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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 I am sharing some creations made with the Basics 3D embossing folders as the starting point combined with the gorgeous Awash in Beauty DSP & some of the new colours that will be released in Stampin' Up®'s new Annual catalogue which goes live in just 2 days!!! There is a colour refresh which means that some of the core colours are retiring, some brand new ones are arriving & some previously retired colours are returning. Not to mention that there are new In-Colours for 2023-25! Wowsers, there's lots to share from this new catalogue but I will share little bits at a time. To start with, here are the cards with 3 of the new colours...
The three colours I chose to use today are Azure Afternoon, Lemon Lime Twist & Berry Burst.
For the first card I used the cross hatch design from the folders for the first matte, added a Basic White matte then added a Berry Burst matte embossed with the dotty folder. To decorate it I added a spray of flowers fussy cut from the Awash in Beauty DSP. I added a sentiment stamped in Merry Merlot, from Irresistible Blooms, fussy cut & adhered with some glue dots placed on the raised dots of the matte. A few of the 2022-23 jewels were added to complete it.
The second card uses a Lemon Lime Twist matte embossed with the dotty folder but this time I reversed the dots so that they were dents rather than dots. A Basic White matte was next before adding an Azure Afternoon matte embossed with the star/flower folder. The bloom was fussy cut & raised on dimensionals. Some Starry Sky woven metallic ribbon was wrapped around both mattes before they were raised on dimensionals. The sentiment is from Here's a Card & is stamped in Night of Navy. I punched the end of the sentiment tag with the Lovely Labels pick-a-punch & tucked it under the flowers. There are a couple of 2022-24 In Colour matte decorative dots added to finish the card.
For the final card I chose Berry Burst for the first matte & embossed it with the star/flower folder. On the Basic White matte there is a Lemon Lime Twist matte embossed with the dotty folder. The floral bouquet was a collection of fussy cut flowers adhered with glue dots. The sentiment is from the Artfully Layered stamp set & stamped in BlackBerry Bliss. I used the Tailored Tags punch & added some Magenta Madness ribbon & some 2022-23 In Colour enamel dots to complete it.
I loved creating these cards & will be using them to send to customers with the new catalogue. In my Mid Week blog on Wednesday I will be CASEing some of the cards using the Beautiful Balloons suite & some more of the new colours. Next Sunday's blog I will feature a beautiful card kit called Saying Thanks. There will be cards made using the directions as well as some alternatives. I hope you can join me for both of them.
In last week's blog I mentioned that I would be busy crafting when the blog was posted. Oh My Goodness I had so much fun! There were many projects to create & I wasn't able to complete them all on the day but I will post pics of the creations each week starting with this one....
This is a faux double step card made with Night of Navy, Basic White & Hues of Happiness DSP. I also stamped some flowers from the Happiness Abounds stamp set & used a water colour brush on the second step. There's lots of lovely cards left to show & if you come back each week you'll get to see them all.
HOT NEWS:
- Just a reminder that Stampin' Up® will be launching their new Annual Catalogue on May 2nd! The next Mini catalogue is due out in September. This gives you more time to browse without wondering when the next catalogue is due! I have ordered lots of lovely goodies from the new catalogue including all of the new colours that are coming out. Stay tuned for lots of lovely creations.
- As mentioned in previous blogs, Stampin' Up® have announced that they will be having a 'colour refresh' which will include not only the new In Colours but a change up of the regular colours in the range. There are also some old, previously retired colours returning so if you held on to a favourite colour but are running low, here's your chance to grab some more.
- Don't forget the Online Exclusive products that are available now! Check out my online shop here
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 order something unique.
If you would like me to send you a copy of the new Annual catalogue then please message me via my FaceBook page, Crafted by Alison or send me an email at craftedbyalison@gmail.com.
Well, that's it for another week. I hope you enjoyed this post & come back for more next week. Til next time, take care & keep creating! XX Alison.
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