Crazy Crafters Blog Hop with Lea Denton

Welcome back crafty people..

Today the CC's team are hopping with special guest Lea Denton

We have all chosen a project of Lea's to CASE (copy and selective edit) You are currently here me Kim Oliver. I will have a list of names near the end of my blog of the other participants.

Here is the project I have chosen to CASE

With the card above Lea chose to colour some of the Irresistibly Floral embossed DSP.

 As this gorgeous DSP is retiring soon and I have a nearly a full packet in stock I needed to make use of it!
Plus I love the simplicity of this design!


Here are my cards inspired by Lea's.

'All Things Thanks'

CAS (Clean And Simple)

#KOCreationscards #ImbringingRAKcardsback #Stampinupframelits #Watercolour #Techniques #Allthingsthanks #Customerappreciation #CAS

I ended up making 12 cards in total.
Some for customers plus RAK cards too using this simple yest striking design.
I only used two small pieces from my pack and they were off cuts at that!!
The stamp set that Lea and myself used for the sentiment is called 'All Things Thanks'

It is perfect for a bold sentiment
You can see some differences from Lea's card to my set, with the addition of the black layers and bases.
I also added some black die cut images from differing sets as accents to co-ordinate with the bold black sentiments.

#KOCreationscards #ImbringingRAKcardsback #Stampinupframelits #Watercolour #Techniques #Allthingsthanks #Customerappreciation #Loveitchopit #CAS

This card above has the Dahlia from the May Flower Framelits set.

The ink colours that I chose to brush over the DSP were as follows

1. Lemon Lime Twist (available singly on 1st June) 
2. Wild Wasabi
3. Pool Party
4. Bermuda Bay
5. Peekaboo Peach
6. Flirty Flamingo
7. Melon Mamno and
8. Fresh Fig (Available singly on 1st June) 

My card base for these cards are Basic Black with a layer of Thick Whisper White on top.
The embossed Designer Series Paper is called Irresisitably Floral and is now retired. But fret not! You can make your own!! More info further down the page, just after the participant list 😇

I cut the the coloured DSP into strips and backed it onto the Basic Black card stock, leaving only a 2mm edge. 

To create a co-ordinating inside, all I did was add a layer of whisper white, so that there was a clean area to write a personal message on.

#KOCreationscards #ImbringingRAKcardsback #Stampinupframelits #Watercolour #Techniques #Allthingsthanks #Customerappreciation #Loveitchopit #CAS

I created 5 different cards just by adding a different focal accent using a die cut image in black. This one above has the dragon fly from Dragonfly Dreams

#KOCreationscards #ImbringingRAKcardsback #Stampinupframelits #Watercolour #Techniques #Allthingsthanks #Customerappreciation #Loveitchopit #CAS

This one has a single flower from the May Flower Framelits with the addition of the metallic sequins.

#KOCreationscards #ImbringingRAKcardsback #Stampinupframelits #Watercolour #Techniques #Allthingsthanks #Customerappreciation #Loveitchopit #CAS

I left this one bare and just added the metallic sequins in silver and black for a little bling. 

I love bling 😄

#KOCreationscards #ImbringingRAKcardsback #Stampinupframelits #Watercolour #Techniques #Allthingsthanks #Customerappreciation #Loveitchopit #CAS

 And this one has the small butterfly from Bold Butterflies Framelits and no bling.
I do hope you have enjoyed these cards today.
 Please keep moving through the hop by clicking on the name after mine. I hope you find some inspiration along the way 😍

As you can no longer purchase this DSP (Designer Series Paper) I have provided a link below for a video explaining how to create your own embossed paper to do the exact same emboss resist technique with!
How awesome is that!

Click HERE to view

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Crazy Crafter's Blog Hop with Mikaela Titheridge

Hello again crafter's

#Specialreason #Touchesoftexture #KOCreationscards #Pumpkinpie #Flourishingphrases #Allthingsthanks #Suitesentiments #Loveitchopit

Today I am participating in a blog hop with a wonderful team that I am a member of The Crazy Crafters...I feel so lucky to be part of this group #bestteamever.

Our blog hop today is with special guest Mikaela Titheridge

We will all choosing a project and CASEing it to share with everyone here in the Hop. 

FYI : CASEing is where we Copy And Selective Edit.

At the bottomof my post you will find a list of other participants and all you need to do is click the next name after mine to follow through and keep hopping. You are curently here with me Kim Oliver.
 Mikaela has so many gorgeous projects to choose from, but I did notice a longer thin style top fold card a number of times amongst her posts. So that was my base layout for my projects.
Then I found this!
This is the image that inspired my projects for this wonderful blog hop.



 Mikaela had made up some kit gift boxes from the Perfectly Wrapped kit and loved the colours she made cards to match.


I too loved these colours!
 They just spoke to me.
And I hadn't used my Pumpkin Pie ink pad yet :) lol perfect excuse. I chose to work with only the Pumpkin Pie and Basic Black, I didn't add any Emerald Envy into my projects at all.

