Sweet Citrus alternative creation

 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 stamp set that has been featured here before but I've used it in a different way. the stamp set is Sweet Citrus but this time instead of using it to create citrusy delights I created a cocktail themed card. 
When I was creating for my previous blog where I made a cigar box and co-ordinating card I noticed that one of the stamps reminded me of a coconut half. This immediately had my mind thinking of Pina Coladas! So I put that idea away for the future & now it's time to share what my idea ended up becoming. I hope you love it.


So the coconut half is actually the rind for one of the citrus fruit stamps in the set. I stamped it in Soft Suede on Very Vanilla cardstock, added some Versamark & white embossing powder, heat embossed it then diecut it. The pineapple is from an old Sale-a-bration stamp set called Island Vibes & was also stamped in Soft Suede plus Garden Green on Crushed Curry but was fussy cut.


For the base of the card I used Lemon Lolly & after scoring it in half I added a second score line 1.5cm in to create a book fold for a little change to my usual bases. I ran some Soft Sea Foam binding ribbon around it before gluing it closed at the book fold.
I next added a piece of Beautiful & Bright DSP measuring 12.85cm x 10cm plus a piece of Pecan Pie Glorious Gingham DSP measuring 9.5cm x 5cm. Next, I added the pineapple & coconut to the Pecan Pie DSP with liquid glue & glue dots for a little dimension.
The sentiment is stamped in Soft Suede also, diecut using the Messages dies then mounted with dimensionals.
The cocktail was stamped in Memento Black ink & Lemon Lolly. The glass has a little Seaside Spray blends & the Lime wedge & umbrella were coloured with Granny Apple Green, Parakeet Party & Lemon Lime Twist markers.
A piece of Lemon Lolly was diecut using All That dies for the matte behind the cocktail & was sponged using a sponge dauber & Soft Suede ink.
All that was left to do was add the cocktail to the matte & adhere both to the card front & the card was finished. Quite a quick & easy card to create using lots of different mix & match sets.
Here's a close up of the front.


I loved creating something a little different with this stamp set & was very happy that I could use so many different stamps, dies & colours together. It means that the investment into the stamps & dies was worth it.

I hope you've enjoyed this post & it inspires you to grab some of your older supplies & creating something different. If you do I would love to see what you create so please feel free to post a pic on my facebook page at craftedbyalison.

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. Stampin' Up® will launch their new Mini Catalogue on 6th September & there are lots of lovely things to get your creative juices flowing. If you would like one when they are available then send me a message at craftedbyalison on Facebook or email me at craftedbyalison@gmail.com & I'll send you one as soon as they are available.
  2. If you ordered any products during July & received Bonus Days vouchers then now is the perfect time to use them as Stampin' Up have announced they are having a 30% off sale on all Kits!! WOW!! Free cash to spend & a sale of all kits, that's a great offer. Click here to check them all out in my online shop.
  3. Don't forget the Online Exclusive products with new products added and available now! Check out my online shop  here. 
  4. 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 & for the Christmas Gifting kit, a great kit for those who like to be ready for all the wrapping & gifting around Christmas.



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 how to create a funfold called Flying Seagull. 
In next week's Sunday blog I will feature some quick & easy cards using the Something Fancy stamp set.  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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