Stampin' Dreams Blog Hop - Something Different

Welcome to the Stampin' Dreams Blog Hop, running monthly. You are currently visiting Stephanie Fischer from Australia.

This month our theme is: Something Different

The front of the mini album features mainly the Eastern Palace suite of products

I have never made an album before - so that's something different for me!  It was a lot of fun to make but really challenged my patience!  It turns out that actually making the bare bones of the album is the quick part - off and on it took me weeks to decorate the album and make all the little surprises.

I worked from a tutorial by Corenescreations.

The final challenge was to photograph it!  Unfortunately it didn't fit into my light box properly so I spent another day trying to edit out all the joins and seems of the box that were not very attractive features of my photographs!

Each page has a side tab to pull out a double-sided layout sheet

The frame on the front of the album is cut with one of the Lots of Labels framelits in conjunction with a Layering Oval framelit.  The lined sheet is cut from one of the Merry Little Christmas Memories & More cards with the idea that a date and the contents of the album can be written on the lines.

The Eastern Palace papers are so elegant!

Each page has a double-sided pull out.  I used the Circle Tab Punch to create the tags and decorated them with Copper Foil Sheet circles cut with the coordinating circle punch.  I glued the tabs onto the base card before I added cardstock layers so that they wouldn't catch the edges of the pockets.

This photo shows some of the side tabs partially pulled out

 Some of the pages fold open to reveal an extra panel.  Hidden magnets hold them closed.

The page to the right has a flap, held closed with a magnet, that opens up into a three page spread

There are lots of decorative elements in the album but I've tried to maintain some consistency.  The various elements are cut with the following products:
Swirly Snowflakes thinlits
Bloomin' Heart thinlits (the flowers)
Eastern Medallions
Decorative Ribbon Border Punch

With the flap opened up

Other pages have decorative pockets that hold another double-sided card - one side is Dapper Denim and the other is Tranquil Tide.

The pocket holds anther double-sided layout sheet

I haven't been able to include photographs of every page - but I think you'll get the gist!

Thank you for visiting.  I hope you've enjoyed this project.   You are currently visiting Stephanie - please see the list below & click on the next person on the list to hop through all of the people to see all of our projects. You don't want to miss any!

'Til next time!
Stephanie

Product List

Swirly Snowflakes Thinlits Dies

[144678]

Eastern Medallions Thinlits Dies

[143725]

Bloomin' Heart Thinlits Dies

[140621]

Decorative Ribbon Border Punch

[143721]

Eastern Palace Specialty Designer Series Paper

[144147]

Crazy Crafters Blog Hop with Special Guest Debbie Henderson

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Welcome to the Crazy Crafters' Blog Hop with our Special Guest stamper, Debbie Henderson - we are thrilled to have Debbie 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 on this blog hop.

Looking through all of Debbie's lovely cards, I ended up with a very long "short list" but eventually chose this card to CASE because I've been promising myself that I'd try the Tarnished Foil Technique for quite some time.  I'm so glad I did, because it was enormous fun - so much so that you'll be seeing more of it from me in the days to come!

The Tarnished Foil Technique works so well with the Layered Leaves 3D Embossing Folder

Using Debbie's instructions, I started out by using the Layered Leaves 3D Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder on a piece of Silver Foil Sheet.  I swiped a Basic Black Archival ink pad over it and left it to dry.

Then I randomly patted the sheet with a Versamark pad and sprinkled it with gold embossing powder.  I used a dry paintbrush to soften any hard edges in the embossing powder and then set it with the heat tool.  I repeated this process with copper embossing powder and when I was happy with the metallics, I lightly added a bit more black with the ink pad.

At this point, I cut my piece in half and used half for this card and half on another card that I'll show you tomorrow.

Basic Black and Very Vanilla create such an elegant card combined with the
metallics of the Tarnished Foil Technique

 
I adhered my decorative piece to a Very Vanilla panel and added some ribbon (the 7/8" Striped Ribbon is a new product in the Holiday Catalogue and will be generally available from 1st September).  This panel is attached to the Basic Black card with Adhesive Foam Strips.

I stamped the "flower" design from the Eastern Beauty stamp set in Basic Black onto Very Vanilla and then cut it out with the coordinating die from the Eastern medallions thinlits (available as a bundle for a saving of 10%).  Having used my bone folder and ball tool to add some movement to the flower, I attached it with a Stampin' Dimensional.  I also put some Mini Dimensionals behind each petal so that they'll maintain their shape through the postal system.

