Just Add Ink #507 | Sketch Challenge

Hello there stamping friends! Welcome, Welcome. It's so good to have you here. It is Friday so that means that it's time for the new challenge over at Just Add Ink.

This week its a fantastic sketch designed by fellow JAI team member Jackie Aitken. It's fairly straightforward but enough to get those creative ideas going and that creative brain working. I've pulled out some new sneak peek goodies to play with and my 'craft' on this week.

Today I'm using the new Designer Series Paper, Flowers for Every Season, that is in the new Stampin' Up! 2020 Annual Catalogue. It's bright, cheery, super pretty and fun and incorporates all of the new 2020 - 2022 In Colors - Magenta Madness, Cinnamon Cider, Bunblebee, Just Jade and Misty Madness. Check out my blog post HERE to see the sneak peak of the new In Colors. 

The Flowers for Every Season DSP and the new In Colors will be available to purchase 3rd June 2020, so put them on your wish list to be ready to place your order first thing!

I've started the card with a Whisper White and then combined two of the patterns from the DSP.  I don't normally combine different patterns together, but I actually like the look of the Just Jade together with the floral  pattern. The Whisper White base and card layers really give the card that crisp, fresh look.

The vellum circle was first die cut with the Stitched Lace die and then one of the circles from the Stitched Shapes dies. Layered on that is some other sneak peak products - Gold Hoop Embellishments, In Good Taste Elements, Gold Metallic Trim from the Forever Greenery Trim Combo Pack and the Just Jade Mini Ribbon. Lots of fun new products to create with. I've then finished off the card with the sentiment from Celebrate Sunflowers stamp set.

I hope you like my take on this weeks sketch and hopefully you like the little sneak peek to some new products. Make sure you check out the Just Add Ink Blog to see the rest of the gorgeous projects from the JAI Design Team. We hope you’ll join us and create your own card using this weeks sketch. We love to see what you make as we browse the gallery each week to see your fabulous projects.

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Stampin' Up! Artisan Design Team Instagram Tip | Making Your Die-Cut Words Pop

Hi there stamping friends! Hello and welcome to my blog. I've got a fun technique/tip for you today using Stampin' Up! products.

I love using die cut words on my projects, but sometimes I feel they get lost in the background of my creations. With a few simple steps, here's how you can make your dit-cut words pop and really stand out.

I have a few simple steps for you to help you achieve this fun and fabulous technique -
1. Trace around your word die on cardstock using a pencil.
 2. Fussy cut around the pencil outline using Papersnips.
 

3. Cut 3 (or as many as you want) of the word using your die cutting machine.
4. Layer your die-cut pieces onto your Whisper White outline so that the die-cut word has some dimension. Then adhere your word with an outline to your project.

I hope that I've given you some inspiration on how to get more out of your dies, and especially the word dies. Why not try it on your next project and maybe even try the technique with dies other than words. The possibilities are endless!

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Stampin' Up! Artisan Design Team Blog Hop | Soft Spring Host Set

Hello stamping friends. It's so good to have you here.Welcome to this month's edition of the Stamapin' Up! Artisan Design Team Blog Hop. This month we are creating projects either using the Hostess Stamp Sets from the 2019 - 2020 Stampin' Up! Annual Catalogue or gifts that you can give your hostess when they hold a party with you.

 International readers please use the translate feature, found in the side bar, to translate to your language.

The hostess sets are a fabulous incentive for those who hold a Stampin' Up! party, to get some free products working with your demonstrator to host a Stampin' Up! party is a great way to experience the joy of creativity as you gather with your friends and earn free products. 

I'm showcasing for you today the Soft Spring Hostess Stamp Set. How gorgeous are those plant images? They look like lavender and wisteria to me. Either use the stamps to fill in the open line work or colour them in using Stampin' Blends or water colour.

Soft Spring

I've stamped some of the images on Crumb Cake cardstock and the others on Whisper White Thick cardstock for two different square card looks. Both coloured in with Stampin' Blends Alcohol Markers.

My first card I've used Memento tuxedo Black ink to stamp the images on Crumb Cake cardstock. I stamped the first lot of the plant image to to far left, stamped the same image on a Post-it note and then fussy cut that out. I covered the first image with the cut out Post-it note and then restamped the same image over the first image to make it look like they were layered together, using the masking technique.

Because the actual stamps are photopolymer, I was able to 'bend' the stamp on the clear block to give the second stamping of the plant image to make it look like it was bending over slightly. I've then coloured the leaves with Mossy Meadow Dark & Light Stampin' Blends Markers and the 'lavender' tops with Highland Heather Dark & Light Stampin' Blends Makers. I finished the card off with a splatter of the Highland Heather Stampin' Write Markers, Embossed the top layer with the Subtle 3D embossing folder and some ribbon, trim and embellishments. The sentiment comes from the Free as a Bird Stamp Set, which has been heat embossed with Black Stampin' Emboss Powder.

My second card this time has been stamped on Whisper White Thick Cardstock. I've started with the image that is used to stamp in the open line work of the 'wisteria' plant, to quickly add colour to the image. I've used this infill image to make a splatter look on the background of the card. Either using full strength ink or ink that has been stamped off once or twice. I love the fun look that this image gives to the background. After that I've used the Highland Heather Stampin' Write Marker for some added splatter.

