Colour INKspiration Crew #CI47 - Hedgehugs

Hello and welcome to this fortnights Colour INKspiration challenge #CI47  😊

You have reached Kim Oliver - KOCreations Cards. There is a NEXT button a little further down where you will find even more gorgeous projects and inspiration from the rest of the Colour INKspiration Crew.

You have joined me from Jacque Williams blog Stamp Happy, 😊 

Here is the Challenge Palette for #CI47

Shaded Spruce, Blueberry Bushel. Crumb Cake, Powder Pink.

You must use all 5 of these gorgeous colours for this challenge, plus you can add to your design any of  these colours (White, Black or Very Vanilla) or any of the Metallics.

Here is my project for the #CI47 challenge

I have used the 'Hedgehugs' for my card project today. The technique for the background is called smooshing. I placed ink onto two stamping blocks and then lightly misted them with water, once  wet I smooshed the inked blocks ontp my background paper.
My focal area has been stamped and then cut using the stitched shapes thinlits. I have also stamped and fussy cut the cute little hedgehog then layered him with dimensionals.

Here is a close up of the focal area.

To make my rhinestones green I used the dark Shaded Spruce Alcohol Marker and coloured the clear rhinestones.

I do hope you have enjoyed my card created using this colour challenge #CI46 and that you have been inspired to try it our for yourself. I can't wait to see all of your gorgeous projects being shared over at the Colour INKspirations Challenges page on FB.

All items that I have used for this project have been listed in the carousel at the end of this post, with each picture linking to it's purchase point.

Up next we have sharing her beautiful floral inspirations the gorgeous Rose Packer

Colour INKspiration is a facebook group dedicated to inspiring us to create and share with quarterly colour palettes chosen by the Design Team.

If you love creating with colour then this page is for you. 

Click HERE to request to join, or click the Colour INKspiration Challenge banner below AND JOIN IN THE FUN 😊

Thank you so very much for visiting my blog today. 

Would you like a copy of the 2018 Holiday Catalogue? 

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Love Crafting? 

Why not get your products at a 20% discount by joining today.You can join my Stampin' Up!® team here ~ Join the 'Kreative Oasis' team today.  Did you know you get to choose $235 of product for just $169 for your kit! (Excludes kits) Just by joining you get an automatic 20% discount on every product purchased for as long as you decide to stay with the company plus the opportunity to increase that discount by setting and reaching goals. All with my FULL support along the way! There is no obligations to stay or sell, the choice remains yours every step of the way. 

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Stamping Sunday - Fave Holiday Catalogue Product and How To Step Up Your Cards

Hello everyone 😊

and

Welcome to the Stamping Sunday Blog Hop (Second Sunday) hosted by Sara Levin.

You are currently here with Kim Oliver - KO Creations Cards - Australia. I have a list of hop participants closer to the end of this post.

Today the Design Team are creating with our favourite sets from the Holiday Catalogue. I have chosen the 'Making Christmas Bright' bundle and thought I would share with you how simple it is to STEP UP a card from simple to more extravagant but still keeping the same feel.

#KOCreationsCards #MakingChristmasBrightBundle #StampinBlends #StampinUp #ChristmasCards #SteppedUpCards #BeginnerCardMaking #AvidCardMakers #ColouringWithAlcoholMarkers

Here are my projects for today's hop.
I have created 3 Christmas cards, each card has been stepped up just a small fraction from the one before.

May Your Christmas Be Bright

#KOCreationsCards #MakingChristmasBrightBundle #StampinBlends #StampinUp #ChristmasCards #SteppedUpCards #BeginnerCardMaking #AvidCardMakers #ColouringWithAlcoholMarkers

From right to left we have the the original simpler style card, with the middle card being slightly more involved and finally the 3rd card having had added slightly details, each new item that has been added brings something different to the original design.

