Crazy Crafters Blog Hop with Special Guest: Meg Loven - Classic Garage Suite Sneak Peek

Click on this image to visit Meg's Blog

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

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 through the blog hop.

Meg is a very talented card maker with a great style, so there's plenty of inspiration in her Blog!  There were quite a few cards in my "short" list but I chose the one above to CASE.

A masculine fun fold card featuring the Classic Garage Suite

My card has none of the subtle and elegant touches that Meg's has but I'm not completely unhappy with it.  If I did it again, I wouldn't use black for the small fold. 

The Basic Gray base card is 9" x 6.25" with the long side scored and folded at 3".

The small black counter-folded card is 9" x 2.5" folded in half at 4.5"

To hold the smaller fold in place, I punched a 1" circle from Basic Black card and added a Smokey Slate cog cut with one of the Garage Gears dies.  It's attached to the card front with a dimensional.

The Classic Garage Suite: paper, stamp set, dies, ribbon, metal embellishments all coordinating!

The Geared Up Bundle (stamp set and Garage Gears Thinlits Dies) will be available from 3rd January in the 2019 Occasions Catalogue.  The bundle and the Classic Garage Designer Series Paper (which measures 6" x 6") are part of the Classic Garage Suite which also includes some great key and spanner shaped elements and some black and silver striped ribbon. 

There's a black space inside the card to hand write a greeting

I'm so excited to have this amazing suite of products in my craft room - it makes it so easy to make a masculine card!

Thanks for following our blog hop.  Remember that currently you are at my blog - Stephanie Fischer - so click on the next name in the list to ensure that you don't miss out on seeing any of the blogs and the amazing inspiration that they contain.

Thanks for visiting.

'Til next time!

Stephanie

Product List - available from my online store

Geared Up Garage Cling Bundle

$84.50

Classic Garage 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper

$19.25

Basic Black A4 Card Stock

$14.75

Card Stock A4 Smoky Slate

$14.75

Basic Gray A4 Card Stock

$14.75

1" Circle Punch

$21.00

Jet Black Stazon Ink Pad

$15.75

Real Red Classic Stampin' Pad

$13.00

Stampin' Dimensionals

$6.00

Crazy Crafters May Blog Hop - CASE-ing Dena Plummer Rekow

Welcome to the Crazy Crafters Blog Hop with our Special Guest stamper, Dena Rekow - we are thrilled to have her join us this month and so excited to CASE (Copy And Selectively Edit) any project that has been created by her.  We hope you find great inspiration from the projects.

This awesom split card by Dena was my inspiration.
Click on the image to link to her blog

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.

I found it hard to decide on a project to CASE because Dena has just so many great cards on her site!  Eventually I chose the split card because they look amazing and I've never made one before!

Well, let me tell you - they're addictive!  They come together so quickly and easily and they're FUN!

So then I was faced with another decision - which one of the many I'd made to include here in the blog hop!  Eventually I chose this coppery beauty!  I'll show you the others in future posts.

The copper heat embossing works so well with this image!

 
This is my favourite paper in the new DSP pack Affectionately Yours.  I love the elegant richness of the copper foil with the Crumb Cake background and I wanted to use lots of it so that it could really shine!  As the Crazy Crafters say these days #loveitchopit - if you love a paper - rather than hoard it and hide it away - let it have it's moment of glory and then buy more! 

I used one of the Botanical Builders dies to split my card.  I couldn't bear to waste any of that gorgeous paper, so I used the leftover bit on another card - which I'll share here on my blog soon - keep your eyes peeled and see if you can spot it!

I heat embossed the flower from the You've Got This stamp set with the new copper embossing powder - I'm so in love with that!  You'll see in coming days that I've become quite obsessed with making things copper!

I used some Early Espresso ink to watercolour the flower and then used one of the Lots of Labels Framelits and the out of the box technique to cut it out.  I layered it onto some Early Espresso cardstock cut with a larger framelit from the same set before adhering the panel in place to hold the two pieces of the card together.
    

The watermarks add a little interest to the inside of the card

I then added a layer of Cajun Craze to the inside of the card and stamped it with Versamark.

Thank you, again, Dena, for your inspiration and so generously sharing your creativity.

I had several cards sitting in the kitchen, waiting to be photographed when a friend of mine came over for coffee and to make her very first card ... ever!  I have to admit that my heart sank a bit when she said she loved this card and would like to make one like it.  I thought about the heat embossing, the split card, out of the box technique, water colouring, precision die cutting ... and was worried about the outcome.  For no reason, as it turned out! 

I have her permission to show you just what an amazing student she turned out to be.  This is Victoria's card - remember... it's the first card she has ever made!
   

Not only did she excel but, in my opinion, she has exceeded the teacher!  I really like that she cut a wider split in the card.  And how well does the gift that she's pairing with it go with the card!  You are amazing, Victoria!

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 click on the next name in the list to ensure that you don't miss out of seeing any of the blogs and the amazing inspiration they contain.

