Creating some quilted cards with Crafting With You
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 new stamp set that has really excited lots of crafty, creative people as it features lots of different types of crafts in the stamp set & also has matching dies! WOWSER.
When I started to gather all of the materials I decided that I would make one feminine & the other masculine. I sorted through scraps Dandy Designs, Oh So Ombre & Let's go fishing to find pieces that could be cut into small squares then chose co-ordinating cardstock which is Night of Navy, Misty Moonlight, Bermuda Bay & Very Vanilla. Unfortunately the colour in the photo above appears more Misty Moonlight for the masculine card but it is in fact Night of Navy.
This pretty card uses 3cm x 3cm pieces of DSP cut in half diagonally then adhered in a pattern onto a piece of 9.5cm x 9.5cm Basics White. This was then run through the embossing machine with the star pattern embossing folder from the Basics 3D embossing folder set. I then attached it to a piece of 10cm x 14.3cm Bermuda Bay cardstock, placing it towards the bottom. The tag was created using the Something Fancy dies & both the sentiment & flowers are stamped in Bermuda Bay. I stamped a couple of extra floral sprays from the Crafting With You stamp set & diecut them using the matching dies. One is adhered directly onto the 'quilt' the other is raised with the tag. I tied a small bow on the tag using some retired Braided Linen thread & finished it all off with some retired Adhesive Backed sequins & gems. I love it!
The masculine card was a little easier to assemble as I didn't have to work out a pattern. I cut Let's Go Fishing DSP strips into 3cm x 3cm pieces then simply layered them onto Misty Moonlight & Very Vanilla cardstock before running them through the embossing machine with the crosshatch design folder from the Basics 3D set. I attached the whole thing to a Night of Navy base (sorry for the washed out colour, the photo was taken at night & didn't turn out as well as I'd hoped). The sentiment is embossed in copper embossing powder directly onto the base. As this is aimed at a masculine audience I only added a couple of Rustic Metallic dots to finish it.
Here are the stamp & die set as a bundle. Don't you just love all of the crafty ideas that have gone into making this?
I hope you've enjoyed this post & it inspires you to create some clean & simple creations using what you have. 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 & are only online. Check out the online exclusives in my store. Stampin' Up® adds more product items to the online shop so don't forget to keep checking the store to see what's new. There are some lovely Christmas themed items available for those who like to start creating their Christmas stash early 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:
- 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.
- 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.
- Don't forget the Online Exclusive products with new products added and available now! Check out my online shop here.
- 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. This week's feature kit is a brand new one called Festive Tags.
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 and I have a Tic Tac Toe challenge for you. These challenges are always fun because they get the creativity working with ideas that you may not have thought of trying before.
In next week's Sunday blog I will feature a brand new stamp set perfect for those you know who love Pizza. It's called Supremely Awesome & it's just super cute. I can't wait to start creating with it! 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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