Crazy Crafters Blog Hop with Special Guest: Patsy Waggoner

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

I like the layout of Patsy's card and the subtle use of the Swirly Snowflake edging.  Mine is less subtle, but the basics are there!

The copper shimmer of the deer echoes the copper in the pattern of the paper in this Christmas card

I cut the Swirly Snowflakes three times, twice from Gray Granite cardstock and once from a piece of Joyous Noel Specialty Designer Series Paper.  This gives them a little depth.

The Detailed Deer is cut from Copper Foil Sheet and has a Faceted Dot eye.

The greeting from the Dashing Deer stamp set, is copper heat embossed and cut with a die from the Merry Christmas Wishes Thinlits dies.

A Christmas card with masculine colours and a leaping deer

The base card and centre strip are Merry Merlot with a layer of Gray Granite and the centre strip is popped up on Stampin' Dimensionals.

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.

The Joyous Noel paper, Dashing Deer Bundle and Merry Christmas dies are all new products in the Holiday Catalogue  and will be available from 5 September 2018 to 2 January 2019.

Thanks for visiting.

'Til next time!

Stephanie

Product List - Available from my online store

Dashing Deer Clear-Mount Bundle

$87.25

Swirly Snowflakes Thinlits Dies

$52.00

Merry Christmas Thinlits Dies

$49.00

Joyous Noel 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Designer Series Paper

$24.25

Merry Merlot A4 Cardstock

$14.75

Gray Granite A4 Cardstock

$14.75

Copper Foil Sheets

$7.00

Versamark Pad

$15.00

Copper Stampin' Emboss Powder

$8.75

Faceted Dots

$10.50

Eclectic Layers - using leftovers

It's no secret that I abhor waste and try to find uses for all sorts of scraps - so here's another!

This card features the strip leftover after I'd been cutting out Swirly Snowflakes!

With Stampin' Up! On Stage just around the corner, I've been really busy making swaps for the event.  I'll be one of 50 of the Crazy Crafters Team at the Sydney event - so I'm making (almost finished!) 65 swaps.  I'll share them with you on Monday 9 April!

One of the elements in those cards is a Berry Burst scroll cut with one of the Swirly Snowflakes dies.  Well, there are two on each card - so that's 130 scrolls!  I cut them from strips of cardstock to save as much waste as possible and squeezed them together as close as I could. 

Then I looked at the leftover strip and decided to put it to use - part of one of them, anyway.  I'm not sure what I'll do with all the rest!

The base card is Berry Burst with layers of Very Vanilla and Fresh Florals Designer Series Paper in Berry Burst.

I cut the flower from the Eclectic Layers die set out of Very Vanilla cardstock and used sponge daubers to colour it.  I then added the top layer that I cut from Berry Burst card.  I used a similar process for the leaves using the Lovely Laurel die set.  I adhered the flower to a scrap of Very Vanilla card cut with one of the Layering Ovals framelits.

The sentiment is from the Beautiful Bouquet set, stamped onto a little scrap of Very Vanilla card.

To finish the card, I placed a Glitter Enamel Dot in the centre of each of the cut outs.

Thank you for visiting.

'Til next time!

Stephanie

Product List

Beautiful Bouquet Photopolymer Stamp Set

$47.00

Lovely Laurel Thinlits Dies

$56.00

Swirly Snowflakes Thinlits Dies

$52.00

Eclectic Layers Thinlits Dies

$50.00

Layering Ovals Framelits Dies

$58.00

Fresh Florals Designer Series Paper Stack

$38.50

Berry Burst A4 Cardstock

$14.00

Very Vanilla A4 Card Stock

$15.75

Powder Pink Classic Stampin' Pad

$11.50

Lemon Lime Twist Classic Stampin' Pad

$11.50

Berry Burst Classic Stampin' Pad

$11.50

Glitter Enamel Dots

$12.25

Swirly Metallic Snowflake Christmas Card

Having made the background piece while testing out the Silver Embossing paste(new in the 2018 Occasions Catalogue), I was left with the dilemma of what to do with it!  My thanks to Peggy Noe at Prettypapercards who inspired me with her Pretty Tags.

An elegant black, cream and silver Christmas card

To the Basic Black base card I added a layer of Very Vanilla cut with the Card Front Builder dies.  I layered a piece of Vellum on top of the embossed piece along with half of a Foil Snowflake embellishment, a couple of flourishes cut with one of the Swirly Snowflake dies, two of the snowflakes from the Starlight dies (one in Dazzling Diamonds Glimmer paper and one in Silver Foil) and two Leaves cut from either Silver or Copper Foil Sheet with the Leaf Punch.

The Silver Embossing Paste is perfect for stunning backgrounds

I also added a Silver Foil Sheet star to the card front that I cut with one of the Ready For Christmas dies.  And, of course, there's the faceted gem in the centre of the snowflakes.

The Merry Music paper provides the perfect backdrop for the glamour of the bling and silver in this Christmas card

I liked the outcome so much that I made a dozen more for our staff members, using pieces of the Merry Music Designer Series Paper instead of the home made embossed background.

Thank you for visiting.
'Til next time!
Stephanie

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

Card Front Builder Thinlits Dies

$52.00

Swirly Snowflakes Thinlits Dies

$52.00

Starlight Thinlits Dies

$49.00

Leaf Punch

$28.00

Foil Snowflakes

$10.00

Clear Faceted Gems

$8.75

Gold Faceted Gems

$8.75

Dazzling Diamonds Glimmer Paper

$8.75

Silver Foil Sheets

$7.00

Copper Foil Sheets

$7.00

Very Vanilla A4 Card Stock

$15.75

Basic Black A4 Card Stock

$14.00

White Vellum A4 Card Stock

$11.50

Merry Music Specialty Designer Series Paper

$22.75

Christmas Card - Brusho Strip with Swirly Snowflakes

I had my first play with the Brusho Crystal Colour the other day .... and I love them!  After making this card, I was left with a strip of watercolour paper and a few puddles of coloured water on my mat.

The gold washi tape really enhances the vibrant colours of the Brusho strip

Naturally, I swished the strip of watercolour paper through the puddles but then decided that I wanted more impact so, while it was still wet, I sprinkled on some more of the crystals.  I love the dramatic colour effect!

I then used some Dazzling Diamonds Glimmer paper, Bermuda Bay and Real Red cardstock to make this card - along with the gorgeous Swirly Snowflakes dies.  I coloured some Clear Faceted Gems with my Stampin' Blends alcohol markers.

You may be wondering about the "splodgy" colouring on the snowflakes?  Well, I finally used a failed experiment that's been sitting on my desk for quite a few months now!  It was so long ago that I can't even remember the name of the technique but it involved painting several layers of white acrylic paint onto a piece of watercolour paper and then adding a layer of ink, allowing it to dry and then dripping on some alcohol before repeating the inking and dripping.

My rather ugly background that I'd left discarded before I thought of die-cutting it!

As a background paper it was a dismal failure - I thought it quite ugly - but I really like the effect now that it's been cut into snowflakes!

Thank you for visiting.
'Til next time!
Stephanie

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

Swirly Snowflakes Thinlits Dies

$52.00

Year Of Cheer Specialty Washi Tape

$15.75

Clear Faceted Gems

$8.75

Dazzling Diamonds Glimmer Paper

$8.75

Gold Foil Sheets

$7.00

Watercolor Paper

$8.75

Real Red A4 Card Stock

$14.00

Card Stock A4 Bermuda Bay

$14.00