Using some Copper Foil Sheet, I cut some leaves with the new Leaf Punch from the Holiday Catalogue (also generally available from 1st September) and gave them a little dimension with a ball tool before adhering them to the card with some mini glue dots.

The finishing touches were some of the Gold Faceted Gems.

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

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 of seeing any of the blogs and the amazing inspiration they contain.

Thanks for visiting
'Til next time
Stephanie



Product List

Layered Leaves Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder

[143704]

Copper Foil Sheets

[142020]

Silver Foil Sheets

[132178]

Copper Stampin' Emboss Powder

[141636]

Gold Stampin' Emboss Powder

[109129]

Versamark Pad

[102283]

Basic Black Archival Stampin’ Pad

[140931]

Crazy Crafters Blog Hop - Annual Catalogue Sneak Peek: Lovely Words

Welcome to a special Crazy Crafters' Blog - we're all so excited about the new 2017-2018 Annual Catalogue going live tomorrow (yes- that means you can start ordering all the gorgeous new products we'll be showing you from tomorrow!) that we've decided to squeeze in an extra blog hop this month!  

If you don't already have a wish list, I'm sure you will by the time you complete your tour of this blog hop!


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.

Fresh Florals Designer Series Paper Stack: a quick and easy way to make a beautiful and elegant card

I've been having fun using just the words from these thinlits but today I decided to use it as intended!

I made a lever card with Berry Burst cardstock.  I added a frame of Fresh Florals Designer Series Paper in Berry Burst and layered the centre with Whisper White card and the Lovely Words panel.

In the closed position the flower in the corner blends into the Fresh Florals frame!

The flower in the corner is made from Whisper White and Berry Burst cardstock and the centre is a Glitter Enamel Dot.  To make the flower, I used one of the Eastern Medallion thinlits to cut the White base and one of the Flourish thinlits to cut the detailed Berry Burst layer.  I gently used a bone folder to slightly curl the top petals.

Monotone cards are anything but monotonous!

The sentiments inside the card are from Happy Birthday Gorgeous (to the right) and the Eastern Beauty stamp set (to the left).  The lower edges of the Whisper White panels are decorated with a stamp from the Eastern Beauty set.  For all the stamping I used Berry Burst ink.

A cheerful, elegant and pretty card to give any friend a lift!

Products from the new catalogue:
Berry Burst A4 cardstock 144249 (Full range of In-Colour A4 cardstock also available 144253)
Fresh Florals Designer Series Paper Stack (144131)
Lovely Words Thinlits143733)
Eastern Beauty Bundle (Eastern Beauty stamp set and Eastern Medallions thinlits) 145308)
Happy Birthday Gorgeous stamp set (143662)
Glitter Enamel Dots (144200)

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 of seeing any of the blogs and the amazing inspiration they contain. 

Thank you for visiting.
'Til next time!
Stephanie


Product List 

Flourish Thinlits Dies

[141478]

Whisper White A4 Card Stock

[106549]

Fabulous Eastern Flamingo

Someone is going to have to explain the flamingo thing to me!  I must be too old and too out of touch to understand the trend for flamingo images!    I received this Fabulous Flamingo stamp set as a freebie at On Stage.  I'm always grateful for freebies so this is my first flamingo!

I love the new Berry Burst colour - even on flamingoes!

I stamped the three-step flamingo with Powder Pink, Berry Burst and Basic Black inks.  Then I dry-brushed a little more Berry Burst ink over the light pink feathers and added a few shadows with more Berry Burst ink.

Since I wanted the Flamingo to be in front of the grasses, I protected it with a mask (the only fiddly bit!) before stamping the grass image several times in Lemon Lime Twist, Old Olive and Garden Green inks.  I sponged the sky with Soft Sky ink.

I stamped the water with Dapper Denim ink and then added some Marina Mist with an Aqua Painter.

At this point I realised that I hadn't masked off any of the bird's legs when I stamped it, so it looked like it was walking on water!  In order to disguise this flaw, I used a flower left over from a previous card and added some leaves.  The flower is made with the Easern Beauty Bundle and has a Glitter Enamel Dot centre.  The leaves are cut with the Rose Garden thinlit in both Lemon Lime Twist and Garden Green and paper-pieced together.

