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 I have a lovely stamp & die set that compliments the stamps & dies featured in last week's Sunday blog. The Lovely & Sweet stamp set with matching dies is just that, Lovely and Sweet! It is a very pretty set & is very easy to work with. I chose to use heat embossing for the basis of my creations this week & created 2 cards that are the same/same but different! 😁 I hope you like them.
As you can see, they are both very similar but with different colours, embossing folder vs DSP, dimensionals vs created dimension the two are different. They both feature a matte cut with the Perennial Postage dies & heat embossing of the image, one in silver, one in gold & both have been coloured. Here are more details of the cards individually.
My first card is a Basic White base with a layer of DSP from the Nature's Sweetness pack. I then added a layer of Petal Pink Glimmer Paper which looks peachy rather than pink and meant that it picked up the warmer tones of the nuts in my image. I adhered this with liquid glue for a strong grip but left the corners loose so they could be teased up for depth. The image was watercoloured with Garden Green, Pecan Pie & Mango Melody, giving a soft finish to the image. The edges of the leaves were then gently curled up with a bone folder for a little bit of 3D dimension. The finishing touch was a sentiment stamped in Pecan Pie & raised on dimensionals plus a few Adhesive Backed Cork Rounds.
The second card is the same layout & is also heat embossed but tweaked. The base is Soft Sea Foam & has a layer of the same, embossed with the Twisted Rope embossing folder. The DSP is also Nature's Sweetness. This time I used silver for the heat embossing & coloured the image in with a variety of Stampin' Blend© markers - Light Flirty Flamingo, Light Pretty in Pink & and old colour - Light Pineapple Punch for the blooms, Light & Dark Soft Sea Foam for the leaves & SU500 & SU800 skin tone blenders for the nuts. This time the image is raised on dimensionals with the sentiment which is heat embossed in white on Pebbled Path. The finishing touches for this card are some 2023-25 In Colour dots & a triple Baker's Twine bow in Flirty Flamingo.
Both of these cards were quick & easy to make but I think they both have some elegance to them. I also found that the colouring of the images was quite soothing & mindful, something that can also be done while watching TV or during some quiet time. I love how they turned out.
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® will also be releasing a whole lot of new items at the beginning of July. As a demonstrator I am able to order now in a pre-release so will give you a sneak peak when the arrive.
- 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 party organiser kit called Love Treats. It's a quick & easy way to create some table treat boxes or take home gifts for guests. They can be used for Weddings, Engagements, Thank You gifts, Birthdays, any occasion that you would like. It's an all inclusive kit which means it has the pre-cut, ready to assemble boxes, ink spot, stamps & stamp block, embellishments & instructions.
Here's how Stampin' Up® describes the kit...
Send something sweet and thoughtful to those you care about with the Love Treats Kit! This kit comes with enough materials to make 20 treat boxes that are easy to assemble. The elegant silver foil design makes these treat boxes perfect for all your love occasions, including baby showers, engagements, and so much more! Easily dress them up with the included love-themed stamp set and die-cut stickers. Some of the stickers have a metallic accent, giving you a subtle but elegant detail that your recipients will love. Fill the boxes with sweets, notes, trinkets, or anything else that expresses the love in your heart. It’s the perfect way to spread the love all year long!
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 great items in the clearance rack 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 is a teaching blog where I will look at what adhesives Stampin' Up® has & how & when to use them. Sunday's blog will showcase stunning new stamps & dies called Citrus Blooms. It has the most gorgeous DSP that co-ordinates with it and I think it's going to need a series of blog posts. Watch this space for more! I'm really looking forward to sharing both of these blogs with you & 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
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