Sneak Peek 2016-2017 Annual Catalogue - Swing Set

On Saturday I went to the Sydney On Stage Local event - what a great day!  I met up with 16 other Crazy Crafters, saw the new Catalogue and got to play with some of the products!  And, as if that weren't enough, I came home with several free stamp sets!

This is one of the stamp sets that we all received.  It's called Sitting Here and I believe that as time goes by, we'll all be finding more and more ways to use this set.  Also included in the set, although I didn't use them this time, there is a cute cat and a little dog as well as a plant and a basket.  The animals are designed such that they could easily be sitting on the swing chair.  There are three other great sentiments in the set too.

On this particular occasion I decided to pair the new with the old.  The wonderful and versatile Happy Home stamp set that I have enjoyed using in many different compositions, is retiring.

I'm a little sad about some of the retiring products but they're more than compensated for by all the wonderful new things in the catalogue.  My wish list is ENORMOUS!

I'll be providing some more sneak peeks over the coming weeks.

Meanwhile - the retiring products are listed in the online shop now and there are some great bargains to be had.  Some of the products are carrying a whopping 50% discount!  I encourage you to take a look and snaffle anything you want before they disappear for good.

Click this link to shop for retiring products.

'Til next time - I'll leave you with another sneak peek of a product suite that really excites me!.
Stephanie

A Dutch Open Sea

I recently discovered a fun fold that I hadn't seen before so I had to try it!  It's called a Double Dutch fold and there's a great tutorial for it at Splitcoaststampers.

I needed a masculine card so I combined elements from The Open Sea and Going Global stamp sets with nautical colours - Marina Mist and Pacific Point.

The anchors are coloured with Smoky Slate and Soft Suede markers

For the tag, I used the largest die in the Tags & Labels Framelit set and the second largest of the Lots of Labels Framelits.  The image is coloured with Pacific Point and Marina Mist markers.Everything is sponged with Marina Mist ink. 

The greeting is from Watercolour Wings, stamped in Basic Black and cut out with the banner die from the Large Numbers Framelits.  I sponged the banner with Marina Mist and Pacific Point inks.

The background piece is stamped with elements from The Open Sea using Marina Mist ink and then sponged over with Marina Mist ink.

The mostly blank top panel provides a place to write a note or greeting.

The mountains in the background are from the In the Meadow stamp set, as are the sprigs of grass in the foreground.

The hilly cliff edge in the foreground was created with one of the stamps in the Happy Home set - I used a Pear Pizzazz marker to ink up only the hill, omitting the bench and clouds.

The ship is from The Open Sea.  I used a black marker to ink up the ship, leaving out the sea part of the stamp.

I sponged the grass with Pear Pizzazz and Mossy Meadow.  The  sea and sky are sponged with Soft Sky, Marina Mist and Pacific Point and I used a Marina Mist Stampin' Write marker to create ripples in the sea.

I sponged the distant mountains with Wisteria Wonder and a little Elegant Eggplant and deepened the shadows on the waterline with an Elegant Eggplant marker.  Then I added a little Wisteria Wonder into the sea as a bit of a reflection.  

At the end, I touched up the sails with a bit of Whisper White Craft Ink and a brush and used a Real Red marker on the little flag at the top of mast.

Thank you for looking at my card.

'Til next time

Stephanie

As always, if you'd like to make a purchase, click on a product image below to link to my online shop.

Product List

The Open Sea Clear Stamp Set

[123032]

Going Global Clear-Mount Stamp Set

[140748]

In The Meadow Clear-Mount Stamp Set

[140754]

Happy Home Clear-Mount Stamp Set

[140503]

Watercolor Wings Photopolymer Stamp Set

[139424]

Tags & Labels Framelits Dies

[138282]

Lots Of Labels Framelits Dies

[138281]

Large Numbers Framelits Dies

[140622]

Many Marvelous Markers

[131264]

Basic Black Archival Stampin’ Pad

[140931]

Marina Mist Classic Stampin' Pad

[126962]

Pacific Point Classic Stampin' Pad

[126951]

Soft Sky Classic Stampin' Pad

[131181]

Pear Pizzazz Classic Stampin' Pad

[131180]

Mossy Meadow Classic Stampin' Pad

[133645]

Wisteria Wonder Classic Stampin' Pad

[126985]

Elegant Eggplant Classic Stampin' Pad

[126969]

Whisper White Craft Stampin' Pad

[101731]

Pacific Point A4 Card Stock

[116202]

Whisper White A4 Card Stock

[106549]

Sky is the limit - Sale-A-Bration

This card combines two stamp sets to create a little scene.  I think the aircraft was being so noisy that everyone left the park bench!

The lower half of the card uses two stamps from the Happy Home set which is in the new Occasions Catalogue.  I omitted the clouds on the stamp with the park bench because they didn't fit with the rest of this particular scene.

The top half used stamps from the Sale-A-Bration set called Sky Is The Limit.  There are 8 stamps in the set including some great greetings and clouds.

This stamp set is only available for a limited time (until 15th February or stock runs out) and can not be purchased.  It can only be obtained FREE with an order of $90 of products.

Colouring process I used:
Coloured the aircraft using the Real Red marker from Many Marvellous Markers
Applied Versamark to the aircraft and smoke trail heart using a Versamarker.
Tipped clear embossing powder over the top half of the card and tapped off excess
Used a small brush to remove embossing powder from areas I didn't want it (mainly around the edge of the plane)
Used the heat tool on the embossing
Sponged light green over the tree top
Sponged light green for the grass (darker at the bottom of the card)
Sponged Soft Sky all over the top of the card - working from the top down and edge in
Sponged Marina Mist to the top of the card and left side - blending it out
Sponged a darker green to the tree - mainly in the middle and towards the bottom
Sponged a darker green to bottom edge of the card
Used a matching darker green market to fill in the leaf shapes in the tree to give a bit more depth
Used a tissue to wipe any ink off the embossed areas
Coloured the park bench with a Crumb Cake marker and the flowers with Real Red.

If you like the Sky Is The Limit stamp set (and it IS gorgeous and very versatile) - remember that it will only be available for a short while so get your qualifying order in as soon as you can!

'Til next time
Stephanie

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