OK
Here is my first card

 Front View

#Specialreason #Touchesoftexture #KOCreationscards #Pumpkinpie #Flourishingphrases #Allthingsthanks #Suitesentiments #Loveitchopit

Have you ever been creating and found that your project takes on a life of it's own! This is one of those times!...I had to physically make myself stop putting things on this card.
 I kept looking at it and wanting to add more!
I just didn't feel happy with it, so I just walked away and went and had lunch.

When I returned I just went WOW!!
Yep, so glad I walked away, and created the inside :)

The sentiment on the front is from the 'Suite Sentiments' stamp set

Inside View

#Specialreason #Touchesoftexture #KOCreationscards #Pumpkinpie #Flourishingphrases #Allthingsthanks #Suitesentiments #Loveitchopit

I love the inside of this card so much!
So much so, that the inside images I had stamped together got my creativity happening again!
I just had to make another card with the same layout, but using these images in the format that I had just done above.


So here is card 2

Front View

Card 2

#Specialreason #Touchesoftexture #KOCreationscards #Pumpkinpie #Flourishingphrases #Allthingsthanks #Suitesentiments #Loveitchopit

It is such a stark contrast to the first card!
I think it's mainly because of all the white..I just couldn't handle it, lol.
 I am beginning to realise I don't like alot of empty space!

 So, I just had to fill some of the area with sequins and splashes from the 'Touches Of Texture' stamp set. 

I stamped the dragonfly's top layer in vellum, then coloured behind the image. I die cut and trimmed off the head and body, added a glue dot and placed it atop the stamped image underneath.

For the inside I kept it even simpler still. I just used a splash of colour from the background stamp in the 'Touches Of Texture' stamp set.

Inside View

Card 2

#Specialreason #Touchesoftexture #KOCreationscards #Pumpkinpie #Flourishingphrases #Allthingsthanks #Suitesentiments #Loveitchopit

Here is a pic of them side by side..
Same materials, but such stark contrast to each other.

#Specialreason #Touchesoftexture #KOCreationscards #Pumpkinpie #Flourishingphrases #Allthingsthanks #Suitesentiments #Loveitchopit

I hope you enjoyed the projects I have shared with you today.

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International Blog Highlights - All Things Thanks

Welocme back crafter's :)

Thanks for coming to my blog today! We are being highlighted internationally by Kylie Bertucci and you are able to VOTE for my project. 

You can do that here - http://bit.ly/KyliesMarchHighlights

Our theme for this highlight is using the stamp set 'All Things Thanks!' 

This is a Wonderful stamp set with so many gorgeous sentiments. 

We wanted to highlight how versatile it really is.

 I had a stack of back grounds, die cuts and other bits and bobs laying around from previous card makes and technique trials. I thouht this would be a perfect opportunity for me to show this stamps sets versatility.

I quite often make 2 full A4 sheets of backgrounds, but may only get time to make 2 or 3 cards including the insides....I also have a little bag filled with excess diecuts and offcuts.

 Here is a quick shot of what I had to work with from my stash!

#Wastenotwantnot #Allthingsthanks #Usingscraps

I only ended up with a third of the little bits left and that was because, once again I ran out of time.... School pick up became more important!

I will now share the cards I made using the 'All Things Thanks' stamp set to complete these cards....

There is just one shot of each card.

CARD 1

#Justforthehostess #Giftoflove #Watercolour #Resistemboss #Emeraldenvy #Allthingsthanks

CARD 2

#Birthdayblooms #Inkblending #Mintmacaron #Dapperdenim #Allthingsthanks

CARD 3

#Helpingmegrow #Bokeheffect #Inkblending #Peekaboopeach #Watermelonwonder #Allthingsthanks

CARD 4

#Builderbirdcage #Bokeheffect #Inkblending #Allthingsthanks

CARD 5

Would have been if I remembered the sentiment! pffft lol

#Helpingmegrow #Wisteriawonder #Vellumstamping #Sticthedshapes #Allthingsthanks

This little gorgeous Wisteria Wonder number above is being entered into #GDP078  I was intending to make a card for this challenge tomorrow...but when I looked at the challenge this afternoon I realised what I already had made fit the challenge perfectly!!! And yes I forgot to stamp a sentiment lmao...I only noticed after the picture was taken

'Forehead Slap'

here is the sketch challenge this week.

Psssst I was lucky enough to be a winner last week!! You can click HERE to see that winning project. So excited about that...I adore entering what I make into little challenges. The challenges themselves help to keep my creative juices flowing and sometimes when I don't have the mojo they really help to bring it back!

  Continuing on with 'All Things Thanks' once again.

CARD 6

#Allthingsthanks #Handmadebackground #Allthingsthanks

CARD 7

#Detaileddragonflythinlits #Inkblending #Positiveandnegative #Allthingsthanks

CARD 8

#Justforthehostess #Fabulousflora #Watercolour #Resistemboss #Allthingsthanks

CARD 9

#Liftmeupbundle #Liftmeup #Bokeheffect #Inkblending #Allthingsthanks

CARD 10

#Liftmeup #Upandawaythinlits #Bokeheffect #Inkblending #Allthingsthanks

Did you notice the whisper white ballons in the background!?!

AND 

CARD 11

#Specialreason #Bokeheffect #Inkblending #Allthingsthanks

Well! What do you think???

All of these cards will be sent either as R.A.K cards or given as thanks to my customers to show my appreciation.

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