Hello & welcome to my blog,
My name is Alison & I live in beautiful Melbourne, Australia. For those of you who have previously visited my blog & are now returning, thank you. For those of you who are here for the first time, welcome!
Here's a little bit about me. 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 and Wednesday evenings when I highlight a technique, fun folds or tools & tips. I would love to hear from you if you have any questions or suggestions & my email address for that is craftedbyalison@gmail.com.
Stampin' Up® have just launched their new Annual Catalogue & it's a beauty! It's set out quite differently to previous catalogues but there are benefits to that. They now have sectioned it to have beginners, which is a step by step collection of materials in kits, then there is quick & easy where you select base materials & packs of pre-printed or diecut materials plus some stamp sets then there is create your way where you choose all the materials, stamps etc yourself & create your way! In the quick & easy section Stampin' Up® have also provided some inspiration with a colour wheel & information of various ways to use colour combinations. There is a section explaining 4 different ways to vary your colours - Monochromatic, Complementary, Analogous & Triadic. It's a wonderful tool to help with creativity & I shared my first post using it in my midweek blog of 29/5/24 but it's not what this week's post is about, that is something I will explore more in future blogs.
This week's blog showcases a recently retired stamp set & dies called Notes of Nature. It's a beautiful set & one that I didn't get around to featuring when it was still current so here's 2 gorgeous cards that I have CASE'd from the Jan - Apr '24 Mini catalogue. I'm sure you'll fall in love with them too.
Here are the cards from the catalogue...
Now I'll walk you through how I CASE'd them, starting with the golden card on the left.
This gorgeous card was so easy to replicate, with some minor changes. The base under the DSP is Basic White. The DSP comes from the Nature's Sweetness pack which is still available. The front matte is Basic White & I've stamped the Field Notes image & the leafy image in Pebbled Path. The grid pattern image, small foliage & splatter is all stamped in Pool Party. The embellishments are Textured Metallic & Garden Green foliage with some Adhesive Backed Cork Rounds to finish it. Very quick & easy but very pretty.
For the second card I used a few different techniques. I started with a Very Vanilla card base, some Basic White & Pecan Pie cardstock, inks, embossing powder & a water painter.
Firstly I stamped some leaves in Memento Black then water coloured them with Garden Green & Lemon Lime Twist. I stamped the sentiment in Basic Gray on Very Vanilla. I stamped tone on tone for the Pecan Pie circle which was then diecut using the Stylish Shapes dies. The splatter on the card is also Pecan pie & the gold foliage is heat embossed.
Then it was simply a matter of adding each layer with liquid glue, some rolled glue dots & dimensionals. To give some further dimension to the leaves I gently curled some of the larger leaves.
I looove how the colour on the large leaves turned out. The first colour that I painted was Garden Green so that when I went over it with the Lemon Lime Twist it really softened the colour. LOVE. IT!
As there is a lot going on with the background of this card I didn't think it needed any further bling.
That's all I have for you this week. I hope you enjoyed these creations as much as I enjoyed playing around with this bundle.
Now I'd like to share some of the latest news from Stampin' Up®.
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 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 online 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 new products now available including 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®'s newAnnual Catalogue is live! It's a beautiful piece of artwork as well as an amazing resource for crafting. As mentioned before, it's very different to any other catalogue that I've seen from Stampin' Up®. They have changed the front cover from featuring cards or supplies to a casual stamping picture as well as a radical change to the layout of the contents. There are still lots of beautiful pics of the products & ideas aplenty, it's just set out differently. I think you'll love it. If you would like a copy of the new catalogue then send me a message at craftedbyalison on Facebook or email me at craftedbyalison@gmail.com & I'll send you one.
- Don't forget the Online Exclusive products with new products added and available now Check out my online shop here.
- Stampin' Up® have a great range of Kits including crafting, card making & gift giving. Click here to check them all out in my online shop. 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 kit is a bright & funky kit called Colorful Kaleidoscope that takes you back to the 60's with its geometric patterns.
Here's how Stampin' Up® describes the kit...
Dive into geometric possibilities with the Colorful Kaleidoscope Kit! With unique coordinating colours and special laser cuts, it is the perfect addition to your collection to make eye-popping crafts all year long. This is an all-occasion stamping kit; the stamp set is filled with sentiments you can use for birthdays, to express love, to send thanks, and more. It comes with peek-through die cuts that are easily layered to create a kaleidoscopic effect on your cards. It also has precut paper pieces edged with gold foil ready to use for your stamped sentiments, and gold, brushed metallic embellishments to finish off your card. No matter what the occasion is, this kit will help you make a memorable card that all your recipients will love.
This kit includes 3 sets of 3 different cards to create a total of 9 cards. There are precut images, stamp set & ink spot, adhesives & envelopes plus a clear stamp block! Don't forget that it also comes with easy to follow, step by step instructions with pictures so you can follow along at your own pace. I don't have this kit yet but it is on my wish list. 😁
If you feel that you'd like to add this to your list then click here to purchase one from my online store.
A lot of demonstrators use the special Host Code for their customers but I'm trying it this year as a new idea to see if this is what you, my customers would like to use. If you
shop with me then don't forget to use this month's host code
V72GRGRK. This will allow me to pass on any hostess benefits to customers when the sales reach the required qualifying amount.
Lastly, there have been lots of new items added to the clearance rack plus there is a so make sure you check them out using
this link to my online store.
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 current Annual catalogue or the new one when it's released 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 & has a fun new card sketch to play around with. Sunday's blog will showcase the Lovely & Sweet stamps & dies which compliments the Notes of Nature set featured today plus some more of the beautiful Designer Series Paper that compliments both of these bundles. I'm really looking forward to sharing them with you. I hope you can join me for both of them.
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.
Here are some links to the products I used today & some craft room essentials.
Stamps, Dies, Embossing folders & punches
Cardstock, DSP & paper goods
No current embellishments used this week.
Adhesives
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