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® 's Annual Catalogue was released last year with a very different format & 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. I explored this in a bit more detail in my 1/1/25 mid week blog. A new mini catalogue is launching in just a few days - January 7th with lots of lovely stamps, dies & papers to ooh & aah over. If you would like a copy of this new catalogue then please contact me at craftedbyalison@gmail.com. Stampin' Up® also have products available only online. These are called Online exclusives & have no end date, when the stock is sold out, that's the end of it.
This week I am sharing a fun fold with you. I love fun folds as they are relatively easy but make a simple card a little bit special, many having a WOW factor involved.
This week's funfold is like 2 cards in one! It's super quick & easy to create & the possibilities are vast. I hope you enjoy.
For this project I started with the DSP so that I could co-ordinate the cardstock colours...
This paper is just gorgeous! It is very reminiscent of Peter Rabbit but with more variety of creatures.
There is also complimentary 6"x6" DSP called Timeless Plaid which I used as one of the mattes.
For the card bases I wanted colours that could be used as a unisex card. The main base is Basic Beige but the colours used in the DSP were not quite what I wanted so I went to my retired stash & chose an old colour called Grapefruit Grove. I then added some Basic White for a writing matte.
The dimensions for each of the elements of the card are:
Base - Basic Beige measuring 14.85cm x 29.7cm. I scored it at 14.85 then trimmed 5cm from the side.
2nd card base - Grapefruit Grove measuring 16cm x 10.5cm, scored at 8cm.
Inside matte - Grapefruit Grove measuring 14.35cm x 14.35cm
Front panel matte - Grapefruit Grove measuring 14.35cm x 9.35cm
Inside writing panel - Basic White measuring 10cm x 7.5cm
I then selected one design from the Timeless Plaid DSP, cutting one to 13.85cm x 13.85cm & a second piece 13.85cm x 8.85cm. Not shown in this picture is another piece of DSP the same size as the front panel & a second Grapefruit Grove panel to attach inside the front panel. I decided to add this once I played around with placement of all of the pieces.
The blue panel in the picture above is one of the panels from the first DSP picture above. I also selected a cute critter to add as the main focal point for the card front. He was raised on dimensionals & came from one of the ephemera sheets below...
The sentiment from Storybook Friends was heat embossed in white directly onto the floral panel.
Next was the assembly process.
The mattes & DSP were all adhered together according to their sizes & attached to the card base.
The Basic White matte was adhered to the smaller card & this was then centred on the base.
The fun part then was fussy cutting some of the images from the DSP & popping out butterflies & greenery from the ephemera sheets. These were adhered to decorate the card front, panel & inside with the butterflies raised on dimensionals.
The butterfly in the centre was positioned so that the smaller card could just pop under it's wing & hold it closed. I love the whimsical nature of it & can't wait to play around with some more versions of this funfold. I'm also looking forward to creating with all of the other elements from the Storybook Moments suite. They will appear in Wednesday's mid week blog & next Sunday's blog as well.
That's it for this creative episode. I hope you enjoyed seeing this gorgeous, whimsical DSP. I'm so in love with this suite.
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 catalogues 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 available under the Online Exclusives section of the Stampin' Up® shop. 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.
As a demonstrator I've been lucky enough to see an advanced copy of the new Jan - Apr '25 mini catalogue & was able to order some of the items in advance so that I could have a play & create some projects for you. Oh My Goodness there are some pretty things in there and I had to sit myself down to whittle down the list of things that I want to order! There is also another Sale-A-Bration happening from January 7th to February 28th where you get free stuff, just for ordering product! YAY for free stuff!!!! There's also a great new joining offer inside the Sale-A-Bration catalogue.
NEWS & REMINDERS:
- Stampin' Up®'s Annual Catalogue is a beautiful piece of artwork as well as an amazing resource for crafting. 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 Annual catalogue then send me a message at craftedbyalison on Facebook or email me at craftedbyalison@gmail.com & I'll send you one.
- The Mini catalogue was launched on 7th January! Woohoo!! There are lots of gorgeous new items ready to inspire your creativity. If you would like me to send you a copy, send me a message on my facebook page or email me.
- Some of you may know that Stampin' Up® purchased a quantity of scrapbooking materials when Close To My Heart folded. They have taken on any CTMH demonstrators that wanted to cross over & have slowly been including scrapbooking products into our supplies. They now have a dedicated digital mini catalogue, exclusively devoted to scrapbooking products available here at my online shop. There are a number of kits available if you'd like to start your scrapbooking journey or if you already scrap then check the kits out! Here is a link for the new scrapbooking brochure that launched on January 7th.
- Don't forget the Online Exclusive products with new products added and available now. Check out my online shop here. Stampin' Up® release a new items regularly. The last release date for a new selection of products was on November 5th and there are some gorgeous new products to tempt you. Why don't you check them out?
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 featured kit is called Celebrate Today. It's a home decor kit that provides everything you need to create a magnetic board for your home. It's on the Last Chance list so if you love it then be quick because it's only available while stocks last!
Here's how Stampin' Up® describes the kit...
Bring your crafting out of the craft room and into your home with the Celebrate Today Magnet Board Kit!
The Celebrate Today Magnet Board Kit includes supplies to create a magnet board designed to organise aspects of your daily life in a beautiful way. With interchangeable messages, backgrounds, and envelopes, you can decorate your magnet board to best suit your style and needs!
If you feel that you need to add this to your list then click
here to purchase one from my online store.
If you
shop with me then don't forget to use this month's host code
DXK2BBSD. 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 added to the clearance rack which is now called
Last Chance items 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.
I hope you've enjoyed today's post. I certainly had a lot of fun playing around with the beautiful papers from this suite. If you would like me to send you a copy of the current Annual catalogue or the new mini then please message me via my FaceBook page, Crafted by Alison or send me an email at craftedbyalison@gmail.com.
That's all I have for you this week. My next blog is on Wednesday with a selection of creations made with the Storybook Moments DSP.
Next Sunday my blog will feature CASEd projects from the new Mini Catalogue made with the Storybook Moments suite. 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.
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 Embellishments
- No embellishments used this week
Adhesives
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