Demonstrator Training November 2019 Blog Hop

 

Hello and welcome to my blog. I am thrilled to be taking part in a blog hop with fellow demonstrators, from all over the world, who are part of Kylie Bertucci's training program. There is no theme for the hop, but there is sure to be some inspirational projects using Stampin' Up! products. 

November, for us is a busy birthday month. So my Christmas cards are on hold for just a little while longer so that I can be prepared for these upcoming birthdays. I am using a set from the Annual Catalogue called Beautiful Friendship. It contains beautiful floral images which are distinktive, meaning that you get variations in and depth of colour from just one stamped impression. The flowers look wonderful in a variety of colours from pretty pastels to hot and vibrant. I have used Cherry Cobbler, Real Red, Pool Party and Pretty Peacock for a rich earthy feel.

I experimented on my grid paper to get an idea of how the images looked together because I often find a white open space to be quite daunting and makes it difficult to get going. This Beautiful Friendship stamp has a wonderful blossom stamp that is also a brilliant filler stamp.  

So to begin my cards I stamped this large airy image in Pool Party. Yay! The paper is no longer bright white, and so much less scary! I added the large rose stamp in Cherry Cobbler at the top and bottom of the panel and then the stemmed flowers were added in Real Red. The foliage is stamped in Pretty Peacock, sometimes stamping off on to scrap paper first for an even wider variety of shades. The sentiment sings out its message in the middle of the white space, where it really pops.

On my desk there was a pile of squares cut from the Stitched Shapes dies that were left over from a previous project so I had a go stamping on them too. Same process, just a much smaller canvas. I added a layer of Pretty Peacock, one in gold foil for a bit of luxury and a broad one in Cherry Cobbler before adding it to the square base card. To compliment the gold foil I heat embossed the Happy Birthday, from the Itty Bitty Birthdays set, in gold and die cut it using the Stitched Rectangles. The sunlight coming through my window is reflecting on the gold foil and looks really pretty.

A similar square was mounted onto a layer of Cherry Cobbler giving a skinny border before mounting it on to a 3" x 3" Pretty Peacock card. The Well Written dies provide the sentiment for a cute little thank you card.

In a previous crafting session I had made cards using a quartet of Stitched Shapes squares to make a central panel on a card. I tried it again, shrinking the size of the square but still using the same ingredients. It's ecclectic and reminds me of those toys where you had to slide the interlocking tiles around to reveal the picture. Anyway, I finished the cards off using the Well Written dies and heat embossing ideas I had used in the earlier versions. Quite an usual look, but I quite like it.

Here are all of the cards together. I hope you like them. 

Thank you for visiting my blog today - you are currently visiting Karen Henderson. Please look at the list below to see who to visit next. I am sure you will find lots of inspiration on your journey aroung the hop. Make sure you don't miss any!

 

If you want to purchase the items used for this card, or any other supplies, 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.

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 hostess code 7BQYE7P4 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 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 furrycatdesigns@gmail.com

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