Crazy Crafters Blog Hop with Lisa Curcio

Welcome back to my blog

I am taking part today in a blog hope with guest Lisa Curcio along with some other talented people from the Crazy Crafters Group. We are all choosing a project from Lisa's blog to CASE (Copy And Selective Edit)

 You will find a list at the end of my blog for you to follow. 

FYI you are currently here with me Kim Oliver.

 The project I have chosen to CASE is this one below

The elements chosen from this card is basically the layout design. I made 4 cards for my CASE and I will now share them with you.

I chose to use the gorgeous 'Sending Love' Suite from the upcoming Occasions catalogue for my projects.
Can't wait for these to be available to you all! You are going to have a ball going through the new catalogue and choosing your favourites.
Can't wait!?!  Then join my team HERE

'SENDING LOVE'

#Sendinglovesuite #KOCreationscards #Cardmaking #Handmade #Valentines #Sealedwithakiss #Australianmade #Sentwithlove #Stitchedshapesframelits

Isn't this such a gorgeous set!!! They make LOVE orientated cards so easy to create! They would be perfect for Valentines, Anniversaries and or Weddings...It's going to be quite versatile too as I noticed a couple of stamps would be perfect for little note cards.

Those lips look just just so luscious! I used that stamp on 3 out of my 4 cards hahaha

Okay I am now going to list below for you the items and tools used.

Items Used:

• Sealed With Love Bundle - 144705
• Sending Love Designer Series Paper Stack - 142733
• Stitched Shapes Framlit Dies
• Layering Circles Framelit Dies
• Thick Whisper White Card Stock
• Real Red Card Stock

Tools and Ink Used:

• Big Shot
• Clear Block D
• Stazon Black
• Real Red Stampin Pad
• Versamark
• Embossing Buddy
• Clear embossing powder
• Heat Tool
• Stampin' Trimmer

Adhesives:

• Stampin' Dimensionals
• Multi Purpose Liquid Glue
• Glue Dots
• Tear and Tape

Embellishments:

• Metallic Enamel Shapes
• Real Red Stitched Satin Ribbon.

Front and Inside View

'Sealed WITH A Kiss' 1

#Sendinglovesuite #KOCreationscards #Cardmaking #Handmade #Valentines #Sealedwithakiss #Australianmade #Sentwithlove #Stitchedshapesframelits

 For each card I chose my paper before cutting it as shown in pictures. I chose DSP pieces that I could mix and match, so that some cards would be more red and others more white. I then used the contrasting colour for the layer beneath, red for mostly white DSP and white for mostly red DSP.

Front and Inside View

'Sealed WITH A Kiss' 2

#Sendinglovesuite #KOCreationscards #Cardmaking #Handmade #Valentines #Sealedwithakiss #Australianmade #Sentwithlove #Stitchedshapesframelits

With the card above I cut the 'Sealed WITH A Kiss' stamp into 3 sections so I could stamp the sentiment where I wanted it.
I can still use this stamp as a whole...which you can see in the image below.

Front and Inside View

'RED Sealed With A Kiss'

#Sendinglovesuite #KOCreationscards #Cardmaking #Handmade #Valentines #Sealedwithakiss #Australianmade #Sentwithlove #Stitchedshapesframelits

I try to carry through the theme from the front of each card to the inside, as I feel this adds a little something more for the recipients.

Front and Inside View

'Sent With Love'

#Sendinglovesuite #KOCreationscards #Cardmaking #Handmade #Valentines #Sealedwithakiss #Australianmade #Sentwithlove #Stitchedshapesframelits

Now if I am not the last on the list (If I am you have reached the end) and if not, then you are in for more gorgeous projects :)
Just click the name after mine to keep you moving through the hop. Otherwise TTFN and I hope you have enjoyed our blogs xx

'Jar of Love' - Throw Kindness Around Like .... FISHES!?!

Happy Birthday!

This special Blog post has been scheduled just for today....
You see, I sent one of these cute cards to a sweet friend for their BIRTHDAY!!!!

AND

today is that day!! 

This person is also into card creating, like myself. 

But boy is this person talented! 

Soooooo, I wanted something I wouldn't be ashamed to send....

Something original, funny, cute and artistic!

BIG ask!

 lol

I had been seeing so many gorgeous 'Jar of Love' cards...I have even made a couple myself (yet to be blogged)

But they all seemed very similar....flowers in a jar, hearts in the jar,even a fish in a jar
 Another creator Stephanie Fischer had just made a card called 'Ahoy There' (no jars anywhere) BUT it gave me an idea :)

I thought,  'Lets tip the jar over a little so it's almost spilling it's contents but not quite!
And have fishies inside, Jumping OUT!'

I think to myself....WOW!, yes that sounds original & allowed myself a little WHOOP of joy.

 AND got to creating...

Here is it.....

Happy Birthday ! 

#Jaroflove #Happybirthday #frommetoyou #sentwithlove #KOCreationscards

#Jaroflove #Happybirthday #frommetoyou #sentwithlove #KOCreationscards

The little one on the right is my first effort. Then came version 2 .... not alot different but made a little larger, just so I could add some little extra detail & not overwhelm the card.

You are probably wondering what I did for the inside??? Can you see inside a little :) 

Ok I will stop teasing!

 hahahaa

Here is an open pic of the card.

I couldn't let the poor little fishies jump, not without having somewhere safe for them to land!

LOL

#Jaroflove #Happybirthday #frommetoyou #sentwithlove #KOCreationscards

I do hope she liked it...

As I scheduled this post on Sunday (19/6) and haven't as yet posted the card to her!!!

Gosh I am excited! hehehe

Anywho...

How I made my 'Jar of Love' cards:

• I used Peek-a-boo Peach  A4 card stock & in colour backgrounds DSP. 
• Thick Whisper White was used as my card base and for the fronts.
• I used the 'Jar of Love' stamp set for the jars, stamped onto an acetate window sheet in Stazon Jet Black. 
• The sentiment is a mixture of two from the same Jar of Love set and has been stapled together then attached using dimensionals.
• I cut both jar outlines using Everyday Jars Framelits.
• I coloured using my aqua painters and my Stampin' Write marker Island Indigo scribbled onto a stampin' block...I mixed  the blue at times with Craft Stampin Ink whisper White
• For the inside I stamped the small jar in Stazon jet black as I didn't want it to bleed or run when painting my flowing water.
• I stamped the fish in Peek-a-boo Peach and colored very carefully around it.
• The flowers have been stamped in Peeka-boo-Peach while the leaves were stamped with Emerald Envy.
• I added the smaller Rhinestones to the smaller flowers on one card.
• I used the foam adhesive strips to frame up the fish jar (the one sent for the birthday) as it is a shaker card. I used it to raise the front on the smaller card. I used Stampin' Dimensionals under some flowers, to add more depth.

#Jaroflove #Happybirthday #frommetoyou #sentwithlove #KOCreationscards

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