Crazy Crafters Blog Hop with Special Guest: Cathy Caines

Welcome to the Crazy Crafters' Blog Hop with our Special Guest stamper, Cathy Caines - we are thrilled to have Cathy 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.

Cathy is a super-talented member of the Stampin' Up Artisan Design Team and her blog is filled with amazing cards, so it took me a while to settle on a card to CASE - but it was such a pleasurable process!  If you click on the picture of Cathy's card above, you'll also be able to immerse yourself in the wonderful world of Cathy's projects! 

Beautiful You meets Celebrate You

In my opinion, Cathy's card is just perfect, so I really didn't want to mess too much with the design.

I used the Labeler Alphabet stamps to white heat emboss the word "are" onto Basic Black cardstock.  Using the Multi Purpose Adhesive Sheets made adhering the Celebrate You die cuts very quick and easy to do.

By the way - the Celebrate You dies are available FREE during Sale-A-Bration (until the end of March) with a qualifying purchase.  All the details of the incredible Sale-A-Bration offers and opportunities are on my Specials & Promotions page.

I coloured the Beautiful You lady with Stampin' Blends alcohol markers, so I stamped her with Memento Tuxedo Black ink.

The base card is Berry Burst with a layer of Petal Passion Designer Series Paper.

For the final decorations, I used two pieces of Berry Burst ribbon and one piece of Whisper White and a sprinkling of Tutti Frutti Self Adhesive Sequins.

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 - all available in my online store by clicking on an image below

Beautiful You Clear-Mount Stamp Set

$49.00

Celebrate You Thinlit Dies

$0.00

Petal Passion Designer Series Paper

$19.25

Berry Burst A4 Cardstock

$14.00

Labeler Alphabet Photopolymer Stamp Set

$30.00

Rich Razzleberry Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack

$15.50

Cherry Cobbler Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack

$15.50

Pink Pirouette Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack

$15.50

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

$10.00

Berry Burst 1/2" Finely Woven Ribbon

$12.25

Epic Denim Celebrations

This card is included in the Crazy Crafters Team Highlights.  Click here to see all of the projects and vote for your favourites.

With only a week left to go, I thought I'd celebrate Sale-A-Bration!

A masculine card featuring some of the great FREE products from the Sale-A-Bration Catalogue

This masculine card features some FREE products from the Sale-A-Bration Catalogue.

The shoes from Epic Celebrations are stamped with black ink onto a piece of Dapper Denim scrap.  I then coloured a little with  Basic Black, Smoky Slate and Basic Gray Stampin' Write Markers.  I used some Whisper White ink and a small paintbrush for the laces and a few highlights.

The "Thinking of You" greeting from Heartfelt Blooms is stamped in black ink.

Both of those products are in the Sale-A-Bration Catalogue.  See my Specials & Promotions page for more information on the great savings and opportunities available for the next week until Sale-A-Bration ends on 31st March.

I cut the work "friend" with one of the Lovely Words Thinlits and adhered it to the Wood Textures Designer Series Paper.  I cut out the shoes using one of the Layering Circles framelits and the out of the box technique.

Thank you for visiting.
'Til next time!
Stephanie

Product List - All products are available in my online store.  Click on an image below to visit.

Epic Celebrations Clear-Mount Stamp Set

$0.00

Heartfelt Blooms Clear-Mount Stamp Set

$0.00

Lovely Words Thinlits Dies

$45.00

Layering Circle Framelits Dies

$58.00

Wood Textures Designer Series Paper Stack

$17.50

Basic Black A4 Card Stock

$14.00

Dapper Denim A4 Cardstock

$14.00

Whisper White Craft Stampin' Ink Refill

$8.00

Neutrals Stampin' Write Markers

$40.75

Basic Black Archival Stampin’ Pad

$12.25

Celebrate a True Gentleman

In need of a masculine card, I reached for the True Gentleman Designer Series Paper and played with some layers.

A simple but masculine card [some may say the two go together :) ]

In order to keep it simple, I just added the word Celebrate cut with one of the dies in the Celebrate You die set.  For depth and some interest, I cut a top of layer from Very Vanilla cardstock and stacked it on top of two layers of a thick white packaging card.  Using the Multipurpose Adhesive Sheets makes easy work of this.

Using several layers of the word "Celebrate" creates some depth and interest

The Celebrate You Thinlits are FREE with a purchase of $180 until the end of March.

