Crazy Crafters Blog Hop - Sweet Soirée

Hello everyone.

How are the holidays going for you? 

Some of you may even be back at work already, I know I am 😊 

As a team we love to inspire and also be inspired by our fellow demonstrators. When we find inspirations we then share with you all.
The Crazy Crafters special guest today is the inspirational  Meg Loven.
Thank you Meg for being our inspiration today.

Here is Megs card that inspired my project.

you can click HERE to see her post.

I chose this design because I love using up scraps to create something new with. 

And I have had a certain little scrap just waiting for the right time to be part of something beautiful.

Today is that time.

My Sweet Soirée

#KOCreationscards #Sweetsoirée #Bestbirds #Cardmaking #Stampinup #Flowers #Papercraft #Gifts #Foryou #2018Saleabration #2018Occasionscatalogue

When CASEing we decide on certain elements to keep. Sometimes it can be just as simple as being inspired by a layout, or even the placement of the sentiment.

The elements I chose to use were 

• The silhouette focal, which was my special scrap piece that I just couldn't throw away! *Can you pick which set it's from?
• The banners
• and the Best Birds

I chose to use the absolutely gorgeous Sweet Soirée DSP and matching ribbon as my design base.
Sweet Soirée and all matching elements will be available for purchase in MY STORE from the 3rd January 2018.

If you haven't received a copy of the new catalogues yet, then please email me with your deets and I will organise to send you a copy! 

kim.oliver6@bigpond.com

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Frontal View

#KOCreationscards #Sweetsoirée #Bestbirds #Cardmaking #Stampinup #Flowers #Papercraft #Gifts #Foryou #2018Saleabration #2018Occasionscatalogue

I picked the stunning Berry Burst floral sheet which has Calypso Coral with silver dots on the reverse side.
I did wonder how I was going to tie in my black silhouette (*Eclectic Layers Thinlits) with such vibrant colours, without over powering the DSP.
The gorgeous DSP as a background also proved to be slightly problematic as it is very busy.
So, I decided that vellum sheet over the reverse DSP as a banner duo would help break it up nicely.
I think I have achieved a perfect mix of busy, while drawing your eye to the focal and created a beautifully striking card.

What do you think?

To continue moving through the hop please click the name directly after mine.

I hope you really enjoyed my project today.

I look forward to sharing more with you in the New Year.

If you have any questions don't hesitate to ask.
I always reply.

Happy Happenings - Colour INKspiration

Welcome back Crafters.

#Engagement #Love #Shabbychic #KOCreationscards #Handmade #Giftsfromtheheart #Madewithlove #Inspiredbylove #Bestbirds #Happyhappening

My family and myself have been invited to attend an engagement party in around 2 weeks time.

The lovely couple have asked for no gifts! So I found myself in need of a really nice card! 

I know the couple quite well and their style, it is very shabby chic...

I LOVE Shabby Chic...... anyone else!?!

I saw the colours from Colour INKpsiration's creative challenge #CI05 this week and thought it would be a perfect fit to create their engagment card with!
And of course, I made another card at the same time using the same colour scheme.

In case you can't see the text the colours this fortnight are Blushing Bride, Soft Sky and Sahara Sand.

If you would like to join in for this challenge then please click HERE to join the group and become part of the fun :)

Here are my cards

HAPPY HAPPENINGS

#Engagement #Love #Shabbychic #KOCreationscards #Handmade #Giftsfromtheheart #Madewithlove #Inspiredbylove #Bestbirds #Happyhappening

What do you think? 

The one on the left is for the engagement.

I wasn't sure about my back ground choice when I started, so I had a play with a couple of different things...For the Congrats card I used the Hexagons Dynamic TIEF as a stamp with Sahara Sand.
For the Bonjour Beautoful card I used the  Hardwood Stamp and White SU embossing powder.

Both cards have a sentiment from the stamp set called 'Happy Happenings'

I have added 3 little pearl beads from my bits and pieces stash to help finish the Congrats card.

