You've Got This Copper Thank You Card

Since it's Friday (I know, where does time go!) my card today is entered into the Project Highlights, which is HUGE today with projects from talented people from all over the planet - well worth a visit if you haven't already!

It's official - I'm completely addicted to copper! It's one of the new products in the 2016-2017 Annual Catalogue (to be launched 1 June). Today I've been copper heat embossing anything that stayed still long enough!    

I can tell that I'll be needing more Copper Embossing Powder before long!

The copper looks equally good against dark or lighter shadess!

The base of this card is a 5.5" square of Crumb Cake cardstock with layers of Early Espresso, Crumb Cake and the utterly gorgeous new Specialty DSP called Affectionately Yours.  This is one of the sheets that features beautiful copper highlights.

I used the flower from You've Got This and heat embossed in copper (of course!) on Early Espresso cardstock.  Then I added some black shading with a Basic Black Stampin' Write Marker and a Blender Pen.  

The greeting is from Rose Wonder and is copper embossed onto Basic Black card cut with one of the dies from Project Life Cards and Labels.

I cut some Crumb Cake card with one of the Lots of Labels dies and wrapped some Basic Black Stitched Satin Ribbon around it before I adhered the fussy cut flower.  I then added a couple of Mini Brads.  But wait .... they're copper!  I transformed them into copper brads along with the two Candy Dot Bases and the Antique Brad.   It's so easy to do ... and that's where the addiction sets in!  Simply give them a coat of Versamark and dip them into the embossing powder.  Then melt the embossing powder with a heat tool.  It's a good idea to hold the items (especially if they're metal) with some tweezers so that you don't burn your fingers!  I added some Crumb Cake Candy Dots to my newly copper Candy Dot Bases.

I finished the piece off with a Basic Black bow.

So to whom am I going to send this card? - Well, she's a very inspirational lady!  If you pop back on Sunday, you'll know who I mean!

You might want to take some time to visit the amazing Project Highlights over on Kylie Bertucci's blog and vote for your favourites.  

Thanks for visiting and I  hope you like my card.

'Til next time
Stephanie



Product List - to purchase in my online store - click on a product image (Australian Residents only) 

You've Got This Clear-Mount Stamp Set

[139575]

Rose Wonder Photopolymer Stamp Set

[140697]

Antique Brads Pack - Digital Download

[122164]

Silver Mini Brads

[122941]

Candy Dots Brad Bases

[132293]

Neutrals Candy Dots

[130934]

Versamark Pad

[102283]

Basic Black A4 Card Stock

[121688]

Basic Black 3/8" Stitched Satin Ribbon

[138430]

Basic Black Stampin' Write Marker

[100082]

Blender Pens

[102845]

Lots Of Labels Framelits Dies

[138281]

Project Life Cards & Labels Framelits

[135707]

Early Espresso A4 Card Stock

[121686]

Crumb Cake A4 Card Stock

[121685]

Number of Years - 40th Birthday card

I wanted to make a special card to celebrate my nephew's 40th birthday (how can that even be possible?!!). so I turned to Number of Years and Going Places.

I cut Sahara Sand cardstock to 12" x 6" and then scored and folded the long side at 4" and 8" to create a triple flap card (perhaps it has a proper name?).

The numbers and stamps are from the Number of Years bundle.

The front of card has the restrained, masculine look to it that I was looking for and it's mostly about the gorgeous Designer Series Paper - Going Places.

No, my nephew isn't an alien!  I distorted the photo since I haven't asked permission to show his image.

As the card open, it gets more interesting.  The photo I found of my nephew was taken on a boat, so the nautical papers in the DSP were a perfect match.  I was tempted to leave the side panels unstamped but eventually added "Hello birthday boy" from the Sale-A-Bration set Hello.

The birthday greeting is from the fabulous Happy Birthday Everyone set

I balanced things out a bit with the compass design from the Going Global stamp set.

The colours are: Sahara Sand, Lost Lagoon and black.

Thanks for looking.
'Til next time.
Stephanie

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Going Global- Anniversary Card - Global Design Project 019

Very soon, my husband and I will be celebrating our wedding anniversary - how quickly it seems to come around these days!

My family, including my much-loved husband, really are my world so my thoughts immediately turned to the wonderful new Going Global stamp set.

Click on this image for further inspiration

I had intended to enter this card into the Global Design Project challenge (#GDP019) whose theme was "Love" - however, I was not able to complete my blog in time!

That was unfortunate, but here it is now!  It's a twisted easel card.

I used the Naturals DSP stack on the front panel. 

I found inspiration in the way the globe was heat embossed onto the DSP on this card by Shawn De Oliveria from Shawn Stamps.

This is the card all closed up.  The heart is punched with the Sweetheart punch.

I cut the label with the Project Life Cards & Labels framelits

'Til next time.
Stephanie

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Occasions Catalogue Preview - Grateful Bunch & Number of Years Bundle

The first family birthday of the year is just around the corner!  I wanted to make her something feminine and fitting to celebrate her 16th birthday but not too "twee".

This is what I came up with.

It's hard to see in the photo but the flowers, numbers and butterfly shimmer with Wink of Stella

What I used from the Occasions Catalogue:
Number of Years Bundle: 140811
Grateful Bunch Bundle - 140801
Wink of Stella Clear - 141897
Wink of Stella Gold - 141898

The numbers and some of the flowers are popped up on Dimensionals - a good way to use the edge pieces of the dimensionals!

