Category: Annual Catalogue

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WEATHER TOGETHER …

December 4, 2016

Stampin’ Up! has a WEATHER TOGETHER stamp set and UMBRELLA WEATHER framelits die set in the 2016-2017 Annual Catalogue.

There are lots of cards and project ideas available to use as project inspiration – from the catalogue itself, Google images, Pinterest … and these are all a great place to start.

After that, I begin to think about how I can use these in other creative ways … here are my projects …

Top left card … totally CASEd from the catalogue [p.55]

Bottom right card … inspired by Breast Cancer Awareness …

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Using the umbrella frame stamp in a different way … upside down to collect raindrops …

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… I haven’t made a Magic Slider Card in a long time …. time to reveal …

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… a brighter side to the raindrops before.

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So, after ‘typically’ uses of the stamps, what else can you do?

Try turning things around …

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Before this card was made, the original idea came from television – Charlie and the Chocoloate Factory was being advertised as a film to be screened in the next week or so. I had been playing with this round stamped shape and realised that it was just like an EVERLASTING GOBBSTOPPER …so this was the first project …

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Please note that the background was created using an inked acrylic block as demonstrated by Rich at On Stage Live.

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SNEAK PEEK #4 … PARTY ANIMAL

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When I arrived at Onstage Live, on the first morning, I loved the signpost in the foyer of the Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre … and was immediately drawn to PARTY ANIMAL [not that I really am one … but it sounds like so much fun!]

After I returned to my full time job as a teacher …

a friend at work asked if I could make a birthday card for her son, Finn, who is soon to turn six. He loves Jack in the Box styled toys … and she thought a recent wedding card, I had made for the daughter of close friends, could be the basis of his card …

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[We missed Caitlin and Bryn’s wedding as we were travelling in the US … so a special card needed to be made!].

So, I took this 3D card idea and pumped it up … a box, inside a box, inside a box, with something jumping out … and used Party Animal DSP and embellishments from the upcoming Occasions Catalogue, as well as the Balloon Adventure stamp set, alongside current annual catalogue products.

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I love the OPEN ME ALREADY stamp … so totally cool!

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I hope that Finn enjoys seeing his balloons escape when he removes the last lid …

The gift box, on the outer lid, was made using one of the framelits from the LOVE NOTES FRAMELITS DIES – it is one of two mini-envelope dies and is a great die to use for creating a small box.

This custom 3D card really gave me a buzz to create …

After a little ‘show and tell’ with this card, I am about to start working on a card for another friend at work … her granddaughter Grace is soon to turn one and I will make a special event card for her … I plan to use paper from the FALLING IN LOVE DSP pack.

 

 

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“ALL MY FRIENDS ARE GETTING MARRIED” …well, some of my friends’ children …

It is definitely scary when your friends’ children start getting married!

[and for those of you with a love of Australian music c1970s … can you name the band?]

These weddings have only started this year … and this is one wedding that we, unfortunately, are unable to attend …

… so I have been working on a 3D wedding card to send to Caitlin and Bryn … and here is the end result!

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I have used elements from their invitation – bronze, Watermelon Wonder and Blushing Bride pinks, and floral notes.

… the Thick Baker’s Twine [WW] was perfect for a ‘tying the knot’ embellishment that I made for the top of the lid.

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I created a pocket, for the gift card we will give the newly weds, just under the thoughts we want to share with them.

Making this card has been a wonderful experience … and all the ‘easier’ for having the coordinated range of Stampin’ Up! products on hand to make this possible.

Yes … I am sitting back, smiling … very happy with the end result!!