The Original card

Basic techniques for the beginner

#KOCreationsCards #MakingChristmasBrightBundle #StampinBlends #StampinUp #ChristmasCards #SteppedUpCards #BeginnerCardMaking #AvidCardMakers #ColouringWithAlcoholMarkers

Here I have layered the Brights Designer Series Paper with matching card stock and then topped it with whisper white stamped image topper. The stamping is straight forward with the eye being drawn to the addition of the coloured and punched Christmas globe. 

The technique for stamping the word Bright is called 'Shadow Technique' and is a wonderful affect to teach beginners along with basic layering skills. Basic 'Alcohol Colouring' techniques have been used for the Christmas globe. There are no lines to stay inside and showcases perfectly how to use the colour lifter and blending abilities of these markers.

The Second card

 Stepped up for the casual crafter

#KOCreationsCards #MakingChristmasBrightBundle #StampinBlends #StampinUp #ChristmasCards #SteppedUpCards #BeginnerCardMaking #AvidCardMakers #ColouringWithAlcoholMarkers

Using all of the same items and techniques from the first card we have managed to step up this card just by adding dimension and bling. By placing the sentiment of a piece of coloured card shaped with paper snips  this has given the card extra dimension and focal interest plus adding a little bling with the addition of rhinestones helps draw the eye back to the original focal area..

The Third Card

Stepped Up for the avid crafter 

#KOCreationsCards #MakingChristmasBrightBundle #StampinBlends #StampinUp #ChristmasCards #SteppedUpCards #BeginnerCardMaking #AvidCardMakers #ColouringWithAlcoholMarkers

To give this card the helping hand it needed to punch above it's starting weight we first changed the colour up 😊 then we have added the gorgeous matching Poppy Parade ribbon as a side trim and to finish we have added a touch more colour by extending the light string and by colouring the rhinestones with the matching Alcohol Markers again keeps the eye drawn to the original focal area.

All of these little extra add ons are subtle differences side by side. But each step appeals to different people and different levels of crafting abilities or needs.

Thank you so very much for joining me today.
Below you will find the hop list to continue on your Making Christmas Bright hop.

The items from the Holiday Catalogue, but some items are becoming low in stock now. So if you have seen something you like then now is the time to grab it! Before it becomes out of stock!

Would you like a copy of the 2018 Holiday Catalogue? 

Contact me NOW to get your very own copy

Love Crafting? 

Why not get your products at a 20% discount by joining today.

You can join my Stampin' Up!® team here ~ Join the 'Kreative Oasis' team today.  

Did you know you get to choose $235 of product for just $169 for your starter kit! (Excludes card making kits) Just by joining you get an automatic 20% discount on every product purchased for as long as you decide to stay with the company plus the opportunity to increase that discount by setting and reaching goals. All with my FULL support along the way! There is no obligation to stay or sell, the choice remains yours every step of the way. 

When shopping with me for the month of December please use the hostess code below.

TNRZTCQ6

The carousel below has all of the items used for my project above.

Thank you so very much for visiting today. I you have any questions please don't hesitate to ask in the comments section below.

I appreciate every comment.

Colour INKspiration Crew - #CI46

Hello and welcome to this fortnights Colour INKspiration challenge #CI46  😊

You have reached Kim Oliver - KOCreations Cards. There is a NEXT button a little further down where you will find even more gorgeous projects and inspiration from the rest of the Colour INKspiration Crew.

You have joined me from  Rose Packers blog Creative Roses , 😊 

Here is the Challenge Palette for #CI46

You must use all 5 of these gorgeous colours for this challenge, plus you can add to your mix any of Basics colours (White, Black or Very Vanilla) and any of the Metallics.

Here is my project for the #CI46 challenge

Happy Anniversary

I have used the 'Beautiful Boquet' bundle along with a new background stamp called 'Buffalo Check'.

