A colour challenge for the Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop

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.

For this month's Stamping Inkspiration Blog Hop we have a colour combination to inspire us. Blue and purple are my favourite colours, so this is right up my street!

I've chosen to use two of the new InColors together with one of the Tea Boutique card bases for my card today. These wonderful card bases are pre-printed with fabulous patterns and come with coordinating envelopes. 

I've topped my card base with a Starry Sky frame cut with the largest of the Fabulous Frames dies; the rectangle die adds embossed detailing as it cuts. Within this frame there is an Orchid Oasis layer, which is embossed with the Timeworn Type 3-d folder. It has a random pattern that just adds that something extra!

The decorative elements on the card are made using the Honeybee Home bundle and Starry Sky card, some of which are heat embossed in white. To emphasise it and to make it popagainst the background, the flower stem is mounted on dimensionals above a leafy silhouette and a strip of InColor DSP. To complement the white heat embossing I added a trio of white Matt Enamel dots.

I hope that you are inspired by my card today and that you will continue along the hop to see what the others have created too. Enjoy the projects. We would love to hear from you and so if you have been inspired, please leave a comment. 

 

 

Angie McKenzie  ●  Aurélie Fabre  ●  Gez Carpenter

Jo Blackman  ●  Mo Rootes

Tricia Butts  ●  Teri West   ●  Susan Simpson

Danielle Kassing  ●  Terry Hamilton  ●  Leonie Stuart

Susan Webster  ●  Judith Patterson  ●  Karen Henderson

Vickie Littlewood  ●  Linda Moore  ●  Robbie Susan Chandler

Do you need any of the products used on today's card? If you live in the UK you can click on the shopping links below to add them to your collection today.

Thank you for joining us today! Looking forward to seeing you next time.

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 hostess code YRUS2VYW 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 furrycatdesigns@gmail.com

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All Star Tutorial Bundles

All Star Tutorial Bundles have 12 AMAZING video tutorials to inspire you each month.

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All Star Tutorial Bundle Blog Hop - Heart & Home Suite

Hello and welcome to our All Star Tutorial Bundle Design Team Blog Hop for June 2022. This month we are using the Heart & Home Suite. The projects featured in the bundle are exclusive and the tutorials come complete with photos, video directions and a supply list that includes both Metric and Imperial measurements. 

Here is a sneak peek of the Heart & Home bundle of tutorials.

To enjoy the 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 £11.00 
• Join my Team - team members will receive the tutorials for free

Here is a sneak peek of my project for the tutorial bundle.

To give you even more inspiration, each of us has created another project using the Heart & Home products. I am using the Honeybee Home Bundle for my project today.

Again, I have used Kraft notecards and Distressed Gold 12 x 12 paper; they complement each other so well, and I couldn't resist using them again. 

The bees and the sentiment are gold heat embossed on Basic Black card and while I had the Versamark ink pad out I also created my background layer. I stamped Best of Luck repeatedly over a piece of Kraft cardstock using Versamark ink. When this ink dries it creates subtle tone on tone images. And the good news is that, you can create this effect on any colour of card! 

I used the 3-d Hive Embossing Folder to add texture to the Distressed Gold paper and the Beautiful Shapes dies to cut out the hexagon shapes. Instead of using dimensionals to raise the hexagons up, I cut multiple black hexagons and stacked them to create different heights. The bees are adhered with glue dots and there's a sprinkling of Rustic Metallic dots to finish off my card.

Aside from their importance in our world, bees are very on trend for home decor at the moment, and they are also the emblem for ther city where my children are at university. I know I am going to get a lot of use from this bundle! I hope you like my project and that you have been encouraged to create and send a card too. Let me know what you think in the comments below. If you want to be inspired with 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:

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 hostess code YRUS2VYW 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 furrycatdesigns@gmail.com

Click on the images below to purchase them in my online shop:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

All Star Tutorial Bundles

All Star Tutorial Bundles have 12 AMAZING video tutorials to inspire you each month.

Click HERE for sneak peeks or to purchase.

FREE with a purchase from my online store

 

Kylie's International Project Highlights for June

Hello and welcome to my blog. This is my entry to Kylie Bertucci's International Project Highlights for June 2022 - the theme is Thank you.  

Making these cards made me so happy! Making cards usually has that effect on me, but these ones include some of my favourite cardmaking components; paper, texture and heat embossing. They also have a Jubilee vibe; the colours are spot on and the papers say tea party, of which there were many over this last weekend. 

I don't own the Cup of Tea Bundle (yet!), but I do have the Designer Series Paper plus the cards and envelopes in this Suite - I couldn't resist the vibrant colours. So, my cards begin with a quarter of a sheet of the Tea Boutique paper and layer of InColor card to make the patterns pop. The patterns are so striking all by themselves that I didn't want to add too much more to my cards.

The card bases are topped with an embossed layer of Basic White card; the Quatrefoil folder adds texture that is delicate and deeply etched. I wrapped matching Baker's Twine around the squares and popped them up on dimensionals to secure them to the embossed card base. To finish the cards I simply added a white heat embossed thank you from the Hello Beautiful stamp set and die cut with the Beautiful Shapes dies. This die embosses as it cuts adding even more texture!

These cards were quick and easy to make, and I think that they look equally good as a standard sized or square card - which one you make depends on how much you have to write on the inside! They are so clean and fresh looking and I love the pops of colour. I'm such a happy crafter! Hope you like them too.

As mentioned at the beginning I am entering Kylie's International Project Highlights and you can follow the link to the gallery where you will find heaps more inspiration AND you can vote for your favourite five projects. At the end of the voting the Top Ten winners will be invited to take part in a blog hop at the end of the month. 

I would love to take part in the hop, so I would really appreciate your help. Please would you visit the gallery and vote for my card? Click on the little heart on my card, which is number 14.

Thank you so much for stopping by today. If you want to purchase the items used for these cards, 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.

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 hostess code YRUS2VYW 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 furrycatdesigns@gmail.com

Click on the images below to purchase them in my online shop:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

 

 

 

  

 

All Star Tutorial Bundles

All Star Tutorial Bundles have 12 AMAZING video tutorials to inspire you each month.

Click HERE for sneak peeks or to purchase.

FREE with a purchase from my online store

 

Kits Collection and Last Chance Products

Hello and welcome to my blog. I'm writing to tell you about two exciting things that are happening today.

January to June Mini Catalogue

The January - June Mini catalogue will be retiring at the end of this month. Although it is sad to say goodbye to retiring products we can look forward to new ones coming in the future. With every retiring catalogue there is a sale - in The Last Chance Products promotion you can stock up on your favourite products before they are gone for good. Savings of up to 50% can be made - but only while supplies last.

Shop The Last Chance Products

 

Kits Collection BOGO 50% off Promotion

For the entire month of June 2022, the Kits Collection will be having a sale! Buy one kit and get the second kit 50% off - the discount will automatically apply to the most expensive kit in your basket.

Shop The Kits Collection

 

Enjoy browsing through these two promotions!

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 hostess code YRUS2VYW 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 furrycatdesigns@gmail.com

All Star Tutorial Bundles

All Star Tutorial Bundles have 12 AMAZING video tutorials to inspire you each month.

Click HERE for sneak peeks or to purchase.

FREE with a purchase from my online store