The Crafty Thinker: Stephanie Fischer - Independent Stampin' Up Demonstrator: Lever Card

Monday, 29 May 2017

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.

Fun Fold, Sneak Peek Annual Catalogue, Lovely Words, Lever Card, #thecraftythinker, Stampin Up Australia Demonstrator, Stephanie Fischer, Sydney NSW

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]

Sunday, 16 April 2017

Crazy Crafters Blog Hop with Special Guest: Billie Moan - Sneak Peek

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

http://ramblingrosestudio.com/brighter-days/

Click here for Billie's 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've been following Billie's work for quite some time now and she never disappoints. Her blog is always well-written and informative and I love her B-isms! I love so much of her work that it was incredibly difficult to narrow down what to CASE. After much deliberation, I chose this card because it uses masking techniques that I've always loved.

This is a Lever Card - a fold that I love because it's not too difficult to make but looks quite impressive!

Fun Fold, Sneak Peek, Lever Card, Birthday Delivery, #crazycraftersbloghop, #thecraftythinker, Stampin Up Australia Demonstrator, Stephanie Fischer, Sydney NSW

This is an image of the Lever Card closed

I used some products from our current catalogue and some that will be available when the new Annual Catalogue launches on 1st June - a bit of a teaser! The gorgeous little girl is from the Birthday Delivery stamp set.

The balloon and presents were cut from the Designer Series Paper with the matching framelits

This Birthday Delivery product suite is very nostalgic in its imagery and is just gorgeous! It's also very clever. The exquisite Birthday Memories Designer Series Paper contains beautiful images that, in addition to the stamped images, can be cut out with the matching Birthday Friends framelits!

The ribbon is also in the new 2017-2018 Annual Catalogue - Stitched Edge Ribbon in Pacific Point

I made the lever card with Blushing Bride cardstock and decorated it with paper from the Falling In Love Designer Series Paper.

The balloon and one of the presents is popped up on a Stampin' Dimensional

I stamped the girl onto the Whisper White square with Basic Black ink
Stamped her again onto scrap paper and cut her out to form a mask (like Billie, I always keep masks that I make in the relevant stamp case, ready to use again)
I used one of the Layering Ovals framelits to cut an aperture in a piece of acetate and positioned this around the girl
I then used Sahara Sand ink and a sponge to lightly sponge colour into the oval. I applied more ink at the bottom of the oval to balance it.
I removed both masks and watercoloured the girl using Soft Sky, Pacific Point, Peekaboo Peach, Soft Suede and the new Powder Pink inks.
I stamped the greeting with Pacific Point ink, added the presents and ribbon and drew in the string to the ribbon with a Pacific Point Stampin' Write Marker.

Note: I use the acetate that forms part of the packaging for photopolymer stamp sets to make my masks. I keep the mask for future use - positive and negative spaces ie the oval shape as well as the rectangle with the oval cut from it.

I only adhered half of the decorated panel

I only adhered half of the decorated panel so that the decorative piece swings a bit free from the card, providing a softer angle when the card is open.

The Birthday Delivery Bundle (10% saving) will include the stamp set, framelits and Designer Series Paper.

If you you'd like the opportunity to order the new products a month early - check out the Join My Team page of my site!

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