The 'wisteria' image I stamped on Whisper White Thick cardstock, using Memento Tuxedo Black ink and then coloured it in with Highland Heather Dark & Light, Mossy Meadow Dark & Light and Gray Granite Light Stampin' Blends Alcohol Markers. How fun does the 'wisteria' image look on the Stitched Nested Label die cut? I've also embossed the Stitched Nested Die cut with the Subtle 3D embossing folder for that 'subtle' addition of texture. Again, all finished off with ribbon, trim, embellishments and the sentiment from the Free as a Bird stamp set.

Host can earn this stamp set for free depending on the order totals for an entire party. Outside of the party setting hostess stamp sets are available to those who place individual orders that meet the Stampin' Rewards totals. So either hold a party or place an individual order over $250 AUD an you can get this stamp set for FREE.

Hosting a Stampin' Up! party is easy and fun. Contact me today to see how you can create brilliant projects in a party style and format that works for you. Let's get your guests to see how creative they actually are in a fun setting!

Don't overlook the fabulous hostess sets in the Stampin' Up! catalogues! They are fun and fabulous sets that can be used all year round. Remember the only way that you can get your hands on them is to earn them for FREE either with a qualifying party or a qualifying order.

Contact me TODAY for more information on Stampin' Up! parties and Stampin' Rewards.

Next up for you today is the super creative Stesha Bloodhart in the U.S. She has some fantastic, super creative projects for you, so head on over and check out her creations.  There are so many amazing projects with this suite. I do hope that you take the time to check out all 16 blogs. We have so much to show you so I don't want you to miss out!

Caroline van der Straaten
Emma Goddard
Helene den Breejen
Jan Clothier
Lauren Alarid
Leah Fedynak
Manuela Geiswinkler
Marine Wiplier
Martha Groger
Martin Stone
Narelle Farrugia
Nina Waldschmidt
Rochelle Blok - You are here
Stesha Bloodhart
Tammy Wilson
Zsuzsanna Balazs

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Introducing the Stampin' Up!® 2020 -2022 In Colors | New Products Sneak Peek

Hello there stamping friends! With the 2020 - 2021 Stampin' Up! Annual Catalogue about to drop, I'm showing you a sneak peek of the new 2020 - 2022 In Colors and some never before seen products so that you can go ooh and aah and to get your order ready once 3rd June 2020 does roll around.

 I'm showing you the stunning 2020 -2022 In Colors. They are fun, bright and vibrant and really on trend with the colours out there in everything from fashion to home decor. They are just fabulous!! Have you seen them yet?

We've got Cinnamon Cider, Just Jade, Bumlebee, Magenta Madness and Misty Moonlight. I've made a card with each fabulous colour for you today and also combined it with the new Blossoms in Bloom Bundle which, has the gorgeous Blossoms in Bloom Stamp Set and the AMAZING Many Layered Blossoms Dies. 

The cards are all the same and using the same products, just changing up the In Color for each different card. They are amazing colours in their own right, but don't they look fabulous all together too.

For each card I've embossed the top layer with the Subtle 3D Embossing folder and then layered over that a Vellum and Shimmery White Layer of the Many Layered Blossoms Die. Due to the blossom layers being quite busy the cards really didn't need much else other than some ribbon, trim, 2020 - 2022 In Color Enamel Dots and a simple sentiment. I really wanted the colour of each In Color to shine!

Cinnamon Cider

Just Jade

Bumblebee

Magenta Madness

Misty Moonlight

Which one is your favourite new In Color? I'm loving Just Jade and then a close second is Misty Moonlight. Might have to try them together for a fun and bright creation. They are all fabulous, so it's really hard to choose one!

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Just Add Ink #504 | Colour Challenge

Hello stamping friends! Welcome, Welcome! It's so good to have you here today! Another Friday has rolled around so that means it's time for another Just Add Ink Challenge. We have a gorgeous colour combo for you. Muted greys with a little bit of Rococo Rose. So pretty!

Rococo Rose

Smoky Slate

Basic Gray

Click on the colour name to see all the Stampin' Up! products in that colour

I've started with a Basic Gray card base and then used a sheet of DSP from the Pressed Petals Speciality Designer Series Paper. The Rococo Rose on the DSP with the script handwriting is beautiful. I love the sophistication that any script element gives to your projects. Gorgeous.

While the DSP is gorgeous is stunning on its own, I wanted to step it up a little and give it some more texture. A fabulous way to do that is to emboss DSP with the Subtle 3D Embossing folder. Don't you just love the added texture that it gives? It just gives it that something extra. 

Next up I layered the Stitched Lace die, die cut with the Stitched Rectangle, over the DSP and then added the Shimmery White Stitched Circle. I heat embossed the floral image from the Bloom & Grow Stamp set with Gold Stampin' Emboss Powder, and then using an Aqua Painter coloured in the flowers with Rococo Classic Ink. I watered the ink down quite a bit to give a lighter look and that just coloured look.

I've finished it all off with one of the sentiments from the Bloom and Grow stamp set, heat embossed with White Stampin' Emboss Powder on Smoky Slate cardstock. With that I also used some Rococo Rose Scalloped Linen Ribbon, Whisper White Solid Baker's Twine and Gold Glitter Enamel Dots.

 What comes to mind when you see these challenge colours? Can't wait to see what you create with them. 

Make sure you check out all the amazing inspiration from the rest of the JAI design team for this challenge over at the Just Add Ink Blog. Want to play along? All the details are on the JAI blog. With such gorgeous colours for this challenge, what will you create?

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