Pretty Artistic flowers

 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. I blog twice a week, once on a Sunday where I mainly showcase a stamp set or dies, embossing folders, projects & sometimes special DSP. 

This week I am featuring a pretty floral stamp set called Artistically Inked that has been with Stampin' Up® for a few catalogues but is still a beautiful set to create with. My apologies to those who read by blogs regularly, I had previously said that I would be featuring Natures Prints but when I looked for the stamp set I realised that I had in fact bought the DSP when it was available but not the stamp set!! Silly me as it's a beautiful set. I then substituted Artistically Inked as it's really beautiful. So with apologies done with, here are the cards I made with Artistically Inked.


These two cards were quite simple to make but I love how pretty they are and how very different they are even though they used the same stamp set & dies.
I started the first card with some blending after diecutting the Basic Black overlay out with the Artistic dies. I placed it over some Basic White & lightly made a few little pencil marks to give me an idea of where to blend each colour. Then, using Calypso Coral, Flirty Flamingo, Daffodil Delight, Mango Melody, Granny Apple Green & Lemon Lime Twist I carefully blended the areas that would roughly be under the diecut. 
Here's the diecut & how the blending looks before the black was overlayed...


The next step was to layer the image on a Daffodil Delight matte which was embossed using the Timeworn Type folder, then a matte of Basic Black before adding to a Calypso Coral card 13.5 x  13.5cm card base. The sentiment is white embossing with the ends punched with the Banners Pick-a-punch then mounted on dimensionals. I finished the card with a little bling, using up some retired Fine Sparkle gems.

 

For the second card I drew inspiration from a Pinterest post by Mena Green at Personally Yours & tweaked it just a little to 'make it my own'. Now if you have been following me or know me at all, you know that blue is my favourite colour so I love this card! 


I used Blueberry Bushel cardstock & ink along with Smokey Slate, Boho Blue & Lemon Lime Twist inks for the flowers & leaves. The Basic White matte behind the flowers is embossed using the Merry Melody embossing folder. To continue with the musical theme I added a sentiment from Enjoy The Rhythm as well as some musical notes from Zany Zoo. This was diecut with the Stitched Rectangles dies & mounted with dimensionals. No bling for this card.


It's such a pretty card but was quick & easy to put together. One of my favourites I think.


Stampin' Up® has a number of ways to purchase their lovely products. You can look through their physical catalogue or browse through the Annual catalogue online using this link but there are also some products that are only available exclusively online that don't appear in any catalogues. These products are called the Online Exclusives & will not appear in any catalogues. Click here for the online exclusives. Stampin' Up® have added more product items to the online on 6th July. There are some lovely Christmas themed items available for those who like to start creating their Christmas stash in July plus there are kits, embellishments, stamps, dies & embossing folders. Something for everyone! If you would like a copy of the catalogue please send me a message at craftedbyalison@gmail.com or on my Facebook page, craftedbyalison. 

NEWS & REMINDERS: 

  1. Just a reminder that Stampin' Up® launched their new Annual Catalogue in May & there are lots of lovely things to get your creative juices flowing. If you would like one then send me a message at craftedbyalison on Facebook or email me at craftedbyalison@gmail.com.
  2. As mentioned in previous blogs, Stampin' Up® have announced that they have had a 'colour refresh' which includes not only the new In Colours range 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. 
  3. Don't forget the Online Exclusive products with new products added and available now! Check out my online shop  here. 
  4. Stampin' Up® are currently running a 'Bonus Days' promotion from 6th to 31st July where you can earn free money to spend in August when you spend a minimum of $90. For full details click here to see the flyer. It's a great time to buy with new items in the Online Exclusives section plus all the goodies from the current catalogue!
As Stampin' Up® have so many beautiful kits available I will be featuring a different kit in each blog so that you can see the range. Here is a flyer & link for the Boho Beach kit.


I will share a link in each week's blog for more kits.

Lastly, there have been lots of new items added to the clearance rack. Check them out 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.

My next blog is on Wednesday where I will share a funfold with you. In next week's Sunday blog I will show you some more lovely creations using the Hello Ladybug stamp set & co-ordinating punch.  I hope you can join me for both of those.

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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