A Grateful Bunch of What I Love

The Wink of Stella doesn't show up well in the photo but in reality it adds a very pretty element to the card

This bright and cheery card features the Grateful Bunch bundle and also one of the Sale-A-Bration stamp sets called What I Love.

The What I Love set is FREE until 31st March with any purchase of $90 and is a three part stamp. However, on this card I chose to only use one of the images (the other two add shading and depth).

I stamped the image three times onto a piece of vellum with Versamark and heat embossed with white embossing powder.  Then I added the greeting from Another Thank You in a similar way.

I put adhesive around the edges of the vellum and stuck it to the front of my Calypso Coral card.  Then I hid the adhesive (that shows through the vellum) with some Calypso Coral ribbon from my stash (now retired sadly).

I stamped the images from Grateful Bunch in Versamark on Calypso Coral cardstock and heat embossed with white embossing powder.  I punched out the smaller flowers with the matching Blossom Bunch Punch and hand cut the larger flower.  I also white heat embossed a flower from the What I Love set and cut it out.

I assembled and adhered all the flowers to the front of the card and then added Gold Wink of Stella to the centre of one flower and Rhinestone Jewels to the others.  All the flowers received a coating of Clear Wink of Stella - even the vellum ones.

Thanks for visiting!

'Til next time
Stephanie

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Crazy Crafters Blog Hop - Sale-A-Bration products 2016

 

Welcome to the first Crazy Crafters Blog Hop for 2016! Happy New Year!!

You may just be starting the blog hop here at my blog - Stephanie Fischer, The Crafty Thinker - or you may have come from the person before me in the list. If you get off track at any time, the full lineup below will help you to move along from blog to blog so that you see all of the projects.

This month we are showcasing the Sale-A-Bration products that are available until 31st March. These products are FREE - you can choose one for every $90 you spend - how great is that?!  And there's a great selection of stamp sets and papers.  

Some of them are only available for a limited time so don't delay!

My card today features elements of the Flowering Fields (141303) and Hello (141243) stamp sets.

A single layer card using Flowering Fields to create a border

Each of these stamp sets have a great selection of stamps:  there are 7 rubber stamps in the Flowering Fields set and the Hello set has a whopping 9!

If you like the Hello set - don't delay - it's only available until 15 February.

I used Shimmery White Cardstock (121717) because for a single layer card I like its weight and it's nice and easy to colour smoothly.

I decided that the butterfly from Flowering Fields could have a little rest on the word "Hello" and I added a bit of Wink of Stella so that it shimmers in the light.

A little bit of Wink of Stella makes the butterfly shimmer

Sale-A-Bration is also a REALLY good time to join the team as a demonstrator if you'd like to get your hands on the great Stampin' Up! products at the discounted demonstrator prices or even build a business.  Until 31st March you can build your own Starter Kit with a value of $295 for only $169!! Contact me if you'd like more information.

And if you'd like an excuse to meet up with your friends - host a qualifying party until 31st March and earn an extra $40 to put towards the products you'd like to have. Contact me if you'd like more information.

It doesn't show well, but there's also some Wink of Stella on the flowers

I hope you've enjoyed this card and I welcome your comments. 

Thanks for taking part in our blog hop. Remember that currently you are at my blog - Stephanie Fischer - so check the blog hop line up list to see who is next in the list and click on their name as you don't want to miss out on seeing any of the blogs and the amazing inspiration they contain.

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Crazy Crafters and Pootlers Blog Hop December 2015 - Occasions Catalogue Sneak Peek

Welcome to the Crazy Crafters Blog Hop for December. This is a very exciting Blog Hop - it's international - since we have the opportunity to mix with a wonderful and talented group called the Pootlers who are based in the UK. This month we are providing sneak peeks at the products in the new Occasions Catalogue. We hope you like our choices and find great inspiration from the projects.

You may just be starting the blog hop here at my blog - Stephanie Fischer, The Crafty Thinker - or you may have come from the person before me in the list. If you get off track at any time, the full lineup below will help you to move along from blog to blog so that you see all of the projects.

