Sunday 25 March 2018

Crazy Crafters Blog Hop with special guest Cathy Caines


Welcome and thank you for joining me in a special Crazy Crafters team blog hop.

We are hopping with a special guest - 2018 Artisan Design Team Member Cathy Caines.

The theme of this blog hop was to CASE (Copy And Selectively Edit) one of Cathy's cards.


Here is the card of Cathy's that I chose to CASE:


To checkout Cathy's card in more detail click here.


Here is my version:



I love the Petal Passion Designer Series Paper! So gorgeous and you get stunning looking cards and all you have to do is colour it in. Can it be any easier.

To colour the flowers I have used my new set of Stampin' Blends :)

The colours used are: Bermuda Bay (Light), Calypso Coral (Light & Dark), Cherry Cobbler (Light & Dark), Daffodil Delight (Light & Dark), Old Olive (Light & Dark), Pink Pirouette (Light & Dark) and Rich Razzleberry (Light & Dark).

My sentiment comes from the Petal Palette stamp set and is heat embossed.
What! ... heat embossed you say! But it's Bermuda Bay. How?

Well you can heat emboss any colour you like, by inking your stamp with Versamark first, then inking up your favourite colour. Just use clear embossing powder to finish off.

Just because I wanted to add a little sparkle, there is a little silver thread under the stitched shape sentiment circle.

Thanks so much for your support and for visiting me today :)
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If you like this card, it would make my day if you left me a comment. 
Just scroll to the bottom of my post, leave your comment and you will put a smile on my dial :)


Don't forget to continue the hop all the way around to see what the very creative Crazy Crafters team have come up with.

You are currently visiting me - Kirsten Aitchison, so checkout the list below to see who is next in the hop.



You too can make this ....... 
Here is a list of the supplies and tools used:

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Stampin' Blends Collection (147475)

Silver Metallic Thread (138402)

Basic Black A4 Cardstock (121688)

Whisper White A4 Cardstock (106549)

Bermuda Bay Classic Stampin' Pad (131171)

Versamark Ink Pad (102283)

Embossing Buddy (103083)

Clear Stampin’ Emboss Powder (109130)

Stampin’ Up! Heat Tool (129056)

Stitched Shapes Framelits (145372)

Big Shot Machine (143263)

Magnetic Platform (130658)

Fast Fuse Adhesive (129026)

Multipurpose Liquid Glue (110755)

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I have included this card as my entry for the 20th April Crazy Crafters Team Project Highlight.

Click Here to view the projects submitted by the very creative Crazy Crafters Team, and to vote for your favourite projects. (Link goes live 7pm AEST 20th April 2018)

If you love my card, I'd love it if you voted for me :)

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Ink & Share Blog Hop | Theme: Spring/Easter


Hello and thanks for stopping by :)

Today I am participating in the Ink & Share Blog Hop, where every month a number of Stampin' Up! demonstrators from around the world hop together to share our creations to help inspire you in your paper crafting journey. My name is Kirsten, and I am from Canberra, Australia. "G'Day" :)

For todays hop and we will be sharing our projects inspired by this months theme: Spring/Easter


My Spring themed card layout inspiration comes from this weeks Caseing The Catty challenge #CTC170, where I have CASEd the layout of the Happy Easter card on page 30 of the 2018 Occasions Catalogue.



Here is my card:



My springtime bouquet has been created using the Beautiful Bouquet stamp set and co-ordinating Bouquet Bunch Framelits.

To get a little colour variation in my stems and flowers, I have inked up the stamp in one colour and using a sponge dauber, added a little bit of darker ink. Looks pretty cool, huh? My flowers use a combination of Pink Pirouette & Flirty Flamingo inks and the flower stems use a combination of Pear Pizzazz and Garden Green.

A couple of flowers were stamped and die cut. To add a little depth, these have been adhered using some dimensionals.

Did you know you can colour ribbon any colour you like? There are a number of products you can use to colour ribbon, but for this card I have used my Flirty Flamingo ink pad and a sponge dauber. Cool... now you can never say you don't have matching ribbon :)

My Congratulations sentiment received the same ink treatment as my flowers and has been cut out using the Petals & More label framelit and adhered using dimensionals.

Before adhering my flower bouquet to my card front, I have added a strip of Silvery DSP, from the Sweet Soiree Specialty Designer Series Paper pack.


Thanks so much for your support and for visiting me today :)
If you enjoy what I do, I would love you to Like and Follow my Facebook page, and Pin my cards on Pinterest (or you can follow me on Pinterest). 

Also, don't forget to sign up for my Blog updates via email and never miss a post.






If you like this card, it would make my day if you left me a comment. 
Just scroll to the bottom of my post, leave your comment and you will put a smile on my dial :)

Don't forget to continue the hop all the way around to see what the very creative Stampin' Up! demonstrators participating in this months Ink & Share Blog Hop have come up with.

You are currently visiting me - Kirsten Aitchison, so checkout the list below to see all the hop participants.

Up next is Shirley Merker. You can click on the below image to be taken to Shirley's Blog or click on the link from the participants list below.



Kirsten Aitchison            < You are HERE :)


You too can make this ....... 
Here is a list of the supplies and tools used:


Beautiful Bouquet Bundle (Photopolymer 145297)

Beautiful Bouquet (Photopolymer 143666)

Bouquet Bunch Framelits (143659)

Petals & More Thinlits (145655)

Sweet Soirée Specialty DSP (145564)

Silver 3/8" Metallic-Edge Ribbon (144213)

Flirty Flamingo A4 Cardstock (141421)

Flirty Flamingo Classic Stampin' Pad (141397)

Pink Pirouette A4 Cardstock (116203)

Pink Pirouette Classic Stampin' Pad (126956)

Garden Green Classic Stampin' Pad (126973)

Pear Pizzazz Classic Stampin' Pad (131180)

Whisper White A4 Cardstock (106549)

Sponge Daubers (133773)

Big Shot Machine (143263)

Magnetic Platform (130658)

Fast Fuse Adhesive (129026)

Multipurpose Liquid Glue (110755)

Stampin' Dimensionals (104430)


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