Inspired by Stamping - Spotlight

Hello!

I am very excited to show you what I have made today as I am REALLY out of my comfort zone!!

Since being accepted as part of the Design Team at Inspired by Stamping, I have tried very hard to create cards and projects that are not CAS. Gasp! But, thanks to Joanna and the team at IBS, they are all so clever creating the whole Vintage and Shabby 'look'. 

This project can be for all them, in their honour. I would like to thank them all for inspiring me to create in this way.

I saw a tutorial on Split Coast Stampers to create an Accordian Card. Luckily I actually had something in a drawer (with many other items that I probably thought I would never use) that could be adapted to use for this project. 

The tutorial called for 2 x pieces of 'Nestaboard' or other chipboard pieces around 4" square. I had purchased a set of these that are part of a drink coaster set with their own stand. As there are six chipboard pieces in the pack, I am going to be able to make more than one. 

Ok! Here we go! I have a lot of photos to show you, so bare with me...

I have used the Vintage Floral Paper pad throughout this card. 

Here is a shot of the front with the ribbon tied. I have used IBS Flowers, Vintage Roses stamps and the Fancy Labels 2 Dies. The Seam Binding Ribbon is beautiful!

This is how the card is once opened up -

Next are the close up's of the inner panels.

The first panel uses the Vintage Floral Paper and I have cut out one of the pink roses and popped it up on dimensionals. The stamp is from the Vintage Roses set.

This is my favourite panel. I once again cut an element out of the paper - the beautiful butterflies. I have layered more die cuts from the Fancy Labels 2 set and the stamp is from the Vintage Tickets set which I have cut out using scissors (there are cut files that you can purchase from the store).

This panel is very simple but so beautiful. I have simply used one of the designs from the Vintage Floral paper pad.

I have created the background and banners from the Vintage Floral paper pad. The sentiment is from the Beautiful Iris set and cut with the Fancy Labels 2 die.

And there you have my Accordian Card. It was a lot of fun making this for the first time. Next one I make, I will create a longer panel for the inside and probably add photographs etc. Why not push myself some more??

Thanks so much for looking xx

ATSM Challenge #78 - HOLIDAYS

Hi there everyone and welcome back to Wednesday. Over at Addicted to Stamps and More!, we have a theme challenge for you today! 

HOLIDAY

You can make anything you like as long as it a Holiday project.

Now, I know that Easter is a little way away yet but last Sunday we held a craft class while I was visiting my mum. Mum had decided that she wanted to make some Easter gifts.

Here is the basket we made -

(This one travelled in my luggage back from Canberra so it was a little squashed... )

I first saw these Easter Baskets over at Vicky's blog last year. When we decided to make gifts, I immediately went straight back to find these. Thanks for the inspiraiton, Vicky!

Our wonderful sponsor this week is 

Pop on over to the challenge blog to see all the other inspiration from the Design Team.

Homemade Christmas Crackers

Good morning everyone! My mum has finally arrived from Canberra to stay over Christmas! YAY!!

Of course, the first morning is spent playing with craft. We are making our own Christmas Crackers together and we would like to enter them into the challenge over at 52CC Throwdown - Crackers!!

Using two pieces of co-ordinating tissue paper we have wrapped it around 3 individual paper rolls. Once secured we tied ribbon around the ends of the middle roll to create the cracker shape.

We have used a heap of different bits and pieces from all sorts of decorations etc. to bling up our crackers :)

We will be filling them with homemade Christmas hats, jokes and small gift.

We are having so much fun and have a few more to make. 

We have also been busy making our centrepiece for our Christmas table.

And some close ups of the bits and pieces

Our Christmas Wreath Centrepiece will be entered into the following challenges -

Creative Moments Challenge #6 - Anything but a card

Decorate to Celebrate - Decorations for a Christmas Party

Thanks so much for looking from Kylie and Maree xx

3D Ornaments

I've been wanting to try this technique ever since I had my Delightful Decorations and Ornament Keepsake sets. Much to my delight it is the technique over at Technique Tuesday!!! Wooo hooo. Thanks Mynnette! You must be a mind reader! I decided I like the sketch over at Tuesday Morning Sketches and put it all together.

