Hello and welcome. I am so pleased that you have taken some to pop by today.
I have another Beauty of the Earth project to share with you today.
The Beauty of the Earth 12″x 12″ Designer Series Paper is stunning and it does all the work for a card.
The sentiment is from another new product, the Quiet Meadow Stamp Set. I cut it using one of the Tasteful Labels Dies. Before arraching the sentiment to the front of the car I tied, trimmed and wrapped a length of Misty Moonlight Ribbon around the DSP layer. Then I added dimensionals to the back of the sentiment and popped it up, over the ribbon.
I coloured some Frosted Epoxy Droplets using the Dark Misty Moonlught Stampin’ Blend and placed across the card front. A thin strip of the DSP was adhered to the envelope and on the card insert.
This card would be ideal to give to someone who you have been thinking about because they are experiencing a challenge or sadness. Can you think of someone who could have needed a card like this recently?
Happy stamping.
If you live in Australia, you can order any of the products I used to make this card by going to my online store. Just click on any of the images below.
Hello and welcome. Thank you for popping by. I’m sure that you will find today’s project lots of fun.
It is Sunday and therefore a Global Design Project challenge. The first Sunday of the month is a Colour Challenge!
I decided to team the Party Puffins Stamp Set with these colours to create a colourful birthday party scene.
I started by stamping the puffins onto pieces of Coastal Cabana, Magenta Madness and Bumblebee cardstock. Then they were fussy cut and painted with CLear Wink of Stella.
The birthday cakes were stamped directly onto the Basic White layer and coloured in using Stampin’ Blends and stampin’ Write Markers™. Lots of Stampin’ Dimensionals were used to pop the puffins beside their colourful cakes.
The cake was also stamped on the envelope and card insert, then coloured. The finishing touch was to add some of the 2020 – 2022 In Colour Enamel Dots to the front of the card. The puffins are so bright and sparkly.
This is such a fun card. I’m going to have lots of fun making more cards with these Party Puffins.
Happy stamping.
If you live in Australia, you can order any of the products I used to make this card by going to my online store. Just click on any of the images below.
Because many of the products I have used to make this card are not yet available to customers, I am not able to show them at this time. As soon as product images go live, I will create this section.
Hello and thank you being here, again, today. I am so pleased that you are popping by to see what my latest project is.
It is Sunday, so it’s a Global Design Challenge project. This week, it’s a CASEing a card challenge. The GDP team chose a card by Manuela Geiswinkler, one of their talented team members from Austria. What a lovely project we are CASEing this week!
CASE = Copy And Selectively Edit
These are the guidelines we follow for this type of challenge:
Remember that when you CASE a project you can take what you like from the design and make it your own. It might be the stamp set – the colors, the layout, the theme, the images – whatever you like that has inspired you to make a card of your own.
Today is ANZAC Day.
ANZAC Day, 25 April, is one of Australia’s most important national occasions. It marks the anniversary of the first major military action fought by Australian and New Zealand forces during the First World War, to capture the Gallipoli peninsula in order to open the Dardanelles to the allied navies.
The Australian and New Zealand forces landed on Gallipoli on 25 April, meeting fierce resistance from the Ottoman Turkish defenders. What had been planned as a bold stroke to knock Turkey out of the war quickly became a stalemate, and the campaign dragged on for eight months. At the end of 1915 the allied forces were evacuated from the peninsula, with both sides having suffered heavy casualties and endured great hardships. More than 8,000 Australian soldiers had died in the campaign. Gallipoli had a profound impact on Australians at home, and 25 April soon became the day on which Australians remembered the sacrifice of those who died in the war.
Although the Gallipoli campaign failed in its military objectives, the actions of Australian and New Zealand forces during the campaign left a powerful legacy. What became known as the “Anzac legend” became an important part of the identity of both nations, shaping the ways in which they viewed both their past and their future. Source – https://www.awm.gov.au/commemoration/anzac-day/traditions
I decided to recognise the importance of today with the CASE challenge. I am so pleased to have the Painted Poppies Stamp Set and Poppy Moment Dies in my collection.
I used Basic Black cardstock for the card base and then a piece of the new In Colour Evening Evergreen for the embossed layer. For the embossing, I used the Painted Texture 3D Embossing Folder. This layer was adhered to the card base at an angle, similar to Manuela’s card. I used the same embossing folder to add texture to the base layer of the poppy.
For the Basic White layer I used the splatter stamp from the new Quiet Meadow Stamp set because it was not as ‘heavy’ as the splatter from the Painted Poppies Stamp Set. After a quick survey of the2021 – 2022 Annual Catalogue has at least 9 stamp sets with splatter images (some have more than one). So you can create all sorts of splatter effects. The Evening Evergreen cardstock had Adhesive Sheet attached before cutting the letters for this well known phrase. Then I placed the Playful Alphabet die cut letters onto the white layer, using a ruler and my grid paper to align the letters. I left a larger space between the first two words so that the poppy could be positioned where it is.
The ‘skeletan’ layer of the poppy was adhered to the embossed base of the flower. Then the two black stamens were added. Some Evening Evergreen leaves were inserted behind the poppy and glued in place. The final touch was to add some red Wonderful Gems on the card front.
I am very fortunate to have had the opportunity to travel overseas several times. Some of my most memorable experiences have been those that have helped me further my knowledge of and appreciation for those brave men and women from Australia who have defended Australia’s freedom during times of war. Visiting sites and cemetaries, cared for by the Commonwealth War Graves Commision, have made the history books come to life for me.
Earlier, I shared that ANZAC Day commemorates the Gallipoli campaign. I visited Turkey and the Gallipoli Peninsula on my first overseas travel in 1988. During my years, as a teacher, I valued sharing my experiences with my students as ANZAC Day and Remembrance Day approached. I know that I will not forget and I will share my experience when anyone willing to listen.
LEST WE FORGET
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Any products from the new 2021 – 2022 Annual Catalogue cannot be added to this product display until May 4.
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