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 & also in my midweek blog of 24/7/24 but it's not what this week's post is about, that is something I will explore more in future blogs.
In my 14/8/24 midweek blog I created a whole heap of images with the Country Flowers stamps & dies plus lots of Inks & Stampin' Blends®. In today's blog I will be showing you a couple of creations made with those images.
These two cards are the first created with the images I shared in my midweek blog & are simple with the main focus being the flowers & foliage.
This first card features a matte of the Country Lace DSP on a Boho Blue card base. I then added a milk jug, stamped with Flower Market & filled with 2 pieces of leafy green foliage. I adhered this directly onto the card front then added a stool, teapot & 2 floral sprays, raised on dimensionals. I then stamped an Early Espresso Flower Market sentiment on Soft Suede & added a Soft Suede border made with the Keeping Tabs stamp set. This was diecut with the matching dies & added with triple glue dots. The final touch was some Adhesive Backed Sparkle gems. This card does not have a birthday or other occasion sentiment so it can be used for whatever need there is.
For the second card I began with a Basic White base, adding a matte embossed with the Eyelet embossing folder. As the pot of flowers are so pretty I wanted to create a way of spotlighting it. With this in mind I added double glue dots to the stool & raised up the teapot image on dimensionals & placed it in the centre of the card. To create the frame for it I used Granny Apple Green cardstock & Stitched Rectangles, adding Foam Adhesive strips & placing it around the teapot. The foam strips are slightly higher than dimensionals so the teapot, stool & frame are all at slightly different heights. The sentiment is stamped in one strip then fussy cut to separate into two words. To finish the card I added a few 2024-26 In Colour Shimmer gems & a double bow of Linen Thread.
I love how they turned out, both simple, different but stunning.
That's all I have for you this week. 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 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.
- The brand new Mini catalogue will launch on 4th September! There are lots of gorgeous items ready to inspire your creativity. If you would like me to send you a copy when it goes live, send me a message on my facebook page or email me.
- 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.
- 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.
- Exciting news! For the month of July, Stampin' Up® had a rewards promotion that gave you credit vouchers to use in August! For every $90 you spent during July, Stampin' Up® sent you a voucher for $9 that can be redeemed in August. This means that if you shopped in July & earnt some of this free money you can now redeem them!
But... before you race off to redeem them, Stampin' Up® also have a promotion starting on the 6th August with 15% off of selected DSP.
This week's featured kit is Confetti Birthday. It's a fun kit that includes everything you need to create shaker cards. A lot of people love shaker cards but may feel that they are too hard to create themselves. This kit shows you a simple way to create fun cards that will put a smile on the recipients face.
Here's how Stampin' Up® describes the kit...
Put the happy in happy birthday with handmade shaker cards you create with the all-inclusive Confetti Birthday Kit! This DIY card making kit walks you through a simplified shaker technique, so you can easily create fun, festive cards to celebrate someone special. The kit comes with everything you need to create 9 birthday cards featuring bright, bold colours, confetti shakers, and holographic accents. It’s the perfect way to send happy birthday wishes in exceptional style!
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
VG7GXPAJ. 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 showing you how to make lovely cards using the S.I. P method which stands for Stamps, Ink, Paper. Sunday's blog will share the 2nd set of cards featuring the beautiful Country Flowers stamps & dies. Much of the work from my
14/8/24 midweek blog will feature in next Sunday's blog as well. I'm really looking forward to sharing the next series of cards with you & hope you can join me for both the Mid week & Sunday blogs.
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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