Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop - A sketch challenge

Hello and welcome to my blog! Today I am taking part in a blog hop with some fellow enthusiasts who love sharing their creative talents using their Stampin' Up!® products. This month in the Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop we have a Sketch to inspire us.

In addition to this wonderful sketch there is also a theme to bear in mind. The Fresh Air theme may throw up some interesting variations depending upon which part of the world we are creating in!

Of late, we have experienced some unseasonally heavy rainfall in the UK, so I am utilising one of the new Online Exclusive sets, which will be available in November, called Umbrella Days. It's so apt for the rainy weather!

I copied the sketch literally, creating a wide border beneath the decorated layer, adding ripped edges and some decorative twine.

I pulled out my Full of Life papers wanting to use their bright, happy colours. For the ripped layer I selected a design that made me think of rainbows - not strictly the correct shape, but the array of colours suggests a rainbow!

The reverse side of these papers has washes of colour rather than a distinct pattern - I selected a sheet that graduated from blues through to greens for my background. I stamped the image using Basic Gray ink on Basic White card and a sheet of DSP and then die cut them both using the coordinating dies. I took my Snips to the patterned piece and trimmed away the umbrella and then adhered that to the plain Basic White image. All the other details were coloured using Stampin' Blends - not too much blending because the image is quite small. Just adding a darker shade to the creases/lines shown on the stamp.

To coordinate perfectly, the sentiment is stamped on to a spare piece of DSP, again using Basic Gray ink. The image and the sentiment are both popped up on dimensionals over the Baker's Twine wrapped around the middle of the layer. The Riverside Irregular pearls have a wonderful watery sheen that I could't resist using to finish off the decoration. They are another Online Exclusive product which will be available in November.

Using a sketch as a starting point always really helps me because then you only have to add details. I am hoping for some fairer skies to encourage me to venture out for more walks...otherwise I will have to do more crafting! Please continue along the hop to see how the others have interpreted this sketch...enjoy the projects! We would love to hear from youand so if you have been inspired, please leave a comment.

Angie McKenzie   ●  Aurélie Fabre   ●  Danielle Kassing

   Leonie Stuart  ●  Annette Ball  ●  Karen Henderson

Mo Rootes  ●  Judith Patterson  ●  Kim Fee

Do you need any of the products  used on today's cards? If you live in the UK please take a look in my online Stampin' Up! shop. You can follow the link or click on the pictures below of the products I have used today.

Stay safe and as always, happy crafting,

If you would like to order any supplies, and you live in the UK, I would love to be your demonstrator. Use the current hostess code (October 2024 code: FKSENDXU) to get some free product (it will follow in the post after the end of the month). If your order is over £150 do not use the code as you become the hostess and get the rewards. To place an order please visit my online shop HERE. The products I have used on today's project are linked from the images shown below.

Starter Kit Special

Those who join between 1st and 31st October will get a special offer on their Starter Kit. During the month of October joiners may add £160 worth of products to their Starter Kit for £99.

If you would like to join my team, you can choose your starter kit HERE and if you have any questions, please contact me at karen@furrycatdesigns.co.uk

Kits Collection Sale

Save up to 30% off on all your favourite kits from 1 to 31 October! Our kits come with everything you need to create a unique paper craft. We have crafting options for card kits, treat packaging, home decor, and so much more! Start shopping today, as kits are only available while supplies last. 

All Star Video Class Bundles 

The Video Class Bundles have 12 AMAZING video tutorials to inspire you each month. This month we are featuring the Splendid Autumn Suite from the September - December Mini Catalogue.

 

Click HERE for sneak peeks or to purchase.

FREE with a purchase from my online store

 

Click on the images of the products I have used today to purchase them in my online shop:

Rembember to use the current hostess code.

October 2024 code: FKSENDXU

 

Splendid Autumn Suite - All Star Video Class Bundle Blog Hop October 2024

Hello and welcome to my blog. I am delighted to be part of the All Star Video Class Group. We create a Video Class Bundle with exclusive tutorials complete with photos, video directions and a supply list that includes both Metric and Imperial measurements, and we also hop together each month sharing another project using the same suite.

This month we are using the Splendid Autumn Suite and this is a sneak peek of the projects included in this month's bundle of video tutorials.

Here is a closer look at the sneak peek of my project in the tutorial bundle.

To enjoy the video class bundle of tutorials you have several options:

• shop with me -  if you order from my online store you will receive that month's bundle for free
• purchase - buy the bundle for £11.50 
• Join my Team - team members will receive the tutorials for free

Every month we will be using current Stampin' Up! Suites to create a Video Class Bundle, each containing 12 exclusive video classes. We will be using products from both the Annual Catalogue and the September - December Mini Catalogue:

• July 2024 - Full of Life Suite
  
• August 2024 - Mediterranean Bloom Suite
  
• September 2024 - Unbounded Beauty Suite
  
• October 2024 - Splendid Autumn Suite
  
• November 2024 - Nests of Winter Suite
  
• December 2024 - Regal Winter Suite
  

Thank you for joining me today for the All Star Design Team Video Class Bundle Blog Hop for OCtober 2024. At the start of each month, each of creates another project using the featured suite of products to give you even more inspiration. Here is my additional Splendid Autumn Suite project.

I have created my card today using some of the left overs from my tutorial project. I love it when you can utilise elements from your desk and turn them into a new creation. The die cut circle, which was surplus from my first card, has become the focal point to this tent shaped fun-fold card.

