Rainbow Thank You | Aussies Who Love Stampin' Up! Challenge #032

Hi and thanks for visiting :)

Today marks the start of our latest fortnightly challenge over on the Aussies Who Love Stampin' Up! Facebook Group.

Our latest challenge #AWLSU032 is a technique challenge. Our technique for this challenge is sponging. It could be applying ink using sponges, sponge daubers or sponge brayers (or anything else you can think of that uses sponges).

Myself and the other group admins will share our creations to start off each challenge and hopefully help kick-start and inspire your creativity.

If you live in Australia and are interested in participating in our fortnightly challenges, click here to join the group :)


My card was also inspired by a few other creative challenges. The layout was inspired by this weeks Sunday Stamps Sketch Challenge #206, my colour palette is from the latest Fusion Rainbow Birds Challenge and I teamed our AWLSU032 Sponging Challenge with the latest Just Add Ink Emboss Resist Challenge #406.

I started out by cutting a large stitched rectangle and the butterfly from the Springtime Impressions dies using some Whisper White cardstock.

Then I inked up my Thank You sentiment (from the Abstract Impressions stamp set) using Versamark, stamped it in the top corner of my rectangle and clear heat embossed it.

Using a few tiny drops of Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue on the back of my die cut butterfly, that I let dry first so it was tacky (but still removable), I placed my die cut butterfly on my stitched rectangle. 

From here I grabbed my ink pads and sponge daubers. I have used the same rainbow of colours in this card, that I used on my Springtime Impressions Birthday Butterfly card, to see the an image detailing the colours in order, check out my post by clicking here.

Starting in the middle with Daffodil Delight, I sponged ink on my stitched rectangle and on top of my butterfly using sponge daubers. From there I moved out to the edges blending each colour as I went.

Once done, I carefully removed my die cut butterfly to reveal a white butterfly underneath. Using a piece of paper towel, I carefully removed any extra ink that was sitting on top of the clear heat embossed Thank You sentiment (to make it look more white).

To finish off, I added a layer of Basic Black cardstock underneath, before adhering it to my Whisper White Thick card base.

The awesome thing about this card is that I now have a gorgeous rainbow die cut butterfly that I can use on another card. Win Win.....woo hoo!

Thanks so much for your support and for visiting me today :)

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EDIT: I am excited to add that my card was chosen as one of the Sunday Stamps Top Cups for Challenge #206. Woohoo :)

You too can make this ....... 

Here is a list of the supplies and tools used:

If you need any of these supplies, I would love to be able to assist you and would really appreciate your business. Just click on a product link below to head on over to my Australian online store.

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Abstract Impressions (Photopolymer 147513)

Springtime Impressions Thinlits (146326)

Rectangle Stitched Framelits (148551)

Clear Stampin’ Emboss Powder (109130)

Cardstock: Basic Black, Whisper White, Whisper White Thick

Ink: Bermuda Bay, Daffodil Delight, Flirty Flamingo, Granny Apple Green, Gorgeous Grape, Melon Mambo, Pacific Point, Versamark

Adhesives: Multipurpose Liquid Glue

Tools: Paper Trimmer, Big Shot, Magnetic Platform, Clear Blocks, Embossing Buddy, Heat Tool, Sponge Daubers

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Free As A Bird Card Set | New 2019-20 Stampin' Up! Annual Catalogue

Hi and welcome, today is an exciting day as the new 2019-20 Stampin' Up! Annual Catalogue is now live, which means all the new (and returning) goodies are now available to purchase.

I have previously shared the below sneak peek card using a new stamp set from the 2019-20 Annual Catalogue. The new product I used for this card was the Free As A Bird Bundle (which consists of the Free As A Bird stamp set and the Stitched Nested Labels Dies).