I do hope you have enjoyed my card created using this colour challenge #CI46 and that you have been inspired to try it our for yourself. I can't wait to see all of your gorgeous projects being shared over at the Colour INKspirations Challenges page on FB.

All items that I have used for this project have been listed in the carousel at the end of this post, with each picture linking to it's purchase point.

Up next we have sharing her beautiful floral inspirations the gorgeous Nicole Wilson 

Colour INKspiration is a facebook group dedicated to inspiring us to create and share with quarterly colour palettes chosen by the Design Team.

If you love creating with colour then this page is for you. 

Click HERE to request to join, or click the Colour INKspiration Challenge banner below AND JOIN IN THE FUN 😊

Thank you so very much for visiting my blog today. 

Would you like a copy of the 2018 Holiday Catalogue? 

Contact me NOW to get your very own copy

Love Crafting? 

Why not get your products at a 20% discount by joining today.You can join my Stampin' Up!® team here ~ Join the 'Kreative Oasis' team today.  Did you know you get to choose $235 of product for just $169 for your kit! (Excludes kits) Just by joining you get an automatic 20% discount on every product purchased for as long as you decide to stay with the company plus the opportunity to increase that discount by setting and reaching goals. All with my FULL support along the way! There is no obligations to stay or sell, the choice remains yours every step of the way. 

When shopping with me for the month of November please use the hostess code below

TNRZTCQ6

The carousel below has all of the items used for my project above.

Thank you so very much for visiting today. I you have any questions please don't hesitate to ask in the comments section below.

I appreciate each and every comment 😊

Stamping Sunday - First Frost

Hello everyone 😊

and

Welcome to the Stamping Sunday Blog Hop (Second Sunday) hosted by Sara Levin.

You are currently here with Kim Oliver - KO Creations Cards - Australia. I have a list of hop participants closer to the end of this post.

Today the Design Team are creating with the new suite 'First Frost'. This suite can be found on page 37 of the Holiday Catalogue.

This suite is also what I used to create with as part of this months 'Tutorial Bundle' available at the end of the post.

Here are my projects for today's hop.

Happy Birthday

#KOCreationscards #Firstfrost #HolidayCatalogue2018 #HappyBirthday #Blackberrybliss #StampingSunday #StampinUp30 #TinTileTIEF #CorrugatedTIEF

You can see that for both cards I have chosen the same colour scheme and also used the Tin Tile Embossing TIEF. 

My colours were inspired by the gorgeous Designer Series Paper that belongs with this suite called Frosted Floral #147800

There is matching Card Stock #147754 as well as a bundle that comprises of a stamp set and the matching dies - First Frost Bundle #149943

#KOCreationscards #Firstfrost #HolidayCatalogue2018 #HappyBirthday #Blackberrybliss #StampingSunday #StampinUp30 #TinTileTIEF #CorrugatedTIEF

I do hope you have enjoyed my quick post today. If you have any questions please feel free to ask them in the comment section below.

Thank you so very much for joining me today. Below you will find the hop list to continue on your Making Christmas Bright hop.

Love Crafting? 

Why not get your products at a 20% discount by joining today.You can join my Stampin' Up!® team here ~ Join the 'Kreative Oasis' team today.  Did you know you get to choose $235 of product for just $169 for your kit! (Excludes kits) Just by joining you get an automatic 20% discount on every product purchased for as long as you decide to stay with the company plus the opportunity to increase that discount by setting and reaching goals. All with my FULL support along the way! There is no obligations to stay or sell, the choice remains yours every step of the way. 

When shopping with me for the month of October please use the hostess code below

RRV4JVHH

The carousel below has all of the items used for my project above.

As an added bonus for shopping with me YOU GET A FREE TUTORIAL BUNDLE with any product purchase over $50 during the month of October using the "First Frost" bundle and ''Holiday Catalogue DSP ".

Free with product purchase of:  $50 Au

Or

Or alternatively you can purchase this bundle separately just by clicking below.

