Fun creations with the Filled With Fun stamps & dies

 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® launched their new Annual Catalogue in May & 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 created some lovely cards with the Filled With Fun stamp set & dies. Here are my creations.

I had such a fun time with this stamp set. I've really been enjoying colouring with Stampin' Up®s Blends & Markers & this week I also got to play with them as I coloured in a whole heap of pretty little flowers for my first card.

On a Basic White base I first blended the ground & sky areas of the background using a little Early Espresso, Lemon Lime Twist & Azure Afternoon. I then ran some Pecan Pie cardstock through the embossing machine with the Bricks & Mortar folder.

For the colouring, I stamped the 4 floral sprays with Black ink then used Sweet Sorbet, Petunia Pop, Lemon Lime Twist, Parakeet Party, Peach Pie, Daffodil Delight & Lemon Lolly markers then diecut them. Three were layered & adhered behind the planter box and one was adhered behind the Sweet Sorbet sentiment. 3 cute little Sweet Sorbet hearts & some Glossy Dots were the final touches to this card.

The second card was a different theme. I wanted to used the card from the stamp set along with the balloons & gifts/cake stamp.

The colours of this card are super bright & cheery. There's a Summer Splash base that has the front of the card embossed with one of the Basics 3D folders with a Basic White matte that is used for all of the stamping & diecutting. 

The wagon is stamped in Peach Pie on Peach Pie cardstock. The railings and handle are diecut Pecan Pie. I used Basic Black & Silver Foil sheets for the wheels. The sentiment is stamped directly onto the white matte using Summer Splash. I also stamped the strings for the balloons onto the matte & they peak through behind the balloons. 

The balloons were stamped in Summer Splash, Peach Pie, Lemon Lime Twist & Lemon Lolly then diecut. The presents & cake were coloured with Lemon Lolly, Daffodil Delight, Pale Papaya, Peach Pie, Coastal Cabana, Pool Party, Summer Splash & SU500, one of the skin tone blends.

The presents image was adhered to the wagon & the balloons were glued into a bouquet & the flag of the wagon. The entire image had lots of dimensionals on the back to give a 3D element to the card. The final touch was to add some 2024-26 In Colour Shimmer gems. This could be a kids birthday card, a new baby card or something for a friend who's young at heart.

Sooo much fun this week! Such a fun set to work with.

That's all I have for you this week, I hope you've enjoyed this fun stamp & die set. It's a great set to have on hand as it's versatile for many different occasions.

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: 

1. 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. 
2. Don't forget the Online Exclusive products with new products added and available now Check out my online shop here. Stampin' Up® have also released a whole lot of new items at the beginning of July. As a demonstrator I was able to order in a pre-release which is a great perk of being a demonstrator.
3. 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. 
4. Exciting news! For the month of July, Stampin' Up® have a rewards promotion that gives you credit vouchers to use in August! For every $90 you spend during July, Stampin' Up® will give you a voucher for $9 that can be redeemed in August. This is a great offer that allows you to buy those extra items that you might not have been able to add to your shopping list. Click here for more info.

This week's kit is perfect for masculine cards but also suitable for people who are not into hearts & flowers but like the outdoors. It's called City Sights & comes with stamps, an ink spot, embellishments & diecut images & sentiments plus the card bases & co-ordinating envelopes.

Here's how Stampin' Up® describes the kit...

Make all-occasion cards with the City Sights Kit. Featuring artistic cityscape designs in neutral colours, this kit has a masculine charm, and is great for anyone dreaming of big city skylines. Craft like an artist using the different elements from this kit. It’s easy to wish a happy birthday or send a friendly note to a special someone! 

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  4A7DHHDV. 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 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 will be sharing another of the free card sketches that are featured in the Annual Catalogue. Sunday's blog will showcase a beach themed stamp set & dies called Beach Day. 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.

Shop with me

Stamps, Dies, Embossing folders & punches

• Filled With Fun stamp set
• Filled With Fun dies
• Filled With Fun stamps & dies bundle 10% discount!
  
• Basics 3D embossing folders

Cardstock, DSP & paper goods

• Basic White Thick cardstock
• Basic White cardstock
• Peach Pie cardstock
  
• Summer Splash cardstock
• Pecan Pie cardstock
• Silver Foil sheets

Inks & Markers

• Lemon Lolly Classic Stampin' pad
• Lemon Lime Twist Classic Stampin' pad
• Peach Pie Classic Stampin' pad
• Summer Splash Classic Stampin' pad
• Azure Afternoon Classic Stampin' pad
• Early Espresso Classic Stampin' pad
• Memento Tuxedo Black ink pad
• Subtles Stampin' Write® markers
• Brights Stampin' Write® markers
• Neutrals Stampin' Write® markers
• 2024-26 In Colour Stampin' Write® markers
• Stampin' Blends Medium Combo pack (skintones)

Embellishments

• 2024-26 In Colour Shimmer gems
• Glossy dots

Adhesives

• Multipurpose liquid glue
• Tear and tape
• Dimensionals
  
• Mini Dimensionals
  
• Foam adhesive strips
• Mini Glue Dots

Tools

• Paper Trimmer
• Take Your Pick tool
• Paper Snips scissors
• Stampin' Cut & Emboss machine