Birthday Blooms stamp set & Perfectly Artistic DSP available from 5th January 2016
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We are also combining our hop with a challenge of sorts - we were challenged to use just one: just one ink, one stamp set, one DSP set etc.  It was a great learning experience for me - I hadn't realised just how much I normally rely on using a mix of colours.  BUT there's sooo much to love in the new Occasions Catalogue that this imposed discipline really was a good thing!

My Just One is:

• The Birthday Blooms stamp set (140658 available 5th January 2016 from the Occasions Catalogue)
• Pool Party Glitter Ribbon (140561 available 5th January 2016 from the Occasions Catalogue)
• Deco Labels Collection Framelits
• Pool Party Ink
• Perfectly Artistic DSP (141021 available FREE from  5th January to 15th February 2016 with an order of $90 of products)

To this I added a little black ink and some basic rhinestone jewels.

Close up of the Wink of Stella glitter on the flowers

The glittery effect on the petals and leaves comes from the new Wink of Stella Glitter Brush in clear (141897 available 5th January 2016 from the Occasions Catalogue).  I LOVE this product because it makes it so easy to apply the glitter to exactly the spot you want it!

I stamped the flower onto Shimmery White cardstock (121717 available 5th January 2016 from the Occasions Catalogue) and watercoloured it using the Pool Party and black inks - I'm so excited about this cardstock and much prefer it to watercolour paper.

I hope you've enjoyed this card and I welcome your comments. 

The Pool party glitter ribbon is just gorgeous.  The DSP is edged with Pool Party ink to match.

Thanks for taking part in our blog hop. Remember that currently you are at my blog - Stephanie Fischer - so check the blog hop line up list to see who is next in the list and click on their name as you don't want to miss out on seeing any of the blogs and the amazing inspiration they contain.

'Til next time
Stephanie
                                               
Sam Hammond Donald

Angela Lorenz
Angelina Clark
Nicole Spicer
Lea Denton
Bruno Bertucci
Angela Westland
Wendy Boag
Jessie Holton
Camille Moriarty
Stephanie Fischer
Ania Krol
Emilie Robinson
Hannah McCurley
Michelle Mills
Vicki Hunter
Sara Evans
Carolina Evans
Kate Benade
Katie Kaup
Kathleen Rintoul-Waite
Sue Vine
Louise Thomas
Kylie Bertucci
Fiona Bradley
Rosalie Desmond
Sarah Burnett
Lisa Whitehead
Maddy Smith
Suzanne Hullah
Justyna Cieslinska
Karen Coulter

Bloomin' Love - Occasions Catalogue Sneak Peek

Time for a sneak peek at one of the many really great items in the new Occasions Catalogue - available 5 January 2016.

This is the Bloomin' Love stamp set and the Bloomin' Heart thinlits dies which are available as a bundle at a saving of 15%.

Bloomin' Love Bundle with the First Sight stamp set

NEW PRODUCTS FEATURED: (available from 5th January 2016)

• Bloomin' Love Bundle                     140818
• First Sight stamp set                      140688
• Wink of Stella Clear Brush              141897
• Large Numbers Framelits                140622

This is in fact a gift card - I didn't take a picture but inside there is a pop up gift card holder.  It's amazingly sparkly and over-the-top but I think just right for a Christmas gift card present for my lovely niece.

The main card is made from Blushing Bride cardstock to which I've added a layer of Cherry Cobbler.  I stamped an image in black ink from another new stamp set called First Sight and then I mirror stamped it on the other side.  Once the ink was dry I added a little sparkle with the Wink of Stella Clear brush (also in the new Occasions Catalogue).

I used the Bloomin' Heart thinlit die to cut the large heart from Dazzling Diamonds Glimmer Paper.  I stamped the flowers from the Bloomin' Love stamp set onto Whisper White cardstock with Watermelon Wonder ink and cut them out with the small dies from the Bloomin Heart Thinlits and stuck them onto the larger heart.

I stamped the banner from the Bloomin' Love stamp set in Cherry Cobbler ink onto Blushing Bride cardstock and added a sentiment from Watercolor Wings (currently available in the Annual Catalogue).  Then I cut out the banner with the matching die from the Large Numbers Framelits die set and stuck it onto the heart.

The finishing touches were the sequins from the Brights Sequin Assortment and I placed a small Rhinestone Jewel (both currently available in the Annual Catalogue) in the centre of each.

Stay tuned for more sneak peeks!
Stephanie

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