If you would like more details on this card, you can view my blog post by clicking here, or on the image above :)

Well, today I have some more inspiration for you using the Free As Bird Bundle. I decided to create a set of cards all with the same layout, but using different colours and 2 different sentiments. I was inspired to create this set of cards by this weeks TGIF "Create a Set" Challenge #214. The layout of my cards was semi inspired by a card I created back in June 2017 (click here to see my layout inspiration)

A couple of my colour combinations were inspired by some other challenges, including the Color Throwdown #545 (however I was a little slow in finishing my cards so missed out on entering my cards in the challenge..oops!) and the Fab Friday Colour Challenge #164. The rest I just grabbed some of my favourite colours and had a play :)

All the cards were made by stamping the bird image on to some Whisper White cardstock in Black Memento ink. I then cut out the birds using the largest Stitched Nested Labels die. Then I coloured the images using my Stampin' Blends (see below for the colour combinations used).

Using the same colour ink as my card base, I stamped the leaves image 3 times in each corner of the card front. And then using the same ink colour, I stamped my sentiment in the top left of my die cut label.

I attached some Silver Metallic thread to the back on my die cut label (using a little snail) and then adhered it to my card front using some Stampin' Dimensionals.

I'd love to know which of the cards/colours is your favourite.

My favourite colour is Blue, and one of my favourite SU colours is Bermuda Bay, so my favourite cards were pretty easy to choose (the Bermuda Bay & Balmy Blue versions), however I really love the bold Poppy Parade one as well as the Highland Heather versions.

Here is the Color Throwdown colour palette that inspired my first bunch of cards in this set. The Stampin' Up! colours I interpreted from this image was Rich Razzleberry, Highland Heather, Granny Apple Green & Soft Suede.

Highland Heather versions

Stampin' Blends: Highland Heather (Dark & Light), Granny Apple Green (Dark), Soft Suede (Light) & Rich Razzleberry (Light)

Rich Razzleberry versions

Stampin' Blends: Rich Razzleberry (Dark & Light), Granny Apple Green (Dark), Soft Suede (Light) & Highland Heather (Dark)

My Flirty Flamingo version was inspired by the Fab Friday Colour Challenge #164.

Stampin' Blends: Flirty Flamingo (Dark & Light), Old Olive (Light), Soft Suede (Light) & Soft Seafoam (Dark)

Poppy Parade version

Stampin' Blends: Poppy Parade (Dark & Light), Granny Apple Green (Dark), Soft Suede (Light) & Calypso Coral (Light)

Balmy Blue version

Stampin' Blends: Balmy Blue (Dark & Light), Night of Navy (Light), Granny Apple Green (Dark), Soft Suede (Light) & Daffodil Delight (Dark)

Bermuda Bay version

Stampin' Blends: Bermuda Bay (Dark & Light), Granny Apple Green (Dark), Soft Suede (Light) & Daffodil Delight (Dark)

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 these cards, 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 :)

You too can make these ....... 

Here is a list of the supplies and tools used:

If you need any of these supplies, I would love to be able to assist you and would really appreciate your business. Just click on a product link below to head on over to my Australian online store.

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.**

Free As A Bird Bundle (Cling 151123)

Free As A Bird Stamp Set (Cling 149468)

Stitched Nested Labels Dies (149638)

Silver Metallic Thread (138402)

Cardstock: Balmy Blue, Bermuda Bay, Flirty Flamingo, Highland Heather, Poppy Parade, Rich Razzleberry, Whisper White,

Ink: Balmy Blue, Bermuda Bay, Flirty Flamingo, Highland Heather, Poppy Parade, Rich Razzleberry, Tuxedo Black Memento

Stampin' Blends: Balmy Blue (Dark & Light), Bermuda Bay (Dark & Light), Calypso Coral (Light), Daffodil Delight (Dark), Flirty Flamingo (Dark & Light), Granny Apple Green (Dark), Highland Heather (Dark & Light), Night of Navy (Light), Old Olive (Light), Poppy Parade (Dark & Light), Rich Razzleberry (Dark & Light), Soft Seafoam (Dark),  Soft Suede (Light)

Adhesives: Stampin' Dimensionals, Snail

Tools: Paper Trimmer, Big Shot, Magnetic Platform, Clear Blocks, Scissors/Paper Snips

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