With a week of Sale-A-Bration left, take a look at my Specials & Promotions page for all the information about the great savings and opportunities that are available only until the end of March.

Thank you for visiting.
'Til next time!
Stephanie

Product List - Click on an image below to shop in my online store

True Gentleman Designer Series Paper

$19.25

Celebrate You Thinlit Dies

$0.00

Layering Circle Framelits Dies

$58.00

Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies

$50.00

Tranquil Tide A4 Cardstock

$14.00

Very Vanilla A4 Card Stock

$15.75

Multipurpose Adhesive Sheets

$17.00

Crazy Crafters Blog Hop with Special Guest Rose Coleman

 

Click this image to visit Rose's blog

Welcome to the Crazy Crafters' Blog Hop with our Special Guest stamper, Rose Coleman - we are thrilled to have Rose 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.

I liked so many of Rose's cards that it took me some time to work through a short list and then select the card to the left to CASE.   I chose it because I liked the simplicity of the design and thought I'd be able to use one of my Brusho backgrounds.

Brusho background.  The Celebrate You thinlit dies are FREE with a qualifying order during Sale-A-Bration

The bold colours and contrasts make for quite a dramatic effect!

For this particular Brusho background, I spritzed Glossy White cardstock with LOTS of water until there was a layer of water all over the card.  I then sprinkled on some blue, red and yellow Brusho crystals and watched the magic of the blending!

I cut the word with one of the Celebrate You Thinlit dies that are FREE during Sale-A-Bration with a product order of $180.  For more information on all the great deals and offers available until 31st March, visit my Specials & Promotions page.

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 - click an image to visit my online store (Australian Residents only)

Brusho Crystal Colour

$52.00

Celebrate You Thinlit Dies

$0.00

True Gentleman Designer Series Paper

$19.25

Pansy Punch

$28.00

Blossom Builder Punch

$31.00

Classic Label Punch

$31.00

Metal Rimmed Pearls

$8.75

Real Red Classic Stampin' Pad

$11.50

A4 Glossy White Cardstock

$12.25

Bouquet Bunch to Celebrate You

This card is entered into the Crazy Crafters Team Highlights this week.  Click here to see the full line up of projects and vote for your favourites!

Happy Australia Day!!!

I liked this card so much that I decided to CASE it myself!  This time I've used soft colours instead of the metallics.

I love all the foliage and pretty, soft flowers in this card.  The pearls add a soft luxury.

Before I started die-cutting, I put some Multipurpose Adhesive Sheet on the back of the cardstock so that adhering the pieces to the card was a breeze!

I used a Dark Rich Razzleberry Stampin' Blend marker and the Color Lifter to darken the centres of the larger flowers and popped a Pearl Basic Jewel into centre of each flower.

I also made a pared down version by reducing the number of die cuts that I used and I like this one too!

I also love the simplicity of the pared down version of the card!

I darkened the centres of the flowers in the same way as before but added some of the pearlescent sequins from the Metallics Assortment instead of the pearls.  I think it gives a more modern look to the card.

The "amazing" is from the Celebrate You Thinlits dies which are FREE from the Sale-A-Bration catalogue with a product purchase of $180.  See my Specials & Promotions page for more details of the amazing Sale-A-Bration offers and opportunities until 31st March.

COMPETITION TIME!
I can't choose between them - which one do you like best? Leave a comment or contact me with your choice.  I will put the names of everyone who voted for the winning card into a hat and draw out one name - and I'll send the card to that person.

Thank you for visiting.
'Til next time!
Stephanie

Product List - Click on an image below to shop in my online store (Australian Residents only)

Multipurpose Adhesive Sheets

$17.00

Rich Razzleberry Dark Stampin' Blends Marker

$7.75

Stampin' Blends Color Lifter

$7.75

Petals & More Thinlits Dies

$59.00

Bouquet Bunch Framelits Dies

$50.00

Celebrate You Thinlit Dies

$0.00

Very Vanilla A4 Thick Cardstock

$12.25

Very Vanilla A4 Card Stock

$15.75

Wisteria Wonder A4 Card Stock

$14.00

Elegant Eggplant A4 Card Stock

$14.00

Elegant Eggplant Classic Stampin' Pad

$11.50

Garden Green A4 Card Stock

$14.00

Card Stock A4 Pear Pizzazz

$14.00

Metallics Sequin Assortment

$8.75

Pearl Basic Jewels

$8.75