Please add a note with your payment with the word 'OCTOBER' for my reference. 

I will then email you the complete tutorial bundle within 48hrs

This is TUTORIAL available for purchase world wide.

Thank you so very much for visiting today. I you have any questions please don't hesitate to ask in the comments section below.

I appreciate each and every comment 😊

International Blog Highlights - Sorry

Thank you so very much for joining me today.

For todays post I am participating in Kylie Bertucci's Blog Highlights.
Demonstrators from around the world share there projects with you and others all from around the globe and give you the opportunity to vote for your favourites.

You can VOTE for my project below by clicking on the Vote button.

This months Theme is Sorry,.
Nothing says sorry quite like a hand made card and a personal note.

Here is the colour palette chosen for my project.

Blueberry Bushel

Grapefruit Grove

Very Vanilla

Here is my project

#KOCreationsCards #SpringtimeImpressions #Diecuts #InternationalBlogHighlights #Butterflies #Sorry

My project has absolutely no stamping on it at all!
Its all die cut pieces from the Framelit set called Springtime Impressions.

I left the card without a sentiment so I could write all of the meanigful things inside.

You can VOTE for my project by clicking the button below. I am card project #2
To vote find my project and click the red heart. You can Vote up to 5 times!

Thank you so very much for visiting my blog today. 

Would you like a copy of the 2018 Holiday Catalogue? 

Contact me NOW to get your very own copy

Love Crafting? 

Why not get your products at a 20% discount by joining today.You can join my Stampin' Up!® team here ~ Join the 'Kreative Oasis' team today.  Did you know you get to choose $235 of product for just $169 for your kit! (Excludes kits) Just by joining you get an automatic 20% discount on every product purchased for as long as you decide to stay with the company plus the opportunity to increase that discount by setting and reaching goals. All with my FULL support along the way! There is no obligations to stay or sell, the choice remains yours every step of the way. 

When shopping with me for the month of October please use the hostess code below

RRV4JVHH

The carousel below has all of the items used for my project above.

As an added bonus for shopping with me YOU GET A FREE TUTORIAL BUNDLE with any product purchase over $50 during the month of October using the "First Frost" bundle and ''Holiday Catalogue DSP ".

Free with product purchase of:  $50 Au

Or

Or alternatively you can purchase this bundle separately just by clicking below.

Please add a note with your payment with the word 'OCTOBER' for my reference. 

I will then email you the complete tutorial bundle within 48hrs

This is TUTORIAL available for purchase world wide.

Thank you so very much for visiting today. I you have any questions please don't hesitate to ask in the comments section below.

I appreciate each and every comment 😊

Colour INKspiration Crew - #CI43

Hello and welcome to this fortnights Colour INKspiration challenge #CI40  😊

You have reached Kim Oliver - KOCreations Cards. There is a NEXT button a little further down where you will find even more gorgeous projects and inspiration from the rest of the Colour INKspiration Crew.

You have joined me from Niki Spencer's page, My Sandbox  😊 

Here is the Challenge Palette for #CI43

 The colour choices this quarter are the new 2018-2020 In-Colors 😍

You can choose 1 or all 5 of these gorgeous colours for this challenge, plus you can add to your mix any of Basics colours (White, Black or Very Vanilla) and any of the Metallics.

Here is my project for the #CI43 challenge

Happy Birthday

#KOCreationsCards #MasculineCards #LiftMeUp #UpAndAaway #HotAirBalloons #BirthdayCards #StampinUp30 #NatureScene #InspiredByNature

I have chosen to use all 5 of the In Colors for my project. The techniques I have used are masking, spongeing along with colouring using Alcohol Markers and Layering.

I do hope you have enjoyed my card created using this colour challenge #CI43 and that you have been inspired to try it our for yourself. I can't wait to see all of your gorgeous projects being shared over at the Colour INKspirations Challenges page on FB.