Now, this card took me HOURS..... lol. I decided on the ornament I wanted but of course it is part of a die set not a punch so it took me a while to die cut everything out.

Here is my card -

The colours I have used for the ornament are -

Perfect Plum, Real Red, Wild Wasabi and Marina Mist.

I followed the technique that Mynnette has shown us to create the 3D ornaments. Aren't they cute?

I have used double dimensionals to pop the panel off the card and then stamped using my Stamp-a-ma-jig the sentiment from my Petite Pairs set with Real Red.

Here is the sketch I followed -

Thanks so much for looking xx



Happy Birthday - Matching Gift Box

Hi there! Hope you are all well.

I have a 30th Birthday to go to on the weekend and sat down to make a card. I then decided that I would use a card I had already made and make up a matching gift box for it.

I decided on the card that I had made for the latest sketch challenge at Inspired By Stamping.

Here is the gift box -

I have colour co-ordinated with the card (of course). Using Very Vanilla and Always Artichoke as my mains. I have used the sentiment out of the Elements of Style set and inked it with Old Olive. I have placed a pearl either side of the sentiment

I embossed the Very Vanilla panel on the lid with Vintage Wallpaper.

The flowers and wider lace are from Inspired by Stamping.

Here is the card that it is going with -

Here's hoping she likes it!

I would like to enter my gift box into the following challenges -

Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes

Anything But a Card

Paperplay Challenges - Flowers and Lace

Thanks so much for looking xx



52 {Christmas} Card Throwdown and The Paper Players

Last one for me tonight, lol. I've gone a bit craft crazy today.

Over at 52CC Throwdown, the challenge is to make anything but a card, tag or ATC.

After checking The Paper Players Challenge, they have a TIC TAC TOE. I chose Christmas/Bling/Ribbon. I decided that combining the two challenges, I would be able to make a Christmas Gift Box.

I have used my Simply Scored to make my box which ends up at around 6 x 6 inches. I have covered the lid by using Festival of Prints DSP. I have embossed the red panel with my Snowflake folder. The sentiment was stamped with Real Red and is from my Sassy Salutations set. Strings of 'bling' have been added at the top and bottom of the blue panel and then one in each corner. A big red bow to finish it all off.

Thanks so much for looking xx



Gift Box with a twist and brads

Hi everyone. Well, I have really stepped out of my comfort zone today. I have made something that ISN'T a card but was so fun to make and I would love to share it with you.

I was looking around my desk today. My very first purchase from Stampin' Up (after my starter kit) included the Petal Double Punch. Has anyone out there got it? When I first saw it, I thought "What the....". It was quite a lot smaller than I thought it was going to be and I was then thinking "Why would anyone use this ruddy thing??"

So, onto Google I went. My search took me to Split Coast Stampers which I am a member of but since joining blog land, I hadn't really been there for a while. It was here that I saw a tutorial for an advent calendar. Now, I have modified mine a bit but the advent calendar is next on my to do list.

So, this project used both the Petal Punch Double AND the Simply Scored. Since I have hardly used my scoring board either, I decided I had to bite the bullet and give this a go.

Once I had the box assembled, I used the Petal Double Punch for all the little inserts. The stamps come from my Jolly Bingo Bits set that I haven't used so that was very exciting too!

This design is just awesome for an Advent Calendar. The tutorial shows the larger size as well and once you see the finished product there, you will be blown away. I haven't done all the extra bits and pieces but I decided I was happy with my end result.

With the little compartments, I felt I could use this as a gift box for treats, chocolates, lollies or even $1 or $2 coins. I'm sure there are plenty of other cool treats that could be popped in each box.

Now, I also wanted to create this project for the challenge at 52 {Christmas} Card Throwdown. The theme over there at the moment is - BRADS.

I don't use brads very often so when I saw that the Brads acted as the little compartment knobs, I thought YES!

You can find the challenge HERE

Thanks for looking and if you would like to have a look at the tutorial to make this little beauty, have a look HERE . Thanks heaps to Brenda for sharing her wonderful skills.