Whisper White, Brights and Neutrals Designer Series Papers Packs
Accessories/Tools: Layering Circle Framelits Dies, VersaMark, Silver Embossing Powder, Heat Tool, Pretty Label Punch (NEW - available 1st June), Paper Piercing Tool

 

Pieces of the Story, Cake Crazy

May 20, 2017

[VIDEO] Watercolour Pencil Play

I'm sharing a video tutorial today for this watercoloured project.  Join me as I use the Stampin' Up! Watercolor Pencils to colour this beautiful pink Birthday Bloom!

This card featured in my Watercolour class earlier this year.  I'm so happy that the Birthday Blooms stamp set, which contains the gorgeous flower image you see here, is continuing over into the new catalogue due to be released in June.

What's not continuing is the Suite Sentiments stamp set I've used to create the little text background strip.  You can now find Suite Sentiments in the Stampin' Up! retiring sale.  It's a truly versatile set that's great to have on hand.  Wanna get your hands on some exclusive inspiration using this set? Why not pick up the Suite Sentiments Tutorial Bundle by The Crafty Carrot Collective!  For more information click *HERE*.

Supplies Used:
Stamps: Birthday Blooms, Suite Sentiments, Confetti Celebrations
Inks: Archival Black
Papers: Whisper White, Shimmery White, Basic Black, Brights Designer Series Paper Stack
Accessories/Tools: Watercolour Pencils, Classic Label Punch, Stitched Shapes Framelits, Delicate White Doilies

[VIDEO] Watercolour Pencil Play

April 19, 2017

Embellishing with the Party Pop-Up Thinlet Die

The Party Pop-Up Thinlet dies are a super fun way to create a little surprise for your card recipient when they open your card.  But they also make for a cute embellishment for the front of your project, as I've done here.

I've simply trimmed the die cut "happy birthday" and layered it over patterns from the Tasty Treats Designer Series Paper pack.  I'm always a bit excited when I find a nice design to use up decorative papers - I have such a large stash and I think this would be simple to adapt to suit other paper collections.

I've made a little video of this project to share with you.  I hope you enjoy making this along with me.

Supplies Used:
Stamps: Weather Together, Confetti Celebration
Inks: VersaMark, Pool Party
Papers: Whisper White, Basic Black, Watermelon Wonder, Tasty Treats Designer Series Papers
Accessories/Tools: Party Pop-Up Thinlets, Stitched Shapes Framelits, Classic Label Punch, Pool Party Embossing Powder (retired), Pool Party Glitter Ribbon (retired), Heat Tool

Embellishing with the Party Pop-Up Thinlet Die

February 6, 2017

Shooting Star, Slider Cards

Today I'm excited to share with you some projects that I had published on Stampin' Up!'s very own blog this week.

What is better than getting a handmade card?  How about one with a fun interactive element to it – like a slider card.  Making these cards can be easy using Stampin' Up!'s sliding star framelits.

Whilst you could use these framelits with any stamps, I've chosen to feature the coordinating Shooting Star set and create a little galaxy inspired theme to share with you today.  I started with a panel of watercolor paper and applied a wash of tempting turquoise and elegant eggplant inks with an aqua painter.

I embellished with the Confetti Celebration set star, I also added the “It's YOUR DAY!” from this same set in eggplant.  I added a little more watercoloring to the tail of the star and some dazzling details in silver sparkle.  Then I followed this great tutorial by Stampin' Up! to put everything together.

This card was so much fun to make I decided to try one with a full circle track too.

This time I cut the tail off the star to help it spin more smoothly and not get caught on my layered embellishments and silver metallic thread loops in the center.

I hope you've enjoyed these fun designs and that they inspire you to give your own spinner cards a try!

Shooting Star, Slider Cards

October 26, 2016

#TGIFc70 - Casing Krista Frattin

I was inspired by the talented Krista Frattin for this week's TGIF CASE challenge.  Last week she shared a super fun back-to-school card which used the Writing Notes background stamp and some white-on-black embossing for a cool chalkboard technique.

This week's challenge was the perfect excuse for me to use my own Writing Notes background for the first time.  I wanted to practice a little more watercolouring, so I chose to clear emboss the stamp on watercolour paper and apply a mix of fun Stampin' Up! inks with a wet paint brush.  It's a technique I definitely would like to practice more.

To finish, I added some stamps from the Confetti Celebration set, and layering by way a strip of mini striped dijon ribbon, real red card and the sunburst from the Superstar set.

Visit the TGIF Challenges page and see who our design team drew inspiration from this week. Of course, you are invited to play along and share your project - we would love to see who has inspired you!

Writing Notes Wood-Mount Background Stamp

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Watercolor Paper

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Delightful Dijon Classic Stampin' Pad

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Real Red Classic Stampin' Pad

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Soft Sky Classic Stampin' Pad

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Dapper Denim Classic Stampin' Pad

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Delightful Dijon 5/8" (1.6 Cm) Mini Striped Ribbon

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Real Red A4 Card Stock

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Basic Black A4 Card Stock

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Superstar Clear-Mount Stamp Set

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Confetti Celebration Clear-Mount Stamp Set

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#TGIFc70 - Casing Krista Frattin

August 27, 2016