Up next we have sharing her beautiful inspirations the gorgeous Julia Quinn fro Handmade By Julia

Colour INKspiration is a facebook group dedicated to inspiring us to create and share with quarterly colour palettes chosen by the Design Team.

If you love creating with colour then this page is for you. 

Click HERE to request to join, or click the Colour INKspiration Challenge banner below AND JOIN IN THE FUN 😊

Thank you so very much for visiting my blog today. 

Would you like a copy of the 2018 Holiday Catalogue? 

Contact me NOW to get your very own copy

Love Crafting? 

Why not get your products at a 20% discount by joining today.You can join my Stampin' Up!® team here ~ Join the 'Kreative Oasis' team today.  Did you know you get to choose $235 of product for just $169 for your kit! (Excludes kits) Just by joining you get an automatic 20% discount on every product purchased for as long as you decide to stay with the company plus the opportunity to increase that discount by setting and reaching goals. All with my FULL support along the way! There is no obligations to stay or sell, the choice remains yours every step of the way. 

When shopping with me for the month of October please use the hostess code below

RRV4JVHH

The carousel below has all of the items used for my project above.

As an added bonus for shopping with me YOU GET A FREE TUTORIAL BUNDLE with any product purchase over $50 during the month of October using the "First Frost" bundle and ''Holiday Catalogue DSP ".

Free with product purchase of:  $50 Au

Or

Or alternatively you can purchase this bundle separately just by clicking below.

Please add a note with your payment with the word 'OCTOBER' for my reference. 

I will then email you the complete tutorial bundle within 48hrs

This is TUTORIAL available for purchase world wide.

Thank you so very much for visiting today. I you have any questions please don't hesitate to ask in the comments section below.

I appreciate each and every comment 😊

The Joy Of Sets blog hop group - Winter Catalogue

Hello everyone and welcome to my blog. 

I am hopping with The Joy Of Sets group this fine Sunday. 

We are focusing our design talents today on items from the Holiday/Winter Catalogue.

You are currently visiting me (Kim Oliver - KOCreations Cards) you can follow the hop by using the NEXT button further down this post. Or if you would like to see Susan's projects again (the previous post before mine) the button for that purpose is directly beneath.

For my projects today I have kept it REALLY SIMPLE!

I have used 2 products only from the new catalogue and made 40 Christmas cards!

Here are my projects.

Santa's Workshop 

Memories and More Christmas cards

#KOCreationsCards #SantasWorkshop #ChristmasCards #MemoriesandMorepacks #holidaycatalogue2018 #StampinUp30

Can you guess what I used?

No?

Okay I won't keep you in suspense any longer.

I used the Santa's Workshop Memories and More card packs along with the Santa's Workshop Memories and More Cards and Envelopes.

They can be found on page 21 of the Holiday Catalogue 

 cost  

Santa's Workshop Memories and More card pack - $17.50  

Santa's Workshop Cards and Envelope pack - $14.75  

a total of $22.25 (catalogue price) 

$1.10 per card!

Even including postage and handling costs that's $1.40 per card.

I know right, How amazing is that!

You can't buy cards this awesome for that price!

#KOCreationsCards #SantasWorkshop #ChristmasCards #MemoriesandMorepacks #holidaycatalogue2018 #StampinUp30

Guess how long these took to make 😁 

Seriously take a wild guess.

Okay, I will tell you.....They took me 30 minutes to put them together! 😱

I am in shock!

It will take me more time to write my messages inside than it did to create these.

I did end up taking a couple of photo's, as I couldn't fit them all in on one shot.

#KOCreationsCards #SantasWorkshop #ChristmasCards #MemoriesandMorepacks #holidaycatalogue2018 #StampinUp30

And you know what, I have heaps of card fronts left to make more cards!

I am soooo loving these packs 😍

Thank you for joining me today.

Next up we have Jennifer Arent 

Would you like a copy of the 2018 Holiday Catalogue? 

