Crazy Crafters Blog Hop with special guest - Sarah Berry

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

We are hopping with a special guest - The amazing Sarah Berry.

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


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

I really liked the layout of this card, especially the narrower card front and wanted to give this a try. To checkout Sarah's card in more detail click here.


Here is my version:

I have used the new Jar of Love stamp set for my card and thought it would look great using yellows & greens.

My flowers are stamped using So Saffron & Daffodil delight, with the stems & leaves in Garden Green. I went with Pool Party for the water in my Jar (which is stamped in Tuexdo Black). The flower heads were cut using the coordinating Everyday Jars framelits (you can purchase the stamp set and matching framelits in a bundle and save 10%).

My card base is Daffodil Delight with the card inner a patterned designer series sheet in Garden Green.

The "For You" sentiment is also part of the Jar of Love stamp set and is stamped in Garden Green. My banner is a shortened banner from the Gift Card Envelope & Trims thinlits set.

I decorated the inside of the card with some extra die cut flowers I had left over after creating my card front.

A nice simple card suited for any occasion. Hope you like it.

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I have also included this card as my entry for this weeks 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 16th September at 6.30pm AEST)

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

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EDIT: THANKYOU to all those who voted for my card in the Crazy Crafters Project Highlights.
I am excited to say I placed 2nd :)

Here is a list of the supplies and tools used to create this card:

Whisper White A4 Cardstock (106549)
Daffodil Delight A4 Cardstock (121680)
Regals Designer Series Paper - Garden Green
Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin' Pad (126944)
So Saffron Classic Stampin’ Pad (126957)
Garden Green Classic Stampin' Pad (126973)
Pool Party Classic Stampin’ Pad (126982)
Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad (132708)
Jar of Love Stamp Set (Photopolymer 141587 / Bundle 142342)
Everyday Jars Framelits (141490)
Gift Card Envelope & Trims Thinlits Dies (135854)
Magnetic Platform (130658)
Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue (110755)
Snail Permanent Adhesive (104332)


If you would like to purchase or see any of these items in more detail, just click on the relevant link above. 

Australian customers: Join my free Customer Rewards program by making a purchase through my online store. Click here for more details.

**If you do make a purchase, be sure to use the current Hostess Code on your order to receive a free gift from me. Click here for the current code.**

Check out the latest promotion from Stampin' Up! 

From 1st September till 21st September 2016 you can get an incredible 25% off selected products, while stocks last.

Check back often, because discounted products will change regularly.

Shop for these Special Offers Now

The new holiday catalogue started on 1st September.

Check out all the fantastic new products here.

Thanks so much for stopping by and checking out my creation.

If you enjoyed my card, it would make my day if you left me a comment below :)

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.

Guy Greetings | Crazy Crafters Team Project Highlight

I am pretty sure I am not the only one out there who finds masculine cards difficult.

Recently I needed a card for my wonderful father. I racked my brain for ideas for something different than the plane themed cards I have made in the past.

I ended up pulling out my unused Guy Greetings stamp set and decided I would make a card using this set. I only ended up using 2 stamps from the set, but I am happy with what I came up with.

This card is also my entry for this weeks 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 9th September at 6.30pm AEST)

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

Here is my card:

A super simple, but quite striking card .... if I do say so myself :)

I have used Whisper White, Night of Navy & Old Olive for my colour scheme.

I just repeatedly stamped the shoes image in Night of Navy and then threw in an upside down pair in Old Olive.


Here is a list of the supplies and tools used to create this card:

Whisper White A4 Cardstock (106549)
Old Olive A4 Cardstock (106576)
Night of Navy Classic Stampin' Pad (126970)
Old Olive Classic Stampin' Pad (126953)
Snail Permanent Adhesive (104332)


If you would like to purchase or see any of these items in more detail, just click on the relevant link above. 

Australian customers: Join my free Customer Rewards program by making a purchase through my online store. Click here for more details.

**If you do make a purchase, be sure to use the current Hostess Code on your order to receive a free gift from me. Click here for the current code.**

Check out the latest promotion from Stampin' Up! 

From 1st September till 21st September 2016 you can get an incredible 25% off selected products, while stocks last.

Check back often, because discounted products will change regularly.

Shop for these Special Offers Now

The new holiday catalogue started on 1st September.

Check out all the fantastic new products here.

Thanks so much for stopping by and checking out my creation.

If you enjoyed my card, it would make my day if you left me a comment below :)

Now don't forget to vote for your Crazy Crafters Team Project Highlight favourites here

Foxy Birthday

One of my nephews is turning 3 soon and I wanted to share the super cute card I created for his birthday.

I have also entered my card in a couple of this weeks creative challenges as I feel it fits in with their challenge themes.

The Paper Players Theme Challenge #311 : Circles 

The Stamp Ink Paper Clean & Simple Challenge #64

This was a fairly quick and simple card to create, is super cute and would suit any age from little kids to big kids (and even adults).