I painted the gold flowers with Gold Wink of Stella - adding a little extra in places for depth.  I then decided that I'd like a bit of Bermuda Bay in the petals but didn't want to reduce the shimmer.  So I picked up some Bermuda Bay ink with the tip of the Clear Wink of Stella brush.  When I'd finished I simply squiggled the brush on some scrap paper until it was clean again.

I hope you like this card - I welcome any comments you have.

'Til next time
Stephanie

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Crazy Crafters Blog Hop September 2015 - Holiday Catalogue - Poinsettia

Welcome to the Crazy Crafters Blog Hop for September!  

You may be just starting the blog hop here at my blog or may have come from the person before me in the list below.  If you get off track at any time, the full line-up below will help you move along from blog to blog so you see all the projects.  At the moment you are visiting Stephanie Fischer, The Crafty Thinker.  

This month we are excited to showcase some of the fantastic new products in the Holiday Catalogue - what a feast!  

Where has the time gone?!!  The year is disappearing so quickly and many of us are already well into the joyous swing of Christmas/Seasonal Card  production!  I love this time of year.  Christmas cards seem to not only condone but encourage the use of bling, glitter and glitz and I can be as over the top as I like!

Easel Card featuring a poinsettia created with
the the Reason for the Season Bundle

Having said that, the card I've chosen to include in this blog hop is really quite restrained (for me!) and I decided not to use traditional Christmas colours - I think I haven't quite reached the red and green stage of the year yet! 

 For some reason, I'm making a lot of easel cards these days.  Maybe because they look quite impressive even though they're so quick and easy to make!

I made the card in Tip Top Taupe and added a panel of Early Espresso followed by a panel of Dazzling Diamonds Glimmer Paper.  

I stamped and punched two poinsettias using the Reason for the Season Bundle (a 15% saving as well as everything I need to make a beautiful flower!) and then intermingled the parts - one I stamped with Early Espresso on Tip Top Taupe card

Dimensionals add enough height to
keep the card propped open. 

 and the other I heat embossed with Gold onto Early Espresso Card.  I put a Metal Rimmed Pearl in the centre for a little more restrained bling. 

The sentiments are from Versatile Christmas - heat embossed in Gold onto Tip Top Taupe card and die cut with the Project Life Cards & Labels Framelits.

I "prettied-up" the strip of glimmer paper on the inside by trimming the ends with the smallest of the Deco Labels Collection Framelits.

Alternative colours for the card

Then I used the other poinsettia to make a second, similar card.

Afterwards I wished I'd mixed up the petals even a little bit more.

I hope you've enjoyed these cards, I would really welcome your comments.

Thanks for taking part in our blog hop, there are so many amazing ideas and so much inspiration that you don't want to miss.  Remember that currently you are my blog - Stephanie Fischer - so check the blog hop line up list to see who is next in line in the list and click on their name as you don't want to miss out on seeing any of the blogs and the amazing inspiration they contain.

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Several Shades of Grey!

There are so many beautiful stamp sets and papers in the new catalogue that I'm like a kid in a candy shop at the moment!

Yesterday I had some time to play and decided to try the Timeless Elegance DSP.  I just love it!  It's so gorgeous it really does all the heavy lifting for you, making it really quick and easy to create a beautiful card!  How good is that?!

In just a short space of time, with the addition of of the Watercolour Wonder and Awesomely Artistic stamp sets I made these three cards.

By just letting the beautiful prints on the DSP do all the talking, I could have made even more!

I used the Out of the Box technique to cut out the stamped panel with the new Lots of Labels Framelits.  I stamped the dragonfly with versamark onto Very Vanilla card, applied heat & stick powder and then dazzling diamonds.  I highlighted around the wings with an aquapainter and basic grey ink.

Awesomely Artistic stamp set

I watercoloured the Awesomely Artistic foliage with Sahara Sand and Basic Grey inks.  The die cuts were edged with Basic Grey ink.  I stamped the frame and the word "Friend" from the Awesomely Artistic set and cut it out with the matching framelit from the Project Life Cards & Labels Framelit set.

Happy Birthday is from the Sprinkles of Life set.  Since it's photopolymer I was able to bend it to fit the Bitty Banner Framelet.

I layered the Timeless Elegance DSP onto Basic Black cardstock and then onto the Sahara Sand card base.

Watercolour Wonder Stamp Set

 The sentiment on the striped card is from Birthday Blossoms.  I hand cut the Very Vanilla layer to points and layered it onto Sahara Sand cardstock cut with another of the Project Life Cards & Labels Framelits.  Then I applied two of the smallest of the metal rimmed pearl embellishments.  I stamped the Watercolour Wings butterfly with Sahara Sand, Basic Grey and Black.

The Timeless Elegance DSP is layered onto Basic Black and then onto the Sahara Sand card base.  Both the butterfly and the sentiment are popped up on dimensionals.

Watercolour Wonder Stamp Set

For the last card, the Timeless Elegance DSP is edged with black ink and layered onto the Basic Grey card.

The sentiment is from That Thing You Did and I stamped it in black directly onto the DSP.

The Watercolour Wings butterfly is stamped in black and Basic Grey.  I then picked out parts of it with the 2-way glue pen and applied Dazzling Diamonds glitter.  The wings are popped up on dimensionals.


In the next few weeks I'll post more pictures of what I make with some of the new products.

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