Contact me NOW to get your very own copy

Love Crafting? 

Why not get your products at a 20% discount by joining today.You can join my Stampin' Up!® team here ~ Join the 'Kreative Oasis' team today.  Did you know you get to choose $235 of product for just $169 for your kit! (Excludes kits) Just by joining you get an automatic 20% discount on every product purchased for as long as you decide to stay with the company plus the opportunity to increase that discount by setting and reaching goals. All with my FULL support along the way! There is no obligations to stay or sell, the choice remains yours every step of the way. 

When shopping with me for the month of October please use the hostess code below

RRV4JVHH

The carousel below has all of the items used for my project above.

As an added bonus for shopping with me YOU GET A FREE TUTORIAL BUNDLE with any product purchase over $50 during the month of October using the "First Frost" bundle and ''Holiday Catalogue DSP ".

Free with product purchase of:  $50 Au

Or

Or alternatively you can purchase this bundle separately just by clicking below.

Please add a note with your payment with the word 'OCTOBER' for my reference. 
I will then email you the complete tutorial bundle within 48hrs

This is TUTORIAL available for purchase world wide.

Thank you so very much for visiting today. I you have any questions please don't hesitate to ask in the comments section below.

I appreciate each and every comment 😊

Crazy Crafters Blog Hop with special guest Lisa Curcio

Hello and welcome to another Crazy Crafter's blog hop.

You are currently here with me (Kim Oliver - KOCreations Cards) and I have a complete list of blog hop participants closer to the end of this post.

Today our special guest and source of inspiration is none other than the lovely Lisa Curcio of Lisa's Stamp Studio.

Here is the project of Lisa's that I found inspiration from today

I totally loved the Silhouette idea paired with the basic frame layout.

Here is my project..

Dashing Deer Silhouettes

#KOCreationsCards #MaleCardsIdeas #MasculineCards #DashingDeer #SilhouetteCard #AnimalLover #StampinUp30 #HolidayCatalogue2018

I used Brusho's to create my background colours. The stamp sets I chose to use were 'Lovely As A Tree' along with 'Rooted In Nature'.

The deer silhouettes are from the Dashing Deer bundle, found on page 9 of the Holiday Catalogue.
I nearly added as a sentiment 'Tis the Season, but then realised what else that could mean paired with my scene  😂
So, I went with a simple Birthday wish from the Itty Bitty stamp set.

I do hope you have enjoyed my project today.
Your journey is not quite over yet as I am sure you will find loads more fabulous ideas during this hop.
To continue moving through the hop please click the name directly after mine from the list below.

Would you like a copy of the 2018 Holiday Catalogue? 

Contact me NOW to get your very own copy

Love Crafting? 

Why not get your products at a 20% discount by joining today.You can join my Stampin' Up!® team here ~ Join the 'Kreative Oasis' team today.  Did you know you get to choose $235 of product for just $169 for your kit! (Excludes kits) Just by joining you get an automatic 20% discount on every product purchased for as long as you decide to stay with the company plus the opportunity to increase that discount by setting and reaching goals. All with my FULL support along the way! There is no obligations to stay or sell, the choice remains yours every step of the way. 

When shopping with me for the month of October please use the hostess code below

RRV4JVHH

The carousel below has all of the items used for my project above.

As an added bonus for shopping with me YOU GET A FREE TUTORIAL BUNDLE with any product purchase over $50 during the month of October using the "First Frost" bundle and ''Holiday Catalogue DSP ".

Free with product purchase of:  $50 Au

Or

Or alternatively you can purchase this bundle separately just by clicking below.

Please add a note with your payment with the word 'OCTOBER' for my reference. 

I will then email you the complete tutorial bundle within 48hrs

This is TUTORIAL available for purchase world wide.

Thank you so very much for visiting today. I you have any questions please don't hesitate to ask in the comments section below.

I appreciate each and every comment 😊