I created my cute fox using the new Fox Builder punch and some Tangerine Tango, Whisper White & Basic Black cardstock. I adhered the white & black punched shapes to the fox body with Tombow liquid glue. I stamped the legs from the coordindating Foxy Friends stamp set in Memento Tuxedo Black ink and drew on the eyes with my Basic Black Stampin' Write Marker. (You can buy the Fox stamp set and matching punch as a bundle and save 10%)

The balloon is from the Celebrate Today stamp set and was stamped in Pool Party & Island Indigo. It was cut out using the coordinating Balloon Framelits.

My card base is Tangerine Tango with a Whisper White panel. I added a piece of Pool Party washi tape across the bottom to match the balloon. I then tied a small piece of blue & white twine around the balloon then attached the balloon using dimensionals. The fox body was attached with a little snail in the middle to allow me to slip the tail under after I had wrapped the twine around his tail (with a little snail to hold it in place). The end of the tail is raised using a dimensional. The fox's head has been attached with some dimensionals to make it stand out.

Here is a list of the supplies and tools used to create this card:

Whisper White A4 Cardstock (106549)
Tangerine Tango A4 Cardstock (116206)
Pool Party Classic Stampin’ Pad (126982)
Island Indigo Classic Stampin’ Pad (126986)
Basic Black Stampin’ Write Marker (100082)
Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad (132708)
Foxy Friends Stamp Set (Photopolymer 141549 / Bundle 142326)
Fox Builder Punch (141470)
Celebrate Today Stamp Set (Photopolymer 137138)
Balloon Framelits (137362)
Magnetic Platform (130658)
Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue (110755)
Snail Permanent Adhesive (104332)
Stampin' Dimensionals (104430)
Twine
Pool Party Washi Tape


If you would like to purchase or see any of these items in more detail, just click on the relevant link above. 

Australian customers: Join my free Customer Rewards program by making a purchase through my online store. Click here for more details.

**If you do make a purchase, be sure to use the current Hostess Code on your order to receive a free gift from me. Click here for the current code.**

Check out the latest promotion from Stampin' Up! 

From 1st September till 21st September 2016 you can get an incredible 25% off selected products, while stocks last.

Check back often, because discounted products will change regularly.

Shop for these Special Offers Now

The new holiday catalogue started on 1st September.

Check out all the fantastic new products here.

Thanks so much for stopping by and checking out my creation.

If you enjoyed my card, it would make my day if you left me a comment below :)

Falling Flowers | Case This! Challenge #001

My previous post was my entry in a new weekly CASE challenge called Case This!

I had a few ideas running around in my head after I created my first card, so I decided to make some more cards for this challenge :)

This is the card inspiration for this weeks Case This! Challenge #001:

Here are the cards for my second entry :)

Coastal Cabana

Melon Mambo

For these 2 cards I decided to use the same stamp set as Jessie's card and similar colours, which I split across the 2 cards.

I stamped the images from the Falling Flowers stamp set onto Whisper White cardstock in Memento Tuxedo Black ink and coloured them in with some alcohol markers. I used the retired Blendabilities markers in Melon Mambo, Coastal Cabana, Daffodil Delight & Old Olive. I then cut out the images using the coordinating May Flowers framelits.

My sentiments are stamped in the matching colours for each card and use Melon Mambo & Coastal Cabana. The sentiments come from the Limited Edition Thoughtful Branches stamp set (get yours now, while stocks last!) and the retired Painted Petals stamp set.

I decided to keep my cards quite simple as I didn't want them too busy. But I did find that I needed to add a little something, so I decided to add a couple of randomly placed adhesive rhinestones. I didn't have matching coloured rhinestones, so I created my own by using my Melon Mambo & Coastal Cabana blendabilities markers to colour in clear rhinestones.


***Edit: Super excited, my cards received a special mention in the Case This Card! Challenge #001

Here is a list of the supplies and tools used to create this card:

Whisper White A4 Cardstock (106549)
Melon Mambo Classic Stampin' Pad (126948)
Coastal Cabana Classic Stampin' Pad
Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad (132708)
Blendabilities Markers: Melon Mambo, Coastal Cabana, Daffodil Delight & Old Olive
Thoughful Branches stamp set (Photopolymer 143539 / Bundle 144328 )
Painted Petals Stamp Set (Photopolymer 137146)
Falling Flowers Stamp Set (Clear 139556 / Wood 139553)
May Flowers Framelits (140276)
Magnetic Platform (130658)
Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue (110755)
Rhinestone Basic Jewels (119246)

If you would like to purchase or see any of these items in more detail, just click on the relevant link above. 

Australian customers: Join my free Customer Rewards program by making a purchase through my online store. Click here for more details.

**If you do make a purchase, be sure to use the current Hostess Code on your order to receive a free gift from me. Click here for the current code.**

Check out the latest promotion from Stampin' Up! 

From 1st September till 21st September 2016 you can get an incredible 25% off selected products, while stocks last.

Check back often, because discounted products will change regularly.

Shop for these Special Offers Now

Here is a peek at this weeks discounted products, while stocks last.

The new holiday catalogue started on 1st September.

Check out all the fantastic new products here.

Thanks so much for stopping by and checking out my creations.