A tent fold card is easy to create - essentially, the top section of the card is scored in half so that it bends and can be propped up against an anchor point on the base of the card. 

The reverse side of these gorgeous scenic papers has a wash of colour and I have overstamped it with the oak leaf image to create a tone on tone background upon which the die cut scene sits. The front is simply embellished with a linen thread bow and a scattering of gems.

The base of the card is covered with an embossed layer and I've used a skinny sentiment, popped up on Dimensionals, to act as the anchor point. The card folds flat for posting and to enable you to write a message I added a light coloured layer at the back of the tent.

For me, the star of this suite is the papers, and I have so enjoyed creating projects with them. I hope you feel inspired to create some autumnal projects with this suite too. Let me know what you think in the comments below. If you would like more ideas using this suite you can purchase the tutorial bundle (along with previous tutorials) HERE. 

Thank you so much for visiting today. Click on the names below to hop around and see all the other amazing projects. Enjoy! If you live in the UK you can purchase these products below.

Blog Hop List:

Do you need any of the products  used on today's cards? If you live in the UK please take a look in my online Stampin' Up! shop. You can follow the link or click on the pictures below of the products I have used today.

Stay safe and as always, happy crafting,

If you would like to order any supplies, and you live in the UK, I would love to be your demonstrator. Use the current hostess code (October 2024 code: FKSENDXU) to get some free product (it will follow in the post after the end of the month). If your order is over £150 do not use the code as you become the hostess and get the rewards. To place an order please visit my online shop HERE. The products I have used on today's project are linked from the images shown below.

Starter Kit Special

Those who join between 1st and 31st October will get a special offer on their Starter Kit. During the month of October joiners may add £160 worth of products to their Starter Kit for £99.

If you would like to join my team, you can choose your starter kit HERE and if you have any questions, please contact me at karen@furrycatdesigns.co.uk

Kits Collection Sale

Save up to 30% off on all your favourite kits from 1 to 31 October! Our kits come with everything you need to create a unique paper craft. We have crafting options for card kits, treat packaging, home decor, and so much more! Start shopping today, as kits are only available while supplies last. 

All Star Video Class Bundles 

The Video Class Bundles have 12 AMAZING video tutorials to inspire you each month. This month we are featuring the Splendid Autumn Suite from the September - December Mini Catalogue.

 

Click HERE for sneak peeks or to purchase.

FREE with a purchase from my online store

 

Click on the images of the products I have used today to purchase them in my online shop:

Rembember to use the current hostess code.

October 2024 code: FKSENDXU

 

Humble Home Bundle for the New at SU! Blog Hop

 

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today, I am participating in the New at SU! blog hop. We are a group of Stampin' Up! demonstrators from around the world who are full of creative papercrafting ideas to share with you to get you crafting. We are creating projects using bundles or suites from either the September to December Mini Catalogue or from the Online Exclusives offering to highlight how great bundles and suites are!

I've chosen to use the Humble Home bundle which comprises a stamp set and a coordinating punch. Samples using these products are showcased on the front of the Mini Catalogue...and I knew I needed them as soon as I saw the cover!

I used a square die from the Stylish Shapes set to create an aperture in a Thick Basic White layer and embossed it with a the Snowflake Sky 3-d folder to create texture. I used the same folder on the Pool Party background layer. 

Using the Humble Home punch I cut several hearts from Early Espresso card and lined them up at ground level behind the square aperture. They create a neat fence-like border which echoes the scalloped detail on the gingerbread house. The house itself is white heat embossed on Early Espresso card and cropped out using the punch.

The aperture is sealed with Window Sheet, surrounded with strips of Foam Adhesive Sheet, filled with some of the adorable White Loose Snowflakes and backed with the embossed Pool Party layer before adhering it to an Early Espresso layer. The snowflakes are a perfect filler for a shaker card. They are just the right size.

The sentiment is white heat embossed and cropped out with another of the Stylish Shapes dies. Inadvertently I added retired silver trim behind the sentiment, but the narrow Silver Trim would work equally well (and is not retired!). The Frosted Forest dies include some wonderful tree silhouettes which I couldn't resist adding to the rear of my house and then the final touch was a trio of faceted gems. Love their sparkle.

I hope that you have been inspired by my project today. Continuing along the hop to the others will provide you with even more project ideas - you are currently with me, Furry Cat Designs by Karen Henderson - but before you hop on to the next post, please take a moment to leave a comment. We love reading your comments!

Blog Hop Index

Do you need any of the products  used on today's cards? If you live in the UK please take a look in my online Stampin' Up! shop. You can follow the link or click on the pictures below of the products I have used today.

Stay safe and as always, happy crafting,

If you would like to order any supplies, and you live in the UK, I would love to be your demonstrator. Use the current hostess code (September 2024 code: HYTKYBEX) to get some free product (it will follow in the post after the end of the month). If your order is over £150 do not use the code as you become the hostess and get the rewards. To place an order please visit my online shop HERE. 

If you would like to join my team, you can choose your starter kit HERE and if you have any questions, please contact me at karen@furrycatdesigns.co.uk

All Star Video Class Bundles 

The Video Class Bundles have 12 AMAZING video tutorials to inspire you each month. This month we are featuring the Unbounded Beauty Suite from the Annual Catalogue.

 

Click HERE for sneak peeks or to purchase.

FREE with a purchase from my online store

 

Click on the images of the products I have used today to purchase them in my online shop:

Rembember to use the current hostess code.

September 2024 code: HYTKYBEX