A New Ink on Life

Fancy Friday -CASE the Catalogue

Welcome back to the Fancy Friday Blog Hop! We are a group of Stampin' Up! demonstrators that have been or are currently on the Stampin' Up! Artisan Design Team. We love sharing our passion for creating with all of you and hope to inspire along the way. 

This month we were given the task of CASEing the catalogue.  The word "CASE" is an acronym for "Copy and Selectively Edit" or "Copy and Share Everything". CASEing is a great way to take an idea and make it your own. I personally, rarely CASE something exactly, but love that I can be inspired by other's ideas. I decided to CASE a card found on page 3 of the Occasions Catalogue and I actually copied the layout exactly as I am totally in love with the design.

You can see here the card I chose to CASE. I love evrything about it including the stamp set and colours they used, but I of course could not copy it exactly;) As I mentioned I used the same layout, I just switched out the products.

For my card I used the Sale A Bration Painted Seasons Stamp Set and DSP Bundle. You can get the set and paper for FREE with a $120 (CA) purchase. There are even matching Four Seasons Framelits that will die cut the images that you can purchase for $38 (as I was fussy cutting my images I really wished I had been smart enough to order them). 

I layered a few vellum leaves that were created using the Leaf Punch behind the pretty flower along with some stamped leaves from the set. The sentiment is from another new favourite stamp set of mine, Strong & Beautiful which can also be found in the Occasions Catalogue. I love stamping on DSP, it gives so much more interest and the Wood Textures paper is a must have.

CASEing a card can make creating super quick and easy! Trust me there are days when even I need help coming up with an idea and have very little time to get things done. So I encourage you to give CASEing try, the Stampin' Up! Catalogues are a great place to start!

Now make sure you check out the next blog on the hop, you do not want to miss what my bestie Connie Collins has created. She is so unbelievably talented and I am counting down the days until I see her next month at SU!'s OnStage event in Vancouver, I can barely contain my excitement! 

Artisan Design Team March Blog Hop- All Geared Up

Hello everyone and welcome back to another Stampin' Up! Artisan Design Team Blog Hop! We are a group of 16 Stampin' Up! Demonstrators from around the world that were chosen to represent Stampin' Up! over the course of the 2019 year, through blog hops, Facebook posts and corporate blog posts. Each month will will be be focusing on a particular set of products to bring you inspiration from around the globe Stampin' Up! style.  

This month we are focusing on the Classic Garage Suite of products. I can admit, that at first glance I didn't think these products were "my style", but once I sat down to create with them I realized that I actually really like them.

I ended up making two cards, one full size and the other using a Narrow Note Card and Envelope. I chose to really have a play with awesome Classic Garage DSP. The 6x6 size makes it perfect for card making, I love the bright bold colour combination and fun car themed patterns. I also really love how the busier patterns have a neutral on the other side. Perfect for mixing and matching designs.

For this full sized card I started with a Basic Black Card stock base. I then layered a piece of DSP that I stamped on to give the weathered looking pattern some more dimension. To add some fun texture I used Embossing Paste and brick looking stencil from the Pattern Party Decorative Masks. I couldn't resist adding a few more pieces of DSP to add a pop of colour. One of the really cool things with this bundle is that the Garage Gears Thinlits Dies not only cut out some of the stamp images but also images on several of the DSP patterns. On this card both the car image and oil can are from DSP. Love how quick and easy this makes things come together.

This adorable little card and matching envelope quickly came together by using some of the paper scraps and off cuts from previous projects. TIP: Those little scraps of patterned paper that you are hoarding have been waiting for a card like this! The Narrow Note Cards are just the right size to slip a gift card into and are super quick and easy to decorate when you need a card in a hurry. My two younger kids are at the age where they are generally giving gift cards for friend's birthdays and most of the time I am scrambling to have a card ready to go, so these are a great solution! And seriously how adorable are those Classic Garage Metal Elements?! Even on this bitty card the cute little wrench was the perfect addition.

Next on the hop is the incredible Kaylee van Es. Make sure you check out all of the projects the team has come up with, lots of inspiration to be had! 

 

As always, all items used for today project can be found listed below with a direct link to my online store and feel free to contact me with any questions.