Sunday 21 May 2017

Crazy Crafters Blog Hop with Special Guest Nadine Koller - Lovely Words Watercolour Wash

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Welcome to the Crazy Crafters' Blog Hop with our Special Guest stamper, Nadine Koller - we are thrilled to have Nadine join us this month and I'm so excited to CASE (Copy And Selectively Edit) a project that has been created by her . 

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Whether you are starting the blog hop here at my blog, Stephanie Fischer - The Crafty Thinker, or have come from the person before me, be sure to click on the person listed under me further down the page to continue your journey on this blog hop. 

Nadine has a beautifully delicate touch and a great eye for design and colour, so it was difficult to choose from all her gorgeous projects! 

I really enjoyed browsing through her blog in her original German - just using a translator for critical bits!  What a great way that would be to learn a new language - as long as you don't rely on Google Translate, which would have us believe that the lovely Nadine might eat her children! "My dear ones, I am swinging into our kitchen now, because our kids are all coming from the school and wanting to be eaten."  Haha!  Shame on you, Google!

I love the look of watercolour wash backgrounds (and Nadine is an expert!).  I've never been good at them but I love this card of Nadine's so I've been practising!  You'll very quickly see that my touch with colour is far less delicate and I need a lot more practice!
Watercolour Wash, Lovely Words Sneak Peek, Swirly Scribbles, #thecraftythinker, Stampin Up Australia Demonstrator, Stephanie Fischer, Sydney NSW
The watercolour wash background uses Daffodil Delight, Berry Burst and Pear Pizzazz inks

I'm hoping the colours look right on your monitor - I found I had to make some adjustments because the beautiful Berry Burst colour was looking much too blue on my screen.

To the watercolour background I added a Swirly Scribble cut in Whisper White, paper-pieced with Daffodil Delight card.

The word "Friend" is cut with one of the new Lovely Words dies - I simply snipped it out of it's little frame and glued it to a Whisper White oval cut with one of the Stitched Shapes dies.  I adhered the panel to the card with Stampin' Dimensionals.

I've added some twirls of Gold Metallic thread above the oval shape for a little more interest.

The decorative panel is layered onto a piece of Whisper White card and then adhered to the front of the Berry Burst card.
Watercolour Wash, Lovely Words Sneak Peek, Swirly Scribbles, #thecraftythinker, Stampin Up Australia Demonstrator, Stephanie Fischer, Sydney NSW
I used an offcut from the front panel to decorate the inside of the card
I hope you've enjoyed this card and I welcome your comments. 

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'Til next time!
Stephanie



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24 comments:

  1. I really enjoy seeing peole try new things Stepahine. This is fabulous. The vibrancy of your colours is amazing. And the Berry Burst is perfect ;) Lovbe the mix of swirly scribbles and the Lovely Words. That's what I love about SU...everything blends se easily! TFS

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    1. Thank you, Kim! I'm so glad the vibrant colours are OK - I was trying to emulate Nadine's beautiful, soft touch but it didn't work out that way!

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  2. Stephanie this card is exciting, it captures your attention with the bright colours and takes you on a visual journey. I love it

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  3. Absolutely love the colors Stephanie and the layout of the panel. Such wonderfully bright colors. I do love your panel it's just so eye catching. Angexxx

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    1. Thank you, Ange! I really do appreciate your lovely message!
      xx

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  4. Such an intense colour combo! Love it!!!

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  5. Loving the colours on your card Steph. Awesome

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  6. Such a dynamic card, an awesome project!

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  7. Stunning colours, so rich and vibrant. Great job!

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  8. Love your card Stephanie, it is so bright and cheerful. Your watercoloured background looks great and I love how you've added a strip to the inside.

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  9. You are like my mirror Stephanie, I struggle with this type of background too. I think you have done a marvellous job, perfect for you vibrant colour choice, tfs xx

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  10. Hey Stephanie,

    thank you for the wonderful blog hop with your fantastic team! Your card is so amazing, i love your color combination in the background, it works fantastic together :)!

    Thank you and lovely greetings,
    Nadine

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    1. Thank you Nadine. It was such a pleasure and honour to blog hop with you and CASE your gorgeous work!

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