Congrats

#Engagement #Love #Shabbychic #KOCreationscards #Handmade #Giftsfromtheheart #Madewithlove #Inspiredbylove #Bestbirds #Happyhappening

Both cards have a Soft Sky card stock layer for the background.

The lace and the sentiment have both been stamped first in versamark then straight into Saharah Sand then heat embossed with Gold SU embossing powder.

Bonjour Beautiful

#Engagement #Love #Shabbychic #KOCreationscards #Handmade #Giftsfromtheheart #Madewithlove #Inspiredbylove #Bestbirds #Happyhappening

For this card I kept the woodsy theme happening by adding branches, flowers and a tiny little blue bird all from the Best Birds bundle. The branches and flowers have been stamped in Sahara Sand. The flowers have had Blushing Bride applied with a Stampin' Write marker pen. I then pulled the colour out  a little with an aqua painter.

#Engagement #Love #Shabbychic #KOCreationscards #Handmade #Giftsfromtheheart #Madewithlove #Inspiredbylove #Bestbirds #Happyhappening

#Engagement #Love #Shabbychic #KOCreationscards #Handmade #Giftsfromtheheart #Madewithlove #Inspiredbylove #Bestbirds #Happyhappening

I have made a list of all items used to create these projects and have added them to the carousal below.

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AND
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Thank you for stopping by my blog today.

I hope you have enjoyed my creative efforts.

If you have any questions please ask them in comments below. 

I always reply x 

Crazy Crafters Blog Hop with Cindy Schuster

Welcome back to my blog :)

Today I am participating in a blog hop with Cindy Schuster. 

All those participating chose a project of Cindy's to CASE-Copy And Selectively Edit.

I absolutely loved going through Cindy's creations. 

One of the reasons I really enjoy doing these hops is simply because, it means I am introduced to more talented creators on blogger!

Here is Cindy's card that I chose to CASE

So with out further ado

here is my card

        For my CASE I chose to have a similar flower arrangement and also used a cut out flower                                                                                        design.

'It's A Good Day'

#Itsagoodday #Flourishingphrasesbundle #Inspiredbynature #KOCreationscards #Ombreeffect #Bestbirds #Gorgeousgrunge

The card stock used for this card was Thick Whisper White for the base, toppers - inside and front. For the layers - Crumb Cake, Basic Black and Peekaboo Peach.

The inks used for the flowers were Watermelon Wonder, Peekaboo Peach and Crushed Curry. I also used Versamark embossing ink.

The stamp and die sets used were Flourishing Phrases stamps and die, Best Birds (sentiment) and Gorgeous Grunge (Background)

Other tools used were Gold embossing powder for the background, Metallic Sequins, Heat Tool, Big Shot. Glue Dots, Dimensionals, Tear and Tape and Metallic Thread in black.

Oh did you pick up Classy Designer Button!?! I painted it black and then covered it in glue for a shiny effect.

Side View

#Itsagoodday #Flourishingphrasesbundle #Inspiredbynature #KOCreationscards #Ombreeffect #Bestbirds #Gorgeousgrunge

The colours I used for the flowers were - Watermelon Wonder, Peekaboo Peach and Crushed Curry. I blended all of these colour onto whisper white and then cut the flowers out using the Flourish thinlits die set.

For the large flower base I stamped the image in the same colours using the ink and wipe method for the ombre effect. I fussy cut around this just to give the main flower that added lift.

For the inside I stamped the flower again using the ink and wipe method, straight on to the card stock. I then stamped it twice more either side of the main flower without re-inking, this added the illusion of depth.

Open View

#Itsagoodday #Flourishingphrasesbundle #Inspiredbynature #KOCreationscards #Ombreeffect #Bestbirds #Gorgeousgrunge

thank you so very much for stopping by to see what I have created for you all.

Please check out the other talented participants today, by following along the list of names below.

If you would like to purchase any of the items I used to create this card, I have listed them all for your convenience in the carousal below.