If you enjoyed my cards, it would make my day if you left me a comment below :)

Botanical Builders | Case This! Challenge #001

A fellow Crazy Crafter, Jessie Holton, has started her own weekly CASE challenge called Case This!

This week is the very first challenge, and I was excited to take part.

Here is this weeks Case This! Challenge #001 inspiration:

Here is my entry for Jessie's challenge:

I was inspired by the soft colours and flower layout of Jessie's card. 

My card uses Whisper White, So Saffron, Wisteria Wonder, Blushing Bride & Wild Wasabi.

This was a fairly quick card to make, with very little stamping required. Hope you like it.

Here is a list of the supplies and tools used to create these cards:

Whisper White A4 Cardstock (106549)
So Saffron A4 Cardstock (108611)
Wisteria Wonder A4 Cardstock (124389)
Blushing Bride A4 Cardstock (131287)
Wild Wasabi A4 Cardstock (111850)
So Saffron Classic Stampin’ Pad (126957)
Papilllon Potpourri Stamp Set (Clear 123759 / Wood 132058)
Elegant Butterfly Punch (127526)
Skinny Mini Alphabet
Hello You Thinlits (137363)
Botanical Builder Framelits (140625)
Magnetic Platform (130658)
Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue (110755)


If you would like to purchase or see any of these items in more detail, just click on the relevant link above. 

Australian customers: Join my free Customer Rewards program by making a purchase through my online store. Click here for more details.

**If you do make a purchase, be sure to use the current Hostess Code on your order to receive a free gift from me. Click here for the current code.**

Check out the latest promotion from Stampin' Up! 

From 1st September till 21st September 2016 you can get an incredible 25% off selected products, while stocks last.

Check back often, because discounted products will change regularly.

Shop for these Special Offers Now

Here is a peek at this weeks discounted products, while stocks last.

The new holiday catalogue started on 1st September.

Check out all the fantastic new products here.

Thanks so much for stopping by and checking out my creation.

If you enjoyed my card, it would make my day if you left me a comment below :)

You're Remarkable ! | Crazy Crafters Team Project Highlights

Back in May this year, I participated in a Crazy Crafters Special Guest Blog Hop where we had to CASE a project by the amazing Dena Rekow. At the time I'd wondering how my card would have turned out if I used a different colour scheme.

So here we are ..... and today I am sharing 7 different colour variations of my original card. These are my entry for this weeks 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 2nd September at 6.30pm AEST)

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

EDIT: THANKYOU to all those who voted for my cards in the Crazy Crafters Project Highlights.
I am excited to say I placed 1st :)

Here are my cards:

My original using Tempting Turquoise

And .... My new versions

Melon Mambo

Real Red

Blushing Bride 

Rich Razzleberry 

Tangerine Tango 

Bermuda Bay 

 Daffodil Delight

My original card used one of my favourite sentiments from the Remarkable You stamp set. For my newer creations, I've also added in another favourite sentiment which comes from the Butterfly Basics stamp set.

For details on how I created my original card, check out my Crazy Crafters Dena Rekow Blog hop post by clicking here.

Which is your favourite?

I'm a big fan of blue, so my favourite is still the Tempting Turquoise original, however I think the colours all look great and each adds a different tone to their card.  

Here is a list of the supplies and tools used to create these cards:

Basic Black A4 Cardstock (121688)
Whisper White A4 Cardstock (106549)
Tempting Turquoise A4 Cardstock (108598)
Melon Mambo A4 Cardstock (119980)
Real Red A4 Cardstock (106578)
Blushing Bride A4 Cardstock (131287)
Rich Razzleberry A4 Cardstock (119981)
Tangerine Tango A4 Cardstock (116206)
Bermuda Bay A4 Cardstock (131286)
Daffodil Delight A4 Cardstock (121680)
Back to Black designer series paper (133700)
Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue (110755)
Remarkable You Stamp Set (Wood 139891 / Clear 139894)
Butterfly Basics Stamp Set (Photopolymer 137154 / Clear 138816 / Wood 138813)
Botanical Builder Framelits Dies (140625)
Dazzling Details (124117)
Versamark Pad (102283)
White Stampin' Emboss Powder (109132)
Heat tool (129056)


If you would like to purchase or see any of these items in more detail, just click on the relevant link above. 

Australian customers: Join my free Customer Rewards program by making a purchase through my online store. Click here for more details.

**If you do make a purchase, be sure to use the current Hostess Code on your order to receive a free gift from me. Click here for the current code.**

Check out the latest promotion from Stampin' Up! 

From 1st September till 21st September 2016 you can get an incredible 25% off selected products, while stocks last.

Check back often, because discounted products will change regularly.

Shop for these Special Offers Now

Here is a peek at this weeks discounted products, while stocks last.

The new holiday catalogue started on 1st September.

Check out all the fantastic new products here.

Thanks so much for stopping by and checking out my creations.

If you enjoyed my cards, it would make my day if you left me a comment below :)

Now don't forget to vote for your Crazy Crafters Team Project Highlight favourites here