The base card is Dapper Denim and I added a Whisper White layer to provide a small frame around the image.

Thank you for your visit.
'Til next time!
Stephanie

Product List - Click on a product image below to visit my online store (Australian Residents only)

Rose Garden Thinlits Dies

[140619]

Basic Black Archival Stampin’ Pad

[140931]

Marina Mist Classic Stampin' Pad

[126962]

Garden Green Classic Stampin' Pad

[126973]

Garden Green A4 Card Stock

[108605]

Dapper Denim A4 Cardstock

[141419]

Whisper White A4 Card Stock

[106549]

Eastern Beauty Floral

This card is included in the Crazy Crafters Project Highlights this week.  Click here to see all the beautiful cards and vote for your favourites.

I just can't stop using the Eastern Beauty Bundle - it's so amazingly versatile and fun to use!  On this card, I've paired it with some paper-pieced leaves created with the Rose Garden thinlits. 

I paper-pieced half of the medallion to continue the Tranquil Tide colouring

When I first saw the new In-Colour, Lemon Lime Twist, my reaction wasn't very favourable.  I thought it was too bright, acidic and well - green.  I thought to myself "there's a colour I'll never use!".  So now I'm officially eating my words!  I still dislike the colour on its own but I concede that it adds the perfect pop of "zing" to many colour combinations.  I can see that, in fact, I'll be using it quite a lot!

More new favourites of mine are the Glitter Enamel Dots!

The greeting is a combination of the the banner from Banners For You and the "Best Wishes" from .  The advantage of photopolymer being that I could bend the words to fit the banner. 

My new go-to birthday greeting is from the new stamp set "Happy Birthday Gorgeous"

Inside the card I stamped a couple of leaves from the Happy Birthday Gorgeous set using the new In-colour Tranquil Tide and coloured them with Lemon Lime Twist.  I then added another little flower made with the Eastern Beauty bundle.

Sneak Peeks included in this card:

• Eastern Beauty Bundle (Eastern Medallions Thinlits, Eastern Beauty stamp set)
• Fresh Florals Designer Series Paper Stack (Berry Burst colour used)
• 2017-2019 In-Colour cardstock pack (Tranquil Tide, Berry Burst and Lemon Lime Twist used)
• Tranquil Tide ink pad
• Berry Burst ink pad
• Lemon Lime Twist Stampin' Write Marker (2017-2019 In-Colour pack of markers)
• Happy Birthday Gorgeous stamp set
• Glitter Enamel Dots

Thank you for your visit.
'Til next time!
Stephanie

Product List - To visit my online store, click on a product image below (Australian Residents only)

Rose Garden Thinlits Dies

[140619]

Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies

[145372]

Blooms & Wishes Photopolymer Stamps

[141784]

Banners For You Photopolymer Stamp Set

[141710]

Whisper White A4 Card Stock

[106549]

Basic Black Archival Stampin’ Pad

[140931]

Eastern Carousel For You

Continuing my combination from last Friday of the Eastern Beauty Bundle with the Cupcakes & Carousels paper and embellishments, I created this card.

The Eastern Medallions thinlits make opulent and gorgeous decorations in any colour combination

This is a thank you card for one of our incredible staff members who so regularly go "above and beyond" that it would be easy to take it for granted.

The gorgeous pattern inside is a slightly adjusted version of an idea shared by Lyssa Griffin Zwolanek

I used the Cupcakes & Carousels Embellishments as well as some of the Designer Series Paper.

Thank you for your visit.
'Til next time!
Stephanie


Product List - To make a purchase, click on a product image below (Australian Residents only)

Layering Circle Framelits Dies

[141705]

Cupcakes & Carousels Designer Series Paper Stack

[142744]

Cupcakes & Carousels Embellishment Kit

[142767]

Subtles Enamel Shapes

[141679]

Card Stock A4 Bermuda Bay

[131286]

Calypso Coral A4 Card Stock

[124392]

So Saffron A4 Card Stock

[108611]

Bermuda Bay Classic Stampin' Pad

[131171]

Calypso Coral Classic Stampin' Pad

[126983]

Basic Black Archival Stampin’ Pad

[140931]

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]