'Til next time.
Stephanie
 

Product List - to shop in my online store, click on one of the product images (Australian Residents only)

You've Got This Clear-Mount Stamp Set

[139575]

Botanical Builder Framelits Dies

[140625]

Lots Of Labels Framelits Dies

[138281]

Early Espresso Classic Stampin' Pad

[126974]

Early Espresso A4 Card Stock

[121686]

Cajun Craze A4 Card Stock

[121683]

Crumb Cake A4 Card Stock

[121685]

Versamark Pad

[102283]

Crazy Crafters Blog Hop February 2016 - Inspired by Patty

Welcome to the Crazy Crafters Blog Hop for February - we're all finding inspiration in the beautiful creations of Patty Bennett and CASE-ing (Copy And Selectively Edit) one of her projects AND, even more exciting, she's joining us on this blog hop!  Thank you, Patty!

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.

Patty's beautiful card was my inspiration

I really love this cute card of Patty's! 

My fun fold card inspired by Patty

She has very generously provided tutorials and videos on how to do this fold here.  I did change the dimensions just a little to suit the A4 cardstock.

This is my version.  I used Bermuda Bay and Black cardstock to make the fun fold card and decorated it with a selection of papers from the Bohemian Designer Series Paper.  I cut circles from Rich Razzleberry and Blackberry Bliss cardstock and topped them with a Blackberry Bliss, Bermuda Bay and Delightful Dijon flower. The flowers were all cut with the gorgeous Botanical Builder Framelit dies.

I stamped a greeting from the Birthday Blooms stamp set and cut it out with one of the Project Life Cards & Labels Framelits.

I removed a few sequins from the Bermuda Bay Sequin Trim and used them to highlight the large flower and the greeting.

Then I added a few Rhinestone Jewels for a bit of sparkle. 

The inside of the card hides a little surprise.  There's another flower made with the Botanical Builder dies and some matching flowers stamped with the Botanical Blooms Stamp set.  

The greeting is from Happy Birthday, Everyone.

More flowers hidden inside the card!

This is how the card opens

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 click on the next name in the list to ensure that you don't miss out of seeing any of the blogs and the amazing inspiration they contain.



Just click on a product image to go directly to my online store 

Product List

Botanical Blooms Photopolymer Bundle

[140819]

Happy Birthday, Everyone Clear-Mount Stamp Set

[139958]

Birthday Blooms Clear-Mount Stamp Set

[140658]

Project Life Cards & Labels Framelits

[135707]

Bohemian Designer Series Paper

[138446]

Basic Black A4 Card Stock

[121688]

Basic Black Archival Stampin’ Pad

[140931]

Card Stock A4 Bermuda Bay

[131286]

Bermuda Bay Sequin Trim

[137910]

Delightful Dijon Classic Stampin' Pad

[138327]

Delightful Dijon A4 Cardstock

[138345]

Blackberry Bliss A4 Cardstock

[133682]

Rich Razzleberry A4 Card Stock

[119981]

Circles Collection Framelits Die

[130911]

Crazy Crafters Blog Hop September 2015 - Holiday Catalogue - Poinsettia

Welcome to the Crazy Crafters Blog Hop for September!  

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

This month we are excited to showcase some of the fantastic new products in the Holiday Catalogue - what a feast!  

Where has the time gone?!!  The year is disappearing so quickly and many of us are already well into the joyous swing of Christmas/Seasonal Card  production!  I love this time of year.  Christmas cards seem to not only condone but encourage the use of bling, glitter and glitz and I can be as over the top as I like!

Easel Card featuring a poinsettia created with
the the Reason for the Season Bundle

Having said that, the card I've chosen to include in this blog hop is really quite restrained (for me!) and I decided not to use traditional Christmas colours - I think I haven't quite reached the red and green stage of the year yet! 

 For some reason, I'm making a lot of easel cards these days.  Maybe because they look quite impressive even though they're so quick and easy to make!

I made the card in Tip Top Taupe and added a panel of Early Espresso followed by a panel of Dazzling Diamonds Glimmer Paper.  

I stamped and punched two poinsettias using the Reason for the Season Bundle (a 15% saving as well as everything I need to make a beautiful flower!) and then intermingled the parts - one I stamped with Early Espresso on Tip Top Taupe card

Dimensionals add enough height to
keep the card propped open. 

 and the other I heat embossed with Gold onto Early Espresso Card.  I put a Metal Rimmed Pearl in the centre for a little more restrained bling. 

The sentiments are from Versatile Christmas - heat embossed in Gold onto Tip Top Taupe card and die cut with the Project Life Cards & Labels Framelits.

I "prettied-up" the strip of glimmer paper on the inside by trimming the ends with the smallest of the Deco Labels Collection Framelits.

Alternative colours for the card

Then I used the other poinsettia to make a second, similar card.

Afterwards I wished I'd mixed up the petals even a little bit more.

I hope you've enjoyed these cards, I would really welcome your comments.

Thanks for taking part in our blog hop, there are so many amazing ideas and so much inspiration that you don't want to miss.  Remember that currently you are my blog - Stephanie Fischer - so check the blog hop line up list to see who is next in line 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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