Sunday, 15 December 2024

Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop - Sounds of the Season



Hello and welcome to the final Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop for 2024.

The Sounds of the Season is our theme for this month. The First Noel is my favourite Christmas carol and when I opened the Joyful Saying Ephemera Pack and found the die cut word "Noel", I knew I wanted to create a simple card using this diet cut. I have kept my card very simple.




I cut the tree layer down to fit a card front. This tree is from the "A Little Bit Festive" DSP. I then used Garden Green ink and a Blending Brush to colour the sentiment before gluing it to the card front. I used a Basic Beige card base and a Garden Green mat layer.



The final touch was a length of Gold Twisted Thread tied in a bow and glued below the star on the tree. I love how simple it is to coordinate and use some products. 

Up next on this months blog hop is the wonderful AurĂ©lie Fabre!
 



Thanks for stopping by. I hope you have been enjoying creating for the season ahead. Whether it is cards, seing or baking, it is so lovely to gift heartfelt homemade items.



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Wednesday, 11 December 2024

Around the World on Wednesday Blog Hop - Technique Challenge



Hello and welcome to the final Around the World on Wednesday Blog Hop for 2024.

Below is an image of the crew and where they live around the world. A wonderful group of creative people who love to share their projects with you.

You may have arrived from my friend Jan Clothier from New Zealand. She is always creating the most beautiful projects! 


This months theme is a Technique Challenge. And technique that is new to me. This was a tough one as I enjoy techniques and trying them out myself. The Mirror Image Technique was one that I had not tried before. I chose a sweet cat from the Pets & More stamp set to use for this technique.



The card base and mat layer under the cats is Pumpkin Pie and the background layer a piece from the fun Full of Life Designer Series paper. The cats were stamped on a piece of Basic white card stock.




I used a stamp positioning tool to stamp the cat on the right first my card stock. I then stamped the cat again on my Silicon Craft Sheet then placed my card stock over the top and rubbed to get a good reverse image. I then coloured my cats with a small Blending Brush before adhering all the layers together. The cat layer adhered with Dimensionals. The sentiment was stamped in Summer Splash ink on Summer Splash card stock. I used my scissors to trim down and banner the ends. The sentiment was adhered using Dimensionals.

Up next on this Blog Hop is my friend Rochelle Laird-Smith. Click on the next blog button below to see her wonderful project! 





Thanks for stopping by today. I hope you try the mirror technique soon!

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Colour INKspiration #179


Hello and welcome to Colour INKspiration #179. The final challenge for 2024. 

We have a gorgeous colour palette for this challenge chosen by crew member Monica Formosa. We welcome Janette Goodall as our guest designer.

Picture Credit - https://www.oliverbonas.com/christm.../christmas-decorations



With such a fun and colourful colour palette I pulled the Snowy Wonder stamp set from my shelf. I love this sweet bundle and have truly enjoyed creating and using it for my projects this year. 



The card base and embossed Forever Plaid layer are Real Red card stock. The DSP layer is from the "A Little Bit Festive" Specialty DSP. The plaid embossed layer is just gorgeous and something that is part of the Reindeer days Suite Collection. It works with every other stamp set I have!

The globe and base are die cut in Basic White card stock. The globe coloured using Balmy Blue ink and a Blending Brush. The base was embossed using one of the 3D Basics Embossing Folder for texture. I stamped some snowflakes in Balmy Blue at the top of the globe. The globe was adhered to the top of the plaid layer with Dimensionals

I stamped each of the die cut elements before using the coordinating dies to die cut. The Snowman was stamped in Memento™Tuxedo Black ink and I have outlined the left hand side with the Light Lemon Lolly Stampin' Blend. The trees are both stamped in Shaded Spruce, the gift in Flirty Flamingo and the Candy cane in Real Red and coloured with a Real Red Stampin' Blend. All die cut pieces were adhered with Dimensionals.



The sentiment stamped in Real Red ink on Basic White card stock and die cut using a die from the Countryside Corners Dies. Adhered with Dimensional to the right hand side of the globe. I tied a length of White Bakers Twine in a double blow and glued it to the bottom left of the globe. I glued five of the White Loose Snowflakes onto the globe for my finishing touch.

Thanks for stopping by today. I hope you are enjoying the festive season and are finding ways to be creative this year.
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