Ink it! Stamp it! Design Team Blog Hop: Sale-A-Bration/Occasions 2018

Welcome to the Ink it! Stamp it! Design Team Blog Hop - we hop every month so be sure to pop back and visit us again!  Today our theme is Sale-A-Bration and the Occasions Catalogue - such an exciting time in the Stampin' Up calendar!

You are currently at my page - Stephanie Fischer, The Crafty Thinker.  At the end of my post there is a full line up of team members, please click on the name after mine in the list to continue the hop.

As soon as I saw it, I completely fell in love with the Heartfelt Blooms stamp set and confess that I bumped up my purchases a bit so that I could get my hands on it!  It's one of the AMAZING products exclusive to the new Sale-A-Bration Catalogue that are free with qualifying orders.

Easel card with sneak peek of the Heartfelt Blooms stamp set with Color Theory paper

Most of the products in the Sale-A-Bration Catalogue are (as usual) free with a purchase of $90, however, this year there are also a few that require a spend of $180.

Welcome to the Ink it! Stamp it! Design Team Blog Hop!  We hop every month so be sure to pop back and visit us again!

The closed easel card with Heartfelt Blooms stamp and Color Theory paper

This Heartfelt Blooms stamp set can be obtained free with a product purchase of $90.

Easel card with Heartfelt Blooms stamp set and Fresh Florals paper

I made easel cards because I happened to be demonstrating that fun fold in class and I've teamed that glorious image with a variety of Designer Series Papers from the current Annual Catalogue.

The inside of the easel card - copper sequins add a little bling

The little heart-shaped embellishments are discarded remnants from using the Starlight dies in another card!
Petal Garden Designer Series Paper

I used a combination of Lemon Lime Twist and Garden Green inks
Fresh Floral paper and Tranquil Tide cardstock

The simplicity of this ombre Color Theory paper really sets off the detailed beauty of  the Heartfelt Blooms

I hope you've enjoyed these cards and I welcome your comments.

Thank you so much for joining us today.  We hope you'll join us again next month for our Technique based projects!  I'm Stephanie Fischer and to keep hopping around, see the list below to see who is up next with another great sneak peek!

Thanks for visiting
'Til next time!
Stephanie

Stampin' Dreams Blog Hop - Favourite DSP

Welcome to the monthly Stampin' Dreams Blog Hop.  You are currently visiting Stephanie Fischer (The Crafty Thinker) from Australia.

Our theme this month is our favourite Designer Series Paper (DSP).  What a difficult choice - I love so many!!  Eventually I chose the Petal Passion DSP which is a sneak peek of an item in the 2018 Occasions Catalogue (which runs from 3 January to 31st May 2018).

Petal Passion DSP watercoloured with Stampin' Up inks

I chose it because I love versatility and this is a hugely versatile collection of paper.  

Petal Passion DSP coloured with Stampin' Blends alcohol markers

In order to illustrate some of its versatility, I've made several very similar cards all using one sheet of the paper but I've used different colouring techniques on each one.

Petal Passion DSP coloured with a sponge dauber and ink

All of the papers are suitable for many purposes: birthdays, weddings, engagements, sympathy, mother's day or just because!  Add colour or stick to an elegant black and white colour scheme.

Petal Passion DSP coloured with Stampin' Up Watercolor Pencils

Even small off-cuts can be put to good use!  I usually blend the watercolor pencils with a damp brush but for the sample above I simply left them as is.

Petal Passion DSP coloured with a Sponge Brayer

For the brayered card, I used Powder Pink and Rich Razzleberry inks.

Petal Passion DSP, uncoloured, mounted on Crushed Curry cardstock

All of the greetings are from the Banners For You stamp set cut out with the coordinating die in the Bunch of Banners Framelits set.

Thank you for visiting.  I hope you enjoyed these cards.  You are currently visiting Stephanie Fischer - please see the list below and 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 - Click on an image below to visit my store (Australian Residents only)

Basic Black A4 Card Stock

$14.00

Card Stock A4 Crushed Curry

$14.00

Bunch Of Banners Framelits Dies

$45.00

Banners For You Photopolymer Stamp Set

$47.00

Sponge Brayers

$14.00

Sponge Daubers

$9.00

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

Crazy Crafters Blog Hop with Special Guest Su Mohr

 

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

There is so much inspiration in Su's blog that I had trouble choosing a project but, since I still need more Christmas cards, I chose this gorgeous card.  I really like the clever way that Su has used the Ruffled Textured Embossing folder for snow drifts!

Snow drifts using the Ruffled Embossing Folder for a simple Christmas card

I maintained the basic card but simplified a little: fewer trees, a mainly white colour scheme, no embellishments.  I have to say, it looks better in person than in the photograph!

The greeting, from the Starlight stamp set, is stamped onto a piece of Sahara Sand cardstock that I embossed and then hand cut.  The trees are cut from Dazzling Diamonds Glimmer Paper with dies from the Card Front Builder set.

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

Ruffled Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder

$17.00

Card Front Builder Thinlits Dies

$52.00

Dazzling Diamonds Glimmer Paper

$8.75

Whisper White A4 Thick Cardstock

$12.25

Sahara Sand A4 Card Stock

$14.00