Making 'Something Fancy' for someone special

 Hello, welcome to my blog,

My name is Alison & I am an independent Stampin' Up® demonstrator in Melbourne, Australia. I love creating cards & gifts for my loved ones & this blog will show you how to create something special for those you love. If this is your first time here, thanks for visiting, I hope you enjoy what I have to share with you. If you're a returning visitor, thank you so much for supporting me! 😍 

This week's blog is a little different from some of my other blogs. It has a stamp set & dies but the stamp set only has sentiments & the dies create tags or labels that fit the sentiments. Handy huh?

So, I went a little crazy with the stamps & dies this week! Once I got started I decided to create a whole bunch using the beautiful Hues of Happiness DSP as it makes super easy cards really quickly. Some DSP, maybe some contrasting cardstock, the sentiment on a tag plus some bling or ribbon & it's done! Here are 4 complete cards plus 5 ready to finish & a spare sentiment along with the stamps & dies.

I started by cutting some of the DSP into a variety of sizes that were determined by the size of some scrap cardstock. The colours are selected from the DSP.  I chose inks that would compliment the DSP as well.


The next step was to assemble 4 of the cards & sort the others, ready for assembling another day.


These are the 4 completed cards....


 

This card is simply a layer of DSP, the sentiment plus Orchid Oasis metallic woven ribbon & Adhesive backed sequins & gems for embellishments. The inside has a matte of Granny Apple Green & a small strip of DSP. Very quick & easy.

 

This is a little more dramatic but still simple. A black base with a piece of Gorgeous Grape & DSP. Add a sentiment, some Orchid Oasis metallic woven ribbon & Adhesive backed sequins & gems & that's the second one finished. The inside has a Basic White matte & a strip of DSP.

 

Card number 3 uses Melon Mambo with some pretty pink & yellow DSP. I punched a hole on the tag & threaded Parakeet Party & Sweet Sorbet metallic woven ribbon through then popped some 2021-23 in colour jewels on. The tag was mounted with dimensionals for a little 3D effect. Inside is a Melon Mambo matte plus a strip of DSP. Card #3 done!

 

And so for the final card. I decided to add a little bit of texture to the cardstock with the Old World Paper embossing folder. I then stamped the sentiment directly onto the card base before adding some of the stunning Flat Adhesive backed Pearls. Another very easy card done in a very short time.
The rest of the cards will be finished & posted on a future blog featuring the Hues of Happiness DSP. Keep an eye out for it!

That's it for another week. Thanks so much for stopping by. If you would like to order any of the supplies I used today you can head over to my Stampin' Up® shop using the links below. Please note that there are some supplies I used this week that are not available any more as they are retired stock. That doesn't mean you can't recreate your own version of these cards though! Just swap out the retired items for whatever you have in your stash.

I hope you have enjoyed my creations today & can join me again on Wednesday when I will show you how to use Versamark as a watermark. On Sunday I will be showing you the beautiful new stamp & die set called Seaside Bay which is just gorgeous & suitable for any occasion & unisex. It features loads of sentiments in the stamp set & label shapes in the dies. Another very beautiful bundle. I hope you can join me for both of them.

Don't forget that new mini catalogue went live on the 5th January & coincides with the release of the latest Sale-a-bration promotion. Both are full of gorgeous new products including a whopping 48 sheets of DSP in one of the free packs in the Sale-a-bration catalogue! The sale-a-bration catalogue is only available until the end of February so if you want some freebies then you'd better be quick!

If you would like to purchase any of my creations that I feature in my blogs they can be found in my FaceBook shop at craftedbyalison or you can or order something unique.

If you would like me to send you a Mini catalogue or the Annual catalogue then please message me via my FaceBook page, Crafted by Alison or send me an email at craftedbyalison@gmail.com.

Thanks for stopping by, til next time, take care & keep creating! XX Alison


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Something Fancy stamp set

Something Fancy dies

Basic White Thick cardstock

Basic White cardstock

Basic Black cardstock

Granny Apple Green cardstock

Gorgeous Grape cardstock

Flirty Flamingo cardstock

Melon Mambo cardstock

Hues of Happiness DSP

Gorgeous Grape Classic Stampin' pad

Night of Navy Classic Stampin' pad

Basic Gray Classic Stampin' pad

Tuxedo Black Memento ink pad

Parakeet Party Metallic woven ribbon

Sweet Sorbet Metallic woven ribbon

Orchid Oasis Metallic woven ribbon

Brushed Brass Butterflies

Flat Adhesive backed Pearls



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