Stamp sales are the best sales, and this one is no exception! Save 20% on selected stamp sets ordered before Nov 20, 2015. [This sale has now ended]

This is a fab opportunity to grab some stamps on your wish list (and some you didn’t know you wanted until now!).

Here’s the handy flyer for you to download OR just click on through to the SALE PAGE of my online store to see every lovely set on offer.

 

[This sale has now ended]

There are some great sets on offer at hard-to-say-no prices.

is a great one. Lots of possibilities and fun uses (and they don’t necessarily have anything to do with gardening!)…

 

 is another lovely set. It’s a two-step stamp set, so you can easily add colour to your project without the hassle of masking or using markers to apply the separate colours.

 

Love colouring?

Grab your pencils or markers and create your own tags and cards with the cute  set. Includes three messages and 7 images to colour.

Want to see more of the discounted stamp sets in action?

Check out the Pinterest board full of ideas using these ‘on sale’ sets.

 

 

And you can find them all in !

Happy stamping,

 

It’s colour challenge time!

This week our Case-ing the Catty crew are inspired by a Stampin’ Up! Christmas colour theme that really pops: Mossy Meadow, Pool Party and Real Red.

Colour Challenge: Mossy Meadow, Pool Party, Real Red

 

 

I went straight to the Home for Christmas cardstock pack and the Home for Christmas designer series paper for this project, all conveniently in this colour palette.

I wanted to try something a little different, though, and remembered a technique from a past training event.

A bright patterned sheet had been sponged with a layer of white Craft Stampin’ Ink, which resulted in an interesting toned-down look. It looked almost white-washed.

Here are some before & after photos from the big screen:

 

I modified this technique by just lightly sponging the outer edges of a panel of the holly paper with the Craft Stampin’ ink.

Can’t find the white Craft Stampin’ ink in your catalogue? Check out page 163 of the annual catalogue. It is described as a:

Rich, permanent pigment Whisper White ink for embossing or creating an opaque look on dark cardstock.

It does take a while longer to dry, compared to our regular classic ink pads. Being a little impatient I waved my heat tool over it with a few seconds to set it quickly. Good time to replace those Jamberry nail wraps (yes those heat tools come in very handy and I’m sure I’ll be embossing more now that I’ve caught the Jamberry bug – hehehe).

I then sponged the edges in a little Mossy Meadow ink to bring back definition to the edges.

 

It reminds me of a filter you can apply to photos. It was fun to play with this technique and I’ll have to try it again another time.

 

So how are you going with your Christmas cards? Are you inspired to try this colour theme with your cards?

It’s now November, so you know what that means….. Christmas is NEXT MONTH!

 

 

For more ideas and inspiration using this colour theme, continue hopping along to the lovely and talented Monique Fielder.

 

Happy stamping,

 

 

Product List

Real Red A4 Card Stock [106578] $12.25	Home For Christmas Designer Series Paper [139592] $19.25	Home For Christmas Cardstock Pack [139593] …	Boughs & Berries Textured Impressions Embossing Folder [139671] $13.00	Cozy Christmas Clear-Mount Stamp Set [139779] $33.00
Silver Cording Trim [139620] $8.75	Subtles Candy Dots [130933] $10.50	Brights Candy Dots [130931] $10.50	Large Oval Punch [119855] $28.00

Tags: home for christmas, mossy meadow, stampin' up!, whitewash

 

Hi friends,

I’m back for this week’s CASE-ing the Catty blog hop (now on Sundays!).  You may have joined me from Alison’s blog or you may be starting here. Either way, continue hopping around the links for inspiration and ideas. The theme this week is the Winter Wonderland section on pages 22-27 of the Stampin’ Up! Holiday Catalogue.

 

With our Christmas being in the middle of summer here in Australia, we don’t find much in the way of snow. But we do love our trees!  And living in a forestry area like I do, the Wonderland stamp set jumped out at me straight away.

 

My inspiration came from the card sample on page 22 of the 2015 Stampin’ Up! Holiday Catalogue (image on the right).

That tree stamp is sooooo beautiful, I’m sure I would buy the set just for that stamp! But the other stamps are a great bonus too.

 

Here is my creation which was inspired by the cards in the catalogue.

 

The word Merry is a die from the Christmas Greetings Thinlits dies. Jolly and Peace also come in the set of three festive words.

 

The Snowflake Elements and Gold Cording Trim was in the original card on page 22, and add just the right touch to this clean and simple card.

In the sample in the catalogue, the area under the trees had been masked so that a clean straight line was created. I was inspired to try my hand at masking too, but tried something a little different. The area under the trees was created by sponging around the top edge of a torn ‘post-it note’ which was my mask. I moved it slightly down and sponged lightly again, repeating this step until I had the look I was after.

I ended up making a few different cards, all inspired by the lovely catalogue sample. In fact, we even made one of them in my recent classes as we talked about masking and stamping-off. This stamp set lends itself to quite a good assortment of fun techniques!

 

I hope you’ve enjoyed today’s project. Be sure to hop on over to visit Julia Quinn and her lovely creations. If you lose track at any point, you are welcome to visit the CASE-ing The Catty blog for all the links.

Happy stamping,

 

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