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Creating with the Saying Thanks card kit
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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 have created some lovely cards using one of Stampin' Up®'s card kits. I used the Saying Thanks kit & followed the suggestions for the first 3 cards then created using some of the products from the kit to create fresh designs to show you just how versatile the kits are. They are a great way for people who want quick & easy cards or as a starting point to kick start your inspiration.
Here are the finished cards...
This kit is such a happy, vibrant kit & can be used in so many different ways. I love it. I will be gifting it to some friends as well as I know they will love creating with it & will love the finished cards.
To start off, let's look at how the kit comes & what's included.
This is the packaged kit with the instruction sheet. The instruction sheet takes you step by step (with pictures) through the construction of each card. As Stampin' Up® caters to many countries and languages the picture steps make it easy for anyone, anywhere to create.
It is a no stamp kit so it comes with everything you need to create 9 cards!
I created the first 3 cards by following the instructions in the pack.
Easy peasy & beautiful to look at, or receive.
The next 3 cards I mixed things up a little to show the versatility of the kit. I also used a mix of retired, current & brand new products. I'm not sure about you but I love buying new products but sometimes need to make a concious effort to use up some of the older products!
Top left: I used the base from the love hearts card & added a Thank You sentiment backed with a (retired) Grapefruit Grove matte diecut with the (retired) Layering Circles dies. I used a piece of the new Petal Pink ribbon from the Ribbon duo combo pack through which I threaded a tassel from the (retired) Best Dressed Tassels. Quick, simple but very pretty.
Top right: I used the heart stencil from the same card instructions to create something totally different for this one! Starting with a Basic Black base I added a Berry Burst matte. I chose a piece of Bright & Beautiful DSP to adhere behind the heart stencil & added it to the base. The sentiment was then attached to a piece of Berry Burst scrap & added to the card. The little hearts you see are left over diecuts from a card I created last year. It used the (retired) Detailed Hearts dies & some silver glitter cardstock. These were added to the inside of some of the hearts & also under the sentiment. Another quick & easy card.
Bottom: I had the most fun with this card. 😁 As the card base had lots of rainbow splotches on it I decided to use that as the focus for the card. Using (retired) Merriest Frames, (retired) Home together & Artistic dies I diecut shapes that looked similar to the splotches in Daffodil Delight, Granny Apple Green, Poppy Parade, Gorgeous Grape & Tahitian Tide. I then adhered them behind the 'Merci' sentiment & mounted it on the card base. I used some of the square sequins to add a little bling & the card was finished. Such a quick way to create a pretty card & also use up scraps!
So far that makes 6 cards all up. Here's what was left after the 6 cards were finished.
There is still plenty of product left to create more cards but that will be for another day.
I loved creating these cards & will be creating more to send to customers.
Next week's Mid Week blog is based on a Colour Challenge which I haven't done for a while now. I love colour challenges because they take you outside of the colours you use regularly, the ones you might be a bit biased towards and help you to see the value of colours that are not loved as much. Next Sunday's blog features a brand new stamp set with matching dies called Rhino Ready. It's a super cute bundle that is only available in my online exclusive store. I hope you can join me for both of them.
In last week's blog I posted the first of many cards that were created during the Online Stamping Retreat I attended a couple of weeks ago. Here is the 2nd card, a Pop Up/Tuck In fun fold. This fun fold was created by Lisa Curcio.
HOT NEWS:
- Just a reminder that the brand new Stampin' Up® Annual Catalogue launched on May 2nd! Here is a link to my online shop where you can see all the lovely things that Stampin' Up® have in the catalogue.
- As mentioned in previous blogs, Stampin' Up® have had a 'colour refresh' which includes not only the new In Colours but a change up of the regular colours in the range. Some old, previously retired colours have returned 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.
- None used this week
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